After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Army where he became an instructor and first field sergeant.
After his service in the Army, Resnik attended Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on a football scholarship.
In 1980, he was named executive vice president of Philip Morris' Tobacco Technology Group.
In January 1991, after thirty-eight years with Philip Morris, Resnik retired and moved to Jupiter, Florida.
Resnik died on April 17, 1995 in West Palm Beach, Florida,[1] and was buried in St. Vincent Cemetery, Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.