Dan Francis

Dan Francis is an accomplished professional in engineering and project management, currently serving as the Manager of Testing Operations at Bridgestone Americas since July 2015. With a robust career that includes roles such as Senior Project Engineer and Project Engineer in various capacities, Dan has extensive experience in test technology and indoor testing management. Previous positions held include Sales Engineer at RMS Equipment LLC, Senior Sales Engineer at McNeil & NRM, and Project Engineer roles at Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction, Air Enterprises, and Kobelco Stewart Bolling. Dan's early career featured a focus on conductive polymers research at Americhem and project engineering roles at Vulcan Machinery Group. Dan earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Akron between 1996 and 2001.