Chris Felton
Engineering Manager at Rea Magnet Wire
Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolChris Felton is an Engineering Manager with 14 years of hands-on experience in materials testing, quality control, and lab operations across manufacturing sectors. Based in Indiana, he combines dual bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics with practical leadership at Fort Wayne Metals and earlier roles at Rea Magnet Wire, Unilever, Nestle, and Navistar. He specializes in root-cause failure analysis, regulatory-compliant testing protocols, and translating lab procedures into digital workflows to improve auditability and efficiency. Known for training cross-functional teams on quality standards, safety, and GMPs, he has a track record of creating and running programs that reduce defects and streamline production oversight. Comfortable bridging bench science and managerial responsibility, Chris brings a mix of analytical rigor and operational pragmatism to complex manufacturing problems. An often-overlooked strength is his sustained commitment to procedural documentation and electronic lab systems that cut paper waste while strengthening compliance.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry & Mathematics, 3.16 out of 4.0, Bachelor's degree, Chemistry & Mathematics, 3.16 out of 4.0 at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Github Skills (34)
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python7
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cfelton/minnesota
Jan 2013 - Oct 2015
Contributions:123 commits, 1 PR, 87 pushes in 2 years 9 months
coreshdl
cfelton/alt.hdl
Jan 2014 - Mar 2018
Contributions:78 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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