In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing Andy McCartney on the show, and Andy is the CEO of Bowden Manufacturing, welcome to the show Andy.
Andy is the Owner of Bowden Manufacturing and C&C machine shop in cleveland Ohio. They serve customers in the defense, industrial and aerospace industries.
He has Degrees from the US Naval Academy and Tufts University.
After the Navy he came back to Cleveland to run the business with his Father in 1998, he took over as president in 1999. He grew and ran the business for the last 24 years
In this episode, Andy shares with us how he has created a hiring program that degreed engineers desiring to become Design Engineers. He details how his program requires the engineers to be on the shop floor learning the hands on machining aspect first before being able to actually work on engineering design. This is such an important concept and he shares with us how this amplifies their productivity.
Andy also discusses how they have been able to leverage the IIOT (Industrial Internet Of Things) for resource monitoring or powered equipment on their manufacturing floor and how this has greatly improved utilization of resources and efficiencies.
Andy also talks about how his leadership style and specifically how to ensure that people feel comfortable to speak their minds and be heard in his company. As we know people that do not feel comfortable speaking their mind lead to unresolved feelings and a poor culture.
This is one episode you do not want to miss!
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