Christopher Porter

-Manage multiple highly successful design through production projects.
-Lead a team to successfully Develope defense products leading to $6 million in sales for 2018.
-Evaluate products, parts, or processes for cost efficiency and reliability and ensure project completion.
-Evaluate CM's, suppliers and manufacturing suppliers under strict ITAR, ISO and AS regulations.

-Oversees all upfront aspects of projects including schedules, resource management, responsibility
assignment, manage risk and monitors/ summarize progress of projects.
-Manages multiple projects of signi􀃶cant business impact, scope, complexity and risk.
-Contributing member of a team implementing "Engineer change process project", leading to a 15%
increase in over change notice process time.
-Successfully managed multiple projects of $20-$40 million.

-Design and develop pumps, hydraulics, guarding, baseplates, and all auxiliary equipment to meet
industry gaps and customer needs while complying with API610 standards.
-De􀃶ned and implemented multiple processes to reduce standard design time by 32% and increase an
overall efficiency.

-Product design through sketches, renderings, foam core mock-ups and development of many
successful products across the Conair family of brands.
-Created and led internal brainstorming activities centered around rapid visualization and sketch
development as well as organize outside focus groups to drive innovation.

-Designed and developed concepts for video conferencing products.
-Worked in a team environment to take the ideas from sketches to working prototypes.
-Utilized 3-d modeling skills, precision model making abilities, and knowledge of the design process including materials and
cost analysis to achieve working prototypes and manufacturing plans.

Worked with steel to design and fabricate elaborate spiral staircases, hand rails, ornamental gates, gardening accents, tables, chairs, and large scale decorative projects.
Used skills in MIG welding, ARC welding, and efficiencies in blacksmith metal working techniques to create high end products that meet and exceed the customer expectations.

Designed and fabricated exhibits; specifically the design and layout of artifact cases, artifact placement, and exhibit lighting. Collaborated with the exhibit curator to design to a fabricated completion of all the exhibits. Considered ergonomics and aesthetic appeal when designing all aspect of the exhibit.