Aaron Daniel

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director - Design Engineering at Petmate

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Overview

Aaron Daniel is an engineering leader with over 20 years of experience leading design, manufacturing, and product development for the aerospace, defense, medical, and consumer industries. He excels at managing teams through the full project lifecycle. Aaron holds both a Masters and Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University.

Outside of his directorial roles, Aaron is an entrepreneur and inventor. He co-founded a design and manufacturing firm and manages ventures focused on small business acquisition and bringing new products to market. He holds patents for consumer goods, including a thermal heating mask.

He was a featured guest on an Aerospace Engineering podcast to discuss the benefits and properties of advanced nanocomposites.

Personality Overview

Precise

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.  It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

Full-Cycle Product Development
His career is defined by managing all project phases, from initial R&D and design to manufacturing and bringing products to market across multiple industries.
Engineering Leadership
He has a proven history of building and directing high-performing engineering teams at companies like Petmate and Alpine Advanced Materials.
Advanced Materials
As Director of Engineering at Alpine, he discussed advanced nanocomposites on an aerospace podcast, showing expertise in materials science.

Media Appearances

Aaron has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Director - Design Engineering at Petmate
1-2016
Chief Technology Officer at LudoCorp
4-2022
Managing Partner at 723 Holdings
2-2020
Managing Partner / CTO at 511 Ventures
4-2020 - 7-2025
Director of Engineering at Alpine Advanced Materials

Education

2002 - 2004
Master of Science - MS from Mississippi State University
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Science - BS from Mississippi State University

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Insights For Selling To Aaron

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aaron is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aaron

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aaron move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Aaron take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Aaron

Personality Compatibility


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