Chris began his operations career 17 years ago. His energies have been devoted to plant level operations; from safety, management, process improvement, maintenance and overall Supply Chain management.

Specific targets of his efforts have been operations reliability and flexibility, production planning, inventory management, supplier partnerships, purchasing, demand management and communication, and performance metrics.

Some illustrative assignments include:

Identified supply chain improvement opportunities and implemented a new forecasting process for a Consumer Sporting Goods manufacturer. Total improvement opportunities included $6.5MM operating cost reduction, $12.1MM inventory reduction, and 118 day cycle time reduction for the company.

Managed the major portion of restructuring efforts for a Consumer Appliance company and a major Food Manufacturer. The restructuring analyses yielded savings opportunities of 17% and 24%, respectively. Each restructuring effort required manufacturing supply chain strategy development, cost improvement analyses, and detailed implementation plan development.

Helped manage an indirect materials improvement project for a major Papermaking operation. The project entailed strategy development and implementation of major cost improvement initiatives, including outsourcing recommendations.

Reengineered the product delivery process for a Fortune 40 Global Communications company. The consulting project included analysis of the root causes for the product delivery problems, redesign of the business processes, and implementation of the identified improvements.

Managed an electronic commerce study to quantify MRO process savings. The study was conducted with companies in Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service industries. Results showed process cost savings of at least 34% through the use of electronic ordering and processing systems.

Facilitated an indirect materials outsourcing strategy for a large Chemicals Producer. The strategy development included detailed analysis of the indirect materials environment at eight locations, meeting facilitation to determine outsourcing requirements and strategies, vendor qualifications, and final vendor selection. Savings opportunities totaled $1.3 million.

Chris began his career with Proctor and Gamble, has worked at Coopers and Lybrand within its Consumer and Industrial group consulting practice, and was a Director of W.W. Grainger’s Consulting Services Division. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with High Honors from Michigan Technological University.