Chris Tedford leads all aspects of True Velocity’s daily operations and closely oversees innovation teams dedicated to proprietary manufacturing processes and the development of new and emerging technologies and products. Chris has served in a variety of leadership roles for more than 30 years with family-owned Automatic Products Corp., a leading provider of precision machined products supplied to a broad range of industries, including companies focused on domestic and international defense. In three decades of professional experience, Chris has carved out a specialty focus in areas of precision-machined products, lean manufacturing practices and automation improvements. He also has extensive experience selling to military clients. Chris is a certified trainer in Total Quality Management (TQM) and has a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the University of Texas at Dallas. Chris and his family reside in Fairview, Texas.