Chad Carpenter

About Chad Carpenter

Highly motivated, versatile, and results driven manager with over 20 years experience in the Construction and Renewable Energy Industry. An Operations/Project Manager that specializes in increasing efficiency through streamlining company processes and procedures, driving a strong safety culture, developing key performance indicators to measure success, and simplifying the operational cycle. Strong belief in team building though motivating and inspiring executive managers and team members to strive to reach higher goals, along with providing the responsibility and resources necessary to do so.

Experience

1. Special Projects Manager

   Tesla

   Mar 2017 — Present

   Supported direct report by driving a team that specialized in efficiency improvement at the Fremont Facility where the \"S\",\"X\" and \"3\" model are being assembled. Managed specialized construction and environmental projects that didn’t fall under the responsibility of the various construction, engineering or manufacturing departments. The team reported directly to the head of Manufacturing. • Managed Special Projects at the direction of Tesla Factory executive management team. • Created RFP solicitation for Stamping Basement Remediation contract value • Managed contractor selection process • Worked with Tesla Facilities Construction Purchasing to develop Time and Material (T&M) contract• Negotiated terms and conditions of T&M contract• Reduced contractor Profit and Overhead,(P&O) by 30 percent • Developed a detail work plan and safety procedure specification to help minimize hazardous exposures to contractor/Tesla employees and to reduce operation cost. • The project was completed with zero safety incidents, 10 days ahead of schedule and under budget. • Basement Reorganization and Stamping Maintenance Team development Established Contractor Safety Program at the Tesla Factory in Freemont CA • On boarded 3rd party safety consultants for foundation of new construction safety team to help integrate new construction with factory operations during Tesla Model 3 factory expansion• Worked within a team to updated the Tesla “Contractor Safety Policies and procedures” based on trends impacting factory operations • Drove Tesla Quality & Safety standards • Training and oversite of 3rd party safety team • Managed job site audits targets for projects• Compiling and reporting on results of job site audits• Defining measurement systems to track compliance standards• Driving corrective actions, delivering feedback and recommending improvements to process to project PM’s and CM’s• Investigating failures and incidents on job sites

Education

• Southwestern Community College District

  Associate of Arts - AA, General Studies

  1988 — 1990

• San José State University

  Advertising

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Microsoft Project
• Construction
• Project Planning
• Engineering
• Construction Management
• Contractors
• Value Engineering
• Construction Safety Manager
• Process Scheduler
• Operations Management
• Project Management
• Contract Management
• Microsoft Office
• Contract Negotiation