Recently, Chris Annoual teamed up with Chris Guerrera to take Pump Pal to new heights.
Chris Guerrera is an accomplished executive with over 35 years’ experience as a
Mechanical Engineer who is a Lean 6 Sigma Manufacturing expert that has
successfully led multiple teams through new Product Launch and is known as
the "King of Manufacturing"
Mr. Guerrera has enjoyed National Media exposure recently featured on the
Shark Tank Season 12 Finale. He is the host of a weekly podcast "Shark Tank
Effect" and is the Vice President of the United Inventors Association. He has
been featured on Good Morning America, Shark Tank and was the Emcee of
the Shark Tank panel for the MAKE48 competition hosted by the Smithsonian
Lemelson Center in Washington DC. His "Made in America" manufacturing
plant is Walmart Certified and his products are displayed alongside such
household name products as Scrub Daddy®, Squatty Potty®, Paint Brush
Cover®, Drop Stop®, and ReadeRest®, all products that have achieved mass
distribution & sales after their appearance on the reality TV series ‘Shark Tank.
Mr. Guerrera was instrumental in the BMW start-up and success in the United
States where he managed the interior group for the BMW Z3 and X5. He was
awarded the JD Powers and Associates best in class Quality Award from BMW.
He was responsible for the Greenville Operation generating 180 million in
revenue using World Class Just-In-Time Lean techniques.
Mr. Guerrera was an integral part of the 1/8 turn fuel system design for Ford
Motor Company and listed on the patent as the Chief Design Engineer. He
spent three years developing the on-board fuel vapor recovery system for the
Ford Taurus vehicle that was first in its class to have such a sophisticated fuel
system design that revolutionized the industry.
Mr. Guerrera holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Hampshire
in Mechanical Engineering and is a Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt. He is
certified in the Toyota Production System and the BMW VDA Production
System. He served on the Executive Supplier Counsel for BMW, Ford Motor
Company and Toyota Motor Company.