Frank Rzeznikiewicz5 Accent Circle, Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717)695-9660 rzezpaw@comcast.net.

Executive ProfileA Leader of a Fortune 50 Company

Senior Operating/General Manager successful at building corporate value and leading a sophisticated manufacturing and service organization with P&L responsibility. A strategic visionary with a clear sense of purpose and urgency when faced with diverse situational challenges during periods of both declining sales and rapid growth. Leads facilities to new levels of profitability, quality and productivity setting the industry benchmark for performance. Selected by the most senior management of companies to lead facilities out of distressful losses to record performance. An articulate communicator and motivator capable of directing and influencing others to contribute to collaborative endeavors and strategic plans

Demonstrated success record in: Leading a facility from a four million dollar annual loss to extreme profitability Creating a market that allowed a three hundred percent growth in three years Implementation of Lean Business Processes and Manufacturing Engaging and empowering employees to the highest job satisfaction scores in the industry Being a Visionary and providing guidance to execute a strategic plan

CORE COMPETENCIES Lean Business Transition Leader Financial Turnarounds &

Performance Enhancement Quality System Creation and ISO standards Cost Reduction/Containment &

Profit Optimization Efficiency Innovations & ROI Development Process Management and

Turnaround Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRATT & WHITNEY, MIDDLETOWN, PA 2009 to PresentGENERAL MANAGER Leading a profit loss organization into profitability in a declining business market. Developing new product lines and international customers while simultaneously reducing costs by 38%. Improved the cost of poor quality by 71% to a .8% level and reduced inventory by 46%. Implementing lean single piece flow, self-managed visual cells, standard work and reduced product lead-times by 40%. Increased turns from 8 to 23 in two years. Improved employee satisfaction by 32% and eliminated environmental health and safety recordable injuries. Empowered a team of managers to drive sales increases by 285%. Double-digit productivity increases for five consecutive years. Improved EBIT by 62% by improvements in lean flow and quality improvement. Responsible for engineering, procurement, operations,

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quality, marketing, and sales. Attained UTC’s highest award for quality improvement and continuous improvement. Received OSHA VPP award.

PRATT & WHITNEY, EAST HARTFORD, CT 2003 to 2009PRODUCT DIRECTOR/ DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER

2007 to 2009Improved profitability while offsetting demand declines. Significantly reduced costs by increased output, improved environmental, health, and safety conditions while enhancing employee and customer satisfaction. Strategic implementation of profit assurance, quality improvements, forecasting and budgetary processes, production management, cost control, scheduling, and all aspects of manufacturing.

Improved Scrap, repair, and rework costs by 85% to a .7% cost of sales level Reduced environmental, health and safety recordable incidents by 67% Improved EBIT by 22% in a reduced volume (34%) environment

OPERATIONS QUALITY MANAGER 2004 to 2007 Established quality strategies and systems for ensuring that the requirements of the Quality Management System are put into practice on a permanent basis, as well as the adaptation of the AS9100 and ISO 9000 requirements. Assured regulatory compliance with zero findings. Responsible for customer relations and tactical execution with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and U.S Systems Program Office (SPO).

Improved the cost of poor quality by 44%, led compliance improvement by 88% Reduced customer complaints by 55%, improved quality lead-time by 65% Decreased quality operational costs by 31% and increased six sigma processes by 120% Reduced environmental and safety recordable incidents by 35%

MATURE MILITARY ENGINE QUALITY MANAGER 2003 to 2004

Led a military product and serviceable material organizations to the unprecedented quality results. Primary customer contact regarding flight safety issues. Established quality clinics for compliance and quality assurance initiatives. Developed manufacturing corrective action boards to develop strategic plans for improvement.

Implemented an immediate problem resolution organization for mature military engine programs.

Reduced nonconformance activity by 35% and improved cost of poor quality by 42%

OTHER EXPERIENCEInternational Supplier Quality Manager, Lean Manufacturing Manager, Assembly and Test Engineering Manager, Production Manager, Teacher (Hartford Technical Institute), Deputy Mayor Town of Vernon, CT

EDUCATION

Master of Business Management, 2005 (4.0 GPA) Albertus Magnus New Haven, CT

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Bachelor of Science in Business Management, (3.85 GPA) Albertus Magnus New Haven, CT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ASQC Certified Quality Engineer, Auditor, and Manager Lean Manufacturing Certified State licensed tool and die makerFederal Aviation Administration Airworthiness RepresentativeSix Sigma / Process Certification LeaderState of CT Education Certification

AWARDS

American Society for Quality Control Leadership Award for valuable contribution in process controlFinalist for the Rochester Institute of Technology Annual Quality AwardPratt and Whitney Leadership Awards for Quality, Employee Engagement, Productivity & Process ImprovementOSHA Voluntary Participation Star Program Award United Technologies Achieving Competitive Excellence Gold Award