Mark J. Celusniak
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Aerospace - Defense - Industrial
President
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"Result-focused & versatile executive leader with proven track record of
profitability"
Chief Operating Officer with significant achievements encompassing
multiple location P&L accountability with worldwide experience and market
focus. Detailed hands on involvement in marketing, finance and operations
combined with long term planning skills to offer unique in-depth multi-
disciplinary skills (Marketing/Operations/Finance) demonstrating expertise
in: Revenue, Profit & Market Share Growth, Team Building & Management
Leadership, "Lean Manufacturing" Implementation and Leadership, New Product
Development/Market Launch, Acquisition, Divestiture, Partnership &
Alliance. Incisive, high energy business executive with exceptional record
of performance in an extremely dynamic and competitive global market.
Career History & Performance
DONCASTERS GROUP, LTD
Staffordshire, uk 2013 - 2014
"$1 Billion+ International manufacturer providing precision components and
assemblies to the aerospace, power generation, and specialty automotive
industries. Key products include airfoils, structures, casings, rings,
exhausts and combustion components for gas turbine applications,
aerostructures and components for airframe applications, fasteners for the
construction, industrial, transportation and energy markets, and compressor
and turbine wheels for the turbocharger market employing 6000 people across
Europe, the USA, Mexico and China. Clients include Boeing, GE, MTU, Pratt &
Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Snecma, Hamilton Sundstrand and Honeywell in
aerospace and Ansaldo, Alstom, GE and Siemens in industrial gas turbine
technology."
President - Doncasters - GCE Chula Vista, CA
P&L responsible for Unit of Combustion Systems Division global
business driving productivity and profit. GCE is a manufacturer of
industrial gas turbine combustor components which include liners, end
caps, aft frames, flow sleeves, transition ducts, impingement shields,
stator assemblies and exhaust collectors. Processes include tooling,
kirksite die casting, vacuum furnace heat treatment, acid cleaning, drop
hammer metal forming, 2000 ton hydraulic press forming, robotic welding
and plasma cutting, 5 axis CNC machining, multi-axis laser processing,
and real time x-ray & inspection services. Report to President of
Turbine Engine Components Group.
Key Activities / Accomplishments:
Recruited to organize, focus and reinvigorate a marginal
performing business and utilize contacts to expand business offering
and establish a presence in the aerospace turbine engine
components marketplace.
. Record 2013 Sales / EBITDA /Cash Flow.
. 15 percentage point increase in productivity.
. Significant step change in Labor Absorption.
. Overdue reduction $5M to less than $300K in 5 months.
. Re-Established Customer relationship by superior Customer Service
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Experience Continued
TurboCare - Siemens AG
Hartford, CT 2009 - 2012
"A $600 Million Group, autonomously operating within Siemens Energy AG,
offering comprehensive solutions in the industrial and power generation
markets in more than 100 countries worldwide. TurboCare Group of
Businesses combines the strengths of its long history of steam turbine
service capabilities with the gas turbine service capabilities of several
joint ventures. It has added compressor, generator and electric motor
service and overhaul capabilities, as well as local service shops, to be
able to provide full service solutions to the customers regardless of
rotating equipment manufacture and brand."
Global Director- Gas Turbine Repair
P&L responsible for $150 Million global business driving productivity
and profit thru (4) Business Units locations consisting of Operations in
Winston-Salem, NC, Dallas TX, East Hartford, CT and Turin, Italy.
Recruited to establish a Greenfield site focusing on the higher
technology end of the Industrial Gas Turbine Market. In addition, full
P&L responsibility for the Dallas and East Hartford facilities and the
eventual integration into the Winston-Salem Operation. Report to Global
COO.
Key Activities / Accomplishments:
Recruited to establish Greenfield site focusing on higher technology
end of Gas Turbine market encompassing a
$50 Million investment with capital expenditure showing 3-year break-
even point. Spearheaded building expansion,
equipment purchase, integration and management structure.
. Full site responsibility including new parts manufacture, as well as
component repair.
. Achieved 90% labor utilization, and rework less than .01%.
