Chris Poole Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

I lead a team of talented software engineers and data scientists to help our clients develop and execute superior innovation strategies, enhance the value delivered by their project & portfolio management platforms, and extract actionable, valuable insights through the application of artificial intelligence strategies.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Heading up the project & portfolio management, and innovation management functions in an entrepreneurial, dynamic and fast-growing company helping clients to maximize value by exploiting PPM tools & processes, and by adopting innovation management best practices.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Helping organizations implement PPM, define their innovation strategy, identify strategic innovation arenas, develop market, product and technology roadmaps using the well-proven “jobs-to-be-done” theory and outcome-driven-innovation techniques to ensure efforts are focused on meeting unmet customer needs.Assisting clients to create superior and targeted idea-generation capabilities, prioritize projects using portfolio management principles to ensure competitive positioning and effective resource allocation. Implementing or enhancing agile stage-gate execution processes to ensure new products and services get to market faster and exceed objectives.Recent clients include organizations from the oil & gas, pharmaceutical, beverage supply industries. On one of those engagements, I project managed a team that is transforming a research and development portfolio and project management platform, to optimize execution and accelerate delivery of realized value. On another engagement, I worked alongside a McKinsey team to build and support an integrated portfolio and project management platform to prioritize, track and deliver value from research and development projects following a multi-billion dollar acquisition.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Executive Oversight, Advanced Research Center (6 staff/20+ academics).Leader, Engineering Excellence Committee.Member, External Technology Advisory Board.Representative, National Physical Laboratory Science & Technology Advisory Council.India-based engineering services team (200+ engineers/project managers). • Delivered sustainable revenue and profit growth after being appointed to build and orchestrate enterprise-wide innovation and technology strategies. Initiated and drove adoption of Internet-of-Things technologies through Weir’s engineering excellence committee, elevating brand and reputation. Spearheaded the introduction and execution of aggressive technology roadmaps to ensure sustainability of business growth through innovation.• Accelerated the commercial impact of Weir’s Advanced Research Center, enhancing ROI, by expanding and focusing pioneering research activities with a virtual, global network of academic partners.• Improved Weir’s ability to meet and exceed early commercial targets from new product introduction by executing a process and skills improvement program following a detailed, enterprise-wide gap analysis.• Formed and administered Weir’s external Technology Advisory Board, providing highly credible, strategic and influential input to Weir’s executive committee to support and drive commitment to technology development and corporate innovation.• Secured $7.5M external research funding to support product innovation, increasing investment from 0.9% to 2.0% of revenue in 2017.• Hand-picked to develop and deliver the innovation module for the Weir Group’s Leadership Development Program for its top 250 leaders—the only module not outsourced to external consultants.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Texas

Engineering teams in US, UK, Italy, UAE (indirect). Impacted top and bottom line performance through leadership of engineering groups to adopt best practices to improve the launch success of new technologies and products.• Implemented Stage-Gate New Product Introduction (NPI) process, educating and mentoring project teams and executive oversight teams to improve product launch timing and commercial target adherence.• Conducted technical due diligence on business acquisitions which delivered first year incremental value.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Texas

Delivered incremental high-margin revenue of >$250m through successful implementation of patented, new product technologies developed jointly with academic partners. Resolved legacy critical product quality issues.• Recruited skilled engineering and technology personnel to identify and deploy fundamental and advanced engineering processes to accelerate flawless introduction of new and enhanced products.• Secured $2M capital investment to acquire and implement leading-edge product design and analysis tools.• Introduced cross functional processes to fully align engineering activities with business objectives.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Texas

Led a team of professional buyers and material controllers to reduce costs, improve delivery time, reduce lead time and inventory. Annual spend $200m.• Initiated a comprehensive program to adopt enterprise resource planning across the business to improve customer responsiveness and reduce overall costs.• Led the campaign to resolve supply issues at Weir's centrifugal pump manufacturing facility in Milan, Italy.• In parallel, developed the infrastructure for Weir's $40M trading company in Shanghai to optimize best-cost-country sourcing and to expand the global footprint.

Greater Detroit Area, Michigan

Leadership of team of professional buyers and supply chain managers handling the international supply of components to Schefenacker's assembly pant supporting supply of product to 60 North America vehicle assembly plants. Annual spend $100m+. Increased on time delivery to>99.8%. Reduced total cost of ownership >5% year on year.

Greater Detroit Area, Michigan

Program Director: Oversight of all new product launch activities through leadership of a team of professional project managers. Administered a $20m tooling budget.

Northampton, United Kingdom

During the final two years at Cosworth, I ran the engine assembly plant that produced high performance engines for Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Audi, Ford and others.Cosworth Technology (now MAHLE Powertrain), is a global engineering consultancy that specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced internal combustion engines and electrified powertrain systems. As recognised experts in these fields, MAHLE Powertrain is engaged in the extensive research, development and application of new traditional and advanced drivelines into cost-effective, production feasible solutions for enhanced efficiency, improved fuel economy and lower emissions. The UK facilities include a manufacturing site in Wellingborough for the machining of engine castings.

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor’S Degree, Engineering, 1St Class Honours