Jack Dawson Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

FPC - FORTUNE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTSOrlando / Naples OfficesOur Team of Recruiters specialize in Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics & Automotive Industries.

Rockford, Il, Us

2011 - 2016 (permanent), 2016 - Present (contract)Directed product engineers/designers to design components and systems for the mobile heavy-duty industry:• Designed and developed a new line of all aluminum microchannel heat exchangers to replace the fin and tube design. Specified the brazing furnace, fin mills and other equipment for assembly of heat exchangers. Successfully relocated the furnace and assembly operations to Bergstrom China. • Design and development of A/C systems for the mobile heavy duty industry including John Deere, Caterpillar, CNH and military vehicles. • Designed/developed in Rockford and tooled in China, a new line of plastic water valves . • Completed quality surveys of 8 major suppliers to Bergstrom. • Member of the Global Strategic Team for developing forward technology.

Started an engineering consultation company. Built strong working relationships with various companies, successfully executed 5 projects for Automotive companies in a two-year period.

Vice President of Engineering Directed 28 technical resources in the design of automated furnaces for tempering and bending glass. • Responsible for coordination of 22 design resources in India providing low cost value engineering• Designed and released approximately 15 furnaces per year to meet a sales target of $50 million. • Introduced 3D CAD design which greatly improved furnace quality and time to assemble.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Director of Technology Resource Park and India Technical Center (2003-2006) Directed 41 technical resources and 330-acre Technology Park consisting of high-speed test track, mechanical testing, advanced material laboratory, rapid prototyping and 3 axis machining of models for casting. Managed $8 million annual budget. Responsible for 157 technical and IT professional resources in India providing low cost value engineering, IT services, software & embedded development, and testing in support of Dana Global Operations. Annual budget of $5 million. Member of the Board of Directors for the Dana India Technical Center.• Championed 8-director level engineering councils responsible for the coordination of advanced technology, software and communication through all Dana Corporation’s seven product lines. • Achieved year over year cost avoidance objectives in excess of $3 million dollars. • All areas are A2LA registered.• Engineering representative for coordinating the integration of UGS Team Center-Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) software.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Responsible for evaluating emerging technology, determining effect on Dana Corp’s seven product divisions and report to engineering councils and senior management. Trained in the Dana Quality Leadership Process (Malcolm Baldrige) and was examiner for 2 years.• Established confidentiality agreements with key global fuel cell systems developers and supplied prototypes to assist in their development. • Received $150 million in quotations for new products and awarded $5 million in prototypes for 2002. Products in development included brushed and brushless fluid pumps, metal and composite bipolar plates and integrated seals, 8 types of heat exchangers, and residential reformers.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Responsible for evaluating emerging technology, developing a business model and presenting to Dana Corp’s seven product divisions, cross division engineering councils and senior management. Trained in the Dana Quality Leadership Process (Malcolm Baldrige) and was examiner for 2 years.•Established confidentiality agreements with key global fuel cell systems developers and supplied prototypes to assist in their development. •Received $150 million in quotations for new products and awarded $5 million in prototypes for 2002.•Program managed products in development included brushed and brushless fluid pumps, metal and composite bipolar plates and integrated seals, 8 types of heat exchangers, and residential reformers.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Directed engineering staff of 78 responsible for design, development, prototypes and testing of $250 million various types of coupled hose assemblies for a variety of automotive and light truck platforms. • Successfully relocated Product Engineering, Corporate Test Labs and Research & Development from Indiana to Michigan creating an industry leading synchronous engineering team.• Awarded $35 million dollars in incremental coupled brake hose business for the Global Ford Transit platform• Awarded $12 million in incremental heater hose business on DaimlerChrylser Jeep and Cirrus platforms

Responsible for designing, developing and tooling $150 million of sales with a technical staff of 25 and 18 tool room/machine builders. Managed $3.5 million annual budget.• Successfully relocated Product Engineering, Machine Build, Corporate Test Labs and Research & Development from Michigan to Florida. • Created Pilot Plant to develop, test and validate all new machines, tools and create lean processes prior to PPAP.• Participated in growing the business from $60 million to $150 million in four years.• Relocated 5 of 7 US manufacturing sites to Mexico.

Director of Engineering Responsible for a product engineering team that coordinated efforts with Nissan engineers in the US and Japan to design vehicle A/C systems with world-class capacity and serviceability. Identified and qualified local sourcing of products.