Dan Walker
N Richland Hills,TX
Summary
Dynamic Plant Manager with a proven track record at LiquidStack, driving revenue growth through strategic operational improvements and lean manufacturing principles. Expert in team development and cost control, successfully launching new facilities and achieving break-even performance in the first year. Committed to enhancing production efficiency and safety management.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Manager
LiquidStack
Dallas, TX
04.2023 - Current
- Opened new 20,000 square foot manufacturing facility for the assembly of direct-to-chip and 2-phase immersion cooling systems for high performance computing (AI) applications
- Established systems, production line, and organization to support facility revenue growth from “startup” in 2024 to projected $35MM CY25
- Starting up additional 17,000 sf facility to support storage of long-lead inventory, staging of finished goods, end-of-line product testing, Service training, and R&D testing for new product concepts
Program Manager, TDModular
TDIndustries
Dallas, TX
05.2020 - 03.2023
- Started new 80,000 sq ft facility dedicated to fabrication/assembly of modular systems for construction/IT projects in the US
- Primary customer contact for the entire value chain - incoming sales orders, engineering changes, quality notices, logistics, and deliveries
- P&L responsibility for $15MM+ in customer orders between 2 manufacturing facilities
- Directing a team to support Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Inventory, and Facilities Management for order fulfillment
- Order growth from approximately $2MM in 4Q21 to $15MM+ YTD 2022
- Break-even financial performance in 1st full year of operation
Project Manager, Major Projects
TDIndustries
Dallas, TX
12.2017 - 05.2020
- Managed new construction schedule, procurement activities, logistics, P&L/financials, and technical communications between field team, General Contractor, Owner, and Engineer of Record for $60+MM scope of work on Facebook’s Data Center campus in the Fort Worth Alliance corridor
- Sourced and managed the design, fabrication, and delivery/installation of (2) temporary process water treatment and distribution skids valued at approximately $1MM
- Coordinating with Owner/GC/3PL for delivery and installation of approximately $50MM of owner-furnished equipment across 3 buildings under construction
- Developed Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) test plan working with 3rd party consultants for IAQ testing in pursuit of LEED Gold status for Owner on final phase of FTW campus
Manager, Fabricated Products
TDIndustries
Dallas, TX
11.2015 - 12.2017
- Led new TD-internal initiative to expand fabrication capabilities into new markets
- Covered entire value-chain from lead generation, estimating and sales proposals, to order acquisition and execution in fabrication shop and delivery to customer
- P&L responsibility for approximately $1MM in annual revenue at 30% GM
- Prepared and presented $5MM business plan to TD Senior Leadership Team to expand the Fabricated Products business beyond construction “prefab” capabilities
Product Manager, Pressure Pumping
Weir Oil & Gas
Fort Worth, TX
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Direct product-line responsibility for frac pumps, fluid ends, and expendables (approx
- $100MM revenue) for Weir Oil & Gas Pressure Pumping Division
- Launched next-generation 2500HP quintuplex frac pump and improved-version legacy pump
- Launched new packing product line, with 90% fewer SKUs to improve customer experience and Sales/Operations ability to execute
- Reduced product line inventory $1.2MM by end-July in line with year-end goal of $2.0MM
- Developed new pricing strategy for Fluid Ends to improve share at acceptable GM levels during O&G downturn
Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Project Manager – Project Integration
Weir Oil & Gas
Fort Worth, TX
08.2011 - 12.2014
- Work directly with Product Management and cross-functional project teams to release new products into Manufacturing Value Streams
- Developed “Launch Manual” to be used with Stage-Gate NPD process framework
- Executed release of new 30K Flow Iron products into Manufacturing for first-of-a-kind offshore rig
- Created project schedule, solved problems encountered during manufacturing, and provided updates directly to customer
- $3.5MM in product delivered in line with customer’s project schedule
- Developed and executed project schedule to deliver (18) 2800HP frac pumps (approx $5.4MM) to meet customer build schedule with 100% on time delivery
Sr Manufacturing/NPI Engineer
Chatsworth Products, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
10.1999 - 07.2011
- Supervised Machine Shop while focusing on Lean Manufacturing initiatives, Capital Equipment Justification, and New Product Development for facilities in California, North Carolina, and Texas
- Project Manager for HVAC project in Chatsworth, CA plant
- Identified repairs and efficiency gains in existing systems vs
- Adding cooling capacity, saving $100K capital costs and $15K/yr operating expense
- Managed projects for major capital equipment, from specification and financial analysis to installation
- $1.5MM – Punch/Laser fabricating cell for Texas facility ($962K NPV, 35% ROI)
- $995K – Fabricator and Press Brakes for California facility ($555K NPV, 32% ROI)
- Calculated ROI based on savings vs
- Premium paid to local sheet metal shops for low-volume and reduced lead-time production
- Manufacturing Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME) for new ERP system rollout in CY2011
- Reclaimed over 2000 sq ft of floor space for new equipment by revitalizing 5S program
Education
MBA -
McCoy School of Business, Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05.2010
Bachelor’s Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NYSkills
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Team building and development
- Cost control improvements
- Operational auditing
- Production planning
- Facilities maintenance
- Equipment upgrading
- Safety management
Patents
6,504,100, Flexible Intra-Cabinet Cable Ring Wire Management System, 01/07/03
Timeline
Plant Manager
LiquidStack
04.2023 - Current
Program Manager, TDModular
TDIndustries
05.2020 - 03.2023
Project Manager, Major Projects
TDIndustries
12.2017 - 05.2020
Manager, Fabricated Products
TDIndustries
11.2015 - 12.2017
Product Manager, Pressure Pumping
Weir Oil & Gas
12.2014 - 08.2015
Senior Manufacturing Engineer/Project Manager – Project Integration
Weir Oil & Gas
08.2011 - 12.2014
Sr Manufacturing/NPI Engineer
Chatsworth Products, Inc.
10.1999 - 07.2011
MBA -
McCoy School of Business, Texas State University
Bachelor’s Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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