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10 Dow engineering leaders
These ten current and former Dow engineering and technology leaders, including a Dow CTO for electrical infrastructure and instrumentation systems, have led engineering, maintenance, technology center and capital project teams at Dow. Readers can learn from them how Dow runs process engineering, reliability, mega-project execution and manufacturing technology.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brad Johnson, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Global Technology Director · Dow
Global Technology Director at Dow since 2022; the profile says the role innovates and implements global technology solutions across the Dow manufacturing asset base in rotating machinery, robotics and advanced industrial practices, metallurgy, instrumentation and electrical disciplines. Former Sr. Site Manufacturing Director Industrial Solutions at Dow (2016–2022).
Christian Ondrusek
LinkedInExperience: CTO Electrical infrastructure, Instrumentation Systems · Dow
CTO Electrical infrastructure, Instrumentation Systems at Dow since 2018; the profile headline gives the role as Chief Technology Officer Electrical and Instrumentation Systems. Former Maintenance Shop Group Leader (2016–2018), with added responsibility of the Site Reliability Manager (2017–2018), and Sr. Instrument and Electrical Reliability Engineer (2007–2016) at Dow.
Don Dufresne
LinkedInExperience: Technology Center Director for LDPE and High Pressure Copolymers · Dow
Technology Center Director for LDPE and High Pressure Copolymers at Dow since 2021; the profile says the role is responsible for strategy, technology development and execution across high pressure LDPE. Former Project Director (2013–2021), Production Director (2009–2013) and Associate Production Director - Polyethylene (2005–2009) at Dow.
Jay Jimenez
LinkedInExperience: Program Engineering Director · Dow
Program Engineering Director at Dow since 2023; the profile headline describes the role as Program Engineering Director for Mega Projects. Former Project Engineering Global Improvement Leader (2021–2023), Front End Loading, EPC Outsourcing, and Value Engineering Leader (2018–2022) and Project Engineer (2010–2018) at Dow.
Mark Robertson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Process Engineering · Dow
Former Director of Process Engineering at Dow (2021–2023), where the profile says he led process engineers for the Dow Industrial Solution Technology Center, responsible for rapid troubleshooting, process engineering design and FEED studies. Dow M&E Associate Fellow since 2023, and former Process Engineering Leader at Dow (2011–2021).
Paul Dean
LinkedInExperience: Global VP of Engineering, Maintenance and Technology Centers · Dow
Former Global VP of Engineering, Maintenance and Technology Centers at Dow (2016–2021); the profile says he was responsible for capital and expense project execution excellence. He was also Global VP of Engineering and Technology Centers (2014–2016), Global Director of Supply Chain Logistics, Reliability and Operations Productivity Services (2012–2014) and Corporate Reliability Director (2011–2012) at Dow.
Shane Robertson
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering Construction & Technical Support - Dow Chemical East Texas Operations · Dow
Director Engineering Construction & Technical Support - Dow Chemical East Texas Operations at Dow since 2024, and Project Execution Engineering Leader at Dow in a role listed from 2013. Former Project Engineer at Air Products and Chemicals (2006–2012) and Mechanical Engineer at Georgia-Pacific LLC (2001–2006).
Timothy Angell
LinkedInExperience: Technology Center Director · Dow
Technology Center Director at Dow since 2018; the profile says the role leads the technology center for the Consumer Solutions Business, which includes all silicones manufacturing technology in Dow, with scope covering process safety, process automation and external manufacturing. Former Capital Engineering Manager - Americas & Europe at Dow Performance Silicones (2013–2016).
Todd Lorentz
LinkedInExperience: APAC Engineering & Maintenance Lead Director · Dow
APAC Engineering & Maintenance Lead Director at Dow since 2022; the profile cites regional oversight for projects, maintenance and turnarounds across Dow's Asia Pacific region and site responsibility at Dow's Map Ta Phut site. Former Global Operations Technology Director at Dow (2019–2022) and Manufacturing Director at Dow AgroSciences (2017–2019).
Yung-Rai Lee
LinkedInExperience: Director, Development Engineering · Dow
Director, Development Engineering at Dow since 2013; the profile describes leading the Development Engineering organization of Dow Growth Technologies to commercialize Dow electronic materials for semiconductor technology. Former Global Director, Product Reliability (2012–2013) and Director, R&D (2009–2012) at Dow, and Asia Operations Director at Rohm and Haas (2007–2009).
Choose the right perspective
Match the leader's discipline to your question, for example a technology center or process engineering director for plant technology questions and a program or project engineering director for capital project delivery. Check whether the relevant Dow role is current or past, since engineering organizations and standards change over time.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a chemical manufacturer organize engineering, maintenance and reliability across global sites?
- 02What separates well-run capital mega projects from ones that overrun on cost and schedule?
- 03How do technology centers decide which process improvements to roll out across a plant network?
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