Achieving Organizational Excellence
A practical system for aligning people, decisions, and work efforts to dramatically improve organizational performance.
Before CSQ3® Methodology
With CSQ3® Methodology
About The Author
The Journey
Frank grew up as the sixth of seven children, in a family that taught him resilience, discipline, and the value of hard work. Those early lessons shaped a career built on clarity, structure, and performance.
He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, graduating with distinction while gaining hands‑on experience across multiple engineering disciplines.
Frank began his career at Exxon, where he taught internationally, consulted across the downstream sector, published in Hydrocarbon Processing, and presented at a major ASME convention by age twenty‑six. His work quickly gained recognition for its clarity, rigor, and practical impact.
A chance encounter led him to Amoco (later bp), where he contributed to major offshore and onshore developments across more than a dozen countries. There, Frank became obsessed with a simple question:
Why do organizations accept the idea that cost, schedule, and quality cannot all be excellent at the same time?
This question drove him to overhaul engineering standards, create the “Black Book,” and lead a worldwide benchmarking initiative that reshaped culture, boosted productivity, and established Best‑In‑Class performance across the organization.
Besides directing Performance Improvement teams, Frank's consulting improved strategic, commercial, project, and operational opportunities across the globe.
Frank formed CSQ3 Corporation in 1999 and continues to help organizations to achieve excellence with clarity, confidence, and simplicity.