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Warwick, RI *****

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Thomas W Bowder

Overview: With over 22 years of experience in engineering and program management is am currently seeking a senior level opportunity where I can apply my skills to contribute the growth and expansion of the company.

Skills PMP certified, Black Belt, proficient in MS Project, Outlook, Power point, Solidworks, Agile, Lean MFG, OEE, TPM, Cash flows analysis, road mapping. Capital project management.

Experience:

April 2017 to Present Warwick, RI 02886

Program Manager /GC

Responsible for securing investment funds for various construction projects.

Identify and manage sub- contractors for both commercial and residential construction projects.

Work with suppliers, customers, and third party agency to establish budget, schedules, and deliverables.

Jan 2016 to April 2017 Sensata Technologies Attleboro MA 02703

Senior Program Manger level II

Product manager and customer interface for GM inline fuel sensor line valued at 15M per year.

Responsible for all phases of four NPI programs that will increase the volume from 2.2M U/yr ($15M) to 4.4m u/yr ($30M).

Cross functional Team management of NPI programs which include internal design engineering vendor management, procurement, quality assurance and global manufacturing sites.

Facilitated internal project Stage Gate for complete project life cycle.

Responsible for the project deliverables in Agile, the internal project system.

Championed the GM test protocol required for PPAP approval.

Accountable for Customer funded and internal capital budgets.

Develop schedules, budgets, and deliverables for NPI and sustaining projects.

Hold weekly meetings; maintained and distributed running action list (RAIL)

Coordinate sample build schedules, and PPAP approval for all the tier I and Tier II suppliers

Lead 8d corrective action teams. Received an award for participation.

Feb 2011 to Jan 2016 Tyco Fire Protection Products Cranston RI 02910

Program/ Portfolio manager R&D

Responsible for Develop developing the NPI project roadmap. $6M spend with $127M return

Develop the NPI budget and identity the resources requirement for each cross functional team need to support the NPI programs.

Water Mechanical segment Administrator leading the team in the integration and approvals for the Stage Gate process referred to as Tyco Innovation Compass.

Lead several global cross functional teams on NPI and VAVE projects ranging from $2M to $10M 3yr NPV, which include developing and maintaining WBS, risk management assessments, budgets, and project schedules.

Lead Cross functional teams to obtain multiple approval agencies such a UL, FM LPCB and VDS.

Designed a portfolio management process for Water and Mechanical segments which plans, monitors, and adjust for changes to ensure alignment of project with business strategy

Manage the Next Generation TYB cross-functional global project team consisting of four manufacturing sites, five major approval agencies and over a dozen local approvals. The project will generate a 10.7 million saving over three years and an IRR of 75%. The product sells over 12 million units per year in America, EMEA and APAC.

Work with direct reports to develop a project database, which captures historical and current data.

Jan 2010 to Feb 2011 Kenyon Industries Kenyon, RI 02838

Facility Project Engineer

Responsible for a new Outgoing Waste Treatment System (OWTS) capital project. The project cost was reduced by $100k from the initial proposal through design modification and vendor selection.

Implemented a prototype filter design that reduced the water usage. The final design will reduce usage by 20k gallons per day and allow additional manufacturing capacity increasing revenue by $100k per year.

Organized and championed emergency response team after a major flood occurred due to high rain levels resulting in over 36” of water and 80% of the plant flooded. These actions along with maintenance crews were able to return to manufacturing operations in less than two weeks. The competition with the same issue never recovered and is no longer in business.

Implemented lean practices for maintenance department that reduced downtime and decreased inventory stock by 20%.

Supplied design support for plant reconstruction plans though solid works and Auto cad.

May 2005 to 2010 Stanley Bostitch East Greenwich,RI

Senior Manufacturing Project / Process Engineer

Automation Group leader of two engineers, one technician and two Co-op from RTI responsible for automation integration.

Responsible for a 10M dollar plant consolidation project that discontinued wire draw in Clinton, CT and initialized the process in East Greenwich. The project required coordinating cross training from one facility to another.

oProcured and oversaw the extensive facility upgrades for the process which included major electrical service upgrades, trenching for water drainage, and implementation of large scale water treatment process.

oResponsible for moving 7 wire draw machines, which were dismantled and re- installed in Easy Greenwich.

oCoordinated the design and installation of several large dust collection systems.

Introduction of multi product robotic cells resulting in $ 1M saving per year with a 1 year payback.

Development of a complete process line integrating a high-speed die and press, three packaging machines. And robotic palletizing cell.

Responsible for procurement of automation equipment, projects scheduling, and capital.

Develop and maintain capital and budgets.

Implemented OEE improvement of product line resulting in 30% increased productivity.

Oversaw continuous improvement project in nail department.

Introduce a Strapping process for packaging, which resulted in 30% downtime reduction in staples and $70 k cost avoidance in nail department. Set the groundwork for automation.

1997 to 2005 Texas instruments Attleboro, MA

Senior Technician/ Jr Engineer (2004-2005)

As the company transferred to a center of excellence facility, I was responsible for the development of sample build department which included

oCreation of work flow systems along with SOP documentation

oEquipment setup and design of fixtures for sample builds

oManagement of sample builds operators and resources.

Technician (78) (1997-2004)

Leader in 4 separate on time international transfers of product line to Malaysia which produced 8m units generating $3.5M saving per year. Being an automotive product there were strict PFMEA and launch control requirements which the team had to comply with.

Key contributor in OEE development participated in several Kaizen events, yield and process improvement activities along with data analysis.

1991 to 1995 Alyssa-Marie Finishing INC Cranston RI 02910

Owner

In 1991 I was managing a small jewelry company, environmental restrictions began being enforced in the RI area. In effort to comply businesses we were required us to implement water treatment process. The smallest system was larger than we needed so I began taking in outside accounts. Eventually the side business became overwhelming and I formed my own business.

I built the business from a single vibratory operation into a 5000 sq ft, 15 employee businesses generating over $150k in sales.

Education

1998 to 2004 University of Rhode Island Kingstown RI

BS in Mechanical Engineering

* Attended college while working full time and traveling

1996 to 1997 Community College of RI Warwick RI

AS degree in General engineering

Other Training

PMP Certified PMI

Greenbelt training DMAIC Stanley Bostitch

Black Belt Training TFPP

Solid works Training I & II PTC

Pro E training PTC

Lean manufacturing (TPM) TI

Computer Skills

Power point, Word Excel, Word, Project, Visio, AutoCAD

Other

I currently manage three separate investment properties.

Renovated a property in Coventry yielding a 30% ROI

Currently involved with another property that will generate 40% GM

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