Christopher Bryan Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, US

• Provide comprehensive leadership for a multi-site 500+ employee team supporting 18 Industrial and Aerospace divisions with chemical mixing, coating/converting, and packaging technologies.
• Improved EHS performance through improved durable compliance, ergonomics focus and daily safety accountability
• Established plant BEP process to monitor overall plant performance and improve performance through LSS framework
• Led a $42M CAPEX expansion to consolidate volume from 5 locations into the site, enabling 35% TVOS growth
• Realigned organizational structure to enhance support for people/culture, safety, training, quality, and cost
• Drove over a 30% reduction to land fill through sustainability improvements for waste and energy

• Led EHS, QC, SC, HR, LSS and Operations for a chemical batching and filling operation with 200+ employees.
• Awarded multiple CEO Safety Award for achieving 2+ years w/o a LT injury
• Improved FC% by more than 4 points two years in a row for all major commodities
• Led the closure of 3M Atlanta operations and transition of product lines valued at $120M to 5 separate locations in 2018
• Exceeded cost goals for the site closure, product transfer, equipment installs, and qualifications while maintaining all service, quality, and cost metrics at pre-shutdown levels
• Strong community advocate and partner for Tellus Science Museum, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Atlanta Food Bank, and the United Way

• Provided technology and process leadership for Manufacturing Engineers, Supply Chain Analysts and SRW departments.
• Drove the site’s 5-Year Strategic Plan with opportunity to grow SVOP by $150M+ through insourcing and disruptive technology implementation
• Led Hazardous Occupancy Team to develop detailed plans to meet IBC requirements for processing and storing flammable and toxic materials
• Completed value stream realignment for analysts and oversaw a $1.7M inventory reduction
• Supported and coached Green Belts and Lean 2.0, exceeded target of $1.6M with a savings of $2.1M
• Managed CAPEX projects of $4.5M in 2015 and identified ~ $7.5M in CAPEX opportunities for 2016

• Provided operations leadership for chemical mixing and packaging operations. Led 7 Supervisors, 5 Engineers, 145 union hourly, and 50+ temporary workers to achieve operational excellence with focus on safety, LSS.
• Interim Plant Manager (May’13 – Dec’13) during new leadership transition
• Drove operational excellence: Plant Productivity (+23%), SVOP/Headcount (+ 18.8%), Indirect Costs (– 14%), Filling yield improved 84% to 97%, 81% reduction in DPPM, Product Availability improved from 94.5% to 98.1%
• Facilitated insourcing for 8 AAD product lines totaling $54M SVOP reducing FC% from 48% to 36%
• Delivered LSS cost savings of ~$2M annually and supported training for 5 AAD global localization projects
• Awarded CEO Safety Award for achieving 1M hours and 2+ years w/o Lost Time injury

• First Black Belt for 3M Atlanta, responsible for implementation of Six Sigma, Hoshin Kanri, and Lean principles for plant
• Championed development of project hopper, plant A-3’s for production, quality, and plant engineering departments
• Total Cost Savings for Black Belt assignment = $3.3M, Cash Savings = $3.7M in first two years of LSS program in Atlanta
• Received 2010 Division Quality Achievement Award- SPC project
• Reduced can inventories by >80% through implementation of robotic labeling/palletizing cell and VMI program
• Completed Green Belt training for 44 employees to launch the successful implementation of the LSS program in Atlanta

• Led efforts to reduce headcount from 3.75% to < 2.5% of net sales
• Improved manufacturing schedule execution from 65% to > 94%, Improved OTIF from 89% to 98%
• Work with purchasing/scheduling to level load schedule decreasing manufacturing execution variability by over 50%

Trevose, PA, US

• Supervised 90 employees for all manufacturing and warehousing functions for 4 crew high-volume plastics plant
• Successfully led team to implement scrap reduction program with annual savings of 200K- Voted Best EIT in company 2003.
• Supported the plant jump in Constar rankings from 10th to 1st by increasing productivity 21% (825K/shift to 1.05M/shift) and reducing waste by 15%
• Integration of WCM program that drove significant improvements for Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, TPM, and On-time delivery

• Led 45 employees in production, quality, and maintenance across a two-shift operation for automated print development and film manufacturing.
• Implemented SPC tools, SOP, and Policies to continuously track and improve department processes
• Managed the upgrade and installation of seven automated packaging stations

Chattanooga, TN, US

• Led 6 supervisors and 125 production employees across three crews to manufacture decorated glass containers.
• Directed the installation, modification, and upgrade of 4 production lines. Delivered excellent results in Productivity, Quality, and machine DT improvements

• Led 48 employees across a three-shift printing and labeling operation with oversight of chemical blending and packaging for oxidizers, algaecides, and acids.
• Oversaw hiring, scheduling, training, and team building
• Facilitated a $2 million annual printing/labeling cost improvement project through the redesign and implementation of company’s flagship brand and development of a comprehensive printing guide for operations

Atlanta, GA, US

Supervised 22 EE’s for an outbound parcel service facility. Responsibilities included safety, development of staff, consignee billing, and meeting all productivity and time deadlines.