Daniel Sauder Email & Phone Number

United States

Charlotte, NC, US

Developed new Hospital Bed with innovative split frame design to facilitate Joerns’ entry into Hospice care marketCoordinated in Spanish with teams at Mexico manufacturing site to design product tooling, welding and assemblyChampioned cost saving initiatives for existing products to improve value, quality, and supply chain robustness

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Developed new Blower product for V-22 Osprey as technical lead of a cross-functional team through collaboration with internal and external customers, including travel to government customer sites
• Managed several concurrent projects to align cost, schedule, and resources to meet customer deliverables on time
• Drove 6 technical proposals and managed customer requirements to win over $1,000,000 in engineering work
• Conducted evaluation of electro-mechanical and hydraulic products, including testing and FEA using ANSYS tools
• Designed tooling, parts, and assemblies for production using CAD and GD&T tools

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Developed and deployed a sales commitment tool that identifies potential conflicts in the distribution network, resulting in $28 million of identified potential risk and saving over 100 man hours each quarter
• Established and led a cross-functional team to develop a Grading Tool that evaluates products and identifies business opportunities to reduce inventory
• Evaluated sales for two customers and successfully implemented price increases, resulting in over $100,000 in additional predicted margin and over 1% increase in predicted profitability from those customers over the.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Led and mentored 6 groups of Freshman engineering students through the research, writing, and presentation of technical engineering papers for the annual First Year Engineering Conference

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Developed, conducted, and analyzed alumni events and affairs for the Swanson School of Engineering

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Developed and implemented a new arc protection process to reduce connection misalignment, mitigating a quality issue that impacted approximately a third of plug-in units
• Executed and analyzed over 30 task observations of busway assembly line to develop a load balancing plan to mitigate bottlenecks by 20%
• Redesigned the floor layout of fabrication area to accommodate new equipment

Dublin, Ireland, IE

• Collaborated with project management, marketing, and engineering teams, both locally and internationally to develop and present key design solutions for a new industrial circuit breaker
• Designed and modeled trip units, user interfaces, circuit boards, and sensors for a new circuit breaker with emphasis on wiring configurations, safety interlock systems, and protective enclosures
• Prototyped designs using 3D printing to evaluate function, fit, and feel for new circuit breaker products

Zurich, CH

Personally led over 120 foreign exchange students through the inaugural season of Welcome Days, a program designed to help students adjust to life in the US

Strengthened professional communication skills through conversations with officials. Worked 8 - 10 hours a week while attending school full time

Philadelphia, PA, US

Guided and instructed youth as part of an empowerment program by leading bike excursions throughout the Philadelphia area

Strengthened communication skills through attending to customers

Developed time sensitive problem solving techniques

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma