Sam Bowers

About Sam Bowers

Proven IT leader with 10+ years of experience driving digital transformation, advancing cybersecurity, and leading Industry 3.0/4.0 initiatives. Skilled at aligning technology with business strategy to deliver cost savings, efficiency, and growth while fostering innovation through high-performing, inclusive teams.

Experience

1. IT Manager

   Broaster Company

   Jan 2021 — Present · US

   Reduced 3rd party expenditures by 70% by bringing services back inhouse. Resulted in saving 75 minute response to resolution time on tickets/incidents.> Established relationship with the computer manufacturer allowing us to purchase directly from them. Reduced the cost of new computer acquisitions by 25% by eliminating warehouse purchasers. This allowed us to receive the equipment 2 days quicker for standard devices and 5 days quicker for custom built devices.> Worked with the cybersecurity insurance provider on our areas of risk. Was able to maintain our premium year over year while the industry averaged an increase in premium.> Lead conversion from Reorder Point (ROP) to Material Resource Planning (MRP) in ERP system. Resulted in better inventory management and faster completion of work orders.> Lead all cybersecurity initiatives> Managed all IT department projects to ensure that they remained in line of corporate initiatives.> Met with each department head to review processes to find ways of streamlining tasks. Resulted in an average 15% increase in efficiency.> Within the first two weeks of hire, rebuilt the entire network from a flat network to a multi-layer architecture that eliminated over 50 glaring security holes while improving network speed for users while ensuring data integrity.> Lead management team on AI governance and properly implement solutions while securing company data.> Constructed and managed department budget.

Education

• Carroll University

  BA, Business Management