Matthew Towsley

Senior Director of Facilities & Plant Engineering Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Division

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

About

Broad based Operations Management professional with extensive experience in Manufacturing, Asset Management, Budgeting, Construction Contracting, Sourcing, and Materials Management in various operating environments. Background includes: plant closures, plant start up, supplier sourcing, organizational design and development (including technical work teams), and Lean/Demand Flow Technology. Major achievements have been realized in cost reductions, inventory reductions, project planning, asset management, problem solving, metric development/deployment, process improvements, productivity, standardization, and new product introduction start-ups. Accomplished manager that gets results with reputation for participative style and a collaborative cross-functional team based approach. Specialties: Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvements, Budget Reduction, Hiring and Developing Talent, Asset Management, Project Management, Technologies Sourcing and Implementation, Metrics Development and Deployment

Experience

  • Lockheed Martin (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Enterprise Director of Facilities & Plant Engineering
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Director of Operations, Italy F-35 International Co-Production
      Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Director of Operational Excellence
      Dec 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Boeing (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Deputy Director
      Nov 2017 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Senior Manager
      Jan 2016 - Nov 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Operations Manager at Eaton
    May 2014 - Jan 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Terex Corporation (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Lean Manufacturing Operations Manager
      Sep 2010 - May 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    • Industrial Maintenance Manager
      Apr 2008 - Sep 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Manufacturing Engineer
      Oct 2006 - Apr 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Product Development Specialist at Patterson Whittaker Architectural Profiles
    Aug 2005 - Aug 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo