FRANK J. GONCZOL

ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE ¨ ENGINEERING MANAGER ¨ SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER

Distinguished 33-year career of progressive responsible experience in engineering design, management, product engineering and quality control in the telecommunications, health care, food service and material handling industries.  Combines excellent technical, analytical qualifications with demonstrated achievement in delivering projects on time and within budget.  Strong leadership, team building and problem solving expertise.  Excellent skills in technical administration and cross-cultural communications.  PC proficient with Inventor, Alibre, Pro ENGINEER, CadKey, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite, Agile and Solid Designer 3D.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

-Negotiations, Persuasion & Communications
-Strategic Planning & Personnel Development
-Project Design & Management
-Cross-Functional Team Leadership and Training
-Resource Planning
-Client Presentations
-Certified Instructor AutoCAD Inventor
-Pro ENGINEER/Pro Intralink Technical Administrator
-Customer Relationship Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MAY 2002- PRESENT                 
IKANDEWIT DESIGN ENGINEERING        
EDWARDSVILLE, PA
ENGINEERING SERVICES 
OWNER

-Provide contract services including Design, drafting, and engineering release packages for pharmaceutical blending equipment, and industrial sanitary process solutions.
-Own/Operate a laser engraving business including retail items, promotional accounts, and industrial components.
-Own/Operate a Custom Embroidery, Sublimation, and Digitizing business.
-Own/Operate a martial arts school for over 30 years.
-Own/Operate real estate ventures with over 20 rental units and the purchase, remodel, and resale of homes. (Knarf Enterprises, LLC)

SEPTEMBER 1999 – MAY 2002    
FLEXTRONICS ENCLOSURES, INC.  
KINGSTON, PA
MANAGER OF ENGINEERING, EASTERN REGION

-Responsible for all Eastern Region design engineering activities of a world-class Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider with over $40mm in annual sales at local facility.
-Represented several national accounts including Lucent, NCR, Solectron, Ericsson, Airvana, Chromatis, Alcatel, and Fujitsu.
-Reported to Vice President of Concurrent Engineering, Global Enclosures Division.
-Directly managed eight employees consisting of Design Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Mechanical & Electrical Design Engineers.
-Coordinated and managed the daily efforts of engineers and fostered an environment of teamwork and cooperation that bolstered staff morale.
-Interfaced with Production, Sales, Human Resources, Corporate Engineering, and Prototyping.
-Prepared, presented and coordinated projects and proposals and negotiated with clients from product design to delivery.
-Reviewed customer documentation and coordinated with the Customer, Sales, Design and Manufacturing.
-Evaluated projects design for overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety.
-Led progress meetings with Engineers, and Manufacturing and conducted briefings with top-level management.
-Prepared and conducted presentations to Corporate Executives.
-Interviewed, hired, trained, motivated, scheduled and conducted quarterly and annual performance evaluations, and administered disciplinary actions as required.
Standardize and administer the usage of Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/Intralink.

ACHIEVEMENTS
-Implemented a configuration for Pro ENGINEER automated design process of an enclosure.
-First working system of Pro ENGINEER/Pro Intralink, which was standardized for the Kingston Facility and was in the process of company wide standardization.
-Successful completion of the Chromatis Project, Airvana and Light Speed Projects.
-Completed Six Sigma Black Belt training program.

JULY 1998 – SEPTEMBER 1999
DESIGN ENGINEER

-Designed products to customer specifications and developed concept designs.
-Designed a safe for NCR.
-Responsible for the design of indoor enclosures.
-Lead engineer on various projects.

ACHIEVEMENTS
-Developed a configuration for Pro ENGINEER automated design process of an enclosure.
-Developed indoor enclosure holding 2000 pounds of equipment and passed zone 4 seismic.
-Designed caster mobility system for enclosure cabinet, which was submitted to corporate for patent approval.

