Chad Karl

About Chad Karl

Highly flexible skill set with a broad background in various manufacturing industries, especially the food & beverage, air filter, packaging, printing, and machinery industries. Past experience in manufacturing operations, project management, technical sales and business development provides ability to effectively lead cross functional teams. Experience in mapping out strategies, aligning resources and implementing technical solutions to commercialize new business concepts.Project ManagementTechnical Sales and NegotiatingStrong Customer Focus & UnderstandingProblem SolvingPlant Machinery & AutomationManufacturing OperationsPackaging, Printing, Beverage and Air Filtration Industry Knowledge

Experience

1. Sales and Operations Manager

   Graphic Packaging International

   Jan 2024 — Present · Lebanon, TN, US

   Work with Sales and manufacturing to optimize our valueManage capacity and plant loading for 3 Filter Frame plantsSet and approve pricing, contracts and commercial agreementsDevelop and implement plans to execute business strategy of maximum sustainable growth

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor, Textile Engineering

  1985 — 1992

Skills

• Production Planning
• Industrial Engineering
• Automation
• Business Process Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Operational Excellence
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Engineering
• Spc
• Quality Management
• 5s
• Tpm
• Root Cause Analysis
• Integration
• Sales Management
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Pricing
• Operations Management
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Development
• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Logistics
• New Business Development