Chris Howe

Chris Howe

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager at The Hudson Company

  • Education

    • Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

      2009 - 2009
      Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  • Experience

    • Digifabshop

      Oct 2013 - Oct 2019

      Tasked with improving shop floor operations. Focus on 5S and business process improvement. Instituted Inventory system with Kanban cards. Developed routings for use with ERP system. Continually mentoring, coaching and training shop floor supervisors. Data analysis with Excel and Tableau. Lead diverse team of 10-15 Cabinetmakers, Bench Carpenters, and Upholsterers through hundreds of interior millwork packages. Focus on team building, cross-training, process improvement, and change management. Fine woodworking and production projects. Skilled in Hand and Machine operations. Can operate and setup Beam Saws, CNC Routers, Moulders, Shapers, Edgebanders and Thickness Sanders (of many types.)

      • Operations Engineer

        Jan 2017 - Oct 2019
      • Millwork Team Lead

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Cabinetmaker

        Oct 2013 - Jan 2015
    • Scanga Woodworking

      Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
      Production Manager
    • Digifabshop

      Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
      Production Scheduler
    • The Hudson Company

      Apr 2022 - now
      General Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications