Daniel Liu

Technical Director Asia at Backyard Discovery
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(386) 825-5501
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, CN

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Experience

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Technical Director Asia
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      Engineering and Quality things in Asia Engineering and Quality things in Asia

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Engineering Manager
      • Sep 2017 - Dec 2019

      Projects management / Mechanical Design Projects management / Mechanical Design

    • Germany
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • R&D manager of Miele
      • Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

      Managing, Monitoring ongoing projects and tasks of the whole R&D group. Reports to R&D director, who managing 3 teams, Development, Project Management, Lab. As the head of Development team, direct reports 3 people (1 assistant, 2 supervisors); indirect reports 16 people. (12 Mechanical Engineers, 4 Electrical Engineers) Budget control and Human resource balance on projects and tasks base on priority strategy of the company. Managing, Monitoring ongoing projects and tasks of the whole R&D group. Reports to R&D director, who managing 3 teams, Development, Project Management, Lab. As the head of Development team, direct reports 3 people (1 assistant, 2 supervisors); indirect reports 16 people. (12 Mechanical Engineers, 4 Electrical Engineers) Budget control and Human resource balance on projects and tasks base on priority strategy of the company.

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Senior Engineering Manager
      • 2006 - Aug 2016

      Senior Engineering Manager, 2011 – Present 1) Coleman Asia Technical Center (ATC) is a part of an US outdoor appliance company - Coleman. ATC provides supports to all the sub-companies around the world for new product development and marketing development. 2) As the Senior Manager of Project Engineering department, I am responsible for new product projects development, from ID to mass production, by communication with headquarters in the US, and another technical center in Europe, and some other marketing centers located in Canada, US, Europe, Australia and Japan, to deliver products or services to marketing regions. 1) Leading a team which consists of 10 project engineers and 3 model makers. Category Leader, 2009 to 2011 (3 years), Being responsible for both engineering and sourcing team for Hardlines category. This category includes Outdoor Burning appliances (Grills, Stoves, Ovens, Lanterns, Heaters), Lighting products, Coolers and Multiple outdoor accessories. Total business is about 500 million $ revenue per year in these categories. Engineer, and then Engineering manager, 2006 to 2008 (3 years), 1) Project engineer for some NPD products, include grills, stoves and heaters. 2) Was promoted from engineer to engineering manager in 2008, leading a team including 6 engineers. Show less

    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Engineer
      • 2005 - 2006

      Emerson Appliances solution is a subsidiary company of Emerson Group. Main business is to provide solutions for appliances. The division I serviced named Emerson Heating Products, designs and manufactures heating elements for customers. I took charge of the bake and boil heater and microwave oven heater, and the solutions of the lighting inside of appliances. My general responsibility is following up the actions of engineering team in headquarter located in American Murfreesboro, and pushing the projects going forward. Main Achievement, 1. Successful on developing 3 new projects, Whirlpool microwave oven heat, GE B$B heater and Maytag Oven light. Emerson got about 0.2 million US$ business from them during Y2005. 2. Successful on one Lean project, Maytag oven Cost saving, saved 40,000$ during Y2004. Show less

    • China
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 2003 - 2005

      • In 2003,Midea established a group named Braise Cooker Project Group, and my position was Project Manager of Braise-cooker, to develop the OEM project. It was very successful and have pushed Midea to get into this category. • In 2004 and 2005, I have designed two types of rice cookers for Europe. In the year, , it was produced more than 200,000pcs to Germany and America. • In 2004 and 2005, another type of rice cooker with function of cooking crispy rice, which designed by me, It was sold in Middle East. • These projects contributed greatly to increase the export revenue of Midea, and it made Midea getting the highest export revenue than the years before. Before my leaving, I was the project manager of export rice cooker. Show less

  • Dongguan Jinwoniu Hardware Co.
    • Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    • Engineering Manager
      • 1999 - 2003

      • Engineer (Y1999), resonsible for working together with the customer to design some types Gas Grills, • Workshop Manager (Y2000~Y2001), Established a facility which specially making gas grills, having about 200 people, and capacity is 2000 Grills per day. Responsible for production planning, and implement. • Engineering manager (Y2002~2003), Leading a team consists of 5 engineers, planning and controling project schedule as required by the customer, resolving the problems during project development and mass production. Main Achievement, 1) During 3.5 years, the products on my projects that I have followed have been produced more than 100 million $ 2) In the year 2002 the puckered-frame of the series 380 gaind patent in USA, for the structure of folding and opening. 3) These efforts had a great of consecration to that company becoming the biggest BBQ supplier of Wal-Mart in China the years 2001 to 2003, and the biggest BBQ local manufacture in China. Show less

  • Anhui Chaohu Pump factory
    • Hefei, Anhui, China
    • Engineer, Sales, Technic Manager
      • 1993 - 1999

      1, Technician, working for manufacturing processes. 2, QA, responsible for ISO 9000 system control. 3, Engineer, pump design 4, Technic Manager, pump design. 1, Technician, working for manufacturing processes. 2, QA, responsible for ISO 9000 system control. 3, Engineer, pump design 4, Technic Manager, pump design.

Education

  • South China University of Technology
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master Aesthetician/Esthetician
    2013 - 2016
  • South China University of Technology
    Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
    2008 - 2011
  • Huainan United University
    Junior College, Mechanical Engineering
    1990 - 1993

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