Honeycomb for Aerospace Structures

Frank Monaco is the product manager for non-metallic honeycomb core at Hexcel Corporation in Casa Grande, Arizona.

In this position, Frank leads the development and implementation of product and market strategies incorporating product development, manufacturing capabilities, competitive positioning and promotional considerations.

He joined Hexcel in 2013, and previously served as product manager for glass honeycomb core, HexWeb Acousti-Cap products and aluminum honeycomb core.

Before joining Hexcel, Frank was a program manager at Albany Engineered Composites. Previously, he worked in operations, quality and supply chain for other aerospace companies supporting commercial and military markets and aftermarket.

He served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve, specializing in aircraft maintenance and logistics. He is a member of the Military Officers Association of America, the Airlift/Tanker Association and the Logistics Officers Association.

Frank has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from California State Polytechnic University. He is a certified Lean Six-Sigma Blackbelt, Design For Six-Sigma Greenbelt and Project Management Professional.

Ryan Civalier is the product manager for engineered core at Hexcel Corporation in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

In this position, Ryan leads the development and implementation of product and market positioning strategies incorporating process development and estimation, manufacturing capabilities, demand forecasting, and long-term strategy and contracting for engineered core operations at the Pottsville site.

He joined Hexcel in 2019 and previously served in the Hexcel Early Career Program (ECP) in Salt Lake City, Utah, in technical support engineering and finance analyst positions in Burlington, Washington, as a manufacturing engineer. After completing the ECP, Ryan served as a capital project manager for expansion projects and as a program manager for new program introductions in Burlington, Washington, and as the program manager for helicopter blades in Pottsville.

Ryan has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Virginia State Polytechnic Institute and State University with a minor in mathematics. He is a certified Six-Sigma Green Belt.