Christopher M. Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, WI, US

Merton, WI

Oak Creek, WI

• Developing and leading PPG’s operations Industry 4.0 strategy including IoT, process control and MES strategy
• Built team of internal and external experts to develop and lead our strategy for digitization of our operations and drive long term operational improvements to our plants globally
• Led global process improvements in Cycle Time Reduction and First Run Capability improvement through the 4DX process and best practice sharing across global plants. Plants have achieved FRC improvements over 90% and.
• Built and directing team that is developing next generation manufacturing processes for coatings. Hired key coating experts to PPG and recruited key PPG experts to lead cross-functional efforts to drive step change.
• Developed strategy and implementing a global process engineering team to drive operational process standards and best practices around the globe.
• Developed and implementing PPG’s Automotive manufacturing vision for process operations over the next 5 to 10 years.

• Worked with local teams in Spain and China to scope, design and build 2 large dispense cells based off the Global APA Manufacturing Strategy I developed. Both dispense cells have met or exceeded all ACT goals after the.
• Led team in Mexico in the scoping and justification of a large dispense system, project has since been built and operational for over a year.
• Key member of the Operational Excellence Strategy team. Led sub-teams focused on Variation and FRC/Cycle Time. The resulting strategy has been the basis for the new manufacturing strategy developed and led by my.
• Led team at India plant in the initial scoping and justification of a dispense system. Project has been refined and recently approved for construction.
• Directed cross-functional teams in Spain and China consisting of supply chain, technical, process engineering, commercial and operations in the development of bases, intermediates and process design for the dispense.
• Interfaced with multiple global APA customers on manufacturing and operational issues. Developed relationships with key customer decision makers in China, Mexico, and the US.

Oak Creek, WI

• Completed a global manufacturing and supply chain assessment for the APA business. This effort required working with manufacturing and supply chain team around the globe to review best practices for APA manufacturing.
• Developed a global manufacturing strategy based on best manufacturing practices and the completion of a 5- year capacity analysis utilizing business strategy review data and plant production capacities. Utilizing this.
• Led efforts to develop the scoping and justification for larger dispense cell projects in Spain and China for the APA business. The cost of these projects will be in excess of $10.0MM.
• Managed supply chain launches of new Adhesion Promoter technology and new basecoat technology in US and Mexico.
• Organized and led 2 global symposiums on Adhesion Promoter and Dispense cell technology. These meetings have resulted in the sharing of best practices and identified opportunities for improvement and increased capacity.
• Managed daily global supply chain issues to ensure global APA customer demands are met

Oak Creek, WI

• Led multi-functional team to establish a supply chain for a new technology to be manufactured in North America. Over 60 different raw materials were setup to be sourced from Europe, Asia, and South America for the.
• Led multi-functional team for launch of new interior business. Team included Technical, Product Management, Toll Manufacturer, Sales and Supply Chain. Product launched with no issues at customer locations and sales of.
• Conducted an in depth analysis of customer order patterns, batch sizes and common products. Using this analysis, I led a team to optimize our batch production to increase batch sizes, reduce cost, and reduce overall.
• Managed the interruption of key raw materials for the APA business unit due to the Japanese earthquake. The supply disruption effected over 200 different products to every major automotive OEM. I was responsible for.
• Responsible for monthly financial statements for the business unit including analysis of Sales, Profit Contribution, Overhead, and Variances that effect business profitability
• Responsible for developing yearly profit plan and 5-year strategy review for the business unit

Oak Creek, WI

• Responsible for the daily operations of 3 production areas at PPG’s largest coating facility. Maintained a 98% on time in full service level, while minimizing overtime and costs.
• Led efforts during the economic downturn to reduce plant workforce from 3 shifts to 2 shifts. Our union contract allowed for plant wide bumping for over 200 workers. I managed the bumping process and kept the union.
• Responsible for the management and development of 4 salary and 39 production employees. Over my 3.5 years, 5 of my direct reports were promoted to jobs of higher responsibility in other parts of the company.
• Managed an annual expense budget of over $2.5 million dollars.
• Led efforts in Six Sigma, Lean and 5S to improve process efficiencies and reduce costs enabling my areas of responsibility to stay under budget every year

Mt. Zion, IL

• Responsible for day to day operations of the online Chemical Vapor Deposition unit
• Implemented use of new meters to reduce process variation. This along with other process improvements has lead to greatly improved yields, 37% longer run length and a 65% increase in product production. PPG’s Six Sigma.
• Led the implementation of a preventative maintenance program on the coating process to minimize downtime and increase reliable operations.
• Worked with production scheduling and other departments to maximize coating operation yield and efficiency
• Worked with our research group to implement a more efficient chemical deposition process. This will result in savings of over $300,000 a year.

Belle Chasse, LA

• Managing and executing capital projects from $250,000 to $1,000,000 that require extensive process engineering knowledge or major process changes
• Responsible for generating and developing new projects that reduced costs; improved existing products and optimize process units for the entire facilities.
• Responsible for working with research and business management to help scale up new components for large scale manufacturing.

Belle Chasse, LA

• Implemented change to batch process that reduced sediment by 1%. This resulted in filtration runs that are 5 times longer, less waste generation and savings of $230,000/yr in recovered product. This project won the.
• Responsible for process control and optimization of Utilities (Boilers, incinerators, water treatment) and Ecology (Wastewater treatment, Chemical Waste treatment)
• Planned production on unit to maximize savings from a quarterly raw material pricing changes. This resulted in an annual savings of $140,000 in raw material costs.
• Worked extensively with purchasing group to plan unit production during raw material pricing negotiations. This helped to increase our leverage during the negotiations. This effort resulted in savings of over.
• Used laboratory testing, input from research counterparts and a 3rd party licensee to find the root cause for a product degradation problem that caused over 2,000,000 gallons of product to become out of specification..
• Conducted trials using a new catalyst that increased yields from 94% to 99.5%. Resulting in savings of over $500,000/yr.

Belle Chasse, LA

• Responsible for scoping, development, and execution of multiple capital projects.
• Assisted in planning of maintenance activities and ordering material for expense projects.