Larry M. Dowd Email & Phone Number

Germantown, WI, US

• The Office of the President functions collectively to perform the combined duties and responsibilities of the CEO and COO, with the broad authority and responsibility ceded to it by the Board of Directors..
• Guiding continuous transformational success across the enterprise, achieving several years of record sales and profits
• Developed policies and SOPs, including an Employee IT Policy Handbook, Hazardous Material Policy, Hazardous Energy Communication Policy, and Employee Safety Orientation Manual
• Developed and gained approval from BOD on a vastly improved employee incentive program
• Created standard job descriptions and labor grading, leading to improved use of market data, establishing competitive wage rates
• Developed and implemented a succession planning tool used in key management positions

Germantown, WI, US

• Directing the engineering, development, and production of the product lines for the automotive, appliance, metal furniture, and heavy industrial customers of this custom machine/tooling manufacturer. Dotted line.
• Successfully increased custom tool production by nearly 60% during company tenure Introduced new mechanical design communication tools including controls overview document, shim chats, gauging plans, process plans, and.
• Converted mechanical engineering design tool from 2D AutoCAD to 3D SolidWorks in four months including full training, providing a powerful tool to accelerate design development
• Introduced a data vaulting system to manage better, store, secure and access current data; this vault system has been adopted for use by three other company departments
• Directed rebuild of IT system, upgrading servers, software, and network, resulting in vastly improved system uptime, data safety, and capacity to grow 25% without further investment
• Led team in innovative redesign of the company’s largest volume standard projection welder, providing easier assembly and more modern design, reducing fabrication time by 20%

Northville, Michigan, US

• Directed several initiatives to build customer relations and business processes to improve communications and products with the company’s critical account- Caterpillar. Managed a team of program managers driving.
• Directed internal and client onsite program managers at CAT, responsible for the $500M North American piece of $1B worth of work with CAT, charged with leading the team in establishing all program development.
• Built framework and unique program management tools to manage, communicate, and implement fast-moving changes to dovetail with Caterpillar’s new product launch - an individual vehicle subsystem never required before in.
• Led joint Caterpillar-Tenneco executive-level project update meetings to guide troubleshooting, provide launch updates, and deliver general communication; Caterpillar leadership expressed great appreciation for.
• Coordinated program management activities with the European team on several small engine projects that export to NA

Northville, Michigan, US

• Led relationship development with the customer engineering community, setting design and process strategy for future customer products, while leading a 10-member engineering team focused on developing, prototyping, and.
• Responsible for a $114M annual product portfolio, consistently delivering high-quality end products under budget
• Established quarterly customer technical and manufacturing meetings to open communications, highlight improvements, identify areas for improvement and understand the customer needs
• Organized and implemented internal product and process improvements resulting in a reduction in weld defects by 50%
• Performed benchmarking studies of several vehicles identified by Nissan in support of design competitions for the L42L (Altima) and Sentra vehicles
• Took over program management responsibilities on Acura TL program and through strong management, cost reduction activities, innovative supply arrangements, and teamwork turned the program from a 0% IRR to a 15% IRR and.

Northville, Michigan, US

• Directed an international matrix organization in development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of emission control products for the Volkswagen account in the US & Mexico. Managed US & Mexico team of salesmen &.
• Nearly doubled revenue through the acquisition of PQ35 platform, negotiating price increases for currency and steel cost changes, maintaining a low level of accounts receivables, and developing positive customer.
• Key contributor to Tenneco receiving six consecutive awards for Volkswagen’s Group Award, for consistently delivering on the critical measures of cost, quality, and delivery to VW Mexico; six consecutive awards was a.
• Negotiated warranty share program with VW Mexico saving over $175k in the first year of use

Toledo, OH, US

• Led a highly-matrixed organization in the advancement of sound absorptive materials used in vehicle emission control systems. Responsibilities included all account management and development activities, development of.
• Created & published an automotive exhaust system training manual used by sales account managers, implemented new engineering management tools (work order system, project control meetings, etc.) and developed five new.
• Developed the three-year strategic plan-road map to guide the organization covering product offerings, customer service offerings, and defining internal capabilities & equipment needed to support the growth.

Northville, Michigan, US

• Responsible for improving business segment profitability in the US and Mexico through customer relationships, leading new product introduction teams, and continuous improvement activities.
• Responsible for $120M+ in sales

Northville, Michigan, US

• Led a team of six engineers focused on developing, prototyping, and implementing emission control products into production for General Motors & Volkswagen vehicles.
• Expanded opportunities that grew the passenger car exhaust business from $55M to $100M
• Led the multi-national team in tooling, implementing VW A4 exhaust business in Mexico plant

Ms-E, Engineering Management

Bs-E, Industrial