Christopher Henry
Greenville
Summary
Engineering Management Professional with over eighteen year's automotive Body-in-White manufacturing experience in international environments.
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Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Planner Paintshop
BMW Manufacturing
09.2024 - 01.2025
- Developed and intergrated an automatic paint defect inspection vision system into existing paint lines to improve and track quality whilst reducing headcount.
- Engaged in both long and short-term project planning, strategizing for on-time, high-quality deliverables.
Product and Process Planner Bodyshop
BMW Manufacturing
02.2017 - 08.2024
- G45 X3 Bodyside and Framing concept to launch
- coordinated and advised the product design team in Germany to optimize the manufacturing process.
- developed the supplier bid package with concept layout and equipment inventory.
- lead the design and development of equipment design and manufacture with supplier in Poland.
- Coordinating between production departments and presenting to plant management status and risk.
- Oversaw the equipment installation and pre series builds up until vehicle launch during available weekends and holidays.
- Provided critical equipment inventory and shipping logistic solutions to maintain timeline during Covid worldwide disruptions.
- Engaged in both long and short-term project planning, strategizing for on-time, high-quality deliverables.
- Prioritized schedules to meet project goals and overall customer satisfaction.
- Prepared reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to decision-makers.
- Managed successful day-to-day operations of projects by maximizing productivity from available resources.
- Worked directly with production personnel to resolve production scheduling issues and conflicts.
- Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation, and proposal development for various events.
- Created detailed timelines and budgets for events to meet all deadlines.
- Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Implemented contingency plans to address last-minute changes or unforeseen events.
- Monitored and controlled event expenditures to meet budgets.
Office Manager
Kirchner Design Inc
2015 - 2017
- Established the US subsidiary of the German automotive engineering design company; Kirchner Konstruktionen GmbH in Greenville with fifteen employees.
- Business development and procurement of new customer accounts.
- Lead project meetings and design reviews with suppliers and customers.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Product and Process Planner
Kirchner Konstructionen
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Responsible for planning F15/16 automated process for manufacture of the X5/6 motor compartment assembly.
- Interfaced between the product design and plant production teams to provide an optimal solution that satisfied specified requirements. Was point of contact to all departments throughout the project.
- Coordinated and lead suppliers through early concept design phases through to site installation and commissioning in Spartanburg, USA.
- Cost control and supplier negotiation, product quality loops and change management, process verification, schedule tracking and reporting to senior management.
- F3X Fahrdynamikpaket series modification into existing production 3-Series lines worldwide, responsible for the planning at plants Dingolfing and Munich, Germany. Coordinated with suppliers and plant production for installation during shutdown with no loss of volume output.
- Early phase pre-planning for G29/J29 ‘project silk road’ joint BMW/Toyota collaboration. Coordination with product design department to develop process planning and steered product changes for manufacture.
Project Manager
TMS Transport & Montage System GmbH
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Tier one responsibility for the planning, design, manufacture and installation of the Mercedes B-Class bodyside assembly line at a greenfield site in Kecskemet, Hungary.
- Managed suppliers directly between offices in Germany and TMS subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Romania.
- Lead design reviews and ensured product compliance with customer project specifications.
- Additional roles included product data change management and additional cost calculation, on-site installation support and customer liaison.
Project Engineer
Marand Precision Engineering Pty
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Design of cure and trim layup tools for CF ‘carbon fiber’ aerospace fuselage components on the Lockheed Martin JSF ‘Joint Strike Fighter’ program. Extensive use of Catia V5 surface modelling. Security clearance required position.
- Lead engineer Fiesta production tooling design, Ford Thailand. Managed a team of twenty Thai designers from concept through to approval buy off phases. Based on-site in Bangkok for six months coordinating the design team, suppliers and presenting the product to the customer.
- Planning and design of specialized low cost tooling for the build of thirty prototypes through existing production facilities at Ford Australia. Supervised the Marand project team and contract robot programmers on-site during weekend shutdowns and reported directly to plant management.
Education
BA Hons - Product Design
Bournemouth University
United Kingdom01-1998
Skills
- Effective management and administrative expertise
- Design and process optimization
- Results-oriented project delivery
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Team leadership expertise
- Proactive and self-sufficient
- Analytical problem-solving
- Embraces challenges
- Innovative and driven professional
- Proficient in English and German
- Experienced in process design and 3D modeling
- Strategic plan development
- Project feasibility assessments
- Project design oversight
- Interdepartmental collaboration
- Proactive risk management
- Risk management strategies
- Project coordination
- Expense management
- Data organization
- Plan development
- Feasibility reviews
Languages
German
Professional Working
Timeline
Structural Planner Paintshop
BMW Manufacturing
09.2024 - 01.2025
Product and Process Planner Bodyshop
BMW Manufacturing
02.2017 - 08.2024
Product and Process Planner
Kirchner Konstructionen
01.2012 - 01.2015
Project Manager
TMS Transport & Montage System GmbH
01.2010 - 01.2012
Project Engineer
Marand Precision Engineering Pty
01.2007 - 01.2010
Office Manager
Kirchner Design Inc
2015 - 2017
BA Hons - Product Design
Bournemouth University
Additional Information
- Member of the Institute of Engineering Designers, United Kingdom.
- Dual United Kingdom / United States Citizen.
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