Christopher Salinas

Experience

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  Salinas Warehouse Maintenance

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Carpenter, Electrician, & Plumber

  • Worked in teams to efficiently build warehouse offices with A/C, electricity, and restrooms.• Developed experience in industrial carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.

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  Salinas Forklift Service

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Welder & Mechanic

  • Designed blueprints by capturing customer requirements and taking through customer reviews.• Constructed industrial equipment following approved customer blueprints.• Optimized, maintained, or repaired industrial equipment to meet given safety requirements.• Repaired and rebuilt many makes of engines on both passenger cars and industrial forklifts, which included either gasoline or propane powered engines.• Diagnosed, identified, and repaired faulty forklift electrical circuitry or hydraulic systems while on a tight time schedule in order to decrease downtime of machinery operation. Show less

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  Volvo Group

  Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Manufacturing Engineer Co-Op

  • Developed an automated file to capture all North America active manufacturing projects and investments.

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  Volvo Group

  Jun 2015 - May 2023

  • Product Planning Manager for North American Volvo + Mack class 8 vocational product.• Led cross functional teams to develop Volvo + Mack 8-year vocational product R&D plans.• Led strategic product investigations proposing recommendation to executive management team.• Led the development and anchoring of projects scope + requirements while emphasizing on delivering customer value and creating profitable returns for the Volvo Group.• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed 5 product planning employees within a 2 year span. Show less • Led the budgeting, planning, procurement, and execution of internal + external customer research clinics.• Led industry and product research to support in the development of the Volvo + Mack product portfolios.• Supported the CARB pre-study team in developing a strategic direction for future emission compliance.• Developed multiple competitor analysis reports based on detailed product research/evaluations.• Generated end of year reports to evaluate our + competitors market shares per product segment.• Performed in cab driving evaluations of class 8 trucks to score key product features, after receiving a Commercial Drivers License. Show less • Led a Volvo + Mack chassis treatment outsourcing project as the Lead/Chief Project Manager.• Led large strategic and cross organizational Industrial Investigation within NA executive decision forums to propose/receive endorsement of future way of working to/from the executive management team.• Led North Americas Pilot Plant(s) Industrial Investigation, ultimately presenting recommendation for site locations, investment requirement, and project timing based upon a detailed study.• North America industrial Project Steering Model lead representative for steering model development, training, and coaching.• Developed steering committee, project manager, and project team member project management competences as North America lead Project Steering Model trainer.• Developed, anchored, and led North America regional Project Steering Model network to better support local manufacturing plants.• Led development of a global industrial investigation process model aimed to improve investigation efficiencies. Show less

  • Product Planning Manager

    Oct 2020 - May 2023

  • Product Planning Analyst

    Feb 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Lead Project Manager

    Jun 2015 - Jan 2019

  • Volvo Group International Graduate Program

    Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
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  PACCAR

  Jun 2023 - now

  Global Powertrain Product Planning

  • Global Powertrain Product Planning Supervisor.• Product Planning for Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF diesel + ZEV powertrain.• Developed PACCAR’s 8-year global powertrain product R&D plans.