. Thwarted union attempt in Winston-Salem.
. Year-on-year sales doubled each of three years.
. On-time delivery of 92% thru Site's integration, and closure.
. Processes: Tig, Resistance, and Laser Clad Welding, 5-Axis Grinding,
Water-Jet Cutting, 8-Axis Laser Drilling,
Laser Cutting, 5-Axis Milling, Fabrication and Assembly.
. Materials: Alloy Steels from Forging, Plate, Bar Stock and Castings.
. Components include Combustion Chamber, Transition, Blade Ring
Assemblies, and various rotating parts.
Wood Group, PLC
East Windsor, CT 2005 - 2009
"A $4.5 Billion Group offering comprehensive solutions in the industrial
and power generation markets in more than 50 countries worldwide with
41,000 employees. Key business focus in Oil & Gas and Power Generation
markets. Worldwide these services include Engineering, Procurement and
Construction Management, Facility Operations & Maintenance, and
Repair & Overhaul of Turbines and other high speed rotating equipment."
Executive Vice President & Director- Component Repair
P&L responsible for $100 Million global business driving productivity
and profit thru (400) employees and (3) Business Unit Non-union
locations consisting of operations in East Windsor, CT, Dundee,
Scotland, and Rayong, Thailand. Reported to Sr. VP Global Operations.
Key Activities / Accomplishments:
P&L and balance-sheet responsibility for Connecticut repair
operation. Assumed expanded responsibilities to include Scotland and
Thailand sites in turnaround situations. Developed operating business
unit responsible for cost performance. Transitioned Connecticut site
from operating loss of $3,800,000 in 2005 to profitable position in
2008. Achieved ISO 9000 certification. Created Pareto graph of shop-
floor performance and identified products requiring major areas of
focus.
. Championed removal of $1.6M in excess fixed costs through conducting
complete analysis of profit/loss and balance
Sheet for Connecticut operation. Prepared plan and secured approval
for cost-eliminations.
. Analyzed order book and identified loss-producing multi-year contracts,
by virtue of inadequate pricing. Organized exit
from contracts, reanalyzed year-to-date performance net and found
company breakeven.
. Increased on-time delivery from 44% to 95%.
. Conducted complete P&L and balance-sheet review for Scotland operation.
. Achievement of contribution margin estimate versus actual 101%, and
15%+ annual sales growth.
. Identified four major customers, who from an account standpoint were
major loss-makers. Two prior site restructures
did not achieve committed improvements. Business was dissected and
subsequently sold.
. Conducted six site visits to Thailand operation to determine
requirements to place group in profitable position. Identified
lack of leadership, lost contracts through shop-performance issues
and failure of product to move through factory.
. Strengthened key positions, including new site Managing Director.
Organized placement of Connecticut technical
personnel on site for extended periods for comparative purposes in
regard to throughput.
. Developed independent incoming inspection team to eliminate product
bottleneck and increase work in process.
. Reduced receiving inspection cycle time from 46 days to 14.
. Increased work in process from $1,000,000 to $2,600,000.
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Experience Continued
Precision Castparts Corp
Portland, OR 2004 - 2005
"A $5 Billion World Leader in structural investment castings, forged
components, and airfoil castings for aircraft engines and industrial gas
turbines. Airbus, Boeing, GE, Rolls-Royce, and many other leading
manufacturers depend on PCC for critical airframe, engine,
power generation, and
general industrial components."
General Manager - Wyman Gordon Grafton, MA
P&L responsible for $150 Million Division producing Closed Die
Forgings on a Global basis. Markets consisted of both air-frame and
turbine engine applications. Improved operational effectiveness to
insure competitive positioning. Report to
Group President.
Key Activities / Accomplishments:
. Reduced variable costs per earned STD hour by 8% in less than a 12-
month period through a series of productivity improvements,
subcontracting and spending reductions.
. Reduced inventory by 18% converting the reduction into $5,000,000 of
additional cash.
. Restructured and reduced fixed head-count, leading to fixed cost
structure reflecting all-time low for associated revenue.
. Insured on-time delivery of Key-Development Programs, positioning
next-year growth of 16% net of metal-market.
