Robert Bowen
About Robert Bowen
Robert Bowen is a Senior Specialist at Chemtrade with extensive experience in automation, control, and electrical systems, previously holding managerial and engineering roles at Canexus and Alumina Partners of Jamaica.
Title and Current Position
Robert Bowen holds the title of Senior Specialist at Chemtrade. He has been with the company since January 2016, bringing over 7 years of experience to the role. His responsibilities and expertise contribute significantly to the company's operational success.
Professional Experience at Canexus
Robert Bowen previously worked at Canexus, where he held a managerial position focusing on automation, control, and electrical systems. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Senior Corporate Process Control Specialist before transitioning to the role of Manager - Automation, Control, and Electrical from 2011 to 2016.
Roles at Alumina Partners of Jamaica
Robert Bowen has extensive experience from his time at Alumina Partners of Jamaica. He worked in multiple roles, including Instrument and Electrical Maintenance Engineer from 1993 to 2001, Alternate System Manager for the Plant Information System from 1994 to 2002, Senior Control Systems Engineer from 2001 to 2005, Control Systems Superintendent from 2005 to 2009, and Coordinator - Control Systems in 2009 for 4 months.
Academic Background
Robert Bowen studied Business Administration and Management at Nova Southeastern University, achieving a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from 2002 to 2004. He earned a BSc (Eng). (Hons) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, from 1989 to 1993. Prior to that, he studied Natural Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Mona, from 1987 to 1989 and completed his high school education at Jamaica College, where he studied Arts and Sciences, obtaining his High School Diploma from 1979 to 1987.
Early Career and Teaching Roles
Robert Bowen gained early career experience as a trainee reliability engineer at Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd in 1992, as a trainee electrical engineer at Jamalco in 1991, and as a trainee mechanical engineer at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1990. Additionally, he served as a part-time lecturer at the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) from 2005 to 2008, sharing his expertise in control systems.