Jack Dawson Email & Phone Number

Orlando, FL, US

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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..
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.