. Metal Conversion included Ingots, Billets, Plate Sheet of various
alloy steels (Forging and Machining).
. Suppliers were Teledyne Allvac, Precision Rolled Products, and
Carpenter Technologies.
. Products were Landing Gears, Door Frames, Disks, Spacers, Bulkheads,
Wing Beams, Flap Tracks and Pistons.
. Product weight varied from several hundred pounds to in excess of
20,000 pounds.
. Successful implementation of material revert program.
Teledyne Corporation
Los Angeles, CA 2001 - 2004
"A $900 Million Leader in Aerospace Turbine Engines, Components and
Engineering Services."
VP / General Manager- Teledyne Technologies Toledo, OH & Mobile, AL
P&L responsible for $100 Million turbine-engine business. Held
responsibility for revitalizing and strengthening mature business
through strategic initiatives. Created greater competitive positioning
through operational effectiveness. Restructured military contractor for
activity in commercial aerospace market. Defined company strategy
completion, developed options, earned approval and contributed to
execution. Identified potential buyers in marketplace and contributed
to due-diligence reviews. Positioned company successfully for future
growth. Report to COO.
Key Activities / Accomplishments:
. Organized independent market analysis of existing and upcoming
programs to determine future revenue stream.
. Completed P&L balance-sheet review, eliminating $6M in costs and
reducing inventory by $4M annualized; 7.8 turns.
. Introduced contract manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies and
computer-aided process planning.
. Led manufacturing exit strategy from Toledo to Alabama operation,
converting site to design, assembly and testing.
. Commissioned advanced manufacturing cell in Alabama, including
construction, equipment-acquisition and staffing.
Dowty Aerospace
Cheltenham, UK 1980 - 2000
"A $2 Billion Manufacturer of Hydraulic and Actuation systems, Advanced
Propeller Systems, Turbine Engine
Components, and Tubular Systems, as well as owning the Hamble Aircraft
Structures Business."
President - Turbine Engine Components Group 1996 - 2000
P&L responsibility for $300,000,000 Division, consisting of (8) eight
companies with nine facilities as well as 1,400 employees located in
North America and Europe. Technologies included Precision Machining,
Screw Machining, Fabrication, Steel Alloy Conversion, Non-Traditional
Machining (Electron Beam Welding and Laser) and Cold Roll Metal Forming.
Directed operation of world leader in aircraft ring technology,
supplying gas turbine-engine components to all major programs.
Successfully launched multi-year contract-development function. Earned
multiple key accounts, provided division with strategic tool for
forecasting production volumes and created steady revenue base. Created
new roles within customer service, warranty and repair, sales and
business development, as well as spearheaded ten-person top management
team.
. Produced more than 20% return on sales, with a 100% cash conversion
while investing in companies.
. Acted as major contributor to corporate strategic planning and
acquisition teams, leading purchase of Tri Industries for
$70,000,000, diversifying portfolio of companies with repair &
refurbishment enhancing position in value-added chain.
. Developed new business strategy to comprehend market changes in
declining sectors while focusing organization on
growth products and technologies in tangential sectors, increasing
served market breadth as well as revenues.
. Expanded into rapidly emerging Asia-Pacific market as well as focused
sales and business development activities on
emerging-growth programs. Closed $30,000,000 three-year contract
with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney.
. Focused on measuring business improvements, resource constraints,
productivity challenges and cycle time to achieve
50% progressive increase in sales per employee in two-year period.
. Increased productivity by 20%, enhanced inventory turns, lowered unit
costs and outperformed competition by deploying
process-improvement and Lean-manufacturing methodologies throughout
organization.
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Dowty Aerospace Experience Continued
Executive Vice President & General Manager- Worldwide Rings Business
1995 - 1996
P&L for $175 Million worldwide rings business area, consisting of four
standalone companies: King Fifth Wheel, Tru Form, Reynolds Rings, Lewis
& Saunders, and Titeflex. Launched value-added sales and services,
transitioning away from high-priced material-content revenues.
