Amanda Fowler Email & Phone Number

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Experienced Engineering Manager for Edison Engineering Development Program, a leadership and technical development program of ~150 engineers across the globe, and the Advance Courses for Engineering, GE's technical education program for engineers. Develop strategic planning and competency modeling of engineering talent to align with business needs. Create culture of self-driven learning to allow for adaptive technology initiatives focused on business demand for engineering talent.• Lead talent acquisition, recruiting and coaching of early career engineers globally• Manage technical and professional training and development for over 100 engineers in the US• Understand and drive change orientation to reflect business demands while managing a multimillion dollar budget.

Greenville, South Carolina

Staff level manager responsible for leading cell managers in execution and fulfilment of the Greenville combustion manufacturing and repair facility. Led the largest repair organization in North America. Operations include advanced fabrication, machining, thermal barrier coating, heat treatment, and NDT of combustion and hot gas path capital parts. Provide leadership to a team of over 250 employees driving operational excellence the areas of EHS, quality, product cost, and fulfilment of new units, aftermarket spares, and customer component repairs.• Led multiple processes and teams in the successful production of 53 units and $785M of additional capital parts in 2016• Managed Cells that completed 336K hours of customer hardware repairs through streamlined processes that enabled 25% reduction in repair costs• Implemented 15 new fabrication, machining, and coating processes to align with gas turbine new product introductions

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Managed cell during ramp up of new product and repair introduction to fulfill customer need date for fuel nozzle components. Successfully worked with cross functional teams including engineering and sourcing to implemented in house production of fuel nozzles previously built by supplier for a cost reduction of M/year. Operations included 3D printing, Electronic beam welding and extensive machining capabilities.• Facilitated teams in action work outs that reduced lead time by 63 days, WIP reduction by 94 parts and cost reduction of 20k per set • Managed a ramp up plan to execute customer emergency letters to repair fuel nozzles in less than a week

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Led integration of services repair into Greenville. Directed operations for all gas turbine repair components at the Greenville facility. Liaised as key point of contact for the Greenville site and Power Services management team. Led cross-functional collaboration with leadership team to ensure quality standards and compliance for customer orders. Organized customer visits, technical witness points, and presented at numerous user’s conferences. Coordinated timely responses to manage Customer Issue Resolutions (CIRs) through coordination of team feedback for problem-solving and action planning.• Directed successful fulfillment of 1000+ repair lines with 100 percent on time delivery to customer need date• Built partnerships between engineering, services and supply chain organizations

Led team of salaried and hourly employees towards goal of 100% on time shipments of parts to shop floor and shipment of all spare parts and rotors to customers. Developed and implemented successful lean manufacturing strategies, reducing lead and cycle time required for parts needed for gas turbine assembly. Established new processes and tooling for delivery of parts to the shop. • Increased productivity by 20% through the implementation of Kaizen standards material presentation• Successfully worked with cross functional teams all over the factory for material distribution

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Provided oversight for production operations to ensure safety, quality for gas turbine assembly. Developed schedules and work assignments. Led team production and integrity of product by continuous improvement and lean action methodology.• Ensured OTD for shipping 100 gas turbines• Worked with engineering to design and implemented new assembly processes for cycle reduction

Bachelors Of Science, Material/Packaging Engineering

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