Christopher

Strategic project and operations leader with over 10 years of experience managing high visibility projects, multiple critical timelines, and delivering value across manufacturing, logistics, and transportation environments. Known for building strong relationships, leading cross-functional teams, and creating practical systems that improve customer outcomes and business performance.

Project Launch Coordinator at Plascore (2020-07 – Present)

• Lead cross-functional project execution for a portfolio of 40+ customer programs from quotation through recurring production, coordinating sales, engineering, production, and operations while serving as the Account Manager for customers representing approximately 63% of business unit revenue
• Developed project planning, quoting and reporting tools that improved visibility into schedules, lead times and program execution
• Identified project risks, developed tracking tools, and led recovery efforts for five under performing customer accounts by improving scheduling visibility and cross-functional coordination
• Successfully balanced competing priorities across 40+ concurrent customer programs while maintaining quality, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction
• Facilitated executive-level project reviews and planning discussions, ensuring alignment on priorities, milestones and deliverables
• Led cost-reduction initiatives for the business unit's top customers, reducing production costs by 27%
• Identified and assumed leadership of a key growth account in 2022; grew the account 5× by 2025, with contractual awards projecting 10× growth by 2030
• Led cross-functional development efforts supporting multiple first-flight aircraft programs from concept through production readiness
• Partnered with leadership to develop project estimates and support cost management throughout project life cycle

3rd Shift Production Supervisor at Plascore (2019-06 – 2020-07)

• Supervised operations during 30% year-over-year growth in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Ensured documentation and processes met customer and FAA compliance requirements
• Trained employees during the transition from Avante to SAP ERP systems
• Troubleshot production issues to maintain efficiency and on time delivery

Terminal Trainmaster at Norfolk Southern Railroad Corporation (2015-07 – 2017-02)

• Managed and supported a workforce of 300 union employees
• Served as the site contact for customer service and operational coordination
• Conducted safety and efficiency audits to ensure compliance with federal and company regulations
• Acted as company representative during Federal Railroad Administration audits

Dock Supervisor at Dayton Freight Lines (2017-02 – 2019-06)

• Oversaw daily dock operations and made real-time decisions to ensure on time departures
• Managed development of systems for load projections
• Ensured compliance with Department of Transportation regulations
• Terminal received recognition for improved equipment uptime

Data Entry and Analysis at Great Lakes Packing Company (2013-07 – 2015-07)

• Supported rollout of a new enterprise resource planning system implemented on schedule
• Compiled and analyzed production data to identify daily anomalies
• System audited for compliance and effectiveness by the FDA and USDA

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management – Michigan Technological University (2015-05)

Certificate in Project Management – Davenport University (2026-05)