Jeff Dowden
Foundation Board Member at Guilford Technical Community College- Claim this Profile
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Kevin Jones
Jeff is an excellent manager. He has great fortitude and has intuitive foresight. It was a pleaseure to work for Jeff.
Kevin Jones
Jeff is an excellent manager. He has great fortitude and has intuitive foresight. It was a pleaseure to work for Jeff.
Kevin Jones
Jeff is an excellent manager. He has great fortitude and has intuitive foresight. It was a pleaseure to work for Jeff.
Kevin Jones
Jeff is an excellent manager. He has great fortitude and has intuitive foresight. It was a pleaseure to work for Jeff.
Credentials
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Textron Six Sigma Master Black Belt
-Sep, 2006- Oct, 2024 -
Textron Six Sigma Black Belt
-Sep, 2004- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Guilford Technical Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Foundation Board Member
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Textron Aviation
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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General Manager
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Sep 2016 - Present
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Program Manager - Citation Longitude
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Nov 2013 - Sep 2016
P&L responsibility for the Citation Longitude P&L responsibility for the Citation X+ & Citation Sovereign+ (11/13 - 8/15)
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Skyward Credit Union
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member Board of Directors
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Feb 2015 - Feb 2021
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Cessna Aircraft Company
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supervisor, Engineering - Experimental
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Nov 2007 - Nov 2013
Primary responsibilities include managing $30M+ budget, leading multiple teams to oversee program scheduling, engineering drawing signoff, part acquisition (make/buy), & fabrication of parts for all engineering programs at Cessna Aircraft Company. - Manage all headcount and financial activity for 280 employees in Experimental (3 departments). Includes long range planning, overtime, material, etc. - Manage planning and scheduling for over 33 programs across 6 locations including new… Show more Primary responsibilities include managing $30M+ budget, leading multiple teams to oversee program scheduling, engineering drawing signoff, part acquisition (make/buy), & fabrication of parts for all engineering programs at Cessna Aircraft Company. - Manage all headcount and financial activity for 280 employees in Experimental (3 departments). Includes long range planning, overtime, material, etc. - Manage planning and scheduling for over 33 programs across 6 locations including new product development, sustaining, manufacturing, and aftermarket support. - Provide program status updates to Cessna’s Senior Leadership Team for the Experimental build of various test articles and pre-production aircraft. - Represent Experimental on all Advanced Design Engineering teams through the NP&SI process. - Responsible for hiring, staffing, and employee development for Experimental Manufacturing Engineering.
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Master Black Belt
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Aug 2003 - Nov 2007
As the MBB for the Textron Six Sigma Methodology Center of Excellence (TSSMCOE), I was responsible for overseeing all training and development for the Textron Six Sigma GB curriculum including NP&SI, Variation, & Lean methodologies. - Led three track managers to successfully develop and deliver GB training to over 1000+ employees across multiple functions within Cessna. - Oversee all Green Belt registration, development of pre/post course surveys and results, and performance metrics… Show more As the MBB for the Textron Six Sigma Methodology Center of Excellence (TSSMCOE), I was responsible for overseeing all training and development for the Textron Six Sigma GB curriculum including NP&SI, Variation, & Lean methodologies. - Led three track managers to successfully develop and deliver GB training to over 1000+ employees across multiple functions within Cessna. - Oversee all Green Belt registration, development of pre/post course surveys and results, and performance metrics for Cessna to meet its objectives of training 400+ Green Belts per year. - Led the development of numerous TSS policies and procedures, including the TSS website redesign focused on enhancing the customers experience and ability to easily locate information. - Hiring and staffing of Black Belts. Provide coaching, mentoring, and development assignments to maximize MBB, BB, & GB growth. - Provide strategic alignment between project activity and the organizations improvement priorities. - Development of project decks utilizing the Business Assessment Process (BAP). - Led development of visioning and identification of strategic business objectives utilizing the Lean Maturity Roadmap.
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Experimental Mechanic, Lead
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Nov 1999 - Aug 2003
Led a group of 14 employees to build the Citation Jet 3 prototype, pre-production 1 & 2. Aircraft maintenance Phase Inspections Conformities Development testing
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Education
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The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Growth Leadership Program -
Southwestern College
MBA, Business Administration -
Southwestern College
BS, Business Administration -
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
Associates, Aviation (A&P) -
South Park
High School