PETER A. DZWONKAS, BMET, MS

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Greater Nashville, TN

Engineering Leader Product Designer

Mechanical Electronics Software Controls Systems Engineering Mechatronics

Transformational Engineering Leader, Product Designer and Strategist with 20+ years of progressive success in growing highly engineered product companies in a variety of industry sectors. Possesses broad experience building, leading, and inspiring diverse teams – electronic controls, software, mechanical, and industrial design – in developing and executing on a product roadmap to create best-in-class products and solutions. Known for an acute sense of design and insight in building a frictionless client and customer experience.

COMPETENCIES

Leadership (15-100) • Roadmap Development • Engineering Management • Change Management • Cross-functional Team Leadership • Business Development • Continuous Improvement • Customer Relations • Design Reviews • Industrial Design • Innovation Leadership, Management, Processes, & Techniques • NPD Tools Process Improvement • Product Development & Management • Program Management • R&D Stage Gate • Safety Six Sigma Methodologies Management • VoC • VoM • Stress Analyses • Team Building • Verification Testing

PRODUCT EXPERIENCE

Active Tire Inflation Systems • Aerospace Fuel Systems • Air Bag Systems • Animatronic Figures • Arc Fault Circuit Breakers • Compressor Systems • Emission Systems • Factory Automation • Factory IoT • Heat Exchangers • Hybrid Vehicles • Ride/Suspension Control • Large Animatronics

INDUSTRY SECTORS OF INTEREST

Aerospace • Automotive • Consumer Products • Electronics • Industrial Equipment • Off-Road Machinery • Power Generation • Renewable Energy • Transportation • Parks & Entertainment

COMPLIANCE

AS9100 • AWS17.1 • CE • CSA • ISO14001 • ISO9001 • NADCAP • PPAP • TS16949 • ITAR

TOOLS

FMEA • GD&T • DFA • DFM • DFSS • DVP&R • DVT/QUAL Testing • FEA• CAD • CFD

SELECT CUSTOMERS

Boeing • Chrysler • Collins • Disney • Ford • Gillig • GM • John Deere • CNH • Leonardo • Lockheed • New Flyer Oshkosh • P&WC • Proctor & Gamble • PWEH • Safran • Textron • NBC Universal • Disney

NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS

Currently leading a 36-person group comprised of controls, software, mechanical, and industrial design teams focused on developing robust and reliable animatronics solutions. (Animax Designs)

Led a 50-person team of mechanical, lab, electronic, and embedded software systems engineers. Achieved the highest division invention disclosures in a 25-division business group. (Parker Hannifin)

Developed an Innovation/Ideation Process and led divisional business growth teams to new product development solutions for $700M of new business opportunities in the truck, hydraulics, aerospace, and electrical global markets as part of a CEO-led initiative. (Eaton)

Streamlined and revitalized a $53MM R&D organization with 250 employees, creating a flexible, $25MM, 90-person advanced-technology operation. (Eaton)

Laid the foundation for cutting-edge technology development: co-authored the three-phase, gated, new technology development process used by company today. (Eaton)

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KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP STRATEGY PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

Develops new approaches and organizational structures to facilitate greater integration between creative design, technical design and engineering, and production to ensure efficient workflow.

Acquires talent and develops staff to support aggressive ongoing targets.

Oversees preparation of budget and capital expenses; accurately forecasts costs of R&D & Engineering.

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP NURTURING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Manages ongoing client relationships and ensures client objectives are met.

Supports business development activities providing technical expertise and capture support.

Represents company at industry trade shows and actively participates in industry associations.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT INNOVATION R&D ENGINEERING TESTING

Collaborates with all stakeholders to develop five-year product and technology roadmap.

Plans future product development and R&D objectives in collaboration with product marketing and sales team considering product technical objectives, cost targets, schedule, and resourcing.

Improves the gated product development process; ensures compliance with objectives and procedures.

Develops and executes validation test plans.

Leverages assets and resources to drive meaningful product growth through innovation as well as iteration.

