Dax Hamilton
About
Dax Hamilton is from Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area. Dax works in the following industries: "Mechanical or Industrial Engineering". Dax is currently Director and Global Product Manager - Laser Plastic Welding at Dukane, located in Portland, Oregon Area. In Dax's previous role as a Founder and CEO at Blackhawk Technology Group, Dax worked in Aumsville, Oregon until May 2019. Prior to joining Blackhawk Technology Group, Dax was a Manager - Laser Plastic Welding Systems North America at LPKF Laser & Electronics North America and held the position of Manager - Laser Plastic Welding Systems North America at Tualatin, OR USA. Prior to that, Dax was a Sales Engineer at Cal Weld, based in Tualatin, Oregon from Aug 2009 to Aug 2010. Dax started working as NW District Sales Manager at Isonics Corporation in Aug 2008. From Oct 2004 to Aug 2008, Dax was Northwest Territory Manager at Ham-Let USA, Inc.. Prior to that, Dax was a Manufacturing Engineer / Sales Manager at Celerity from May 2001 to Oct 2004. Dax started working as Manufacturing Engineer - CNC Programmer - Machinist at Machine Shop Experience in Various machine shops in the Salem/Portland, Oregon area in Jul 1996.
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Dax Hamilton's current jobs
Leading the Global Laser Plastic Welding team and technology center based out of Aumsville, Oregon.
Dax Hamilton's past jobs
***Blackhawk Technology Group was acquired by Dukane IAS, LLC, May 17th of 2019.*** We have and are currently pioneering laser plastic welding technology and cutting-edge research in machine vision inspection systems. We are the industry leaders in NIR (Near Infrared) Non Destructive Inspection systems for Medical Device, Consumer Electronics, Automotive Electronics and are the first to market in the world with a production-ready inspection system tailored specifically to laser plastic welding bond inspection. Please reach out to us and we will find a solution to your inspection or laser plastic welding needs.
Laser Plastic Welding technical expert serving the North American region as well as several global key accounts. Handled all aspects of the Laser Plastic Welding business group including applications, sales and marketing.
• Responsibility for developing and maintaining new business within a multi-state territory. • Handled all aspects of sales and business development, estimating, supplier sourcing, purchasing, project management, engineering, quality, manufacturing, testing, and logistics relating to new business. • Core competency in high purity systems, piping, vacuum, gas and fluid delivery modules to the electronics and high tech industries. • Successful in bringing in 10+ new customers, completing and shipping several high dollar systems within 8 months of hire date. (Largest system shipped ~ $750k)
***Company went out of business in 2009*** • Technical Sales - Manage the sales of silicon wafer reclaim services and test / monitor wafers to electronic and semiconductor fabs, research laboratories and selected other customers throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Northern California, and Arizona. • Worked with virtually all of the major semiconductor / silicon fabs in the Western states. • Responsible for approx. $5 Million in annual sales. • Maintain existing business and qualify new customers.
• Controls and Instrumentation Valves and Fittings • Technical Sales – factory representative to distribution and direct customers in PNW. • Engineering presentations (R&D), and training seminars (use of product) • Applications Engineering – visit customers and offer solutions to challenges within factory capabilities. • Project Management - Key engineering projects / customer solutions.
• Process piping systems and components: vacuum and pressure weldments, controls and instrumentation, precision fabrication, and high purity. • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering – with responsibility for machine shop, welding, cleanroom manufacturing, and production areas building high-purity gas delivery systems and components. • Supply Chain – cost reduction programs • Lead CNC programmer and machinist – plastics, metals, etc. • Lean manufacturing lead and project manager • Sales and account responsibility for Key Accounts during last 6 months of employment.
• Designed fixtures, tooling and components for various customers in the high-tech and medical industries. • Programmed for CNC machines using Mastercam software. • Repaired and built equipment for the pulp / paper factories and other heavy industry using CNC and manual equipment. • Built tools, dies, and other components for equipment used in the steel roll forming industry using CNC and manual equipment. • Owned and operated a CNC machine shop as a side business