Kris Rowlands

Current

• Document Information Administrator & Designer at Alcoa
• Owner at Fresh Focus...on Productivity!

Past

• Mechanical Designer at Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems
• Admin Assistant at BrainMaster Technologies

Education

• ITT Technical Institute
• Black River High School

Recommended

6 people have recommended Kris

Connections

50 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• My Blog

Kris Rowlands’s Summary

Fresh Focus… is a blog about my life experiences….whether it be at home, work, methodologies for Getting Things Done (GTD), life organization or productivity you can always count on the material to be new and fresh!

Having owned a computer since 1998, I’ve been online and tinkering with computers quite awhile. Yes, I’m one of the rare female “geek” species! ;) I’ve discovered a great many things on the web, and hold a vast amount of knowledge about a broad scope of things. We own our own computer troubleshooting/repair service, dealing with things from software installs to building customized systems from scratch. Feel free to email me about any computer issues you may be having, and I can point you the right direction to solve your issue.

I’ve recently been introduced to GTD via the Productivity In Context blog and have found Stephen Smith to be a great resource as well as a true friend. Subscribing to quite a few GTD blogs, I get great ideas from all of them that I read. Again, feel free to contact me and I will help you in any way that I can! Nice to meet you and I hope you enjoy your stay!

Kris Rowlands’s Specialties:

Writing, thought processing, productivity, organization

Kris Rowlands’s Experience

• Document Information Administrator & Designer

  Alcoa

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AA; Mining & Metals industry)

  March 2008 — Present (8 months)

  • Administrator of Central Engineering PLM database for all facility maintenance, machinery and grounds.
  
  • Designer of parts and fixes for machine or facility repairs.
  
  • Worked independently on migration format of PLM database containing 80,000+ drawings.
  
  • Re-organization of 80,000+ legacy files, both hard copy and digital.

• Owner

  Fresh Focus...on Productivity!

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2008 — Present (10 months)

  Fresh Focus… is a blog about my life experiences….whether it be at home, work, methodologies for Getting Things Done (GTD), life organization or productivity you can always count on the material to be new and fresh!

• Mechanical Designer

  Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems

  (Airlines/Aviation industry)

  August 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 8 months)

  • Three dimensional modeling and drafting within the Catia environment
  
  • Lead designer on a billion dollar military “try before you buy” program
  
  • Filleting, chamfers, plane creation, and face removal were all part of my modeling work
  
  • 3D geometry creation in actual 3d space
  
  • Direct report to engineers and technical staff for work assignments
  
  • Daily work in the PLM environment of SmarTeam
  
  • Problem solving and solution gathering for various questions raised by support staff and engineers

• Admin Assistant

  BrainMaster Technologies

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years)

  • Processing and packaged orders locally and internationally for an FDA approved company.
  
  • Assisting customers with technical support issues.
  
  • Worked independently on creation of FDA control documents as well as instructional documents.
  
  • Performed analysis to verify quality of manufactured goods.

Kris Rowlands’s Education

• ITT Technical Institute

  Computer Design & Drafting 2002 — 2004

• Black River High School

  1982 — 1986

Additional Information

Kris Rowlands’s Websites:

• My Blog

Kris Rowlands’s Interests:

Productivity, organization, software, online reviews, product reviews

Kris Rowlands’s Groups:

•    eOffice
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    BlogHer
•    The Social Media Influence Blog

Kris Rowlands’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch