Summary
Mark Bowden is a bilingual die-engineering coordinator with 12 years of cross-cultural experience, combining 11 years in Japan with recent leadership in stamping die development at Jefferson Industries. He manages dies from concept through installation, negotiates with suppliers to meet quality, cost, and delivery targets, and conducts buyoff inspections and trials while driving countermeasure schedules. His background as a Japanese-English patent and technical translator gives him uncommon depth in technical documentation, standards compliance, and precise cross-language communication. Earlier roles in teaching and the JET program honed his ability to adapt materials and train teams, making him effective at supplier coaching and internal knowledge transfer. Based in Hilliard, Ohio, he brings a disciplined, detail-focused approach to complex manufacturing projects and a practical knack for building small automation tools to streamline translator workflows.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English, Bachelor of Arts (BA), English at Hamline University
Japanese, English