Chris Longstaff

Chris Longstaff currently serves as the Director of Operations at ATA Tools Inc. since July 2021. Prior experience includes roles as Plant Manager at Vesuvius from September 2015 to July 2021, and Production Manager/Lean Manager at GrafTech International from March 2011 to September 2015. Prior to that, Chris was a Lean Leader at General Electric and held dual roles as Lean Black Belt and Shift Team Leader at Avery Dennison. Chris began a military career as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps from May 1998 to August 2003. Chris holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Lake Erie College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a focus on Finance and Banking from the University of Missouri-Columbia.