Application Engineering Manager Announced for Mazak Southwest

Officials at Mazak Corporation hire William Dowdy as an application engineering manager for its new Southwest Regional Headquarters and Technology Center in Houston, TX, which serves as the company’s center of expertise for the growing energy sector.

With more than 20 years of experience in the machine tool industry, Dowdy is responsible for assisting manufacturing customers throughout the Southwest region with optimizing their part-processing operations for improved throughput, shortened lead times, and increased productivity.

Dowdy most recently was a sales support manager for a North Carolina supplier of precision machine tools, where he provided support to sales staff in an eight-state territory. He has more than six years of experience as a CNC programmer and eight years as an applications engineer. He has been a customer advocate and sales manager for the past 12 years.

“William not only has the technical know-how but also the customer service skills to help Mazak customers develop and apply the right solutions for their manufacturing needs,” says Dana Scott, general manager of Mazak Southwest. “We’re thrilled to have him join our team and to work hand-in-hand with our customers to increase productivity and profitability.”

Dowdy attended Delaware Community College where he studied manufacturing and has experience with a variety of machine tools, including Mazak.

Mazak’s new 30,000-square-foot Southwest Regional Headquarters and Technology Center is located on 4.5 acres of land in the Greenspoint District of Houston. The new facility marks Mazak’s third and largest expansion of its Southwest Technology Center, which was originally established in 1978, then expanded in 1982.