Gary W. Bowers

About Gary W. Bowers

20 Yrs Experience Covering Design, Sustaining/Product Engineering, Troubleshooting & …

Experience

1. Quality Engineer

   GD Energy Products

   Oct 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Oversee QMS for two Company Facilities - Conroe & Odessa TX Plants-One Reporting Quality InspectorManage QMS Using SAP Administer ISO 9001 Internal Audits Administer ISO 9001 – Annual Management Review Meetings Oversee FAI (First Article Inspections) & QM Lot w/ Quality Inspection ReportsQC inspection activities: Maintain inspection tracker speadsheet based on weekly inspection requests Maintain QM lot with inspection priority criteria via SAP Liaison with Quality Inspector to steer inspection efficiency and proper direction based on QM lot & Inspection Tracker Log Collaborate with production stakeholders to steer and drive inspection efforts Generate and Lead NCRs, QNs, PDCA, CAPA (8D Methodology) RCCA Efforts Address non-conformances for each shop thru-out plant Generate non-conformance QN’s based on highest impact with COPC Drive quality improvement efforts with RCCA related to QN’s and reduction in COPC Maintain QN log spreadsheet related to QN’s/CAPAs Oversee and train staff on QMS proceduresAdminister Calibration Activities

Education

• University of Houston

  Bachelor’s Degree

  2000 — 2004

• Alvin Community College

  Associate’s Degree

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Petroleum Engineering
• Roller Cone Drilling Lab Testing
• Roller Cone Manufacturing
• Roller Cone Applications
• Gas
• Specifications
• Nx Unigraphics
• Cad
• Teamcenter
• Engineering
• Directional Drilling
• Product Development
• Drill Bit Applications
• Product Engineering
• Design for Manufacturing
• Oil & Gas
• Ptc Creo
• Product Knowledge
• Product Coaching and Training
• Manufacturing
• Autocad
• Energy
• Technical Support
• Product Specification
• Design Specifications
• Petroleum
• Testing
• New Product Introduction
• Engineering Design
• Continuous Improvement
• Drilling