Chris Palmer

About Chris Palmer

I have been working as a Mechanical Engineer since 2006, and have experience working in a number of different industries. Over the course of my career, I have led cross-functional development projects, conducted in-depth root cause analyses (RCA), and worked directly with customers to solve complex engineering challenges. My background combines strong technical expertise with hands-on leadership, ensuring projects are delivered that meet customer requirements and to budget.Technically skilled in the following software:MS Office, Pro-Engineer, Solid Edge, ANSYS, ABAQUS, Visual Basic programmer, Python, Matlab, Mathcad, Simulink (Basic), Pascal (Basic), Flex5 (Wind Turbine Aeroelastic code), TortoiseSVN and Subversion

Experience

1. Dry Gas Seal Reliability Engineer (Staff Engineer)

   John Crane

   Apr 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Part of global reliability team responsible for providing technical support to Dry Gas Seal customers, and driving continuous design improvements- Provide Dry Gas Seal technical support to field, and commercial teams- Lead Dry Gas Seal failure investigations, including RCA where required- Drive continuous design improvements to Gas Seal products, based on in service experience.

Education

• University of Bath

  Master of Engineering (MEng), Mechanical Engineering

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Sustainable Energy
• Finite Element Analysis
• Alternative Energy
• Matlab
• Mechanical Engineering
• Energy
• Six Sigma
• Wind Turbines
• Turbines
• Power Generation
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Wind
• Energy Efficiency