Hydra-Power Systems, Inc.
Dan Sowards has over 30 years of work experience in various leadership positions. Dan started their career in 1985 as a Regional Sales Manager at Safelite Auto Glass and held this role until 1989. In the same year, they joined Hydra-Power Systems, Inc. as the Vice President of Business Development and also became the Vice President at HPS Group LLC. Throughout their career, Dan has demonstrated their expertise in business development and leadership.
Dan Sowards attended Portland State University from 1978 to 1982, where they studied Economics and Math. Dan later pursued further education at Harvard Business School, completing the Key Executive Program.
Hydra-Power Systems, Inc.
Hydra-Power Systems is one of America's largest distributors of hydraulic and pneumatic components. We are a leading manufacturer of integrated circuit hydraulic manifolds and custom hydraulic power units. Since 1971, we’ve been supplying high-quality fluid power components to industry leaders in construction, marine, mining and agriculture across North America and into Europe and Asia. We represent many of America's premium manufacturers of hydraulic components and maintain one of the largest bar coded located inventories of popular and in-demand hydraulic components. This enables us to provide same-day shipment to OEMs, users and resellers. Our 58,600 square foot corporate headquarters — with distribution and manufacturing operations — is located in Portland, Oregon close to Portland International Airport. Our south eastern distribution operations are in Birmingham, Alabama. Both operations are seamlessly linked to provide 12-hour service coverage per day. HPS maintains a dedicated team of in-house engineers that specialize in creative solutions for integrated circuit hydraulic manifold and custom hydraulic power unit design. We have the capacity to design and manufacture anything from an one-off hydroelectric governor power unit to high-volume OEM motion control manifolds. We are highly respected for our innovative designs and creative problem solving skills. Quality systems in our CNC machine shop makes a worldwide competitor in manifold manufacturing.