Christopher Johnston
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VP Hardware Operations
California, United States
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VP Hardware OperationsSkydioJan 2024 - Current (2 years 9 months)- VP Business Development & Strategic PartnershipsLevel Home IncSep 2023 - Dec 2023 (4 months)
- VP OperationsLevel Home IncDec 2018 - Sep 2023 (4 years 10 months)Architected a world class supply chain and supply chain teams to support development of the most compact and high tech smart lock. Built out procurement, planning, logistics & fulfillment, biz ops, sales ops, finance, accounting & legal functions.
- VP of Operations and EngineeringBrava Home IncNov 2016 - Nov 2018 (2 years 1 month)Tasked with driving commercialization of advanced prototype autonomous cooking technology, building out operations and hardware engineering teams, and coordinating cross-functional NPI / GTM activities.
Architected tier 1 supply chain to combine appliance industry efficiencies with advanced sensing and compute partners. - VP OperationsD RoboticsApr 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 5 months)3D Robotics is the #1 manufacturer of drones in North America and is leading the transformation of enterprise with drone and robot-based SaaS, software, and cloud solutions. At 3DR I developed a new supply chain in Asia that produced $100M in product in the first two quarters, built a global operations team comprised of Planning, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Operations Engineering, Compliance, Logistics and Quality, and successfully launched the most advanced drone platform in the market.
- Director of External OperationsD RoboticsJul 2014 - Apr 2015 (10 months)Joined 3DRobotics as part of the acquisition of Sifteo. Responsible for bring-up of asian operations for high-volume consumer products.
- Director of OperationsSifteoJan 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 7 months)Responsible for driving hardware product development from concept to production, increasing product value while reducing COGS, delivering new products within budget and on schedule, and maintaining multiple nodes in a global supply chain.
- JCo-founder & CEOJoyo IncSep 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 1 month)Joyo was formed in the Runway Program, an incubator funded through Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
- Global Supply ManagerAppleJun 2008 - Aug 2011 (3 years 3 months)iPhone - Apple worldwide operations
- Manage commercial relationships with iPhone enclosures and equipment vendors around the world, including vendor selection, investment, contracts, and pricing
- Work on small, cross-functional teams to develop Apple's custom, high-end iPhone enclosures
- Identify key technologies and effectively scale vendor capacities and capabilities by orders of magnitude - HEngineering CoordinatorHONDA OF AMERICAJun 2001 - Sep 2006 (5 years 4 months)New product development engineer
- Responsible for development and testing of key crash and safety systems, including seat, seatbelt, airbag, and body durability
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- MBA, Strategy, Finance, & MarketingThe University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessJan 2006 - Jan 2008 (2 years 1 month)
- BSME, EngineeringThe Ohio State UniversityJan 1996 - Jan 2001 (5 years 1 month)
- West Geauga High SchoolWest Geauga High SchoolJan 1992 - Jan 1996 (4 years 1 month)