Chris Touesnard, P.Eng, Mba Email & Phone Number

Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

• Led the completion of manufacturing facility renovations and set up of manufacturing space and assembly processes.
• Responsible for organizing and managing the work of employees.
• Developed policies and procedures for HR, safety and production.

Huntsville, Ontario

• Responsible for operations and mill performance (safety, production, maintenance)
• Provide leadership and supervision to 30 staff in production and maintenance
• Led CI initiatives to improve production output by 25%
• Led root cause investigations and develop/implement corrective actions for safety incidents
• Reporting: Create daily production and P&L reports; weekly reporting on operations, quarterly summary

Ontario

• Management and Technical Consulting, Southwestern Ontario Operations Management Consultant for Manufacturer of Emission Control Products
• Development of operational systems/processes, performance management system and organizational structure in support of 5X growth.
• Developed sets of objectives, KPIs and job descriptions for 7 departments.
• Policy and process development/improvements
• Business plan developmentProject Manager: Food Processing Business Relocation
• Completed new building assessment, floor layout, building preparations, equipment relocation and commissioning within aggressive time and budget constraints.

Burk's Falls, Ontario

• Responsible for operational activities (purchasing, scheduling, production, maintenance, warehouse, and shipping), KPI tracking, continuous improvement and performance management.
• Provide leadership and supervision to 30 staff in production, R&D, maintenance, front office, and shipping. Address performance issues, training and hiring requirements.
• Responsible for scale up and downsizing of workforce to match seasonal/shifting market demand.
• Developed processes/systems to ensure that products are manufactured in a correct, cost effective and timely manner in alignment with specifications and quality requirements. Address problems and quality issues.
• Oversee purchasing and shipping, plan inventory and ensure warehouse efficiency (developed inventory tracking and production scheduling system for 90SKUs).
• Developed employee manual, job descriptions, policies and procedures in accordance with OHSA and other governmental regulations.

Barrie/Bracebridge, Ontario

• Project manager for the amalgamation of two children’s aid societies to form Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions.
• Created detailed amalgamation project plan, led implementation activities to achieve amalgamation targets within aggressive timeline.
• Facilitated meetings and tracked activities for over 25 project teams and sub-teams
• Led process mapping activities to develop harmonized/enhanced service processes and practices.
• Presented monthly progress reports to agency board and Ministry of Child and Youth Services.
• Developed operational planning system, operational plans and strategic initiatives.

Muskoka, Ontario

• Production Manager for painted automotive parts plant with 5 team leaders and 85 production employees. Responsible for both assembly and warehouse activities.
• Led root cause analysis, continuous improvement and APQP initiatives.
• Chair of corporate restructuring team: Transition from centralized organizational structure to three self-sufficient, focused factories.
• Lean Champion: Corporate leader in training of lean principles and implementation of lean strategies
• Project manager: Design and development of returnable product shipping rack to eliminate costly disposable packaging
• Supply Chain Analyst: Developed predictive supply chain cost models for critical commodity categories.

Guelph, Ontario

• Manager for Wastewater Treatment, Batch House (glass mixing), Chemical Mixing and Raw Materials.
• Commissioned 800,000L/day wastewater treatment system.
• Implemented projects in waste reduction (realizing annual gains in excess of $250,000)

Elmira, Ontario

• Chemical process engineer in development of synthetic oil process line and expansion.
• Completed expansion (3.5 to 15 Million lbs) ahead of schedule and exceeded capacity targets
• Successfully implemented numerous process optimization projects related to product yields, quality, waste/emission reduction, and catalyst usage (realizing annual gains of $350,000)

Mba

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering