Christopher Johnston
Operations and HW Development Expert | Ex-Apple, Ex-Honda
- Role
- VP Hardware Operations at Skydio
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Johnston
Operations and hardware development executive with 20+ years of diverse experience, ranging from managing multi-billion dollar budgets at the world’s biggest company to building early stage startups from the ground up. As a natural leader, I’m passionate about building teams and processes needed to support product focused organizations. I believe in honesty, collaboration, accountability, and prefer problem-solving over playbook solutions.
Experience
VP Hardware Operations
Jan 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
The Ohio State University
BSME, Engineering
1996 — 2001
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA, Strategy, Finance, & Marketing
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Product Development
- Negotiation
- Supply Chain Management
- Hardware Development
- Lean Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Early-Stage Startups
- China Manufacturing
- Product Design
- Start-Ups
- Supply Chain
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Management
- Strategy
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Product Management
- Team Building
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Business Strategy
- Homologation
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