Meet Kyle Chaires: EFI Group’s Newest Project Engineer

In his role as Project Engineer at EFI Group, Kyle Chaires brings the curiosity, determination and fresh perspective required to bring innovative, forward-thinking manufacturing solutions to the table.

In fact, nothing inspires Kyle more than taking on the type of tough engineering problems that allow him to apply his love of math and his understanding of how things work in order to develop effective solutions for clients.

“I was drawn to EFI Group because the work they do every day is about finding creative solutions to the most challenging manufacturing problems,” said Kyle. “It’s incredibly interesting to spend your time figuring out and testing what you think will be the most efficient way to address a given set of needs and achieve a specific set of goals.”

Kyle’s desire to help manufacturers solve problems stems from his deep appreciation of the design, engineering and manufacturing process itself. As Kyle states, “The fact that we are in the business of helping companies take simple raw materials and transform them into all sorts of complex items that directly and positively impact how we live and work as a society is quite remarkable.”

Prior to joining EFI Group, Kyle worked for Dixon Valve where he participated in all aspects of product development from conception and design to manufacturing.

Kyle earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware in Newark with a concentration in Aerospace Engineering and minors in Mathematics and Material Science. He also received his Certificate in Project Management from the University of Delaware in Wilmington.

When he’s not tackling engineering challenges, Kyle can most often be found plowing through audiobooks, snowboarding, participating in water sports or traveling. He also has plans to join a maker’s club in the near future. In addition, he and his fiancé Lisa are avid athletes and recently trained together for a half marathon. Although Kyle wasn’t able to run the race thanks to a knee injury, he was happy to cheer his fiancé on from the sidelines and now has his sights set on an upcoming 10K across the bay.
To get to know Kyle better, connect with him on LinkedIn.

We hired EFI Group to help us figure out a project and scope it, and I felt confident they would keep a keen eye on it. They had to deliver quickly and they did it well. They are especially good at project management when you don’t have the resources to do it internally. Reliability is the word I would use to describe EFI Group.
— Coatings Industry Professional
EFI Group is timely. We’ve had a lot of situations when we’ve been in a time crunch and they’ve responded very quickly. They are detail oriented and efficient. They’re a good group of people who also have a lot of strength in pre-engineering — the thought process to get to preliminary design and making sure we’ve investigated all the potential asks of a project to ensure we didn’t miss anything. They have great attention to detail up front which is very important to any project because having that detail-oriented deep dive into the pre-engineering phase sets the stage for the success of the rest of the project, making the process smoother and making it much easier to keep the project on schedule and on budget.
— Mike Quigley, Engineering & Maintenance Manager, Food Industry
I’ve worked with EFI Group for a while, so I know they have a good, knowledgeable staff. We know we’re going to get the results from them we expect. From my interactions with all the different EFI team members I’ve worked with, I know they have knowledge across many industries. Equally, I never have to follow up with EFI Group and, in some cases, they keep me on track.
— Ryan Fredsall, General Manager, Pacer Minerals LLC
We view EFI Group as a team that can dimensionalize our capability to execute projects. We can articulate what it is we want to do and they can take that input and run with it without much intervention from us. They’re able to move a project along independently and only engage us when it’s time to bring us up to speed or get more input to drive a project to conclusion. That’s one of the reasons I view them as an excellent contractor.
— Environmental Engineering Industry Professional
EFI Group has good engineers and good customer service. We know when we get an EFI engineer on a project, we’re going to a get a good job from them and it’s been a productive relationship for both of us — I genuinely like the people.
— Corporate Director, Project Management in Food & Flavors Industry
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