Christopher Brown Email & Phone Number

Stafford, Texas

Manage company’s approved supplier list through oversight including, but not limited to:- Collaborate across functional teams to source, vet, and approve new suppliers- Act as the main point of contact with suppliers in communications and negotiations for RFQs, Purchase Orders, and conflict resolution - Liaison between company and suppliers when evaluating quality non-conformances of purchased products and services to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions- Coordinate and lead supplier visits for discussion of prior business, current work in progress, and/or evaluation for use in future projects- Maintain a record of and report all company personnel’s visits with suppliers, both on-site and at the supplier’s location- Utilize company metrics to monitor, evaluate, and report supplier performance at regular intervals- Maintain active records for supplier diversity and quality certificationsCollaborate across functional teams on behalf of the Purchasing Department for customer bids by providing cost and time estimates for purchased products and services

Houston, Texas

- Engage and follow up with customers upon receipt of quotation request for custom-manufactured parts- Coordinate with shop supervisor and company President to provide timely and competitive bids with quality and customer service as the top priorities- Use ERP software to receive customers' purchase orders, generate corresponding sales orders, purchase material for jobs, then create job routers and work orders for internal use in manufacturing customers’ parts- Collaborate with Atec’s Marketing and Development departments to maintain and cultivate existing customer relationships while seeking opportunities to earn new customers and new business through office visits, trade shows, conferences and social events

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Create updated proprietary vane mist extractor sizing program for daily use- Engage with customers at project proposal stage - usually gas-liquid separators in the form of gas compressor packages or process gas applications - to assess and identify liquid removal requirements- Propose customized vane mist extractor solution at project outset- Provide technical support throughout all phases of planning, fabrication, installation and completion of project as well as troubleshooting for any situations encountered along the way- Liaise with customers' engineers, managers and buyers - often through short technical presentations with ensuing question/answer sessions or informal sit-downs and lunch meetings - to familiarize all with Ed W. Smith's vane mist extractors

Houston, Texas Area

Assisted in converting decades-old well logs into digital format for ConocoPhillips' use in evaluation of potential field re-development.

Bachelor’S Degree, Petroleum Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Chapter, Lambda Omega Alpha Fraternity, Longhorn Awakening

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