Introduced residual-value strategic marketing concept, an attractive
proposal to prime customers due to escalating industry metal prices, to
create profitable new revenue stream. Differentiated company in
marketplace by superior customer focus. Diversified customer base,
minimizing reliance on single input. Completed ISO 9002 and 14001 to
earn industry recognition.
. Doubled size and increased caliber of sales organization, targeting
specific products, programs and opportunities, to maximize market
penetration as well as client activity. Refocused sales to high-
potential products and opportunities.
. Realized 30% annualized growth over three-year period within highly
competitive and price-sensitive market.
. Leveraged cold-rolled process, capturing position on mainstay growth
program.
. Achieved $50,000,000 revenue increase in two years, improved quote
capture rate to 80% for targeted accounts and oversaw King Fifth
Wheel division generating return on sales exceeding 32%.
. Captured $2,000,000 long-term contract with major client.
President & General Manager
Lewis & Saunders Aerospace International, Laconia, NH 1992 - 1995
P&L responsibility for $100 Million Division, consisting of two
companies and three manufacturing businesses in New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and France. Oversaw operations, including manufacturing
of rigid and flexible tubular assemblies for commercial and military
applications. Flexible Tube Operation was also a Tier 2 Supplier to
Automotive Industry. Led successful turnaround of two operations with
350 employees and multiple product lines.
. Overcame $5,000,000 in net losses, lack of product backlog and
employee, productivity and operational issues.
. Reorganized and reengineered operation, including redundancy of first-
line management. Developed strategic plan, outlined vision and
mission, and implemented management by objective business approach to
create profitability as well as productivity.
. Identified, recruited and placed competent first-line management.
. Cut operating losses by 50% within one year. Achieved profitability
within second year. Maintained mode, transitioning to $4,000,000
profit in four years
. Implemented new systems and internal controls for production,
inventory, material management, and product and parts pricing.
. Increased prices by 25% while maintaining competitive position.
. Utilized process improvement program to triple inventory turns and
maximize plant-utilization levels. Reduced production man-hours by
up to 60%.
Vice-President & General Manager 1983 - 1992
Valley Manufacturing Corporation, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1980 -
1983
Rapid promotion from entry line management position to Quality Manager,
Operations Manager and to VP/GM within 3-years becoming youngest VP/GM
in company's history. Directed profit and loss for under-performing
$5,000,000 machining division to aerospace industry. Transformed
organization, growing sales to $25,000,000, with 20% operating margin.
Education & Professional Development
Bachelor of Arts - KINGS COLLEGE
Certificate of Metallurgy - Penn State University
Certificate in Tool & Die - Wilkes-Barre Vo-Tech College
Certificate in Strategic Marketing from INSEAD,
Fontainebleau, France
United States Government Secret Security Clearance
Personal
Born in Pennsylvania, Married (Catherine) with 4-children. Enjoys fishing,
woodworking and landscaping.
References Available Upon Request[pic]
. Vision & Leadership: Multi-Site total P&L growth from leading P&L's
ranging $50M to $300 Million Global business. Coaching and team building
expertise providing inspirational leadership during difficult and
challenging times.
. Complex business issues: Decisive, action and results focused
visionary leader who will create high-performance, aligned organizations
while developing next-generation leaders and executives.
. Metric Driven: Highly refined business judgment and management depth
creating +20% EBIT, reduced working capital to near single digit ratio to
sales, and cash generation near 100% of profit conversion. Leveraged
purchasing synergies and insured technological parity thru capital
investment.
. Create Roadmap: Establish strategy build alignment, maximize capital
investments and execute superior performance. Proven track record of
meeting milestones, costs, and EBIT stretch goals.
. Relationship Building: A knack for developing powerful relationships
with key internal and external decision makers to persuade and negotiate
at the highest levels.
Demonstrate broad strengths in:
. Leadership
. Business Development
. Acquisition Integration
. Drive P&L Metrics
. Operations "Turn-around"
. Continuous Improvement
. Best Practices
. Leveraging Technology
. Cost Containment
. Dynamic Team Building
. Cultural Transformation
. Process-Orientation
. Mentoring
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