--- title: Women in Construction: Renee Fabbri of Northeast Precast | PCI Mid-Atlantic description: Join us in celebrating Renee Fabbri of Northeast Precast for the 25th Annual Women in Construction Week™️. image: https://info.pci-ma.org/hubfs/Women_in_Construction_Fabbri.jpg --- [![Mid-Atlantic_PCI_Logo_Horizontal@2x](https://info.pci-ma.org/hubfs/membership-event-email/Mid-Atlantic_PCI_Logo_Horizontal@2x.png "Mid-Atlantic_PCI_Logo_Horizontal@2x")](https://www.pci.org/pcimidatlantic) - [Sign In](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/PCI/Sign_In.aspx?LoginRedirect=true&returnurl=%2FPCIMidAtlantic&hkey=0e9acad2-3d69-4d3c-9189-a78c4a05d0a7) - [Career Center](https://info.pci-ma.org/career-center?__hstc=240419740.7e609609821f16f587dd1f0b1065698f.1690826944359.1694797450676.1694801403230.8&__hssc=240419740.547524854754.1694801403230&__hsfp=551255700) - [FAQ's](https://info.pci-ma.org/faq?__hstc=240419740.7e609609821f16f587dd1f0b1065698f.1690826944359.1694797450676.1694801403230.8&__hssc=240419740.5475248547544855000.1694801403230&__hsfp=551255700) - [Members](https://info.pci-ma.org/member-engagement) - [About](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/About/PCIMidAtlantic/Members/About.aspx) - [Design](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/Design/PCI/Design_Resources/Design.aspx) - [Certification](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/Certification/PCI/PCI-Certification/PCI_Certification.aspx) - [Education](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/Education/PCIMidAtlantic/Education/Education.aspx) - [Events](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/News_Events/PCIMidAtlantic/Calendar.aspx) - [Blog](https://info.pci-ma.org/blog) - [Directories](https://www.pci.org/PCIMidAtlantic/Directories/PCIMidAtlantic/Directories.aspx?) # Women in Construction: Renee Fabbri, Continuous Improvement Manager at Northeast Precast March 6, 2023 ![](https://info.pci-ma.org/hubfs/Women_in_Construction_Fabbri.jpg) *Join us in celebrating the 25th Annual Women in Construction Week*![™️](https://info.pci-ma.org/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined.png?width=1&height=1&name=undefined.png ":tm:") *(March 5-11) with a blog series highlighting the value and ingenuity women bring to our member businesses. We’ll also feature careers and opportunities available to women interested in a rewarding, full-time job and being a part of the precast, prestressed concrete industry’s bright future.* My name is Renee Fabbri, and I began my career in manufacturing 16 years ago. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work in various roles. I found my way to the precast industry in 2022 as a Continuous Improvement Manager. Outside of work, my time is dedicated to making new memories with my incredible son, spending time with family and friends, and serving my community by holding a seat on our local Board of Education.  PCI-MA:  How do you describe your job to people? Renee:  In my current role, I am tasked with identifying, analyzing, and improving our existing business processes to elevate the quality of product, provide a positive customer experience, and create transparency within our business functions. I do this by defining problems, analyzing and measuring opportunities through research, and data collection. I empower our team members to make our systems more effective and efficient by promoting problem-solving methods to eliminate non-value-added work, and continuously improving in a sustainable manner.    PCI-MA:  How did your career journey lead you to your company? Renee:  I wanted to find a place to put down roots and call home. It was important for me to seek employment with a company that values the quality of its products, employees, and the surrounding community. For many years, I read about the success and community reputation of Northeast Precast. I knew I wanted to be a part of its growth and success.  PCI-MA:  What is one of the greatest challenges you’ve faced and how have you overcome it? Renee:  The resistance to change is a root cause of failures to continuous improvement efforts. Complacency can be the antagonist of process improvement. I have to assure team members that I am not tasked with uncovering wrongdoing, only to collaborate to make things more efficient. PCI-MA:  What do you enjoy most about your job? Renee:  I get the opportunity to learn about many functions within the business, work in cross-functional teams and enjoy learning about what other departments do. I get to learn what the inputs and outputs are for each function of the operating system, from conception to erection.   PCI-MA:  Do you have a mentor or role model?  If so, how does this person support you in your personal and professional growth? Renee:  I’ve had several mentors throughout my career, all of whom taught me valuable lessons that I continue to carry with me to this day. My greatest mentors have afforded me the autonomy to find my way, while still being a sound resource when I needed advice.  PCI-MA:  What advice would you give a young woman entering the construction industry? Renee:  It doesn’t matter what industry you find yourself in; if you are a critical thinker, a great communicator, passionate, dependable, and agile, the sky is the limit. Do not be afraid to take risks and make mistakes. ## About Northeast Precast Northeast Precast is a state-of-the-art precast concrete manufacturer located in Vineland, New Jersey that offers commercial products and residential foundation wall systems. In 2001 John Ruga started selling Superior Walls® in New Jersey and started precast manufacturing in 2004. Starting as only a Superior Walls franchise, the company diversified and became known as Northeast Precast, a leader in custom precast products. 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