Michael Bowdoin

Michael Bowdoin has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Michael currently serves as the Vice President of Operations at Cognex Corporation since October 2019. Prior to this, they worked as the Senior Director of Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific from November 2017 to October 2019. Before that, they were the Center of Excellence Leader for Nuclear Products at Baker Hughes, a GE company from October 2016 to November 2017.

Michael's extensive tenure at GE includes various roles such as the Plant Manager of Masoneilan, GE Oil and Gas from July 2014 to October 2016, the Manufacturing Shop Operations Manager of Masoneilan from January 2014 to July 2014, the Operational Excellence Lean Leader of Masoneilan from August 2012 to January 2014, the Global Materials Manager of Measurement Solutions, GE MCS from April 2010 to August 2012, the Global Sourcing Leader of Measurement Solutions, Sensing and Inspection Technologies from June 2008 to September 2010, the Plant Manager of GE Sensing Telaire from May 2006 to June 2008, and the Manufacturing Cell Leader of GE Panametrics from November 2003 to June 2006. Michael also participated in the Junior Officer Leadership Program at GE from January 2002 to November 2003.

Before joining the corporate sector, Michael served as a Captain and Combat Engineer Officer in the US Marine Corps from May 1997 to December 2001.

Michael Bowdoin has an extensive education history. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Columbia University in the years 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, they completed an Individualized Degree in Math/Chemistry/Physics at Providence College, where they studied from 1992 to 1995. In high school, they attended Cumberland High from 1988 to 1992. Later on, they pursued their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree specializing in Business from Boston College Carroll School of Management, studying from 2003 to 2005. Furthermore, they obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Finance from the same institution in the period 2005 to 2006. Finally, they attended Harvard Extension in 2011 as a non-degree candidate, focusing on Mandarin.