Daniel J. Universal

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About Daniel J. Universal

Daniel Universal currently works at the soon to be completed 12 million+ square foot Gigafactory in Austin, Texas at Tesla, that will eventually employ over people & manufacture vehicles per week. Prior to that he worked at Gestamp in Chattanooga, Tennessee. a Tier 1 International metals manufacturer. In addition he has worked at Adient ( formerly Johnson Controls ), a Tier 1 seat and components manufacturer and was previously employed in Madison, Mississippi at Kasai North America, a Tier 1 interior trim components supplier to Nissan, Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen. Dan also worked for Nissan in Canton, Mississippi at a 4.7 million square foot vehicle assembly plant, employing 6,500 individuals. That facility manufactured the Altima, Sentra, Armada, Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Murano & Commercial Van. It is a 3 shift operation, with an annual production capacity of units per year. Mr. Universal is a competent trusted leader who builds credible teams. He is a first-class motivator who works with a passion to deliver results. Proven track record of leading cultural change and developing an organization focused on Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement. Accomplished Operations Director / Plant Manager with ability to translate strategy and opportunity into operational results that successfully support business and financial objectives. Has 30 years of experience in Product Design, Manufacturing / Tool Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Quality Assurance and Program / Project Management. Specialties; Lean Manufacturing Toyota Production System Nissan Production Way Process Optimization Theory of Constraints Project Management Program Launch Shainin Red X Problem Solving Six Sigma - DMAIC Methodology Quality Management Systems Total Productive Maintenance P&L Responsibility EBITDA Growth Capture Management Powertrain Machining Assembly Operations Motivational Leadership Employee & Labor Relations Change Management Strategic Planning Value Creation Product Planning