Thomas Howard

Thomas Howard is an experienced manufacturing and operations leader currently serving as the Manufacturing Engineering Manager at The Toro Company since October 2022. Prior roles include Director of Life Cycle Services at Hytrol, where responsibilities encompassed business plan development and implementation, and Chairman of the Board for the Mid-South Employer Resource Network - HopeWorks, providing strategic leadership. Thomas also held positions such as Senior Operations Manager at Spinnaker Management Group, Business Process Engineer at McKesson, and Director of Manufacturing at Wurzburg & Kent H. Landsberg/Amcor, demonstrating expertise in optimizing performance, managing large teams, and implementing lean methodologies. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the University of Memphis and a Mechanical Engineering degree from Arkansas State University.