Chris Warde

Experience

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  Ensenda, Inc.

  Aug 2007 - Jun 2014

  Carrier Manager

  • Selected new transport companies across the US through on-site vetting of their warehouses, their capital equipment, and their management teams• Helped hold a nation-wide network of transportation and freight companies to specific performance KPI’s through regular reviews, on-site meetings, and best practice sharing• Designed and negotiated the structures of long term contracts for regional b2c on-demand last mile deliveries - which involved analyzing delivery volume, population densities, geographic features, and carrier risk among other factors Show less

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  Grand Junction

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

  System Integration Manager

  • Project Managed over 100 tracking data integrations across a myriad software systems, schemas, and transport methods - holding both vendors and customers to deadlines• Worked with many different sized companies from mom-and-pop local trucking companies to large ones such as eBay, Target, USPS and UPS• Was the main point of contact for our customers to manage transportation KPI’s with their vendors, often acting as both the data subject expert and the main operational advisor

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  Target

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  System Integration Manager

  • Target acquired Grand Junction to improve their on-demand delivery offerings• Managed data transformation projects with preferred transportation vendors by utilizing tools and methods developed at Grand Junction • Helped enable tracking for 1 hour home/office delivery by improving the speed of data transport methods and updating the schemas used• Enabled tracking of resupply for Target Hawaii stores via sea and air transportation modes

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  Kindred Motorworks

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2022

  Co-Founder/Vice President Operations

  • Built and managed, though several hiring pushes with hundreds of candidates, a team of 20+ - including designers, master mechanics, and, engineers• Had total responsibility for the project planning, budgeting, part sourcing, milestone definition, and on time delivery of multiple $1MM+ prototype vintage chassis EV and ICE car builds• Benchmarked internal software solutions to scale production for 200+ cars per year • Brokered vendor product licensing and acquisitions worth $1MM+• Made essential contributions to the build-out of a 100k sqft production facility through calculations of man hours per subsystem, process flow and efficiency, tooling, and movement of inbound and outbound goods• Built out the prototype facility by sourcing Tooling and Machinery, 3DPrinting (UV, FDM), CNC cutters and routers, and Welders (TIG, MIG)• Established and enforced processes including: testing and validation of car subsystems, shop safety procedures, and engineering task and build task tracking (Jira, Confluence, Trello)• Organized the existing team to maximize throughput and improve accountability Show less

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  System2Solutions

  Oct 2022 - now

  Lead Consultant

  • Project Managed Organizational change for several companies 5-100 million/yr. revenue• Identified list of key deliverables to improve profit margins and efficiencies• Assisted clients to concentrate efforts on where to cut services and products, how to increase internal and external communications, and where new technologies can be leveraged