He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fastentech, Inc., a Citigroup Venture Capital company, when he retired. In this capacity, he was responsible for 22 domestic and international manufacturing locations and 100 professional and hourly employees who were involved in the manufacturing of tight tolerance, high temperature components for use in power utility gas turbines. During his four years there, he is credited with helping double the revenues of the business through 11 strategic acquisitions. He personally appeared on several occasions before the Congressional Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS) to help secure government approval to sell the business to a British strategic buyer.

From 2000 to 2004, Komaromy was President of Aftermarket Technology Corporation, located in Springfield, MO, involved with remanufacturing engines and transmissions for all major car companies. This business produced annual sales of $300 million in six manufacturing sites with over 3,500 professional and hourly employees. While under his leadership, Aftermarket was recognized by Fortune Magazine.s list of 200 Best Small Companies in 2002.

Komaromy served as Vice President and General Manager of Allied Signal, Inc. - Aerospace Division's Engine Systems and Accessories unit from 1997 to 2000. From a Scottsdale, AZ location, he directed a $1 billion enterprise comprising seven manufacturing and engineering site, two repair and overhaul facilities and 4,800 professional and hourly employees. This enterprise designed and manufactured tight tolerance, highly engineered components for aircraft engine original manufacturers such as General Electric, Rolls Royce and Pratt and Whitney.

His longest stay with one company was from l987 to 1997 with Grimes Aerospace Company. As president of the Grimes Division, he managed a $140 million, 1,700-employee operation with three manufacturing locations from Columbus, OH. This unit produced lighting and avionic products for the all major airframe manufacturers including Boing, Airbus, Canadair and Embraer.

While with Cooper Power Systems, Cooper Industries from 1978 to 1987, he served in various management positions which took him from the Power Systems unit in Canonsburg, PA to the Battery Products unit in Newark, NJ to the Distribution Switchgear unit in Milwaukee, WI.

His first job was with Copperweld in Glassport in 1973. He was a market analyst in the Bimetallics Division for two years and then he was marketing manager in the Copper Clad Aluminum Products unit from 1975 to 1978.

Komaromy graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1971. Upon graduate, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army Signal Corps through the ROTC program. He served with 99th Army Reserve Command in Pittsburgh, achieving the rank of captain before his honorable discharge. An Industrial Administration M.S. was received at the Carnegie-Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration in 1973.

On August 4, 1971, Komaromy married his high school sweetheart Jane Rippel, also a 1967 EF graduate. They have two children, Dr. Kelly Hitchcock and Todd Komaromy, JD; two grandsons, Tyler and Austin, and two grandchildren on the way. His hobbies include playing golf, collecting coins and traveling. He has visited over 30 countries.