Christopher Wade Email & Phone Number

Carmel, IN, US

• Manage Custom Manufactured Robotic Tooling, Machine Tending, and Material Handling projects varying in scope size and complexity
• Responsible for execution of new construction projects from proposal acceptance through design, manufacturing, factory acceptance, shipping, installation, commissioning, final acceptance and closeout
• Developed and led a daily Agile standup to call out obstacles and get quick updates to deliverables
• Developed an On Time Deliverable Report metric tool for KPIs that was implemented company-wide
• Meet with customer executive leadership weekly to discuss progress throughout the project life cycle
• Hold Lessons Learned project review with internal and external stakeholders on project successes and challenges and initiate action plans

Buchs/Aarau, AG, CH

• Project Manager - Retrofit Division
• Responsible for creating and maintaining project plans from sales handoff through engineering and manufacturing
• Develop and execute safety and financial risk management plans
• Proactively manage change orders to project scope
• Manage and analyze financial data to accurately forecast revenue recognition and profitability
• Responsible for timely execution of all project deliverables and financial reports

Plano, Texas, US

• Navigated many challenges brought about during the beginning of COVID shutdowns and through the pandemic
• Managed Maintenance Supervisors, Project Managers/Engineers, Lead Mechanics & Specialists
• Manage $2.5MM yearly budget accounts for labor, projects, and operational expenses
• Responsible for accounting and audit preparedness
• Zero OSHA safety recordables during my tenure
• Developed rotating 12hrs shift staffing models to adapt to labor shortages

Plano, Texas, US

• Reduced unplanned downtime events in palletizing through a package sorter rebuild project resulting in a reduction in average monthly outages from 80 to 5 during this time.
• Updated HMIs in collaboration with Siemens to transition from an end-of-life product to a more robust and reliable solution. This solution was the start to a standard for new GES installs
• Worked with HR to recruit and hire new supervisors, mechanics, and warehouse associates
• Collaborate and maintain open communication lines with customers, vendors, and other sites
• Restructured spare parts replenishment and breaking costs down to individual business units
• Active in 3 GEHMS safety teams (Lock Out Tag Out, Electrical Safety, Working at Heights)

Plano, Texas, US

• Supervised 60+ associates in GES Pick Center
• Built strong relationships with key stakeholders by being dependable and accurate with information
• Learned to quickly adapt to new and sudden information and react as quickly as possible
• Analyzed overtime data and developed reports to visualize where the overtime costs were
• Reallocated product mapping based on demand, product flow, and redundancy to optimize each picking order fulfillment and reduce repetitive motion safety risks
• Reduced MTTR by 50% by implementing a mobile workstation, resulting in decreased lost time

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, JP

• Introduced to TPS methodology with waste reduction
• Created quality checklist and SOPs for finished goods carts’ structure
• Redesigned replenishment routes to relocate flow restricting stops
• Designed, machined and fabricated many product trays, carts, hoppers, register frames, and other custom tools.