
Frank Murawski
Biography
Mr. Murawski is
a senior technical marketing professional who has more than
45 years experience in consulting, corporate strategic planning, business
development and program management in the Information Technology and
Communications (IT&C) field. Operating his consulting practice, FTM
Consulting Inc., for more than 25 years, his focus is technology forecasting and
analysis of the IT&C market.
For the past 20
years, his consulting practice has focused on the networking
structured cabling systems (SCS) marketplace, providing market forecasts and
new technology developments for both fiber and copper cabling systems. As a
result, Mr. Murawski is considered to be one of the leading authorities on this
marketplace. Mr. Murawski has authored and published the majority of the
authoritative market research reports on the SCS marketplace. These reports
cover product forecasts, technology and new product developments for both
copper and optical fiber SCS products. In addition, clients for custom
consulting support in this marketplace, such as DuPont, Bell Labs, Corning
and Tyco Electronics, avail themselves of Mr. Murawski’s expertise in this area.
In addition, Mr. Murawski has provided consulting services to major
management consulting firms, such as McKinsey & Co., and major investment
banks, such as Bank of America. As a member of the Society of Industry
Leaders, Mr. Murawski uses his knowledge of the SCS marketplace to provide
SCS supplier analysis to major investment firms.
Initially, his
consulting firm provided technology market research reports for
other leading market research firms, such as Frost & Sullivan and Insight
Research. These reports covered technology and product forecasting for the
telecommunications and data communications industries.
As the Manager
of Corporate Development with Management Assistance Inc.
(included Basic Four minicomputer division), Mr. Murawski provided strategic
consulting support for senior executive management . In addition, AD Little
corporate planning training was used to assist in the development of both the
corporate and divisional strategic five-year plans. Other services included
tracking and reporting on key industry trends and participation in acquisition
analysis.
As a senior
consultant with Quantum Science Corp., a leading technology
market research firm, Mr. Murawski provided market forecast and analysis in
the telecommunications, computer and office automation market segments.
With Sperry Corporation, Mr. Murawski held positions in program management
and engineering management, focusing on word processing and office
automation systems. At Sanders Associates and Hazeltine, he was the lead
technical professional in the development of terminal and computer I/O
interfaces.
Mr. Murawski holds
BEE and MEE degrees from the City College of New York.