RICHARD E. BOWSER

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Cell: 330-***-**** E-Mail: adaajb@r.postjobfree.com Reliability / Automation / Engineering Manager

Experience: Director Reliability, Engineering and Maintenance 06/2018 to Present Project Management Manager 03/2017 to 06/2018

Engineering and Facilities Manager 02/2011 to 03/2017 Section Manager Maintenance and Automation 01/2010 to 02/2011 Area Manager of Automation/56” Hot Strip Mill 03/2008 to 01/2010 Director Reliability, Engineering and Maintenance 2018 – Present Arconic, Niles Oh

Responsible for restructuring Engineering and Maintenance with in Niles, Canton and Martinsvile Va.

• Maintenace Direct Reports, 9 Salary and 70 Hourly

• Engineering Direct Reports 8 Engineers and 2 Hourly

• Annual CAPex sustainability budget of 11 M

• Annual Maintenance Budget of 15 M

Project Management Manager 2017 – 2018

NLMK Inc., Farrell PA

Responsible for developing the 5-year strategy carrying NLMK into 2022 and beyond. Management and development of projects greater than 7 Million.

Engineering and Facilities Manager 2011 – 2017

Universal Stainless Inc., North Jackson Ohio / Forging & Meltshop Facility Responsible for leading and supervising a team of engineers and maintenance personnel as they develop, test, modify, and create solutions to technical problems during the construction, commissioning and transition to operating a profitable green field aerospace facility. Account for a monthly budget of $950,000 based on gross sales.

• Supervise and lead engineers, maintenance technicians and quality control.

• Direct engineering, instrumentation / combustion technicians and maintenance personnel.

• Hire, train, and mentor other engineers and supporting staff.

• Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts for capital investment (159M total project scope).

• Draft proposals and reports for Executive Leadership.

• Install / Commission / Set Up Maintenance Program o SMS Rotary Forge.

o Quantum Hot Saw.

o 7 NADCAP Registered Annealing furnaces including water and polymer quench tanks. o 3 Pre Heat Furnaces.

o Olsen Rotary Hearth Furnace.

o Medart Bar Peeler.

o Ultrasonic Inspection Tank and supporting Equipment. o ALD VIM (Vacuum Induction Melting).

o ALD VAR (Vacuum Arc Remelt).

• Develop overall concepts / execute project to become a NADCAP registered Heat Treat / Annealing facility.

• Establish administrative policies, procedures, and standards.

• Coordinate activities of unit with other units or organizations.

• Complete implementation of a Total Productive Maintenance Program. o Develop KPI’s for each piece of equipment used to drive PM’s o Developed OEE matrices for all equipment to track maintenance effectiveness. o Selected and implemented MAXIMO to be the backbone of the maintenance program. o Developed utilization reporting including downtime for all equipment. o Developed and implemented an electronic and on light system. o Implemented GEMBA boards for all areas of the plant. Section Manager Maintenance and Automation 2010 – 2011 AK Steel Inc., Butler PA/Continuous Casting& EAF

Hands on supervision mentoring and coaching maintenance personnel on a daily biases to improve reliability. Responsible for the health and welfare for 45 Hourly employees maintaining 2 Dual Strand Casters (Four Casting Lines) along with 4 Electric Arc Furnaces and an LMF. Supervised the maintenance of the quality system including documentation, calibrations and observations. Oversaw and managed an annual budget of $2,000,000, Notable projects completed were.

Restored 60 and 48 Substation to current OSHA standards (Safety).

Targeted / Executed Mold Level Control for upgrade on all four strands (Estimated Quality Savings of

$600,000).

Installed Power flex drives replacing obsolete Westinghouse drives.

Reduced repair material cost by 10%.

Worked with Engineering and Operations to install / commission the LMF. Manager of Automation and Process Control 2008 – 2010 Severstal North America, Warren Ohio/56” Hot strip Mill Plans capital projects and sets goals for the group aimed to minimize down time while maximizing quality. Responsible for oversight and expertise of the entire network. Directs all automation and process control units in a 56” Hot Strip Mill. Prepared and accounted for an annual budget over $1,065,600. Total involvement in the safety, health and welfare of 45 direct reports. Interviews and recommends hiring of both hourly and salaried employees. Recommends and directs installation of new or updated equipment. Carried out supervisory responsibilities to include: training employees, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing and resolving problems.

Promoted to Manager of Automation and Process Control.

Reduced Automation related delays by 50%.

Saved Severstal North America over $320,000 in 16 months using Root Cause Analysis.

Reduced operational cost by 35%

Senior Automation Engineer 2001 – 2008

WCI Steel Inc, Warren Ohio/56” Hot Strip Mill

Reviewed production records daily to identify potential quality and maintenance issues. Facilitated a Production and Maintenance meeting where specific Critical to Quality and Critical to Cost issues were discussed by the team and controls were implemented reduce the cost of quality at the Down Coilers..

Lead a team of Automation Engineers in upgrading Roll Grinders, Series Six, Crop Shear and the Tracking System for the Down Coilers.

Installed a Kelk Width Gauge System, Kelk Shear Vision System and a Web Based Maintenance and Tracking system.

Commissioned a Core Walking Beam Furnace and a SES Slab De-stacker.

Automated Roll Zero Leveling on a Reversing Roughing Mill Electrical Maintenance Supervisor 2000 – 2001

WCI Steel Inc, Warren Ohio/56” Basic Oxygen Furnace Scheduled Preventive Maintenance, completed Preventive Maintenance reports, and planned future maintenance assignments. Responsible for motors and drives ranging from 5hp to 5000hp, overhead cranes ranging from 30 ton to 275 ton and transformers with input voltages from 13800 to 2300 Vac. Familiar with complex hydraulic systems ranging from 150 to 3000 psi. Supervised and evaluated work and used troubleshooting skills to maintain the mill.

Supervised maintenance crews of 25 Hourly Mechanical and Electrical employees.

Responsible for safety and follow up of scheduled work. Technical Development Engineer 1999 – 2000

Rapid Design Inc, Warren Ohio

Custom designed an Integrated Body Control Module production tester during a one year project. Designed and procured all hardware. Wrote the control program for the project using MS Visual Basic communicating with GPIB and VME interfaces. Debugged the program and calibrated the equipment. The total budget that was allocated for this project was 1.6 million, with final completion the cost arrived at 1.2 million dollars saving 400,000 dollars. The tester was placed online at 10 months, 2 months early.

Debugged the program and calibrated the equipment.

Completed project $400,000 dollars under budget and 2 months ahead of schedule. Military Experience:

Electrical (Craftsman 9 Level) Retired

U.S. Air Force Reserve, Youngstown Ohio

Work flight crews to resolve problems with aircraft electrical and environmental systems. Education & Training

Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering Technology Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

June, 2001

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