Christopher L.

White
. Mokena, Il 60448 illiniaerospace@gmail.com (708) 925-1941
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwhite52

Summary:

12+ years of experience as science and engineering leader focused on commercializing science
and engineering-based products. Diverse experience gained from research and development,
design, project management, consulting, start-up, as well as employing root cause analysis to
eliminate costs associated insufficient quality control. Direct management roles leading crossfunctional teams, creating strategy and developing processes aimed at identifying cost drivers
leading to revenue generation as well as direct cost reduction.

Experience: White Consulting

Mokena, IL
2010 - Present
Consultant
Designed layouts of environmental systems, for commercial buildings, leading to LEED
Certifications.
Performed quality control analysis of environmental installation resulting in a 20% reduction
in failures. Checked HVAC drawings for accuracy, precision and materials specification.
Clarified details by performing on-site inspections of HVAC schematics and as-built
drawings leading to greater understanding of project specifications. Prepared bill of materials.
Familiarized myself with good accounting practices for preparing bill of materials.
Created procedural documents that reflected the client's best practices while reducing
manufacturing cost drivers.
Worked with engineers to create new custom products for environmental systems.
Worked with Fortune 100 companies to reduce fixed costs in brick and motor stores.
UIC Department of Materials Engineering
Chicago, IL
2008 - 2010
Research Engineer
Studied properties of a novel coating technology, Carbide Derived Carbon (CDC) for
industrial applications resulting in longer life cycle of components thus reducing cost drivers
associated with wear.
Characterized physical and mechanical properties of materials using Raman Spectroscopy,
Ball on Disk Friction testing, Rockwell; Micro and Nano-hardness testing, Optical
Profilometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy and
Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy to improve tribological properties of CDC coating.
Analyzed properties of nano-structured ceramic materials leading to a more comprehensive
understanding of the CDC process.
Employed root cause analysis to revise procedures that effectively eliminated reproducibility
issues that had previously resulted oxidation contamination.
Worked effectively with Carbide Derived Technologies Inc. to identify cost drivers in CDC
technology, lowering overall manufacturing costs, allowing CDC to be brought to market.
Innovative Energy Solution
Highland, IN
2005 - 2008
Operations Manager
Managed department to optimize capital expenditures.
Created budgets for several projects, largest being 1MM dollars.
Responsible for hiring employees to allowed projects to be completed effectively and
efficiently.

Served as project manager for research projects employing super-adiabatic and plasma
enhanced super-adiabatic reactors to reform hydrogen sulfide resulting in drastically lower
VOCs emissions as well as cost drivers associated with refining of hydrogen sulfide.
Coordinated government funded research projects for a start-up resulting in rapid expansion.
Designed an assortment of experimental super-adiabatic reactors for reforming projects
generating data used to secure private sector funding.
Interacted with contractors that secured construction of first of kind combustion reactors.
Oversaw construction, maintenance and testing of reactors that resulted in optimizing
procedures for Super Adiabatic processing.
Utilized root cause corrective actions to prevent problems from downstream contamination
resulting in greater hydrogen sulfide conversion thus lowering refining costs.
Worked with vendors to secure specialized parts used in high temperature reducing and
oxidizing environments.
Managed research project utilizing super-adiabatic reforming of residual fuel oil.

UIC College of Engineering Technology Center

Chicago, IL
2004 - 2005
Technology Coordinator
Developed partnerships with industrial and engineering companies to employ engineering
graduate students and faculty as consultants on high level technical tasks.
Coordinated technological needs of industry partners with the talents of the universitys
graduate students and faculty work force.
Oversaw the assembling of information required to write employment contracts for university
personnel.
UIC College of Engineering Career Center
Chicago, IL
2003 - 2004
Co-Op and Internship Advisor
Worked as university liaison coordinating with industry arranging Co-Op and Internship
opportunities for UIC students.
Advised students on career opportunities in various engineering fields.
Managed university survey of recent graduates regarding job placement and starting salaries
etc.
Developed database of university graduates for the UIC College of Engineering and UIC
Alumni Association.
UIC Department of Materials Engineering
Chicago, IL
2000 - 2002
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant for various engineering classes: Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics of
Materials, Strength of Materials, Structural Analysis.
UIC Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chicago, IL
1997 - 1999
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project (GSRP) Fellowship
Completed an experimental study of a novel materials processing technique, using plasma to
reduce treatment times of green body ceramics from weeks to hours as part of a master
degree.
Developed treatment procedures that ensured reproducibility of materials.
Targeted a significant problem facing long term habitation in space that resulted in being
selected by NASA for a Graduate Student Researchers Project Fellowship.
Orbital Engineering
Hammond, IN
1996 - 1997
Process Engineer Consultant
Designed various primary and secondary concept layouts of mechanical and fluid systems from
preliminary design to construction.

Coordinated installation of process flow piping and instrumentation for several chemical and steel
mill plants.
Performed on-site inspections of process flow schematics and as-built drawings.
Prepared bill of materials.
Checked mechanical drawings for accuracy, precision and materials specification.

Diversified Engineering
Whiting, IN
1995 - 1996
Project Engineer
Prepared detailed drawings for structural, process and electrical engineering layouts.
Trained personnel on the use of various computer software including AutoCAD, Excel, Visio etc.
Checked design calculations.
Arraigned engineering inspections and served as liaison between relevant parties.

Skills:

Raman Spectroscopy, Optical Profilometry, Rockwell; Micro and Nano-hardness testing, Scanning
Electron Microscopy, Tribological Testing, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Mathcad,
MATLAB, Mathematica, Galactic Grams, Kaleidagraph, LabView, Pro/Engineer (Pro/E)

Education:

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

PhD - Materials Engineering

Chicago, IL

2009

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Chicago, IL

1999

University of Illinois at Urbana (UIUC)

Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering

Urbana, IL

1995

Affiliations: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Ceramic Society (ACS)

American Society of Metals (ASM)

Honors/
Credentials: EIT/FE Certified, NASA Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP) Fellowship, Deans List
Interest:

FAA Certified Pilot with IFR/VFR ratings, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Home Improvement
Projects