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Chris Van Wert

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Vice President Operations at Carbon
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Chris Van Wert serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations at Carbon, where he leads supply chain, operations engineering, and inventory functions. His extensive experience includes roles as Director of Product Excellence at Tesla and positions at Stryker. He holds a Master of Engineering from Stanford University.

He has a keen interest in leveraging data for quality control, focusing on real-time data collection from printers to enhance process control and root-cause analysis in manufacturing.

Chris is instrumental in redefining digital manufacturing by building the infrastructure to scale production and bring innovative products to market efficiently.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Vice President Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Digital Manufacturing
He leads operations to build infrastructure and processes aimed at redefining and scaling digital manufacturing through 3D printing technology.
Manufacturing Innovation
His social posts highlight bringing new products to life, from design to scaled production, using advanced materials and automation solutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Vice President Operations
Carbon
3-2018 - 12-2021
Head Of Manufacturing & Quality
Carbon
5-2016 - 2-2018
Head of Quality
Carbon
9-2013 - 5-2016
Director Product Excellence
Tesla Motors
8-2008 - 9-2013
Sr Director of RAQA
Stryker
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Education
1998 - 1999
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Stanford University
1994 - 1998
Bachelor's degree
University of California, Davis
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