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John Weinhardt joined American Capital in November, 2007, as a Principal on the Operations Team.
Prior to joining American Capital, John was the head of Manufacturing Operations for Rain Bird Corporation, the world�s leading manufacturer of sprinkler and irrigation systems. Before joining Rain Bird, John was President and COO of Digitron Packaging, Inc., a leading Tier 1 contract packager, kitter and service provider to the North American auto industry. Before Digitron, John was President and CEO of Newcor, Inc., a publicly traded Tier 1 manufacturer of power train components, molded rubber and plastic components and special machinery and equipment. Prior to Newcor, John was a Vice President of Danaher Corporation and Group Executive of their Transportation Group. John began his career as a manufacturing engineer at Bendix Corporation which later became AlliedSignal. He rose through a series of positions in manufacturing, engineering and sales and marketing to become President and CEO of Prestolite Wire Corporation, a subsidiary, prior to joining Danaher.
John received his bachelor�s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and his Master�s in Business from the Krannert School at Purdue University. | 