Chris Risdon Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Southfield, Michigan, Us

I had the privilege of leading both supply chain and operations teams. We were accountable for lowering costs, mitigating risks and improving EBITDA margins for client programs from concept to end of product life cycle. In my role, I developed and implemented cost savings solutions, drove continuous improvement, evaluated new technologies, provided make vs. buy decisions, managed audit and compliance reporting, and drove quality improvement in manufacturing. In addition, I led due diligence and integration for multiple mergers and acquisitions.► Implemented steel and alloy sales/hedging strategy resulting in $70M in profit annually► Improved Grede's EBITDA from 2% to 16% over 5 years.► Led or supported over 20 Mergers & Acquisitions ► Key Clients: FCA, Honda, Deere, General Motors, Ford, Daimler Truck, and Volvo Truck.About Grede Holdings, LLCGrede Holdings, LLC. is a nearly $1B global Tier 1 automotive ductile iron casting supplier with broad capabilities across multiple product lines.

Elkhart, In, Us

I led the Supply Chain Operations, being responsible for lowering costs, mitigating risks and improving EBITDA margins.► Led $500M of Raw Materials, MRO and Parts distribution. ► Led the organization’s transition from “Decentralized Tactical Purchasing” to “Integrated Operations Strategic Sourcing".► Delivered $52M material reductions.► Delivered $2.5M in freight reductions► Improved cash flow by $20M► Key Clients: ATW, CAT, Forest River, Haulmark, Gator, Triton, ShorelanderAbout Dexter Axle, LLCDexter is the premier supplier of axles, doors, venting products, and related components in the utility trailer, RV, heavy duty, recreational boating, and manufactured housing markets with over a $1B is sales.

Mentor, Oh, Us

I led Procurement and Supply Chain being responsible for lowering costs, mitigating risks and improving EBITDA margins.► Directed $150M Direct Material spend and over 40,000 skus.► Led manufacturing kaizen delivering $1.6M in productivity gains and improved uptime by 10%► Improved on-time deliveries from 82% to 94%► Delivered $1.0M in steel hedging savings► Improved profit margins by 10% on Buy/Sell commodities and shortened lead times by 25%► Key Clients: Davey Tree, Various Municipalities, Amazon About Buyer's Products, LLCBuyer's Products is a premier manufacturer and distributor of Truck snow, ice, landscape and truck box equipment for truck, utility trailer, industrial, municipal, heavy duty plow, markets with over $300M in sales. They have grown from a modest distributor of truck parts into a leader in the truck equipment industry.

Troy, Michigan, Us

I led the casting team to ensure security of supply and low costs solutions for client programs. In my role, I also led the program management team for commercial truck and military programs. ► Directed $525M of castings, machining and stampings► Negotiated favorable requirements contracts resulting in cost reductions totaling $20M ► Designed and implemented optimized supply chain routes saving $2M► Established cross-functional VA/VE teams producing savings of $8M► Key Clients: Daimler Truck, Volvo Truck and Navistar DefenseMeritor is a $4 billion global Tier I commercial truck supplier of axles and suspensions systems.

Bethesda, Md, Us

I led design, development and procurement activities for the JLTV vehicle chassis.► Managed project budgets, and launched new powertrain, chassis and suspension modules► Spearheaded Six Sigma project for vehicle assembly process which yielded $3M savings► Delivered vehicle on time and under budget by $2M winning back-to-back $50M contracts► Lowered weight and cost of vehicle by 100 lb. and $2.5M optimizing steel frame► Key Clients: TACOM

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

► Led cross functional team for reman engine/transmission assemblies saving $3M ► Reduced machining costs by $3.5M for engine and transmission components► Spearheaded Kaizen project for all weather floor mats yielding $4M in annual savings ► Improved cash flow by $30M extending payment terms by 30 days to 60

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

► Led Kaizen events for Blow Molded Fuel Tank plant, and 2 assembly plants savings over $10M► Increased productivity 231% from 950 tanks/shift to 2200/shift► Implemented a 5S visual factory standardizing process resulting in 98% reduction Parts-Per-Million defects from 250 to 4► Championed SMED event, improving die changeover times from 24 hrs. to 1hr.► Elimination of overtime moving from 7 day operation to 5 days saving $546k in labor costs► Reduced WIP from 7 days to 4 hours improving cash flow by $3.1M► Led JIT launch and reduced in WIP from 3 days to 4 hours improving cash flow by $4M.► Improved First Time Through quality from 63% to 98%Show less► Led supplier development program implementing KPI’s and lean manufacturing at key suppliers resulting in 100% on time delivery

Mba, Executive Management

Bba, Finance