Jim Rowland

Current

Director of Field Service Operations at MI Technologies

Past

General Manager at Ultra Electronics - EMS Development Corporation
Program Manager at BAE Systems
Operations Manager at Systems Research Laboratories Inc.

Manufacturing Engineer at Texas Instruments

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Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Connections

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Industry

Defense & Space

Websites

My Company

Jim Rowland’s Summary

Senior Leader in the Aerospace/Defense and Technology Industries with expertise leading Organizational Change, Program Management, Operations Management and Business Development with full P&L responsibility. Significant international experience in the UK, Spain and Japan.

Jim Rowland’s Specialties:

General Management (P&L), Strategic Planning, Program and Project Management, Earned Value Management, International business relations, negotiations, Process Improvement, ISO9001 implementation.

Jim Rowland’s Experience

Director of Field Service Operations

MI Technologies

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

Responsible for leading and developing the global field support team to support growth of existing business and development of new technical service businesses. Full responsibility for all operational performance elements, business development and staffing of domestic and international field offices.
General Manager

Ultra Electronics - EMS Development Corporation

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)

October 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 1 month)

Senior executive with full responsibility for P&L management, strategic planning, budgeting, human resources, business development, IRAD investments, regulatory compliance, and overall site security to the Secret level for EMS business unit. Managed and developed a team of Vice Presidents, Managers and other staff members. Served on US Special Security Agreement Board of Directors for Ultra Electronics Defense, Inc. Reported to Group Managing Director in the UK.
Program Manager

BAE Systems

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

July 1997 — October 2003 (6 years 4 months)

Provide leadership for programs from initial design concept through entire product life cycle. Responsibilities include overall program financial performance, customer relations, proposal preparation and negotiation, development of follow-on business for current product and new product design concepts.
Operations Manager

Systems Research Laboratories Inc.

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

October 1982 — July 1997 (14 years 10 months)

Managed a multi-functional team of 70 people with responsibility for Quality Assurance, Production Control, Material Control, Production, Test and System Integration. Responsible for meeting Quality, Cost and Schedule requirements for electronic and electro-mechanical products.
Manufacturing Engineer

Texas Instruments

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

January 1980 — October 1982 (2 years 10 months)

Manufacturing Engineer and Production Line Supervisor for HARM Missile production.

Jim Rowland’s Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

BSME , Mechanical Engineering , 1973 — 1978

Activities and Societies:

Co-Op Student at Texaco during most of my school time.

Additional Information

Jim Rowland’s Websites:

My Company

Jim Rowland’s Interests:

Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Organizational Development

Jim Rowland’s Groups:

AUSA, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), AAAA, Navy League, Surface Navy Association, PMI, ExecuNet, Forbes CEO Network, Georgia Tech Business Network (GTBN), Washington Network Group (WNG), Toplinked.com, US Government Relations