Chris Charles Gray
Educator
Machine Tool Builder
Manufacturer
Chris Charles Gray
Educator
Machine Tool Builder
Manufacturer
I have spent the better part of the last 35 years making sure that students of all ages know the value of manufacturing to both our economy and to our society. I have taught kids as young as first grade and adults as old as 85 what it feels like to make something. Public schools, summer camps, colleges, clubs, it doesn’t matter where. What matters is that people understand that the human brain needs to create something in order to grow. What better way to do this than through manufacturing.
Career Timeline
| 2019-present | River Valley Technical Center | Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Instructor |
| 2016-present | Vermont Technical College | Assistant Professor - Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology |
| 2015-2016 | Stafford Technical Center | STEM Academy Year Two Instructor |
| 2014-2015 | University of San Diego - School of Enginnering | Mechanical Engineering Lab Manager |
| 2010-2014 | Keene State College | Clinical Assistant Professor and Lab Manager |
| 2010-2014 | Regional Collaboration for Advanced Manufacturing | Lead Instructor and Curriculum Designer |
| 2000-2013 | River Valley Technical Center | Mechanical Design and Innovation Instructor |
| 2007-2010 | River Valley CNC Institute | Program Developer and Lead Instructor |
| 2005-2007 | Vermont HITECH | Manual and CNC Machining Lab Instructor |
| 2005-2007 | River Valley Technical Center | Cooperative Education Coordinator |
| 2005-2007 | Hypertherm Corporation | CNC Training Consultant |
| 2003-2009 | Vermont Skills USA | Executive Director and State Advisor |
| 2001-2002 | Lovejoy Tool Company | Summer Intern |
| 1998-2000 | West Morris Central High School | Technology Education Teacher |
| 1998 | Kearsarge Regional High School | Assistant Principal |
| 1991-1996 | Technical Center at Springfield, VT | Integrated Precision Manufacturing Instructor |
| 1989-1991 | Bryant Grinder Corporation | Tool Maker/Machinist |
| 1989 | Ultra Precision Products | Computer Numerical Control Programmer/Operator |
| 1987-1989 | Claremont High School | Vocational Machine Trades Instructor |
| 1986-1987 | M.S. Perkins Machine Tool Corporation | Machinist |
Career Timeline
Education
Associate of Science in Manufacturing Technology – Keene State College – 1984
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts Education – Keene State College – 1986
Master of Arts in Education – Norwich University – 1994
All Around Machinist Apprentice – Bryant Grinder Corporation
Sponsor(s)
American Precision Museum