Chris Relf Email & Phone Number

Tustin, Ca, Us

As Chief Engineer, I am honored to help my clients achieve great things through engineering. From small university research data acquisition projects to large medical device company manufacturing systems, people that are changing the world though science and engineering sometimes need a little help to get the value they need from test.I provide engineering expertise to test organizations (both regulated and non-regulated) to give you the peace of mind that they are testing the right things at the right time. Too little testing and faulty products get through, too much testing and you're burning money and time. I help companies like yours find the sweet spot to cover their testing requirements that actually provide business value to their company.I have designed, developed and deployed custom platform-based test, measurement, and control systems across the globe. As a National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Architect, Certified Professional Instructor, and LabVIEW Champion, I know the ins and outs of the National Instruments offerings, so I can get you up and acquiring data quickly, accurately and reliably.Whether you need a full test coverage audit in a regulated industry, a second set of experienced eyes to look over your processes, or an expert witness to testify in your court case, I can help you.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

I led the maturation of manufacturing test from an ad hoc fire-fighting start up to multiple automated production lines for both module and space vehicle test: * Increased manufacturing test throughput by focusing on medium- & long-term strategies and process * Lowered product time in non-conformance by 80% by standing up a dedicated team, and increasing First-Pass-Yields by more than 40%. * Instituted agile workflows to test system design, build, automation and integration teams, decreasing new module-to-market schedules by an average of 40%. * Communized test sets on the factory lines, lowering footprint by over 20%, increased quality and lowered test operating costs by over $1M * Designed and budgeted the workflow for all production lines in a new 94,000+sqft space vehicle assembly, integration and test facility in Irvine, CA, including $60M+ of test equipment * Led IT & Production negotiating software license savings of $100k+/year * Increased manufacturing teamwork and morale by balancing the mapping out of long-term strategies while continuing to support in-production WIP * Worked with Sales & Programs to cost and present bids for new business * Led from the front, with accountability, agility, empathy and humor!

Long Beach, Ca, Us

I was accountable for the complete launch program requirements and verification:* Designed the qualification and manufacturing acceptance programs of both Launch Vehicle and Carrier Platform* Balanced multi-level system and customer requirements with program needs and tailored standards including SMC-S-016, DO-160G* Stood up a multi-system for verification of flight, software and ground systems via HIL, reducing campaign test time from 3 weeks to 2 days.Assisted with the design, commissioning and execution of Rocket Engine and Stage Test Sites at the Mojave Air & Spaceport* Managed the design, build, integration and verification of all avionics test, established and maintained a manufacturing utilization of less than 70% on all ESGE test assets.

I was responsible for software architecture direction within the Test Software and Integration Group, as well as test related software and systems integration.* Led teams of software, systems and hardware engineers to complete industry regulated test solutions within schedule and 90% of budget.* Designed and managed ATES (Automated Test Execution Suite), a homogenous collection of hardware and software solutions to stand-up modular and scalable manufacturing test, accelerating project startup by 6 weeks and increasing quality through CD, CI and reusability.* Designed and deployed modular and scalable test systems, saving customers up to $2.5M in hardware and engineering costs per project.* Defined reusability in design and development, and managed software reuse strategies including component-, module- and architecture-levels.

Austin , Texas, Us

Writing for "Instrumentation Newsletter", I contribute technology column articles that explore advanced LabVIEW software architecture and programming techniques from a software engineering perspective.

North Ryde, New South Wales, Au

Writing for "What's New in Process Technology" as a regular columnist, I wrote articles about advancements in process engineering and technology. My column explained often complex technologies in a language and format targeted at process engineers.

As National Manager, I was responsible for the long term planning and day to day operation of the company, including resource management & development, project management, quality assurance development and implementation, procedural development and documentation. My duties included staff recruitment, management and review, web presence establishment and maintenance, facility management (including a complete head office move in June 2004), and marketing management.As the Director of Engineering, I was the first point of technical contact for clients, conceptualising architectures and applications, and passing on these qualified designs to Project Managers and their teams. My duties included staff recruitment, management and review, a technical, promotional, and marketing journal establishment, the management of several programs through their complete project and partnership lifecycles.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Writing for "Australian Personal Computer", I wrote about computer operating systems, and several spot articles about scientific, software engineering and programming topics. I worked to strict deadlines and liaised with application developers and resellers. I provided support to readers by managing OS/2 topics and answering questions posted by readers on the online magazine discussion forum.

Chandler, Arizona, Us

• Designed, developed and implemented a new generation of test executive “plug-in” architecture production and R&D software for fibre Bragg grating (FBG) writing systems.• Liaised with internal Production, Forward Looking, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement Groups, and responded to requests for information, assistance, training and code.• Documented diagnostic and user manuals for production and R&D software systems.

Acton, Act, Au

Designed, developed and implemented (among other projects):• An automated quality control system, measuring radial shell eccentricity for a copper extrusion plant in Port Kembla, NSW.• A commercial monitoring system for a complete Filtered Arc Deposition System.

Ultimo, Nsw, Au