Dan Haggard
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Objective
Seeking a technical, research or laboratory position using my skills and experience in an innovative environment.
Experience
Air Lab Manager, Parker Hannifin RACOR Division, Holly Springs, MS
October, 2002 – present
• Currently manage a three-person Air Filtration Laboratory performing testing for production, new product development and R&D for diesel engine air filters.
• Specified and purchased over $2 million worth of state-of-the-art test equipment for air flow measurement, particle counting and calibration.
• Currently serving as the leader of a High-Performance Work Team with an adjoining fuel filtration laboratory to implement a web-based laboratory information management system. This provides worldwide lab data sharing for corporate sales personnel and sister divisions.
• Supervised, managed and administered a warranty return air filter evaluation for the division customer service department.
Senior Engineer, SPX Filtran, Des Plaines, IL and Stillwater, OK
April, 1997 – Oct., 2002
• Responsible for implementing and scheduling testing programs for the development of automatic transmission filters for Tier 1 original equipment applications for Ford, GM, Saturn, Chrysler and Toyota.
• Developed specific needlepunched felt filter substrate for transmission applications to meet automotive cold weather start conditions.
• Conducted presentations for automotive filtration and fluid cleanliness for original equipment customers.
• Served on the SAE Automatic Transmission Standards Committee.
Project Engineer, Purolator Products, Tulsa, OK and Fayetteville, NC
1990 – 1997
• Qualified more than a dozen automotive air and oil filters to meet Ford and Chrysler performance requirements following the granting of the Tier 1 accounts for automotive filtration.
• Applied for and granted three patents for air and liquid filtration.
Education
University of Oklahoma, BS Environmental Science/Civil Engineering 1974
Skills
Computer Windows 7, Excel, Word, Access, Project Management, Troubleshooting/Root Cause Analysis, Lab View and more.