Product Development Project Management

RICK L BOWMAN

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Technical Illustration in Ford Parts and Service for Service and Operator’s Manuals.

Serviceability- wrote R&R (Remove and Replace) technical information for Roush.

Used Teamcenter, VisMock-Up, NX, Space Vertex and Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop to create graphics and illustrations as recent as March 2024.

Worked with Ford as a Technical Illustrator Specialist/Trainer and Launch Member for 14 years.

Designed and delivered a series of classes for Visual Factory, providing ergonomic counseling and educating employees on proper lifting techniques to avoid injury through step–by-step operation training aids.

Global 8D Certified, experience with Project Management and Teamcenter.

Proficient with MS Office products, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoTrol, and SharePoint.

Interfaced with Dealership personnel and Service Technicians during vehicle builds

Product Development, Green Belt Certified, Stamping plant operations, Rack and Station design development.

SKILLS:

Develop and manage Technical Manuals/Build Books such as Truck Chassis, Car Chassis, Body Electrical, JIT, Engine, and facilitate.

Build Books for pre-launch, prepare complex processes with Illustrations and text for PVT, Product Development and Vehicle Operation organizations.

Manage all aspects of day-to-day operations Body CAD-Ford

Program Management Analyst

Technical writing for prototype builds

Design Analyst and Compatibility for CAD projects.

E-Bom Validation and Release Process.

Supplier interface.

EDUCATION

Industrial Process Engineering/Illustration, Henry Ford Trade School, Dearborn, MI

PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY

Bosch/Akkodis

Technical Illustrator Specialist. October 2023 to Present

Used Teamcenter, VisMockUp, NX, Space Vertex and Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop to create graphics and illustrations for Service Manuals.

Gudel Us

Documentation Specialist July 2022 to July 2023

Worked on creating and documenting Press operation manuals, gantry and robotic projects for numerous Companies on a Global scale. Main headquarters are based in Switzerland.

Valiant TMS

Documentation Specialist/Trainer May 2022 to July 2022

Worked in Teamcenter / AutoCad / gathering information to create “Buy-Off” manuals

In addition, I used BOE (Bill of Equipment)BOD (Bill of Documents) EBOM and MBOM.

Created Operation and Maintenance manuals for Training purposes.

Bartech Group (Contract to Ford) Sep 2021- Mar 2022

Product Analyst

Worked for Customer Care team to support Global and Domestic Customers and Dealers and Supplier needs.

Utilized Teamcenter, VisMockUp, Service workshop manuals and HVBom to

research engineering numbers and their service parts.

Actalent (Contract to Caterpillar) Sep 2020- Sep 2021

Mechanical Engineer

E-Commerce- setting catalog documentation for Web Caterpillar customers

Researched multiple documents, websites, and files to author part descriptions

and service requirements.

Roush Industries Sep 2016- May 2020

Design Leader

Digital Compatibility Checks

Methods Development and Deployment for all Roush projects

Serviceability

Regulations and testing procedure development and maintenance.

Developed and maintained Engineering Build Books for Prototype builds

MSXi Mar 2015- Sep 2016

Schematic Writing Development

Vehicle schematic development, connector, and location views for service manuals

TDM- Craftsmanship Sep 2011- May 2012

Program Management Analyst

Developed BOM's from master files for supplier/PCF build part simulations

Coordinated parts with supplier’s meetings and on-site builds.

Involved in PCF modifications and DCIS section documents.

Assisted with process development.

Coordinated processes with Ford of Europe.

Used Teamcenter, Digital Buck and WERS to report part hierarchy and revision levels.

Supplied die shops with information for design and build of part dies.

Followed up at stamping/assembly plants for pre-launch build buy-offs.

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