Manager Engineer
Resume:
Christopher (Chris) Evans
**** ** ******* **., *********, OR 97330
Senior Business Improvement Professional with a recent MBA and 15+ years experience
developing and leading operational improvements through teambuilding, customer relations, and
information management. A highly effective problem solver, combining a strong technical
background with solid business acumen to analyze complex problems and deliver innovative
solutions to business challenges. Six Sigma Master Black Belt with extensive experience in
manufacturing and defense industries.
SELECTED SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Business Process Engineering
Developed and implemented business management system for Greenfield startup in central
China. Successfully transferring best business practices and processes across extremely
different cultures.
Facilitated and oversaw implementation of process reengineering in manufacturing that
transformed a quality certification system into a process control certification system,
improving product performance and profits.
Developed customer support systems interfacing across multiple organizations,
departments and cultures to improve customer relationships, which reduced customer
complaints to record levels.
Conceived and executed programs identifying functional deficiencies, addressing
organizational communication, effectiveness, and education and training.
Implemented and managed a Supply Chain Optimization plan which eliminated emergency
shipments and cut overall pipeline loading and shipment costs.
Program and Project Management
Turned around a struggling scheduling system which greatly improved customer
satisfaction and increased on time delivery by 75%.
Led project management efforts to improve environmental standards to conform to Title V
air quality permitting levels.
Led multi disciplined project team to identify and eliminate causes of new product launch
delays across the company. Reduced approval time by 85%.
Continuous Improvement, Lean and Six Sigma
Developed and led a global inventory management process team through critical working
capital reduction initiative which saved $20M.
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Improved global business processes through team development with business units and
corporate departments, removing entrenched barriers to progress.
Reduced plant wide waste from 55% to 10%, improving customer responsiveness and
uncovering $3M worth of lost product.
Conducted training at corporate black belt training sessions, mentoring current Six Sigma
participants, and performed ongoing mentoring of corporate wide black belts.
Coached leadership teams on importance and use of key operational measures.
Strategic Planning
Created, implemented and managed a strategic operations and supply chain process.
Optimized global resources by aligning them with company strategic priorities, value to the
company and customer and business capabilities.
Developed and managed a strategic alignment planning and prioritization system focused
on ensuring all levels within the organization were aligned and critical priorities were given
adequate support.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trimble Navigation Limited, Corvallis, OR 2010– Present
Quality & Process Engineering Manager
Q2Q LLC, Corvallis, OR 2009– 2010
Principal Management Consultant
Hollingsworth & Vose, Corvallis, OR 2003–2009
Enterprise Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt (2008 2009)
Process & Quality Manager (2003 2008)
Pliant Corporation, Kent, WA 2000 2003
Six Sigma Master Black Belt (2000 2003)
Technical Manager, Logistics Manager, Maintenance Manager, Environmental Manager,
Materials Manager
Rexam Release, Iowa City, IA 1998 2000
Process/Project Engineer
Tesa Tape, Middletown, NY 1997 1998
Process Engineer
Kendall Polyken, Franklin, KY 1996 1997
Industrial/Process Engineer, Sr. Production Planner
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US Navy, Lieutenant, Surface Warfare Officer 1990 1996
Operations Officer, USS ORIOLE
Main Propulsion Assistant/Auxiliaries Officer, USS MOUNT WHITNEY
Assistant Combat Information Center Officer, USS MOUNT WHITNEY
EDUCATION
MBA, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, 2009
BS, General Science, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, 1990
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