Christopher Salinas Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

• Global Powertrain Product Planning Supervisor.
• Product Planning for Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF diesel + ZEV powertrain.
• Developed PACCAR’s 8-year global powertrain product R&D plans.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Product Planning Manager for North American Volvo + Mack class 8 vocational product.
• Led cross functional teams to develop Volvo + Mack 8-year vocational product R&D plans.
• Led strategic product investigations proposing recommendation to executive management team.
• Led the development and anchoring of projects scope + requirements while emphasizing on delivering customer value and creating profitable returns for the Volvo Group.
• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed 5 product planning employees within a 2 year span.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Led the budgeting, planning, procurement, and execution of internal + external customer research clinics.
• Led industry and product research to support in the development of the Volvo + Mack product portfolios.
• Supported the CARB pre-study team in developing a strategic direction for future emission compliance.
• Developed multiple competitor analysis reports based on detailed product research/evaluations.
• Generated end of year reports to evaluate our + competitors market shares per product segment.
• Performed in cab driving evaluations of class 8 trucks to score key product features, after receiving a Commercial Drivers License.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Led a Volvo + Mack chassis treatment outsourcing project as the Lead/Chief Project Manager.
• Led large strategic and cross organizational Industrial Investigation within NA executive decision forums to propose/receive endorsement of future way of working to/from the executive management team.
• Led North Americas Pilot Plant(s) Industrial Investigation, ultimately presenting recommendation for site locations, investment requirement, and project timing based upon a detailed study.
• North America industrial Project Steering Model lead representative for steering model development, training, and coaching.
• Developed steering committee, project manager, and project team member project management competences as North America lead Project Steering Model trainer.
• Developed, anchored, and led North America regional Project Steering Model network to better support local manufacturing plants.

Greensboro, NC

• Enhanced and further developed management and leadership skills participating in global VGIGP program.
• Developed a global network and global organizational understanding with short travels to Sweden, Japan, France, and a 2 month rotation in Brazil.
• Proposed a global organizational strategy for the utilization of additive manufacturing/3D printing for the end to end supply chain of the Volvo Group as part of an internal research study.

Greensboro, NC

• Developed an automated file to capture all North America active manufacturing projects and investments.

Mcallen, TX

• Designed blueprints by capturing customer requirements and taking through customer reviews.
• Constructed industrial equipment following approved customer blueprints.
• Optimized, maintained, or repaired industrial equipment to meet given safety requirements.
• Repaired and rebuilt many makes of engines on both passenger cars and industrial forklifts, which included either gasoline or propane powered engines.
• Diagnosed, identified, and repaired faulty forklift electrical circuitry or hydraulic systems while on a tight time schedule in order to decrease downtime of machinery operation.

Mcallen, Texas, United States

• Worked in teams to efficiently build warehouse offices with A/C, electricity, and restrooms.
• Developed experience in industrial carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.

Executive Mba

Master Of Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering