Christopher Hopeman

About Christopher Hopeman

Senior strategy and operations professional with more than fifteen years of leadership at…

Experience

1. Director, Crew Management Systems

   Carnival Corporation & Plc

   Nov 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Director and Product Owner for Crew Management Systems, serving three of the North American brands under Carnival Corporation & plc (Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, and Seabourn), and responsible for the planning and movement of over crew members from all over the world to 39 ships at more than 150 ports across six continents;Leads teams responsible for Crew Member data and analytics, business tool user support, and process automation (through BPA and Generative AI);Currently leading a global, cross-brand IT project to move 25+ years of crew member data and business processes from a legacy Crew Management Systems to an in-house developed system;

Education

• Rice University

  B.S. Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  1995 — 2000

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  M.E. Logistics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

  2003 — 2004

• Rice University

  B.A., Sociology

  1995 — 2000

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Materials Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Operations
• Demand Planning
• Consulting
• Manufacturing
• Outsourcing
• Supply Management
• Supply Chain
• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Competitive Analysis
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Six Sigma
• Vendor Management
• Leadership
• Logistics
• Strategy
• Mrp