Frank Rzeznikiewicz is an experienced operations and engineering management professional with a demonstrated record of turning around underperforming facilities and leading organizations to increased profitability through quality management and lean manufacturing techniques. He has led facilities from significant losses to record performance levels and received numerous awards for achievements in quality improvement, cost reduction, and productivity gains. Rzeznikiewicz has over 15 years of experience in senior leadership roles with Fortune 50 companies, specializing in financial and operational turnarounds.

1. Frank Rzeznikiewicz
5 Accent Circle, Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 695-9770  rzezpaw@comcast.net.
Executive Profile
A 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
PARADIGM PRECISION, STUART, FLORIDA 2015 – Present
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND ENGINEERING
Operations and Engineering Management professional with extensive experience in solutions development and
deployment throughout manufacturing and quality aftermarket value streams. Leading organizations to total value
stream management and enhancement systems premised on quality management, process control, lean manufacturing
techniques and continuous improvement. Successful is attaining significant improvement in reducing the cost of poor
quality. Extensively experienced in quality and lean manufacturing optimization which result in double digit
productivity increases and perfect quality. Providing methods for enhanced employee cross training systems and
techniques for an empowered workforce that is self-managed and directed. Through knowledge of root cause analysis
and corrective action implementation. Expertise in visual workplace systems that enhance safety and employee
engagement.
PRATT & WHITNEY, MIDDLETOWN, PA 2009 to 2015
GENERAL MANAGER
Led a profit loss organization into profitability in a declining business market. Developed 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%. Implemented 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

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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, 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 2009
PRODUCT DIRECTOR/ DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER 2007 to 2009
Improved 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 EXPERIENCE
International Supplier Quality Manager, Lean Manufacturing Manager, Assembly and Test Engineering Manager,
Production Manager, Teacher (Hartford Technical Institute), Deputy Mayor Town of Vernon, CT

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EDUCATION
Masterof Business Management, 2006 (4.0 GPA) Albertus Magnus New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Science in Business Management, (3.85 GPA) 2004, Albertus Magnus New Haven, CT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASQC Certified Quality Engineer, Auditor, and Manager
Lean Manufacturing Certified
State licensed tool and die maker
Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Representative
Six Sigma / Process Certification Leader
State of CT Education Certification
AWARDS
American Society for Quality Control Leadership Award for valuable contribution in process control
Finalist for the Rochester Institute of Technology Annual Quality Award
Pratt and Whitney Leadership Awards for Quality, Employee Engagement, Productivity & Process
Improvement
OSHA Voluntary Participation Star Program Award
United Technologies Achieving Competitive Excellence Gold Award