CHRISTOPHER S. FELLER

OBJECTIVE

To find a management or senior level manufacturing/process engineering position specializing in manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, and lean six sigma methodologies within Houston, Austin, or the surrounding regions.

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Bachelor of Science: Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology WORK EXPERIENCE

General Manager, Manufacturing January 2015 – Present Integrated Equipment, Houston TX

- Led operation of facility’s manufacturing, purchasing, service, and distribution departments

- Reorganized manufacturing department’s processes to reduce lead times, lower costs, ensure better traceability, and increase customer satisfaction

- Increased 2015 overall revenue in the manufacturing/service departments by 10% while reducing operating costs by 25% and overtime by 75% as compared to 2014 while operating in a market that saw a severe downturn during that period

- Managed multiple large projects across local and overseas facilities to convert 20% of company’s aging inventory to models that would be more viable in today’s market

- Recognized a formerly untapped market and led sales, engineering, manufacturing and sourcing teams in developing and bringing a new line of products to that market

- Led company’s first large scale domestic manufacturing project, delivering ahead of schedule and below budget

- Led several projects to increase manufacturing capabilities of Houston facility to reduce reliance on other Integrated facilities and outside vendors

Manufacturing Shop Operations Manager May 2014 – January 2015 Manufacturing Engineer August 2011 – May 2014

General Electric, Oil & Gas, Flow and Process Technologies, Houston TX

- Led team responsible for all warranty, repair, refurbishment, and aftermarket upgrades for the Dresser Meter product line

- Site Champion for Shainin Problem Solving and Prevention as well as Green Belt certified, leading root cause analysis program at facility including mentoring of other personnel

- Led large teams in charge of sourcing and implementing CAPEX projects in the machine shop and plating/anodizing areas to remove manufacturing bottlenecks, resulting in capacity increases up to 250%

- Co-led assembly area kaizen resulting in a 200% increase in capacity with a 50% reduction in manpower and footprint required

- Drove full implementation of 5S within 60,000 square foot machine shop

- Led facility in safety concern reporting and corrective action implementation, resulting in a record number of completed actions and the awarding of the GE 3S award to the facility

- Mentored multiple Senior Engineering Project teams for Texas A&M

- Assisted in multiple Shingijutsu events at outside GE facilities in an effort to streamline processes and remove non-value added processes

1 3 3 3 0 WE S T RD AP T 7 1 4 HOUS TON TX 7 7 0 4 1

( 7 1 3 ) - 969- 9 2 6 7 • c f e l l e r 1 5@y a h o o . c o m

- Assisted in development of tooling and fixtures using SMED principles

- Assisted engineering in determining and implementing Direct Material Productivity (DMP) projects to reduce material costs and increase manufacturability Lean Maintenance Manager November 2010 – June 2011 Manufacturing Engineer August 2010 – November 2010 Cooper Industries, Pearland TX

- Led team of maintenance technicians performing maintenance requirements as well as utilizing them on continuous improvement projects

- Led teams of manufacturing engineers, and co-ops/interns developing process control projects

- Planned and executed relocation of entire manufacturing facility without disruption of production

- Created and implemented a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for entire facility

- Led kaizen events in welding, stamping, machining, and assembly operations

- Instituted an ergonomic assessment program to review and improve manufacturing processes

- Member of SAP implementation team

- Created and maintained an engineering change request database

- Performed value analysis/value engineering events to redesign product to increase manufacturability while decreasing cost

- Led multiple CAPEX projects to increase manufacturing capacity of facility

- Performed programming for multiple types of CNC machines

- Performed machine safety evaluations, designing machine guarding and engineering controls as required to protect personnel

Manufacturing Engineer June 2007 - July 2010

Oil States Industries, Houston TX

- Served as Project Manager overseeing multiple large, custom subsea equipment projects at a time, including all refurbishment/repair projects processed at the facility

- Monitored and directed actions of shop planners

- Coordinated with management, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and outside vendors to ensure completion of projects within required time schedules while meeting the quality of work expected by the customer

- Evaluated manufacturing requirements and created routings to fulfill those requirements through multiple manufacturing processes between two facilities and multiple outside vendors

- Maintained dispatch lists to monitor and adjust work load through work centers within individual shops

- Created schedules to communicate progress and delivery dates CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Apollo Root Cause Analysis Leader Certified

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Telnet, SAP, JD Edwards, Gensuite, Dataflow, Glovia, Master Control, Solid Works, AutoCAD, ProE, Reality Charting, FeatureCam, GibbsCam, HumanTech Risk Priority Management

Strong background in machining, fabrication, welding, coating, plating, and assembly processes.

Contact this candidate