YOGEN PHANSE
Kearny,NJ
Summary
Experienced Engineering Project Manager with a demonstrated history of successfully managing projects from conception to completion. Skilled in Agile and waterfall project management methodologies, driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality products and solutions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Project Manager - Automation
Hellofresh
05.2021 - Current
- Led the design, project management, material flow analysis and launched Swedesboro as part of the Greenchef expansion
- Led a high visibility NJ Automation project to upgrade the Intelligrated system in Newark resulting in estimated annual savings of $10 million+ through labor reduction, recipe expansion and additional complex volume handling capacity
- Negotiated proposals with automation vendors to enhance iterative layout designs aligned with HF requirements and determine favorable partnerships for on-time and under-budget project completion
- Streamlined communication between departments by creating standardized documentation to define, plan and launch Manual Tie in lines, QA with Top-off capability and upgrade PANDA for handling all box sizes
- Identified areas of inefficiency in existing workflows with IE to launch Lean Lines in Factor75 to produce 60% of the orders with 25% less labor
Operational Excellence Specialist
Pilgrim's Pride (Costco)
02.2020 - 05.2021
- Awarded 2020's Best in Class Operational Excellence Project for improving efficiency on 5 pricing conveyor systems by achieving a sustainability of 208%
- Delivered a successful changeover time reduction project contributing to total savings of $ 1.7 million annually and reducing the changeover by 58% on the total time
- Worked with cross functional regional teams to lead multiple Chartered projects from initiation to completion ensuring a total project contribution of $ 9.93 million in savings to corporate goals
- Utilized continuous improvement and lean engineering methodologies to develop SPC Dashboards on the food material handling line improving the corporate KPI achievement by 33% from Q2 to Q4
- Rolled out Technical Equipment Specification books for audits and SOP's with focus on quality and safety, helping the complex achieve the best Dart Rate of 0.29 in the entire Organization.
Industrial Engineer 2
Yokohama Tires
09.2018 - 02.2020
- Worked collaboratively with the Industrial and Process Integration Engineers to set manpower requirements, improve operational efficiency, and optimize process flow metrics
- Developed capacity models for 3 manufacturing divisions to provide the daily requirements for machine and manpower
- Performed downtime analysis on tire build machines to increase product throughput
- Developed an efficient tugger delivery system reducing travel time by 35% for 45 workstations
- Acted as the Kaizen Lead to Coordinate projects centered on capital machine acquisition, and subsequent automation of several manual processes to improve capacity.
Graduate Engineer
Mahindra & Mahindra
07.2015 - 03.2016
- Implemented lean manufacturing practices for automated handling systems resulting in 25% faster production
- Planned the Material Handling coordination projects with supply chain to reconcile capacity with customer-focused demand change
- Worked with product and process engineers to debug and improve vendor delivery times by conducting user acceptance testing at 3rd party manufacturing sites to support automated installations
- Performed Root Cause Analysis and implemented DMAIC to reduce delivery delays by 75 minutes for an automatic battery handling system over 3 shifts of 8 hours each (Manpower reduction from 24 to 6).
Education
MS - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia05.2018
BS - Mechanical Engineering
University of Pune
Pune, India05.2015
Skills
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Project
- Six Sigma
- MOST
- Google Workspace
- Office Suite
- Tableau
- Product/Process Audits
- Power BI
- Mondaycom
Certification
- Google - Project Management Certificate
- Six Sigma Green Belt: Dr. Richard Chua- Six Sigma Black Belt Program
Timeline
Engineering Project Manager - Automation
Hellofresh
05.2021 - Current
Operational Excellence Specialist
Pilgrim's Pride (Costco)
02.2020 - 05.2021
Industrial Engineer 2
Yokohama Tires
09.2018 - 02.2020
Graduate Engineer
Mahindra & Mahindra
07.2015 - 03.2016
MS - Industrial and Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
BS - Mechanical Engineering
University of Pune
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