--- title: Chris Seifert, Contributor description: As Partner - Operational Excellence Practice at Wilson Perumal & Company, Chris leads OpEx for clients in the energy, manufacturing, and other industries. image: https://insights.btoes.com/hubfs/Blog/BI.png?t=1470660981717 --- [![portallogo\_copyblue\_no\_background.png](https://insights.btoes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BTOESsavedategraphic/portallogo_copyblue_no_background.png?width=585&height=101&name=portallogo_copyblue_no_background.png "portallogo_copyblue_no_background.png")](https://insights.btoes.com) - [Home](https://insights.btoes.com) - [BTOES Annual Flagship Conference](https://btoes.com/home) - [BTOES Awards](https://btoesawards.com/) [![Header BTOES17 logo.png](https://insights.btoes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Header%20BTOES17%20logo.png?width=890&name=Header%20BTOES17%20logo.png "Header BTOES17 logo.png")](http://btoes.com/home) # Chris Seifert Partner - Operational Excellence Practice at Wilson Perumal & Company ![Chris Seifert, contributor to Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Insights](https://insights.btoes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Contributors/Chris.png?width=320&name=Chris.png "Chris Seifert, contributor to Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Insights") **Chris has led numerous OE assessments, OE improvement programs, OEMS design projects, and OEMS implementation programs for clients in the energy, manufacturing, and other industries.**  **[Follow Chris on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherseifert)** **[View Chris's Contributions](https://insights.btoes.com/author/chris-seifert)** Chris is a Partner at Wilson Perumal & Company, and is an advisor to senior executives on leadership, culture, and execution. He focuses on operational excellence (OE) and operational excellence management systems (OEMS) and is a writer and frequent speaker on topics including culture, safety, reliability, productivity, and cost. He has led numerous OE assessments, OE improvement programs, OEMS design projects, and OEMS implementation programs for clients in the energy, manufacturing, and other industries.  Prior to joining Wilson Perumal & Company, Chris was an Operations Leader with Owens Corning and also worked as Manager of Business Strategy and Analysis and later as a Plant Manager for Georgia Pacific (Koch Industries) where he led dramatic operational performance improvements across multiple facilities.  Chris began his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy, where he served on active duty for 8 years, including a tour on the nuclear fast-attack submarine USS ASHEVILLE (SSN 758). 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