Background
Dowden, Craig Phillips was born on December 11, 1947 in Cleveland. Son of Edmund Van Dyke and Margaret Dowden.
Dowden, Craig Phillips was born on December 11, 1947 in Cleveland. Son of Edmund Van Dyke and Margaret Dowden.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, Purdue University, 1970. Master of Science Industrial Relations, Purdue University, 1972.
Administrator union relations, General Electric Silicones, Waterford, New York, 1972-1973; compensation specialist, General Electric Major Appliance, Columbia, Maryland., 1973-1974; union relations specialist, General Electric Appliance Components, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1974-1975; manager relations, General Electric Mining Products, Houston, 1975-1977; manager personnel practices, General Electric Carboloy Systems, Warren, Michigan, 1977-1979; manager union relations, General Electric Carboloy Systems, Warren, Michigan, 1979-1984; director employee relations, OMI International Corporation, Warren, 1984-1987; manager employee relations, General Electric Carboloy Systems, Warren, 1987; director human resources, Carboloy Inc., Warren, 1987-1990; vice president human resources, Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1990-1991; vice president administration, Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1991-1997; executive vice president administration, Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois, since 1997.
Past president Calumet council Boy Scouts American. Member Society for Human Resource Management.
Married Jennie Riffe, June 4, 1970. Children: Brett, Travis.