Background
Furmanek, Ralph Donald was born on November 15, 1952 in Cleveland. Son of Benjamin Stanislaus and Alice Barbara (Czerpa) Furmanek.
Furmanek, Ralph Donald was born on November 15, 1952 in Cleveland. Son of Benjamin Stanislaus and Alice Barbara (Czerpa) Furmanek.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Akron, 1974. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Michigan, 1979. Master of Business Administration, Washington University, 1991.
Electrical engineer Warner & Swasey Company, Solon, Ohio, 1974-1975. Logic design engineer Superior Electric Company, Bristol, Connecticut, 1975-1976. Product design engineer Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1976-1981.
Engineer-manager Contraves-CSR Division, Pittsburgh, 1982-1987. Applications manager Emerson Electric, St. Louis, 1987-1991, electrical engineer, since 1994. Product marketing manager Mallory Controls-Emerson, Indianapolis, 1992-1993.
Director Advanced Appliance Technology Center Emerson, St. Louis, 1994-1995. Director electronics division Emerson Motor Company, 1995-2000, vice president engineering Air Moving Motors, since 2000. Presenter in field.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Married Joyce Ellen Beahn, April 18, 1975. Children: Daniel, Jason, Kevin, Andrew.