Chris Rairden

Chris Rairden currently serves as the US Operations Manager and Senior Project Manager at Sulzer, a position held since July 2022. Previously, Chris held various leadership roles in the petrochemical industry, including Operations Manager at Bay Ltd. and Division and Operations Manager at Matrix Service. With extensive experience in turnarounds, engineering, and project management, Chris also served as VP of Engineering at Able Industrial, LLC, and progressed from Senior Engineer to Operations Program Manager at AltairStrickland. Chris began a career trajectory as a Project Engineer at Matrix Service, accumulating significant expertise in project execution and operational management. Chris holds an MBA with a concentration in Data Analytics and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University, along with certification as a Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute.