Chris D
Chief Operating Officer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris D is a results-driven COO with eight years in executive operations and a 20+ year career footprint delivering transformational financial performance through operational excellence and cultural change. He has led manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement transformations across consumer products and industrial services, consistently driving margin improvement, cost reduction, and strategic sourcing programs. At KIK Consumer Products he progressed from SVP roles to Chief Manufacturing Officer and now COO, demonstrating an ability to scale operational leadership across diverse product lines. His background in consulting and turnaround projects (including multimillion-dollar savings and shared-services design) informs a data-driven, negotiation-savvy approach to stakeholder alignment. Trained at Wharton Executive Education and Thunderbird (MBA), he blends industrial engineering rigor with commercial instincts and a knack for making “computers do pretty things” in his spare time. Based in Atlanta, he combines hands-on operational chops with a curiosity for tech-driven process improvements that aren’t obvious from a traditional ops resume.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Development Program, Executive Development Program at Wharton Executive EducationBS Industrial Engineering, BS Industrial Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration - MBA International Business, Master of Business Administration - MBA International Business at Arizona State University - Thunderbird School of Global Management
Github Skills (123)
game-development10
steamvr10
game-engine10
openxr10
openvr10
open-source10
storyboard10
godot9
drawing9
wayland9
reload9
image9
x119
draw9
linux8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
Mill-Creek-First-Robotics/steel-talons-2019
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
Nice
Contributions:5 PRs, 73 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
Mill-Creek-First-Robotics/robohawks2018
Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:1 release, 48 commits, 37 pushes in 8 months
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