Pete Bowker

Professional sales account manager with over 30 years of experience in the material handling industry. Expertise in client care asset management of rack, conveyor, sortation, robotics, and ASRS: • Retrofit Opportunity …. Assess Risk, Life Expectancy, and Obsolescence • Modernizations ………….Upgrades of Controls, Software, Picking and Sorter Rebuilds • Maintenance …………….. Nationwide Service Technicians / Help Desk Support contracts Dual degree in Structural Engineering and Logistics from the University of Dayton are the foundation of warehousing and distribution concepts. Work experience has provided liaison ability to lead teams of engineering, manufacturing, freight logistics, installers, and clients. • Design Engineer – quoting flow rack, mezzanines, and storage systems. • Project Manager - dealing with racking, conveyors, and pick-to-light applications. • Salesman – trained at Crown lift trucks and Automotion conveyor • Regional Sales Manager - working with a dealer network and national accounts. • Small Business Owner – real world experience with management, logistics, and inventory

Professional sales account manager with 30 year of experience in the Material Handling and Supply Chain Logistics industry. Responsible for asset management involving life expectancy, preventative maintenance, and modernization improvements of the following systems: • Conveyor – upgrades of PLC, Mechanical, and Software Operating Systems • ASRS – additions of Robotics, Transfer Vehicles, and Goods-to-Person • Picking – enhanced system efficiencies with Pick-to-Light and Voice Picking • Storage – improved Racking, Shelving, Mezzanines, and Carton Flow layouts

Providing options for clients to buy and sell equipment on the used market or integrate used with new equipment when feasible. Developed relationships that provide clients a network of options for buying and selling used equipment

Integrator of innovative Material Handling Systems requiring the skills to design, sell, and implement a large variety of systems including Conveyors, Sorters, ASRS, Robotics, Cranes, Mezzanines, Storage systems, Gravity Flow systems, and Light/Voice Directed Picking Systems. Helping clients with ROI, project management, building codes, and recognition of implementation issues.

Oversight and implementation responsibilities for overhaul of Williams-Sonoma distribution center in Memphis, TN. Resposibilities included coordination of installation crews, weekly progress reporting, and communication liason between engineering, factories, freight, installations, and client

Responsible for direct sales of large systems to corporate accounts and territorial sales through a dealer network. Systems involved pallet rack, pallet flow, carton flow, pick modules, and pick-to-light systems.

Owned and operated 3 seasonal retail stores with 25 employees in tourist areas of Cape Cod, MA. Prepared business plans, budgets, advertising and implemented marketing plans. Seasonal operations required strong vendor negotiating skills and cash flow capabilities.

Training acquired at Crown School in the capabilities of lift trucks and concepts in layout for material handling operational flow. Expanded sales by 50% in short time

Responsible for technical design and bill of materials generation of carton flow and mezzanine picking systems utilizing optimized manufacturing for lower cost. Acquired knowledge of building codes and communication skills linking engineering to manufacturing to sales. Project Manager of General Motors installation site in Pontiac, MI

Assisted in drafting the Critical Path (predecessor to Microsoft Project) for dismantling and re-assembling entire concrete factories along the path of a 600 mile man-made Concrete River project in northern Africa.