Christopher Downs
Columbia,Kentucky
Summary
Seasoned expert with extensive background in liquid quality assessment, chemical analysis, and technical analysis. October 2025 graduate with an A.S in Information Technology. Will pursue my bachelors with an expected graduation date of May 2026.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Analyst/Packaging Technician
Maker's Mark Distillery
Loretto, Kentucky, United States
07.2023 - Current
- Executed quality inspections and documented reports on non-conforming material issues.
- Conducted root cause analysis to identify core reasons for failures
- Updating and creating Documentation
- Adherence to ISO standards
- Performed liquid quality tests on analytical equipment
- Water testing
- Daily, weekly and monthly reporting of data.
- Raw material inspections
- Perform bottling line audits
- Track and assess glass breakage and defects
Chemical Process Operater
Crown Holdings, Inc.
Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
10.2020 - 08.2023
- Tasked with maintaining day-to-day operations of industrial can washer and wastewater system through extensive chemical testing procedures.
- Perform hourly checks and take corrective action when needed to ensure process is performing at peak performance. Perform routine and preventative maintenance.
- Communicate with management and engineering departments to ensure process is running correctly and up to company standards.
- Communicate through email and maintenance program to ensure all tasks related to process are being corrected in a timely manner.
Level 2
Curtis Maruyasu America Inc
Lebanon, Kentucky, United States
03.2019 - 10.2020
- Day-to-day tasks included hourly checks of all plating chemical baths to ensure process is within production standards.
- Work with a team and independently to problem solve and take corrective actions.
Robotics Technician
Hydromax USA
Louisville, Kentucky Area
04.2018 - 03.2019
- Assisted with the video recording and coding of residential and commercial sewer lines.
- Performed general maintenance of robots inside of sewer manholes.
Assembly
Dr. Schneider Unternehmensgruppe
Russell Springs
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Worked within the assembly team to create parts for numerous car manufactures.
- Quality checks and material handling were apart of my day to day tasks.
Associate
Amazon
Campbellsville, Kentucky
04.2013 - 10.2016
- During my time with Amazon Fulfillment I predominately spent my time within the Receiving department, mainly with the sorting line.
- I also spent time in picking, pack, stow, and receiving.
- I extensively spent a majority of my time with the QA team.
Customer Service Representative
Rent-A-Center
Campbellsville, Kentucky
05.2012 - 04.2014
- Experienced customer faced interactions in-store and also out of store.
- Majority of time spent on sales floor.
Education
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHSkills
- Project Management
- Quality processes
- Non-conforming material reports
- Root-cause analysis
- Quality documentation
- Documentation and reporting
- Process change documentation
- IT troubleshooting
- Technical analysis
- Analytical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Systems analysis
- Quality assurance
- Continuous improvement
Timeline
Technical Analyst/Packaging Technician
Maker's Mark Distillery
07.2023 - Current
Chemical Process Operater
Crown Holdings, Inc.
10.2020 - 08.2023
Level 2
Curtis Maruyasu America Inc
03.2019 - 10.2020
Robotics Technician
Hydromax USA
04.2018 - 03.2019
Assembly
Dr. Schneider Unternehmensgruppe
07.2017 - 04.2018
Associate
Amazon
04.2013 - 10.2016
Customer Service Representative
Rent-A-Center
05.2012 - 04.2014
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Southern New Hampshire University