Michael Towner

About Michael Towner

Currently fully engaged as President at Finish Thompson, Inc. Executive-level, creative,…

Experience

1. President

   Finish Thompson, Inc

   Feb 2016 — Present

   In business since 1951, Finish Thompson Inc. are experts in the design and manufacture of pumping products for corrosive fluids. All pumps are manufactured in our Erie, Pennsylvania facility in strict adherence to an ISO 9001:2015 quality program and shipped worldwide through a network of highly trained stocking distributors. In addition, we have a facility located in Maintal Germany which serves our European customers. Finish Thompson offers a range of sealless mag-drive centrifugal pumps with run-dry capability including plastic horizontal, plastic self-priming, and heavy-duty ANSI models. We also offer mechanically sealed pumps, drum/barrel pumps, vertical mag-drive pumps, and multistage pumps. FTI Air, is a line of high-quality, affordable AODD pumps that includes metallic, non-metallic, FDA-compliant, and conductive polypropylene models. Industry: Machinery Company Size: 51-200 employees Headquarters: Erie, PA Type: Privately Held Founded: 1951 Specialties: Magnetic driven centrifugal pumps, Barrel/drum pumps, Chemical pumps, Heavy duty centrifugal pumps, High viscosity transfer pumps, FDA-compliant pumps, Stainless steel mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps, Self-priming centrifugal pumps, ATEX pumps, ANSI-dimensional ETFE pumps, AODD pumps, Run dry, best efficiency, industry best warranty, neodymium magnets, Easy Set outer drive, 25 ft lift, one-piece self-priming, and leak-proof multistage mag-drive.

Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing

  1983 — 1986

• Purdue University Daniels School of Business

  Executive Management Seminar

  1996 — 1996

• University of Southern California

  Systems Management

  1992 — 1993

Skills

• Organizational Development
• Management
• Microsoft Office
• Team Building
• Business Planning
• Consulting
• Continuous Improvement
• Project Management
• Human Resources
• Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Leadership Development
• Strategic Planning
• Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Analysis
• Business Development
• Employee Relations
• Value Stream Mapping
• Leadership
• New Business Development
• Executive Level Relationship Building
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Analysis
• Key Performance Indicators
• Purchasing
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain
• Six Sigma
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Start-Ups
• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Recruiting
• Management Consulting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• P&L Management
• Budgets