tom goral competencies tri-fold

Now there is a solution! Thomas Goral Engineering & Technical Marketing Thomas Goral • Pressing deadline, but no budget for full time staff? • No time for business development? • Short‐term projects with tight deadlines? The business of engineering is changing. Looking for new work while fulfilling current commitments and turning a profit is a delicate balancing act! I can help you as an independent contractor or an employee. I am available on short notice on a project‐by‐ project basis if necessary. To arrange an appointment, contact me at 248.601.5023 “Tom is a highly energetic team player with a extensive technical marketing background and broad experience as development manager. His commercial leadership yielded a much‐ needed alignment of our technical development on PTC Thermoplastics with a range of customers. Tom directed the entire global team including Technology departments on all different programs required for PTC developments. His knowledge, thoroughness, clear‐thinking, sharp sense for relations and excellent communication skills are invaluable to any business owning key strategic technology platforms.” June 30, 2009 Jan‐Cees Besemer, Product Manager, SABIC Innovative Plastics 541 Ridgewood Road Oakland Twp., MI 48306 248.601.5023 [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgoral My Experience

Upload: tomgoral

Post on 09-Apr-2017

273 views

Category:

Documents

1 download

Report

Download

Embed Size (px):

TRANSCRIPT

Nowthereis

asolution!

ThomasGoralEngineering&

TechnicalMarketing

ThomasGoral

• Pressingdeadline,butnobudgetforfulltimestaff?

• Notimeforbusiness

development?• Short‐termprojectswith

tightdeadlines?

Thebusinessofengineeringischanging.Lookingfornewworkwhilefulfillingcurrentcommitmentsandturningaprofitisadelicatebalancingact!Icanhelpyouasanindependentcontractororanemployee.Iamavailableonshortnoticeonaproject‐by‐projectbasisifnecessary.Toarrangeanappointment,contactmeat248.601.5023

“Tomisahighlyenergeticteamplayerwithaextensivetechnicalmarketingbackgroundandbroadexperienceasdevelopmentmanager.Hiscommercialleadershipyieldedamuch‐neededalignmentofourtechnicaldevelopmentonPTCThermoplasticswitharangeofcustomers.TomdirectedtheentireglobalteamincludingTechnologydepartmentsonalldifferentprogramsrequiredforPTCdevelopments.Hisknowledge,thoroughness,clear‐thinking,sharpsenseforrelationsandexcellentcommunicationskillsareinvaluabletoanybusinessowningkeystrategictechnologyplatforms.”June30,2009Jan‐CeesBesemer,ProductManager,SABICInnovativePlastics

541RidgewoodRoadOaklandTwp.,MI48306

[email protected]

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgoral

MyExperience

EngineeringandTechnicalMarketingSPECIALTIES

Engineering,FiniteElementAnalysis,ProgramManagement,Thermoplastics,BusinessDevelopment,CustomerRelations,PublicSpeaking,PositiveTemperatureCoefficientThermoplastics,HeaterDesign,MSOffice,Linux,iMac,HTML,CSS

ENGINEERING

• Directedacombinedengineeringteamof15fromGEPlastics,Vari‐FormandCreativeEngineeredPolymerProductstosuccessfullycreate“HydroPlast”anewhighstrengthlowweightplastic/steelhybridstructurethatresultedinanew,patentprotected,$8MMorganicgrowthbusiness.

• MichiganPE#6201037703

Direction...Icanleadyourteamthroughcomplicatedmechanicalengineeringissues.Iamhighlyskilledatapplyingengineeringandbusinessmodelstocreateprofitable,robustproducts.Ihaveatrackrecordofbringingproductstomarketbyleadingglobalteamsanddevelopingbusinesscasesthatmeetcustomerexpectations.Ihaveextensiveproductdevelopmentexperience.Iamacollaborativeleaderabletodirectcross‐functionalglobalteamsfocusedonbusinessobjectives.

MARKETDEVELOPMENT

• Openeda$75MMautomotiveseatheatmarketbyleadingmarketingandtechnicalteamsinthevalidationofanewheatgeneratingpolymerandovercomingcommercialandtechnicalchallengestomeetcustomerrequirements.

INNOVATION

• 2008:PATENTPENDINGThermallyRegulatedHeaterforMotorVehicles

• 2008:PATENTUS7449137AttachingPlastictoaMetalSection

• 2005:PATENTUS6955393FrontEndModule

• 2004:PATENTUS6869123InstrumentPanelThermoplasticEnergyAbsorbers

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE• SABICINNOVATIVEPLASTICS

MarketManager;2007–2009• GENERALELECTRICCOMPANY

GEPlasticsSeniorEngineer;2004–2007ApplicationEngineer;2000–2004CAEEngineer;1994‐2000

• ALLIEDSIGNALAUTOMOTIVETestEngineer;1990–1994

• CONCEPTANALYSISCORPORATIONProjectEngineer;1987–1990

EDUCATIONMSME;WayneStateUniversity;1991

BSME;WayneStateUniversity;1987