Daniel Auxter Email & Phone Number

Ohio, United States

In this exciting role, I am responsible for working with Sales, Marketing, Product Management and customers to develop and manage programs that meet customer requirements for finished or semi-finished machined parts across the Defense, Nuclear/Science, Oil & Gas, Electronics and Aerospace industries. This includes working with internal manufacturing.

Waterville, Ohio

- Lead new product and process development when products move past the R&D phase and are being scaled up at JM's manufacturing facilities- Lead customer product issues through root cause analysis, resolution and corrective action effectiveness verification with the support of production, process engineering and quality- Evaluate data of key finished.

Perrysburg, OH

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:In-depth knowledge of product and process technologies in technically complex area or broad knowledge of multiple product and process technologies.Maintain broad organizational knowledge about goals, strategies, and plans. Champion initiatives to resolve critical process and technological related issues.Provide.

Perrysburg, OH

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Design and develop automotive and heavy duty/commercial vehicle filter products (Oil, Fuel, And Air Filters)- Utilize Product Data Management system for change approval, document revision, and document release- Coordinate project management activities such as planning, testing, and production trials- Support internal.

Perrysburg, OH

Filtration Product Engineer for FRAM (2012-2016) and Champion Labs (2016+):- New filtration component design, testing, prototyping, warranty analysis, and cost-analysis.- Key technical liaison to global OEM & OES customers globally including product engineering, design, testing, qualification, product warranty, quality deep dives, and new platform bids..

Perrysburg, OH

• As part of the Global Procurement team, this role identifies, scopes, plans, and negotiates sourcing and purchasing improvement programs for significant segments of company spending in order to:
• Drive cost savings
• Improve internal operations
• Help manage program implementation and on-going program management for various purchased categories and programs
• Sourcing Strategy Development of several global commodities, moving from a regional mindset to a globally leveraged and managed supply base.
• Organizing Global RFP / RFI events including capital manufacturing and inspection equipment.

• Same responsibilities as my previous NPI Buyer role, plus the following:o Managing a $46.5MM finished-goods portfolio, scoped to the FRAM-brando Identifying new sources abroad in emerging market regions, utilizing.
• Received a “Living a Winning Culture” award in December 2010 for the successful negotiation on a patent-protected component. This negotiation led to a single year savings of $1MM (33%) and $480k cash flow, both.

• Lead buyer for all Consumer Products Group (CPG) new product introductions (NPI) for brand brands FRAM, Autolite, Bendix, and Jurid.
• Purchasing experience with finished goods (filtration-related), components (stamping, I/M, casting, machining) and raw materials (carbon, cellulose media, plastics, etc) on global scale (US, China, Korea, Europe.
• Assisted negotiation of long-term agreements, joint-venture and non-disclosure agreements, as well as legal settlements.
• Managed $6M of new product awards to global vendors
• Three direct reports (1-USA, 2-Germany)o Daily issues & Project status reportso Align NPI buyer strategies with commodity strategieso Setting goals & objectives for employee development
• Technical liaison to Director of NPI, VP of Purchasing, as well as marketing, sales, engineering, vendors and supply base.

• Project Manager for numerous re-sourcing, cost-out and productivity projects including projects involving >$5M of sales and >$500k cost-out. Project length from 6-months to 2-years.
• Strategic/proactive & tactical supplier development on new/existing FRAM-branded purchased-finished goods with new/existing suppliers, domestic and emerging market regions (China, Mexico, Indonesia, Bulgaria).
• Received 2006 Honeywell Individual Quality Award
• Supplier quality auditing & assessment (FRAM, Prestone, Autolite)
• Certified ISO/TS16949 internal auditor
• Work closely with engineering, quality, marketing, warranty, supply chain, and purchasing to support new growth projects

• Designed & developed FRAM automotive and heavy-duty liquid filtration products for passenger & heavy duty vehicles.
• Responsible for programs from inception through production release, specializing in new product introductions.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Design for Six Sigma tools on a daily basis.
• IFPS-Certified Fluid Power Hydraulic Specialist
• Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
• Awarded (1) trade secret US patent and (1) design US patent.

Mba, Business Admin + Marketing

- Traditional MBA (not executive or online program). - 3.78 accum. GPA - Part time course-work during 40-50 hour work week

Bsmet, Mechanical Engineering

- 3.4 accum. GPA - Part-time coursework during 40-50 hour work week

As, Mechanical Design / Drafting

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa honors society - 3.94 accum. GPA (all A's with only one B) - Full-time student - First male in.