Colorado Careers

Owen was born in England. He completed a 7 year Engineering Apprenticeship with Rolls Royce in England emerging with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. He joined Parker Pen UK as a Production Engineer and after a few years he was managing the engineering group with postgraduate degrees in Business and Management.

In ’83 he was moved to Wisconsin with his family for a one-year temporary assignment to help revive the main Parker plant. The assignment became permanent as he was asked to run the plant.

Later he assumed the responsibility for North American Operations. He became American Citizen in ’89 He was part of the management buyout of Parker which ended after 7 years with the sale of the company to Gillette in the mid 90s.

Later he assumed the responsibility for North American Operations. He became American Citizen in ’89 He was part of the management buyout of Parker which ended after 7 years with the sale of the company to Gillette in the mid-90s.

Owen has always had a taste for adventure, both in his career and his  private life. In England he was a long distance Kayak racer and an avid  dingy racer both giving way to ocean sailing windsurfers. He started mountain biking and salmon fishing in Wisconsin moving on to  marathoning in Colorado and Utah. He took up off-road expediting in 2005 after just one backcountry trip in a Rover Defender. He now also guides leadership training expeditions with his partnership with  High Trail Expeditions.