March 17, 2006

Searching for Sexy Engineers

Terms like “engineering”, “contract manufacturing” and “ramp & roll” are rarely in the same sentence as the word “sexy.” Then again, D&K Engineering of Rancho Bernardo, CA prides itself in being different.

This full-service product development and manufacturing firm offers its clients the opportunity to get help at any stage in an idea’s life cycle. “We’re a multidisciplinary, engineering solutions provider coupled with high-tech contract manufacturing capabilities” says company president Alex Kunczynski. Pushed for an English translation, he laughs and says “Product development is hard. We help clients turn ideas into reality quickly and efficiently.”

Blending the perfect mix of engineering and manufacturing, Kunczynski and co-founder Scott Dennis took their Hewlett-Packard backgrounds and turned them into a quick turnaround engineering/manufacturing firm. “One of our clients estimated it would take them four years to build their new product internally from start to finish.” explains Kunczynski “Our teams collaborated to design and ship new units in only 18 months.”

Their achievements are apparent at every turn when one considers:
The company’s contribution to the local economy (they’ve grown to over 100 employees since being founded in 1999)
They’re designing and manufacturing high-technology products and equipment on the front edge of exciting new growth markets.
Their extra value-added capability, increasing clients’ intellectual property value by the critical combination of in-house design and manufacture
The wide range of clients they work with, including every stripe of OEM and military branches

Acknowledging “Not every project’s for us”, Kunczynski explains “We can’t be all things to all people.  But for those organizations seeking an outsourcing partner to design, develop and/or manufacture their product, we’re ideal.  

He continues “We love projects that are substantive and have high engineering content.  At day’s end our work should mean something. Seeing an idea transform elegantly into reality, then producing and shipping that reality world wide makes it all worthwhile.”

The company will be growing even more once they hit the WESTEC show in Los Angeles (March 27-30). WESTEC is considered by many to be THE forum for recognition by industry peers. Much of the West Coast manufacturing landscape is shaped from this influential conference, where 20,000 industry leaders meet to explore pioneering technologies and strategies, supplier networks, and business relationships.

With D&K Engineering being one of the few US players offering end-to-end manufacturing and engineering services for complex products and equipment it’s easy to understand why they’re seen as “different”.

It’s because they are!

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