Chris Carter

Implementation Engineer

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Timeline
About me
Principal Product Manager leading teams in the technical space
Education
- The Australian National University
  2006 - 2010
  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Manufacturing Engineering A
  Activities and Societies: President of HvZ Wind Orchestra Chemistry Club Engineering Students Society Systems Engineering
- Udacity
  2019 - 2019
  Nano degree Data science Completed
  Covering all aspects of data science and machine learning with an emphasis on python, sklearn and numpy.
Experience
- Ford Motor Company
  Jul 2008 - Jun 2009
  Implementation Engineer
  Developed theoretical University research into tangible quality improvements.
- Mars Petcare
  Jan 2011 - Mar 2012
  Project Engineer
  Managed small capital projects totalling over $200k.
- Mars Petcare US
  Mar 2012 - Dec 2017
  Delivering new warehousing solution to all Mars SegmentsAnalysing CO2 impact of all activities in Asia-PacificIdentifying cost saving opportunities in warehousing and logistics through-out Asia-Pacific region. Run Six Sigma Process Excellence program - Savings > $900,000/yrRun Lean continuous improvement program - Savings >$300,000/yrManage $200,000 Capital improvement budgetTravel to remote sites to provide rapid improvement in productivity. Worked on OEE Improvement project. Improved productivity ~10%Developed 10 year capital strategy for Single Serve factoryCreated project justification for capital projects >$5M
  - Regional Industrial Engineer - Supply Chain
    Sept 2016 - Dec 2017
  - Continuous Improvement Engineer
    Jan 2015 - Sept 2016
  - Industrial Engineer
    Mar 2012 - Dec 2014
- Mars Petcare US
  Feb 2018 - Dec 2020
  Formulation Scientist
  Working with Machine Learning to predict nutritional conformance from raw material data
- MARS
  Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
  Senior Data Scientist
  Set up Australian Data Science teamDeveloping Models in Python and RJupyter NotebooksR-Shiny app development and deploymentDeploying Machine Learning Algorithms to solve R&D ProblemsTeaching non-developers in the use of advaned algorithms with no-codeSolving previously difficult problems using genetic algorithmsRaising awareness of new technologies that can transform how we research and develop petfood
- Instaclustr
  Dec 2020 - Dec 2021
  Senior Software Development Engineer
- NetApp
  Jan 2022 - now
  Responsible for strategy and direction for several products, as well as integration strategy during our acquisition
  - Principal Product Manager
    Feb 2024 - now
  - Product Manager
    Sept 2022 - Feb 2024
  - Software Engineering Team Lead
    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- Six Sigma Black Belt
  MTS Consulting Partner
  Nov 2015