Christopher Gardel
Business Development Manager
MD Aircraft Manufacturing, LLC

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING – COMPOSITES

Process Technician
Plastics & Rubber Technology
Specialization: Fiber-Reinforced Composites

WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2023 – Today

Fiber Flow Systems
Part-time Self-employed

  • Development, Implementation, and Monitoring of Continuous Improvement Systems
  • General Training on Continuous Improvement (CIP) Skills
  • Consulting for CIP and Composite Materials Processes
  • Exam Administrator at IFAM Bremen

2021 – Present

Schill & Seilacher “Struktol” GmbH
Technical Sales Engineer & Project Manager

  • Acquiring existing and new customers for the Polyvertec® reactive resin product line
  • Calculation and Determination of Prices and Quotes
  • Bridge between Research & Development and Customers
  • Project Manager for Internal and Government-Funded Development Projects
  • Design and Construction of Prototypes

Jan. 2020 – Aug. 2021

Biesterfeld Specialty Chemicals
Sales Manager – Performance Products

  • Technical Sales Manager for Composites/Tooling and Adhesives
  • Acquiring new customers and developing long-term customer relationships
  • Technical Service and Inspections at the Customer's Site

Aug. 2015 – Dec. 2019

DBW – Advanced Fiber Technologies
, Product Management & Product Development, Composites

  • A wide range of responsibilities in a global corporate environment, including serving as interim manager of the production plant in Poland
  • Project Management for Internal and Publicly Funded R&D Projects
  • Business and Product Development for the Composites Market
  • Development, implementation, and support of the global continuous improvement system

Oct. 2010 – July 2015

3D Contech GmbH & Co. KG
: Dual-Track Student/Engineer for Composites

  • Company-wide responsibilities during the dual study program and afterward
  • Including quality assurance (continuous improvement processes), design (tools and fixtures), engineering, and production

COMMITMENT

Since 2016

Founding member of “Motorsport Infected”

  • Organization of a private, motorsports-focused group
  • Responsible for Accounting and Operations
  • Organization and execution of motorsports events with up to 2,000 visitors
  • Currently in the process of organizing the formation of a registered association

2013

Formula Student Team “E-gnition”

  • Responsible for all CFRP/GFRP parts on the race car
  • Design and construction of all relevant aerodynamic components and the battery housing—which serves as a load-bearing component—in Catia V5
  • Handcrafted Production of Aerodynamic Parts Using Additive Manufacturing
  • Complex prepreg design of the battery housing, manufactured in an autoclave

2012–2013

Setting Up a Student Workshop

  • Planning and organizing a student workshop for the production of CFRP parts using traditional and additive manufacturing methods

2009–2010

Formula Student Team "DHBW Engineering"

  • Design (CATIA V5) and production oversight for the radiator and its associated race car assembly