Engineer Manager

DANIEL R. QUINN

**** *. ****** ******* **.

Imlay City, MI. 48444

810-***-**** Cell: 517-***-****

E-mail - *****@***.***

SUMMARY:

Energetic and results oriented leader experienced in building Engineering

organizations producing significant yearly growth in new product sales,

while holding to budgets and operating plans. Strong management background

overseeing multiple worldwide facilities in a variety of company cultures.

Reputation as a key technology leader that has conceived and implemented

numerous methods to cut costs and compress product development cycle times;

rigorous product development processes, best practices and automation.

Numbers based and results driven philosophy combined with a unique

combination of technical and business leadership skills have resulted in

continuously exceeding expectations while holding multiple leadership

responsibilities concurrently throughout my career.

SPECIALTIES:

Eighteen years of hands on experience with proven examples in developing

processes, training and implementation in New Product Development;

Innovation process; Product strategy and Portfolio development with regular

reviews; Objectives tracking process with developed metrics for sustaining

growth and continuous improvement; Core competency analysis and balancing

of global resources for availability, speed and efficiencies; with metrics

and sustaining tools.

EMPLOYMENT

Global Manager New Product Development and Program Management - Tecumseh

Products Company Aug/08 - Present

Developed Global New Product Development Phase/Gate Process for

hermetically sealed compressors for a range of air conditioning and

refrigeration compressors, as well as condensing units and refrigeration

systems, the products are used in commercial refrigeration applications,

including freezers, dehumidifiers, display cases, and vending machines;

household refrigerators and freezers; commercial and residential unitary

central air conditioning systems; and room air conditioners.

Manage all global budgeted projects and maintain that they remain on

critical path. Manage all cross-functional global projects utilizing New

Product Development Process.

Manage Global Portfolio Management System to insure financial, schedule,

and resources are being utilized to their full capacity.

Manage global cross-functional teams to develop software for Global Program

Management Portal. 1.2M cost savings.

Manage over 30 projects per year from concept to launch; have launched over

70 new products' globally.

Manage cost reduction efforts utilizing VAVE process with 20 million in

savings thus far.

Consultant, Jensen Remanufactured Auto. May/08 - Aug/08

Creating Processes and Procedures to obtain structure within a business

that buys and sells remanufactured parts. Implementing actual changes to

their current floor model to increase through put.

Performance Plus Program Manager, Arvin Meritor (Contractor). Sept. /07 -

April/08

Implement new process within the global program management product life

cycle. Market feasibility and process change to upper level management.

Create all process procedures pertaining to new product development

process.

Program Manager, Textron Fastening Systems. March / 06 - Jan / 07

Lead cross-functional teams for new product development. Supervised Product

Engineers, Test Engineers, Cad Designers, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing

and Application Engineers, in order to complete projects from inception to

production. Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of projects to

ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within

prescribed time frame and funding parameters. Used Six Sigma Tools and Lean

Manufacturing Techniques to optimize product cost and manufacturing

expenses.

Program Manager, TRW Automotive Electronics Group, June / 03-Feb / 06.

Primary obligations to Mange Toyota Programs which included the creation of

DRBFM's, DVP&R's, and being the liaison between TRW and Toyota. Managed

Testing, Cad Designers, and worked in unison with Electrical Engineers to

complete given programs. Used Six Sigma Tools and Lean Manufacturing

Techniques to optimize product cost and manufacturing expenses.

Program Manager (Contractor), American Axle Advanced R&D Group. June/00-

April/03.

Manage Cad Designers, Testing and Prototype builds for new product

development.

Patents applied for on differential hall effect wheel speed sensors

incorporated into electronic continuously variable differential.

Senior Project Engineer, Schenck Pegasus Corporation May/99 - May/00.

Senior Project Engineer brakes & power steering fluid filling station.

Trained by European sister company with 10 years fluid filling experience.

Brought technology back to USA and supervised all phases of evacuation and

high-pressure fluid fill production station, synchronized Fluid Filling

Station into Ford Michigan Truck Plant.

Mechanical Design Engineer (Contractor), London International LLC. Nov/98

- May/99. Supported all assembly in US and internationally for fabrication

and testing of latex products. Created designs and purchased parts to

upgrade existing equipment to enhance production.

Senior Mechanical Test Engineer, Globe Motors Automotive Test Group,

Dothan, AL. May/97- Nov/98. Designed and supervised the implementation of

mechanical test equipment for Globe Motors' four-wheel drive actuators and

incorporated the equipment to maintain competitive quality standards

(QS9000). Developed multiple end of line test equipment for universal use

of all manufacturing products within the Globe Motors manufacturing

environment

Project Manager, Senior Flexonics - Automotive Products Division, Bartlett,

IL. Mar/96-May/97. Designed and supervised the manufacturing of hydro-

formed flexible exhaust connectors for General Motors.

Senior Project Engineer, Unisig Inc., Elgin, IL. May/95-Mar/96. Designed

and supervised deep hole drilling machines from concept through

fabrication. Miscellaneous part and tooling from outsourced suppliers.

Machine Design Engineer, Tru-Cut Inc., Cary, IL. Sept/94-May/95. Designed

and modified machinery and tooling needed to perform carbide drill

manufacturing. Millwright-fabricated and assembled machines from existing

prints. Miscellaneous part ordering. Troubleshoot problems that arose on

production machines. Designed CNC Flute Grinder, & Peripheral Milling

Machines for cutting flutes into carbide and masonry drills.

Mechanical Design Engineer, Des Jardins Engineering Consulting and

Contracting Firm, Des Plaines, IL. May/93-Sept/94. Conceptual and layout

designs for contracted customers for each phase of a given project,

detailed specific parts of designed layouts, created prototypes as

functional models of design.

Owner/Operator, May/83- 1993. Automotive and minor auto body repair,

welding, and detailing business. Employed up to 10 mechanics.

Supplemented tuition costs. Operated business until time of graduation.

Operations Set-Up, Werner Accutronics, Cary, IL. 1981-83. Performed die

setup on punch and screw machines.

EDUCATION: University of Illinois at Chicago. BS Mechanical Engineering,

May 1993

Lakeland College. Certified: Welding 1987; Auto Body and Fender 1986;

Automotive Mechanics 1985

COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows 2010, Finite Element Analysis, All Microsoft

Tools, Six Sigma Certified, Lean Manufacturing Certification

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