OCTOBER 1997 – JULY 1998
PROJECT/SALES ENGINEER 

-Guided customers in the design of new sheet metal components using Pro/ENGINEER or Cadkey.
-Coordinated the quoting of new projects and made presentations to the customer.
-Developed flat patterns for all new parts and coordinated plant activities to ensure timely delivery.
-Made product modifications to ensure customers quality expectations.
-Review existing customers’ components and made suggestions on how to reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
-Set up manufacturing cells to improve product flow.

SEPTEMBER 1992 – SEPTEMBER 1997
INTERMETRO INDUSTRIES
WILKES-BARRE, PA
SENIOR PRODUCT ENGINEER

-Developed training programs for associates on concept of Project Management and the use of Microsoft Project Management Software.
-Presented in-house seminars on Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA), Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Value Analysis (VA), and Value Engineering (VE).
-Instructed the Product Development Department on the use of Solid Designer’s 3D modeling of sheet metal assemblies.
-Customized the Sheet Metal Module of Solid Designer Software to plant specific capabilities.
-Trained the Solid Designer CAD users on advanced 3D Data File techniques.
-Trained the Engineering Department on sheet metal design concepts.
-Acted as regulatory consultant to teams developing new products.
-Ensured that products met all applicable national and international regulatory requirements such as NSF, UL, CSA, OSHPD, NF, TUV AND GS.
-Served on several NSF international Joint Committee Meetings.
-Developed internal NSF training programs and presented to several plant locations.
-Responsible for prototyping and testing of new design concepts.
-Acted as troubleshooter for Customer Service Department in resolving major customer related issues with products.
-Redesigned several products to eliminate recurring complaints from customers and manufacturing.

ACHIEVEMENTS
-Implemented changes resulting in annual product cost reduction of over $100k.
-Designed a security version of an existing product, which generate an increase of $370k in annual sales.
-Instrumental in receiving ISO 9001 Certification by writing several internal design standards.
-Complete redesign of a surgical case cart using QFD techniques.

MARCH 1990 – AUGUST 1992       
BANNER METALS   
STROUDSBURG, PA
MANAGER, PRODUCT ENGINEERING/QUALITY CONTROL

-Managed eight employees in the Engineering Department and six employees in the Quality Control Department for a contract sheet metal fabricator.
-Acted as Chairman for company’s Product Liability Committee.
-Reviewed customer drawings to suggest improvements.
-Ensured manufacturing and production control had all necessary documentation and drawings.
-Designed, detailed and implemented all tooling and fixturing for manufacturing.
-Responsible for the quality of all products.
-Lead the design and development of proprietary products.

AUGUST 1988 – FEBRUARY 1990 
FMC CORPORATION, AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS DIVISION
CHALFONT, PA
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

-Designed and detailed fabrication and assembly drawings for frames and outer sheet metal skins for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV’s).
-Designed prototypes for new concepts.
-Responsible for equipment selection.
-Designed vehicle-wiring layouts.
-Responsible for system (traffic) layout of AGV’s at the customers’ site using CADRAIII system software.

DECEMBER 1986 – AUGUST 1988  INTERLAKE, MATERIAL HANDLING DIVISION WAYNE, NJ
EASTERN REGIONAL ENGINEER

-Designed the layout of material storage systems from drive-thru pallet racks to rack supported mezzanines.
-Answered technical questions from customers and distributors.
-Created installation and production drawings using AutoCAD software.
-Customized storage systems to meet customer requirements.

NOVEMBER 1985 – DECEMBER 1986
AXIOM MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT     CARLSTADT, NJ
SYSTEMS ENGINEER

-Customized complete conveyor systems to meet customer needs, including the mechanical and electrical layouts.
-Coordinated the ordering of materials and scheduling of installations.

EDUCATION

1985    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering    Blacksburg, VA

1983    Northampton County Area Community College
Associate of Science, Engineering      Bethlehem, PA

CERTIFICATIONS & SEMINARS

Volunteer Activities & hOBies

Fluent in Hungarian
Boy Scouts of America-Weblos Leader
Koei Kan Karate Instructor
Member of RC Air Show Team
Woodworking
Motorcycles