Chris Rauch

* Oversaw P&L for 80-person, $20M business unit * Handled engineering, direct management of manufacturing cell leaders, cost reduction programs, new business development, and customer relations * Developed and instituted customer-driven production scheduling system and operational focus, yielding consistent on-time delivery performance of 95% to 98% * Developed cost reduction methodology and led numerous cost reduction teams, achieving yearly targets of 5% reduction or better * Reduced inventory 30% in 3 years by streamlining product flow through implementation and leading GE’s work-out process * Received Business Achievement awards 4 consecutive years, recognizing the surpassing of internal operational goals for cost reduction and delivery

* Led manufacturing and engineering operations for 70-person business unit with annual sales of $12M * Reorganized operations from traditional batch and queue into efficiency-driven product family manufacturing cells, resulting in 12% average yearly cost reductions and cycle time reductions of over 50% * Facilitated generating 100% business growth from $6M to $12M in 3 years

* Oversaw 4-person component repair development shop, manufacturing engineering support, and repair program management including development, prototyping and introduction of new repair programs * Specified and procured fabrication equipment for new facility ($1.2M budget) * Managed plans for testing new repair materials

* Spearheaded on-schedule start-up of 15 person gas turbine engine component fabrication department and supporting processes, including welding, vacuum furnace brazing, sheet metal forming, cleaning, and surface treatment * Hired, trained, and certified operators * purchased and set-up equipment * certified processes and managed department resources to achieve scheduled milestones

* Handled manufacturing technical support for all plant vacuum furnace brazing operations and 30% of welding operations * Standardized programming and planning sheets for all brazing operations * Developed and implemented 2 major cost saving solutions to problematic parts * Worked closely with design engineering on new part design for manufacturability (joint design, process capability, process applicability)

* I work with Greenville County businesses by providing manufacturing consulting through SCMEP. South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP) helps manufacturing companies throughout South Carolina by solving business and supply chain process problems. Through SCMEP, I help companies determine and follow the best path for advancing their businesses to more competitive and profitable levels. Our approach is simple: * Analyze—Complete a competitiveness review at no cost * Plan—Define a customized action plan for highest priority improvement areas * Implement—Roll up the sleeves and get to work * Review—Measure and verify the results Visit our website for more information: http://www.scmep.org/

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