Summary
Christopher Galardi is a project engineer with 12+ years of experience in automotive product design and manufacturing, grounded in a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering and an AAS in Plastics. He progressed from production supervisor to engineering manager and lead engineer on a global GM truck program managing design and quality across seven factories for 1.7M vehicles annually. Christopher specializes in APQP/PPAP, process improvement, cost reduction, and creating standards and training programs, and has hands-on experience resolving high-stakes warranty, service, and performance issues for OEMs including Toyota and Mercedes. He twice led QS9000 certification efforts and has managed cross-functional teams including engineers and maintenance staff, using systematic problem solving, lean principles, and safety assurance. Notably, his career blends deep materials and plastics expertise with large-scale program leadership—bridging shop-floor realities and customer-facing quality requirements.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Manufacturing Engineering, Bachelors, Manufacturing Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
AAS, Plastics, AAS, Plastics at morrisville college
Athena High School
Associates, Plastics, Associates, Plastics at State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville