Maintenance Manager Assistant

Kenneth E. Schroppe

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Objective

Highly reliable Facility Maintenance Manager and Systems Engineer, proficient at opening new automated facilities and utilizing my skills and extensive expertise at maintenance, repair and upgrade of capital equipment using critical thinking and problem-solving, while helping develop upcoming maintenance managers open their own facilities. Proven expert as Facility Maintenance Manager at the Robbinsville, Princeton and Camden Auto Stations, as Assistant Maintenance Manager Woodbridge Hub, and as the Eastern Division Systems Engineer for FedEx Ground. Adept problem solver, using analytical thinking as a Senior Field Engineer for PCI Ozone and Control Systems and Foremost Machine Builders and as a Work Center Supervisor Sonar Division, USS Lapon, Navy.

Career History

Five years experience in the electronics field with the United States Navy as a Submarine Sonar technician. One year as an Electronics Technician in the US Navy. One year as Systems Engineer

in the HVAC industry and Electronic Laboratory Environmental Control. Three years as Field Service Engineer for an Equipment Manufacturer for the Plastics Industry. Five years as Senior Field Engineer for an Ozone Generator Manufacturer. Four months as a Maintenance Technician for the NYMETRO region. Three years as Assistant Maintenance Manager at the Woodbridge Hub. Three years as Eastern Division Systems Engineer and Seventeen years as Facility Maintenance Manager.

Experience

FedEx Ground Facility Maintenance Manager Jan 2007 to present

CAMD and PRNC ZROB, Edison

As Facility Maintenance Manager I was directly responsible for the commissioning and smooth startup and operation of the Automated Sortation Stations, at numerous facilities. Demonstrating the ability to utilize leadership and training skills to drive the team spirit, productivity and performance. Develop and train several Facility Maintenance Managers and help them open other automated facilities working with both maintenance and operations to ensure smooth startup and continued operations. The PRNC station was the Atlantic and Delaware Valley station of the year ten years in a row. Maintained budgets and reduced costs.

FedEx Ground Eastern Division, Eastern Division Systems Engineer Feb 2003 to Jan 2007

As a Systems Engineer I assisted the construction and startup of new automated facilities and assisted with the expansion of older facilities. I was an onsite project manager and helped oversee all aspects

of the construction and material-handling systems installs. I filled in when Maintenance Managers were replaced in Orlando and Portland. I have helped start up the first three Next Gen Hubs as well as work with the Maintenance Managers at those sites for a successful start up. I also helped train seven Maintenance Service Managers at Woodbridge.

FedEx Ground Woodbridge, NJ Dec 1999 to 2003

As Assistant Maintenance Manager, assisted in the successful startup and commissioning of

the Woodbridge Hub. Responsibilities include supervising maintenance personnel, scheduling

all preventative maintenance also scheduling and managing work performed by all outside facility

vendors. PLC changes and troubleshooting, as well Installation assistance for various test projects.

FedEx Ground, NY Metro Area Sept 1999 to Dec 1999

Maintenance Technician, responsible for preventative maintenance and corrective repairs on conveyor equipment within the NYMETRO region.

PCI Ozone and Control Systems, West Caldwell, NJ May 1994 to Sept 1999

As Senior Field Service Engineer my responsibilities included start up of Ozone Generators and controls systems for large aquariums, water treatment plants and other pure water applications.

PLC programming and troubleshooting experience of Ozone generators and controls systems.

Foremost Machine Builders, Fairfield, NJ November 1991 to May 1994

As Field Service Engineer, my responsibilities included electrical and mechanical repairs, modifications to PLC controlled plastics handling equipment, as well as PLC programming and trouble-shooting both in the field and at Foremost. I regularly worked on 480 volt, three-phase motors and VFD’s.

Flow Safe, Inc., Denville, NJ March 1990 to May 1991

As Systems Engineer my responsibilities were for all submittal documentation, wiring diagrams. I supervised the electronics and mechanical shops production. My responsibilities also included Quality Control, telephone troubleshooting as well as field installations.

United States Navy Submarine Force USS Lapon SSN 661 May 1986 to March 1990

and other Submarines in Squadron 6,

Classified Top Secret Clearance Work center supervisor of a 15-man division. I was responsible for repair and maintenance of IBM Mainframes and Peripherals, as well as digital and analog electronic sonar equipment. Experience with Electro Mechanical Audio and Video electronic equipment.

I was responsible for scheduling and documenting of all preventative maintenance.

United States Navy, Attended Electronic Schools March 1984 to May 1986

Education

Graduated Hopewell Valley Central High School Quality Assurance Inspector School

Advanced AN/BQQ-5 Maintenance - IBM System School Electronics Technician “A” School

Raytheon, Unidyne, Hughs Aircraft Systems Schools Maintenance Material Management School

Submarine Sonar Subjective Analysis School Platform Monitoring Noise Reduction School

Basic Electricity and Electronics School Submarine Sonar Technician “A” School

Siemens Step 7 PLC Programming Beumer Factory training, BS7 Smalls Sorter

Alan Bradley Control Logix Courses Total Quality Management Training

Equipment

Allen Bradley, General Electric, Siemens and other manufacturers of PLC’s, as well as all industrial controls and sensors. AN/BQQ-5C, AN/BQR-22, AN/BQN-17. Transmitters, controllers, actuators and displays dealing with laboratory and environmental controls, as well as monitors used in aquariums and pure water installations. BS7 Beumer Smalls Sorter, Rapistan RS 200 and SR 150.

Awards

Letter of Commendation- Emergency repair of HLF-1 at the North Pole.

Letter of Commendation- Emergency repair of AN/BQN-17 at sea.

Service Culture Awards

• Facility Maintenance Manager of the Year for The Eastern Region.

• FedEx Ground Award for successful startup and commissioning of the Woodbridge Hub.

• Quick Response Team Award for Power Outage, SYRA hub back up and running after the loss

of all power in half the United States on August 14, 2003 after permanent power was restored.

• Inaguaral Bill Laufferty Award for Employee Development and Training

• Best Manager Award of the Month, Metuchen

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