About

Business mentor and inventor coach

Christopher Guerrera is an  accomplished business executive, inventor coach, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with decades of experience in manufacturing and bringing products to market.

AKA “The Made in America Guy”

Christopher Guerrera

 

Founder & CEO of PACE Systems
Inventor Coach, Business Mentor
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Expert
Accomplished Business Executive
Manufacturing Expert, America, 2021 Board Member for United Inventors Association of America

 

MADE IN USA — ALWAYS

Mr. Guerrera is an accomplished executive with over 34 years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer who is a Lean 6 Sigma Manufacturing expert that has successfully led multiple teams through new Product Launch and known as “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 “Made in America” and sits on the United Inventors Association executive board. 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” 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”. displayed at recent trade shows 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 was listed on the patent as the Chief Design Engineer. He was the Director of Engineering responsible for four plants with sales revenue of 170 million. He spent three years developing the onboard 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.

Patent

Ford Motor Company 1/8 Turn Gas Cap

Issued Sep 24, 1992
US 8,432,544
Design/Utility Patent

Mr. Guerrera was an integral part of the 1/8 turn fuel system design and development for Ford Motor Company and is listed on the patent as the Chief Design Engineer. He was the Director of Engineering responsible for four plants with sales revenue of 180 million. 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.

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Christopher has decades of proven experience in the industry, as a business executive, leadership mentor, and inventor coach. 

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Have a product or invention but don’t know where to start?

Chris helps turn ideas that are concepts into final products, doing everything from 3D modeling and injection molding to the design and execution of marketing campaigns.

And, he does all of his manufacturing with partners in the United States.

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