Oversees modifications of existing designs, improvements to new products and the development of test procedures and pilot runs for new and improved products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ANIMAX DESIGNS – A SUBSIDIARY OF CITYNEON Nashville, TN 2022 – Present

A world leader in animatronic and interactive characters, animated costumes and puppets, serving major movie studios including The Walt Disney Company, NBC Universal, Warner Bros and companies including Feld Entertainment. Animax was acquired by Cityneon Holdings in 2020.

Engineering Director – Animatronics

Leads a 36-person group made up of controls, software, mechanical, and industrial design teams focused on developing robust and reliable animatronics solutions.

Currently instituting NPD and R&D tools for more disciplined development rigor such as basic blocking and tackling techniques of design standards, design reviews, BOM structures, stress analyses, safety, HMI development, and verification testing.

MEGGITT AEROSPACE – ENGINE SYSTEMS Troy, IN 2019 – 2022

Meggitt, a world leader in aerospace, defense, and energy, employs more than 9,000 people.

Engineering Manager – Aerospace & Defense Vehicle Heat Exchangers

Served as divisional staff leader for the Troy office. Initially tasked with closing the Indianapolis office in 2019. Hired an all-new design team and bolstered the Manufacturing Engineering team to establish a 20-person collocated workforce in Troy.

Developed improved analytical skills/tools and process improvements to increase efficiencies to better meet contract demands.

Deployed Thermal core design optimization techniques.

Improved teamwork, technical capabilities, manufacturing capabilities, and customer relations which resulted in increased business and broadened the company’s markets into air and ground vehicles.

PARKER HANNIFIN Richland, MI 2013 – 2019

Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) is the global leader in motion and control technologies.

Division Engineering Manager – Pneumatics Division, Motion Systems Group

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PARKER HANNIFIN (continued)

Led a 50-person team of mechanical, lab, electronic, and embedded software systems engineers. Focused on active tire inflation and bus suspension systems. Global factory automation market activities included smart sensor technologies, communication protocols, fieldbus devices, and condition monitoring.

Achieved the highest division invention disclosures in a 25 division business group.

EATON CORPORATION Southfield, MI 2001 – 2012

Eaton (NYSE: ETN) is a global power management company with nearly $20 billion in annual revenues.

Senior Manager – Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Served as a New Business Development and Innovation Coach. As Project Leader, developed an Innovation/Ideation Process and led divisional business growth teams to new product development solutions for $700M of new business opportunities in the truck, hydraulics, aerospace, and electrical global markets as part of a CEO-led initiative to organically grow the top line.

Director of Technology Development – Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Led a major restructuring initiative for corporate R&D’s campuses that resulted in a five+ year horizon focus.

Streamlined and revitalized a $53MM R&D organization with 250 employees, creating a flexible, $25MM, 90-person advanced-technology operation (four managers).

Laid the foundation for cutting-edge technology development: co-authored the three-phase, gated, new technology development process used by Eaton today.

FIVES GROUP Livonia, MI 2000 – 2001

Fives, an industrial engineering group, designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world's largest industrial players. Formerly known as Ingersoll Cinetic Automation.

Engineering Manager

Transformed a group of 30 mechanical and electrical engineers into an efficient, productive team.

Improved performance-to-budget metric from 152% to 106% within seven months.

Implemented ISO9000 system and TS16949/TE R&M/APQP program within 12 months, radically improving processes and productivity. Maintained document control of drawings, specifications, etc.

Recruited to join former CEO at Eaton Corporation.

SENCORP WHITE Hyannis, MA 1999

SencorpWhite, formerly known as DT Sencorp Systems, is the global leader in end-to-end solutions for automated packaging, integrated intelligent storage solutions, and warehouse automation software

Engineering Manager

Managed a 42-person Mechanical, Controls, and Documentation and Training department that designed thermoforming machines.

Consistently produced steady month-to-month reduction in engineering changes while maintaining an ontime release rate of 90% or better.

Implemented a process that cut errors in engineering changes by 30% in the first three months.

EDUCATION

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Marion, IN

MS Master 0f Science – Management

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rochester, NY

BMET Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering Technology

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Research and Technology Executive Council • Institute for International Research

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