Mel Chapman Email & Phone Number

Houston Tx

Quality Systems, Design Thinking, Risk Management, Supply Chain, and Continuous Improvement support for Oil&Gas, Aerospace, Marine, Railroad, Automotive, and Medical Device Industries.Recent projects:Operational Analysis and Review for Investment Banking groups (Pre sale / Pre aquisition)Vendor engagement in support of Supply Chain activities for major DOD aerospace platforms.Mfg Assembly setup and supplier product launch support for next gen DOD ground combat vehicle program.API Q1/ ISO9001:2015 support for; -Artifical Lift (Gas Compression) equipment manufacturer (northeast TX) - API 11B artificial lift rod manufacturer (Napanee IN) - API 7-2 threading facility (Odessa TX) - Drilling fluid additives and mud blending company. (Houston / Odessa TX) - API 12P / NSF 61 tank manufacturer. (Houston TX) - Well stimulation chemical startup company. (Houston TX)ISO9001:2015 system development for: - Maritime retrofit shipyard (Mobile AL) - Oil&gas and aerospace precision machine shop (Conroe TX)Business Acquisition consultant for Hedge Fund and Investment Banking Interests (Dallas TX)Industrial Engineering support for Barite Processing Plant startup - Reno NV / Bishop CAProcess continuous improvement / defect reduction for precision hydraulic motor manufacturer (KY)Adjunct instructor for Workforce Development Programs at Hopkinsville Community College (KY).

Navasota, Tx

Manufacturer of Hot and Cold formed ASME Code pressure vessel heads for Energy, Defense, and Railroad applications.

Robinsonville, Mississippi

Extrusion, sizing, and finishing of Tubular Seamless Corrosion Resistant Alloy ( API 5CRA) for Oil&Gas sector applications, & Titanium shapes for Aerospace applications.

The Woodlands, Tx. / Hopkinsville Ky

Establishment of API Q1 certifiable Quality Management System, setup of metals testing laboratory, and establishment of non-destructive testing program, all focused on the production and finishing of API 5CT / 5L seamless pipe.

Baytown, Texas

Lead continuous improvement, process quality, and metallurgical testing activities for the Baytown TX finishing mill, producting oil country tubular goods.

Salisbury, Md, Usa

Plymouth Tube is a manufacturer of specialty seamless and welded steel tubing for the Aerospace, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, Transportation and Power Gen Industries.

Rochester, New York Area

Product Launch / Vendor Quality Management / Product Reliability Improvement

Hornell, Ny, Usa

Mfg process Design for Lean Assembly / Supplier Development / BOM Cost reduction

Product design for manufacturability/reliability and Mfg Process design for Lean

Mfg process design to support new product launch of next generation lighting products

Elmira, New York

Bs, Engineering & Management

Activities and Societies: Founder, Lambda Chi local fraternity Outing Club

Graduate Courses In Robust Product Development

Graduate Courses In Engineering Management

Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity