From: fornara@convex.com (Frank Fornara)
Subject: Engineering manager seeks startup Co.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:22:02 GMT
Distribution: misc
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

Experienced Engineering Manager seeks position in startup company where his
20 years + experience in electronic hardware and software, project management,
developmnt, manufacturing and support would help such company grow and prosper. 

Would prefer position in Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas but will consider
re-locating to other South Western states if the opportunity is right.

All interested parties please respond by phone or letter to the address shown
below.


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FRANK FORNARA						    1014 Sumners Court	
							Carrollton Texas 75007
							      214/242-9056 (H) 	
					         Thru 12/31/92 214/497-4380(O)
						After  1/1/93: 214/702-6070 (O) 


			ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Program/Product Management...Concurrent Engineering...
Image Processing...Writable Optical Disk...Mass Storage...
Embedded Microprocessor Controllers...Supercomputers...
International Business Experience...French/Spanish...Team Leadership...

				EXPERIENCE

CONVEX COMPUTER CORP, Richardson, TX			       	1990-Present
Manager, Technical Operations Group
Responsible for the ongoing production and repair of three series of 
Supercomputers. Improved internal and external customer relations. Chaired and 
participated in many cross-functional teams to facilitate concurrent 
engineering and accelerate product introductions. 

*	Reduced repair cycle time from 20 days to less than ten days which 
	netted a savings of over $1 million per year. 
*	Member of Early Vendor Involvement (EVI) Team which facilitated vendor 		selection and optimized use of vendor design experience in early stages 	of product development. 
*	Managed two cost reduction projects which saved $280K/yr. 
*	Modified a Supercomputer to meet DOD and DOC license requirements to 		allow shipment of ten systems lo China for $5M. 
*	Performed benchmarking of the repair organization and participated in 
	the overall company Malcolm Baldridge Award application and assessment 		process. 

TIDEL SYSTEMS, Carrollton, TX                                   1989-1990 
Program Manager. Petroleum Products 
Headed up a team of eleven hardware and software engineers with responsibility 
for all aspects of the development of a highly accurate underground storage 
tank monitoring system. Interacted on daily basis with customers, marketing, 
manufacturing, and field service. 

*	Reorganized Hardware and Software Engineering group. Hired new talent. 		Instilled engineering discipline into all stages of product development, 	manufacturing, and maintenance.
* 	Implemented computerized documentation control system involving 3000 		drawings.
*	Selected microprocessor and software architecture and defined product 
	specs and cost targets. 
*	Managed all UL/CSA/FCC agency approvals. Established close working 
	relationship with these agencies to speed up approval cycle. 

BANCTEC INC., Dallas, TX                                       	1983-1989 
Manager. Advanced Products Development (1985-1989) 
Managed a team of 15 hardware and software engineers responsible for the 
development of a second generation high speed image capture system used for 
financial document processing. 

*	Wrote detailed technical proposal for Swiss PTT system. Conducted 
	several executive level technical presentations in French and English, 
	resulting in a 	$50M contract.
* 	Set up detailed plan and managed project next generation high speed 
	image processing system.Introduced CAD/CAE systems to engineering. 
	Conducted hardware and software design reviews and developed functional 	and design specs. 
*	Served as prime engineering customer interface, as well as project 
	manager, on several customized image processing systems for large 
	utilities and credit card companies.
*	Managed to successful and timely conclusion several contractor-staffed 		projects. Wrote statement of work and set up paypoint and progress 
	milestones.

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FRANK FORNARA							Page Two


Manager Continuation Engineering (1983-1985) 
Responsible for the continuation engineering of several image based products. 

*	Fixed multiple system bugs and engineered several enhancements on 
	existing product.
*	Managed workstation check encoder project. Defined operational, 		manufacturing, and testing specs; coordinated all mechanical, 
	electrical, and software activities.
* 	Evaluated, tested, and subsequently negotiated the use of a third-party 	ultra fast encoder. 
*	Designed an image terminal controller for use on high speed document 		processing system in initial BancTec capacity as Design Engineer.

MEAD OFFICE SYSTEMS, Plano, TX                 			1980-1983 
Manager, Advanced Image Processing 
Directed the design of image lift and printing in a high-speed "photocopying" 
product (125 page/minute). Coordinated the development of software simulations 
and hardware implementation of four different image processing algorithms. 

Senior Engineer (1980-1981)
Designed video input controller, digital automatic gain control, electronic 
magnification, and reduction/image processing hardware. All projects delivered 
on schedule and met or exceeded specifications. 


E-SYSTEMS, COMMERCIAL DIVISION, Arlington, TX          		1977-1980 
Senior Electronic Systems Engineer 
Designed hardware and firmware for various automated mail sorting systems. 
Responsible for site installation and customer acceptance testing. 


GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES INC, Dallas, TX           			1969-1977 
Navigation Operations Supervisor
Carried out various field services duties worldwide on marine navigation and 
data acquisition systems.


BRITISH TELECOMM, London, England                               1959-1969 
Held positions from Technical Officer through Assistant Executive Engineer 
involved with the installation, maintenance, and development of various 
international switching centers in the UK. 


EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication) Degree, Wandsworth Technical College,London 1964

Management/Technical Development courses include: Situation Leadership, EEO: 
Managing Diversity, Design of Experiments, 6-Sigma Quality Programs, Japanese I & II; Introduction to the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award Program, Cl/C2 
Maintenance, Advanced Unix, Quality Improvement-Phil Crosby, High Performance 
Team Leadership, etc. 

Languages: fluent in French and Spanish. Familiarity with Japanese. 
Knowledgeable regarding European business practices and safety regulations. 

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