Patrick Delaney Email & Phone Number

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GB

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

• Joined a startup pontoon business and helped guide the team to get from less than two boats a month to two boats a week production
• Worked with the Finance/HR director to replace and upgrade our Medical, Dental, and disability insurance
• Replaced our payroll provider to provide better support to our employees and staff
• Benchmarked, chose, and began implementation of an ERP system to run the business

St Louis, Missouri, US

• VP / General Manager Nidec Drive Systems North America, April 2017 – September 2023
• Responsible for the North American Nidec Drive Systems business (~$150M in annual sales) which specializes in developing motors and controls for battery operated electric vehicles such as Club Car, EzGo, Yamaha, Hyster.
• Actively manage three motor plants (Syracuse, New York, Akron, Ohio, and Monterrey, Mexico), and the products built in two of our plants in China

• Responsible for the sales organization, and the $150M in sales
• Worked with major OEM accounts to secure multi year contracts and supply agreements – Pentair, Trane (Club Car), Fairfield/Oerlikon, Thermo King, GE
• Handled global accounts calling on customers all around the world and spent a great deal of time in China and Europe calling on multinational accounts

• Built the Fort Wayne engineering team that launched new products which now generate over $40M in yearly sales
• Responsible for the development of new motor products
• Won sales at Pentair, Carrier, and Thermo King

Schenectady, NY, US

• Engineering Technical Leader, June 2009 – December 2010
• Managed the test and development lab and personnel responsible for the following deliverables:Prototype construction – Motors, production equipment and test fixtures Motor Testing – Prototype, production audit.
• Led multiple cost reduction projects including two large volume copper to aluminum conversionsLead Systems Engineer, May 2006 – February 2008
• Scoped, planed, budgeted, and executed three large appliance motors projects
• Learned Six Sigma tools, program scoping, project management, and design for Six Sigma

• Engineering Manager, November 2004 – May 2006
• Managed the engineers responsible for the following deliverables:Components – selection and validation of starters, alternators, batteries, sensors, switches, and lightingWarranty Reduction – 5.2 million in warranty.
• Performed the duties of a functional manager – performance reports, goal setting, personnel issues, interviewing, and resource planningSenior Project Engineer, April 2003 – November 2004
• Worked in the Electrical Advanced Product Development Group
• Developed a prototype CAN based controller system to integrate the truck J1939 CAN network with hydraulic systems
• Developed a prototype pump which mounted in the restrictive truck engine compartment

• Oversaw and designed new products and options ensuring those designs meet ANSI, OSHA, CSA, CE, and other applicable standards
• Tested and verified strengths and performance characteristics of designs
• Developed and instructed print reading and bolt torque classes for company training
• Testified and gave depositions on product liability cases
• Interacted with customers to handle problems

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