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

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

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

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