Chris serves as TFT’s President and CEO and brings decades of experience in all areas of senior management. He was formerly President and CEO of Hydra-Stop, where he oversaw all management including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Marketing and Sales. Prior to joining Hydra-Stop in 2013 as Vice President/General Manager, Chris held numerous executive positions with Fortune 500 companies in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Asian Operations, Lean and Strategy. Prior to Chris’s most recent position at Hydra-Stop, he was the Vice President of Lean Operations and Corporate Director of Supply Chain at Klein Tools.
 
Chris has a Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Illinois and graduated from GE’s Corporate Management and Six Sigma training programs. Chris enjoys the process of invention and has three US Patents and seven more in the application phase.  To further his involvement in fostering innovation, Chris serves on the Steering Committee of the Edison Awards and is an active judge in Edison Awards selection process.