Chad Bernard

Chad Bernard is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as a Senior Factory Engineering Manager at Nestlé since February 2024. Previously, Chad held positions at Avient Corporation as a Manufacturing Manager and at Nestlé as a Lead Technical Project Manager. Chad's extensive background includes a role at The Dow Chemical Company as an ET-01 Building Operations Leader, where responsibilities included managing a team of 45 operators and overseeing budget and project priorities, and as an Improvement Engineer managing capital projects. Additional experience includes a Mechanical Reliability Intern position at Dow Chemical, a Materials Research Co-op at Honda R&D Americas, and various engineering roles at Dow Corning focusing on reliability and maintenance. Chad holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.