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Craig A. Fowler
Panelist
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Craig A. Fowler Corning Cable
Systems, a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated, in
June 2001 as the Vice President of Technology and
Infrastructure in Information Technology. In June
2002 he was appointed Vice President of Information
Technology, responsible for IT development and
services throughout the global Corning Cable Systems’
organization. Mr. Fowler came to Corning Cable
Systems from Dell Computer in Austin, TX, where he
was the Director responsible for envisioning and
implementing Dell’s global Information Technology
Operations Center.
Mr. Fowler started his career in 1979 as a Programmer/Analyst with Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX. Subsequently, he held successively responsible positions with Texas Instruments, where he was a member of the technical staff in corporate research, managed systems analysis and development programs for both business applications and infrastructure, and developed work in the area of computer-aided engineering and product data management systems. In these roles, Mr. Fowler was Manager for Manufacturing Automation and Manufacturing Fabrication Systems, Manager of Material Management Systems, Co-manager of IT for the Missile Systems Division, Manager of IT for the Electronics Systems Division, and Business CIO for the Defense Systems Group, which received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1992. Following the acquisition of the Texas Instruments’ Defense Systems Group by Raytheon, Mr. Fowler served as the Senior Director of Enterprise Infrastructure for Raytheon Systems Company, and was the Senior Director for Computer Engineering for Raytheon Company globally.
Mr. Fowler holds a BA in Applied Mathematics from the University of West Florida, where he was named the Outstanding Math Graduate. He earned a MBA from the University of Dallas, with high honors. He serves on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technology Association and is a member of the Catawba Science Center Technology Committee.
SUMMIT 2003

