Christopher Meigel Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Played instrumental role as part of cross-functional team to increase output of Self-Adhered (SA) products by 70%
• Designed over 50 trials to improve processes as well as launch new products across all lines across the plant. Directed workforce to execute each trial in a timely manner.
• Led and assisted in cross-functional, multiple plant team investigations for web handling, UV curing, and extrusion troubleshooting, using Six Sigma tools (5-Whys, A3s, Is/Is Not analysis). Developed countermeasures to.
• Communicated with operators and supervisors daily to determine any possible areas for improvement.
• Supported quality personnel during investigations of customer returned products.
• Performed root cause analysis (RCA) to determine the cause of deviations in our process.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Managed four supervisors and 40 hourly employees across two different departments.
• Interviewed and hired new employees that were needed to minimize costs as both departments expanded to a 24/7 schedule.
• Supported the launch of four new products to better meet customer needs
• Developed KPI targets and supplied my team the tools necessary to meet those targets.
• Implement improvements to improve safety within the facility.
• Utilized 5S in order to better organize and improve efficiency within the departments.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Leading $1 million project to improve our Process Safety Management (PSM) areas as per OSHA regulations.
• Designed projects which resulted in a 20 percent decrease in downtime in the distillation and vapor recovery operations. Led contract and union workers to complete projects as designed.
• Assisted Environmental, Health and Safety department to develop lockout tryout (LOTO) procedures and to minimize hazardous emissions with our vapor recovery systems, using data analysis and process improvements.
• Recommended process improvements in distillation operations.
• Led and assisted in team investigations for web handling, extraction and extrusion troubleshooting, using Six Sigma tools (5-Whys, A3s, Is/Is Not analysis)
• Performed root cause analysis (RCA) to determine the cause of deviations in our process.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Accomplishments
• Led six-member project team that reduced the amount of a high cost material used in one of the blast furnace’s processes by 25%.
• Lowered fuel rate to lowest level in blast furnace’s history. Replaced high cost fuel source with lower cost fuel source, proving cost effectiveness of using higher quality materials at a lower rate versus using a high.
• Improved six other blast furnace processes and reduced costs by 10% independently of the two projects highlighted above.Duties & Responsibilities
• Collected and analyzed data, as well as used Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles, to determine the most efficient and effective way to operate the blast furnace.
• Employed material and energy balances to monitor and improve blast furnace operations

Port Washington, New York, US

• Accomplishments
• Improved the duration of our basic test procedure from an average of 30 minutes to an average of 22 minutes.
• Led Lean Manufacturing Initiative in Customer Sample Storage Areas that improved tracking customer returns, maximized space available for the samples, and allowed better tracking of customers’ issues. Increased.
• Defined and cataloged capabilities of 17 labs across 3 locations to better define labs for internal and external use.Duties & Responsibilities
• Performed the necessary tests required for our products to have Installation Qualification (IQ), Operation Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) documentation. This was in the new product development.
• Created and updated test procedures in compliance with ISO 9001.

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Masters, Business Adminstration