Chad Miles, M.B.A. Email & Phone Number

Oak Ridge, Tn

➤ Managing and monitoring the manufacturing-related processes for carbon fiber products for numerous applications, qualifying new technology and programs into production, and providing hands-on leadership in the identification of sources of process/product variation.➤ Working with vendors to spec new equipment and collaborating with the Maintenance Department to oversee scope of work and budgeting while approving design and deliverables of equipment specifications while providing oversight for maintenance on work packages to ensure safety compliance.➤ Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving product performance, reducing process variations, or product costs while following all environmental, health, and safety procedures and complying with all company policies.➤ Providing cross-functional leadership and working directly with all levels of staff from the production floor to senior leadership to ensure production material meets all necessary quality standards while still maintaining on-time delivery goals.➤ Troubleshooting problems associated with all assigned programs or products, completing detailed technical reports, data mining and analysis, specification development and maintenance, technical presentations, and multi-site coordination to meet program goals.➤ Liaising with Operations, Production Control, EH&S, and CDS regarding production issues associated with their products or programs, writing or maintaining specs and drawings for all assigned programs.➤ Leading R&D, design, development, process engineering, material selection and overall manufacturing engineering of carbon fiber manufacturing, serving as the key point of contact for customer technical issues.➤ Applying expertise in crafting work instructions, implementing process controls, and driving in-line QA checks to ensure the carbon fiber process is robust, repeatable, and reliable.

Oak Ridge, Tn

Oak Ridge, Tn

Rockwood, Tn

➤ Maintained process conditions of the carbon fibers process, participating in the collection, reporting, and analysis of KPIs while leading safe work practices within the manufacturing area.➤ Led and participated in root cause analyses, ensuring process control and reporting any excursions outside of normal operating procedures to area supervision and quality department.➤ Performed preliminary troubleshooting on equipment and process malfunctions while being prepared and able to make corrections or adjustments within approved limits as well as handling plant shift operations including the stopping and starting of equipment from the control room.➤ Assisted in the development of standard operating procedures including implementing safe working practices, identifying hazards and taking corrective action as approved by the plant management.➤ Ensured plant compliance of regulatory requirements while assigned to shift, participating in daily shift hand-off meetings, performing routine maintenance tasks as required, and identifying risks as well as participating in risk-reduction activities.➤ Monitored all nearby equipment while working, stopping the line immediately if there is any problem that could compromise product quality or worker safety including performing quality control by inspecting items on the line, pulling products and materials that do not meet quality standards.➤ Maintained open lines of communication with other line workers and supervisors to alert them to potential hazards and assembling issues while keeping the immediate work area clean and organized throughout every work shift.

Kingston, Tn

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Gpa 3.11

Associate Of Science - As, Pre-Engineering, Gpa 3.47

High School Diploma