Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan has extensive work experience in manufacturing engineering and leadership roles. Chris is currently the Head of Manufacturing Engineering at Renishaw, where they oversee various strategic responsibilities including assembly engineering, electronics manufacturing engineering, and metal additive manufacturing engineering. Chris also manages investments, cost budgets, and coordinates performance development across global manufacturing sites.

Before joining Renishaw, Chris served as the Assembly Engineering Manager, where they led multiple technical departments and was responsible for assembly engineering functions of Renishaw's products in the UK. Prior to that, they held the position of Engineering Group Leader at Renishaw's Woodchester facility, where they managed assembly engineering teams and integrated acquired businesses into the company's manufacturing model.

Chris also has experience as a Senior Production Engineer at Renishaw, where they managed a team and led a project to integrate a new manufacturing ERP system. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Process Development Engineer at Renishaw and as a Design/Development Engineer at Renishaw's New Mills HQ, where they worked on the design of new machine tool products.

Before joining Renishaw, Chris worked at Mabey Bridge as a Project Engineer, where they were responsible for diverse project engineering tasks related to the Civil Engineering industry.

Overall, Chris Sullivan has a strong background in manufacturing engineering and leadership, with expertise in various areas such as assembly engineering, process development, project management, and team management.

Chris Sullivan attended Cardiff Metropolitan University from 1994 to 1996, where they obtained an HND in Product Innovation Design and Manufacture. Chris then went on to study at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd from 1996 to 1998, where they earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Management.