Christopher Holm Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va

Manages new product launches and product changes.Developes and implemets cost savings projects.Coordinates the activities of multiple different deparments located in the US and overseas.

Contract industrial engineer assigned to a large plastics manufacturer specializing in plastic plates, bowls, and cups.- Performed time studies and labor analysis of packing operations to set proper staffing levels. Analysis included studying 14 separate production lines across all three shifts to gather data, and then using these data to estimate the amount of work being performed and the headcount required to perform this work. Performed similar study with machine operators and quality department.- Technical resource for ergonomics improvement workshop resulting in the elimination of 100,000 ergonomically risky motions annually.- Developed and delivered customized PowerPoint training to hourly Continuous Improvement leaders so that they could prepare and deliver their own project reports.

- Worked in product design of integral-gear style steering gears.- Lead product engineer for the development of a new steering gear for GM's 2011 Heavy Duty pickup, a program worth almost $200 million dollars of revenue over the length of the contract. Responsibilities included modifying design to meet customer’s dimensional and performance requirements, coordinating testing activities, cost estimating, meeting program timelines, customer and supplier communications, and creating part drawings.- Created a new part testing method by combining existing tests, which allowed Delphi to meet customer testing requirements without purchasing new equipment.- Invented a new style of gear housing which mounts flush to the vehicle frame and allowed the customer to change their manufacturing method and significantly reduce their costs.- Led a customer conversion from an old-style to a new-style gear, including addressing design issues, tuning gear performance for proper ride and handling feel, and coordinating changes with multiple customer assembly plants.- Eliminated a quality issue involving gear leaks by using problem solving methodologies and working with the sub-supplier to implement controls on their processes without a part cost increase.- Eliminated a noise issue involving check valves by working with valve supplier to change valve design without significant cost increases.- Performed typical product engineering functions including part design, stack analysis, part testing, material specification, and cost estimating.

- Designed and implemented a tugged pull-system for machined parts which reduced in-process inventory 60 percent.- Designed the work methods to go with new automated material handling systems for a grinding department which reduced required labor by 30 percent.- Implemented pick-to-light inventory systems that allowed for the elimination of a process operation and machinery while increasing part quality.- Led projects including new equipment installations, factory floor rearrangement, and new part launches. Worked with groups across the organization including management, skilled trades, operators, and suppliers.- Led and participated in Six Sigma and variation reduction projects resulting in annual savings of over 200,000 dollars.- Installed new error-proofing vision systems and developed training material and maintenance instructions for these systems.- Performed typical manufacturing engineering functions including new equipment installation, tool life optimization, machine malfunction diagnosis, and continuous improvement activities.- Performed typical industrial engineering functions including time studies, setting work standards, machine layout, ergonomic analysis, material flow optimization, and material handling design.

- Was part of a corporate-wide project converting Delphi legacy computer systems to SAP.- Served as an expert in material routing computer systems as part of a team charged with configuring SAP master data settings.- Helped develop corporate-wide SAP procedures for using master data.

- Trained others, including people from outside companies, in Process Flow Mapping techniques.- Performed typical industrial engineering functions including time studies, setting work standards, machine layout, ergonomic analysis, material flow optimization, and material handling design

- Taught college-level courses in Microcomputer Software and Using the Internet. Responsible for developing all lesson plans, lecture material, and tests.- Coached students through semester-long projects building web sites using HTML.- Taught class sizes of up to 30 students, including both traditional college students and adult continuing education students.

Mse, Mechanical Engineering - Sustainable Energy And Hybrid Technology

Master, Business Administration 2002

B.S, Industrial And Systems Engineering; Specialization In Manufacturing

Minor in Economics