1. DONALD R. DAGEN, P.E.
618 Prospect Street • Lancaster, PA 17603
(717) 283-1191 • Cell: (717) 701-1252
E-mail: doncrush@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Mechanicalengineer withbroadrangeof technicalexperiencesinprojectdesign, R&D,
technical/automationsales,qualityand manufacturingengineering.Keyareasofexperience:
● Technicalsales
● Six Sigma Black Belt
● Major capital automationprojects
● Conversionof batchto demand flow
● LeanManufacturing/continuousimprovement
● Productcompliance andtesting
● Wood materialquality / manufacturing
● Certified lead auditor
● Asia sourcing&quality assurance
● Processequipment scale-up
● CNC machiningequipment
● PLC implementations
● OEE/ TPMmeasurements
● Excel / Access/ Outlook/ Goldmine CRM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Electro-mechanical Technology,Thaddeus Stevens College (May 2014 to present)
● Responsiblefor startingup a newprogram
● Curriculumdevelopment
● Lab equipmentspecification andimplementation
● instructingonpneumatics,hydraulics,andpower transmissioncontent
Business Development Manager,ONExia, Inc. (May 2012 to April 2014)
● Oversawterritorialmanagers,assistinginpenetrationof existing accounts
● Developedkey principalrelationshipsgrowing business/referredleadsby more than20%
● Developednew business/customer baseinOEM,food and beverage,andautomation
integrators
● Implemented CRMsolutionand opportunity tracking
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Business Development Engineer, Precision Medical Products(December 2009 to May 2012)
● Proactivelydeveloped newopportunitiesfor PMP within existing customer baseand new
customer leads
● Directedpreliminaryassessment,engineeringanalysis,andcost estimating
● Built verticaland horizontalmarketingand relationshipswithinspecificmarket segments,
strategicsupplier relationships,andassociations
● Implemented lead trackingdatabasevia ACT
● Achieved30% increaseinsales from newbusiness
Quality Engineer II, Precision Medical Products (March 2008 to December 2009)
● Conductedinternalaudits andsupplier audits
● Resolvedquality issueswith customersandsuppliers
● Functionedas liaisonto customer andsuppliersto determine rootcauseand corrective
actionsfor non-conformingproductor to resolvedimensional discrepanciescauseby
measurementsystemsor incapable processes
Project Engineer,Simplicity for Children (May 2005 to March2008)
● Responsiblefor all aspectsof juvenileproductsimported from Asia
● Planned and implemented processesandtrained quality assurance personnelinAsian
factories
● Solved productissuesrelatingto design, compliance,and safety
● Analyzed customer feedbackto improveproduct,packaging, andease of assembly
● Servedas key company technicalresourcefor woodspecificationsand standards
● Involvedwith plastic and metal partdesign, improvement,and manufacturability
Account Manager of Central PA Territory,ONExia, Inc. (January 2004 to May 2005)
● Performed outsidesales for motion controldistributor and customautomationequipment
builder for centralPA territory
Sr. Cellular Manufacturing Engineer,GracoChildren’s Products (July 1999 to June 2002; December
2002 to September 2003)
● Led a major capitalautomation implementationresultingin $600,000+annualsavings
● Resolvedpart quality issuesand implemented TotalProductiveMaintenanceandOverall
Equipment Effectivenessmetricsasengineeringsupportfor multi-functionalteam
● Workedas liaison to R&Dand marketingfor newproduct launches;threenewproduct
launcheswereinitiatedas scheduledand within budget
EDUCATION
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
