David Ziegler

About David Ziegler

A career of leadership positions focused in Sales and Marketing at the executive level resulting in significant exposure to the “Global Market” in the aerospace, automotive and distribution industries. A solid history or building and coaching successful sales teams. Significant P&L responsibility. Experienced with MRP systems and the latest CRM’s. Significant exposure and familiarity with all the International Quality systems (QS,TS,ISO,NADCAP, and UL)SKILLS• Ability to work effectively in Matrix organizations• Track record of exceeding goals year over year• Success in acquiring, building and coaching sales teams to high levels of performance.• Strong technical background• Excellent selling skills at the “C” suite level• Strong P and L responsibility• Experienced in merges and acquisitions• Prepared and passed multiple certification audits for ISO,QS,TS and NACAP• Data drivenBusiness Development: Showa Aluminum, develop over 1 billion Dollars in quotes, resulting in 200 million dollars in new programs with new customersSales Leadership: Coached my sales force to achieve stretch goals resulting in a compounded growth over double digits for 7 out 8 yearsTurnarounds; As GM of Wall Colony’s Dayton operation from a loss position to record profits in 6 months.Business Acquisition; Led the equation team in acquiring two operations while at Showa Aluminum and Wall Colmonoy.

Experience

1. Sales Representative Us Canada

   Vaportech

   May 2024 — Present · Dayton, OH, US

   Responsible for the sales of PVD equipment for The United States and Canada. VaporTech is one of the world’s leading physical vapor deposition (PVD) equipment manufacturers. Our equipment also produces diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings. Both processes can be run in the same chamber.We work with clients of all sizes in multiple industries. Our VT-Series™ and Cadence® system models enable manufacturers to choose the perfect system for their operation size, industry, and application. Our coatings include functional performance coatings optimized for required properties such as hardness and lubricity. We offer a rainbow of PVD color coatings for durable/decorative applications.Our scientists optimize coating recipes for your new physical vapor deposition machine. We thoroughly test all recipes to perfect their functional properties and appearance without impacting performance or critical dimensions.

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1978 — 1982

Skills

• Supply Chain
• Team Building
• Management
• Business Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Coaching
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Sales Operations
• Process Improvement
• P
• Sales Management
• Solution Selling
• Problem Solving
• Operations Management
• Aerospace
• Sales Process
• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Direct Sales
• Negotiation
• Job Coaching
• Sales
• Salesforce.com