Christopher L. Ludwig

**** ******** *****, **. *****, TX 76137 ? Cell: 817-***-**** ? E-mail:

acf3q9@r.postjobfree.com

Industrial Engineer

Degreed mechanical engineer offering five years of project development and

plant engineering experience within a fast paced manufacturing setting.

Highly successful with optimizing production to minimize downtime and

maximize profitability. Experienced with plant equipment upgrades and

preventative maintenance programs. Excellent communication skills with

employees to improve procedures and productivity. Strong 3D modeling and

CAD skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Regional Manager -- RTR Suppliers, 12/13 to Present

. Directing the launch of the new DFW branch of RTR Suppliers.

. Responsible for all office functions, sales, operations, equipment

repairs, recovery service calls, & warehouse duties.

Plant Engineer -- Diversified Pure Chem, 10/07 to 7/13

. Supervised a complete re-design of a fractional distillation column

saving our customer over $3 million in R&D costs, and producing to-

spec product within 2 hours of first production run.

. Developed multiple capital projects, from concept to production, to

increase plant processing capabilities, reliability, workflow,

productivity, and safety.

. Responsible for production equipment research and development,

equipment & parts selection, purchasing, and drafting design drawings

using 3D modeling.

. Developed training courses for and trained shop & lab technicians to

ensure processes and procedures are performed properly and

effectively.

. Created custom data tracking spreadsheets and procedures to provide

management and employees the guidance and information they needed to

make smart decisions.

. Employed Lean manufacturing principles to reduce pallet production

times by 60%.

. Developed process changes to increase batch yields by 10% with no

added run time.

. Established Current Good Manufacturing Procedures (CGMP) for

laboratory and production for production and analysis of

pharmaceutical excipients.

. Assigned by company owners as a Special Projects manager to ensure key

projects up to $2.2 million were completed successfully.

. Assisted maintenance department, hands-on, on all major project

installations and equipment repairs.

COMPUTER SKILLS

2D &3D CAD Packages: Autodesk AutoCAD, Pro-E, Alibre Design; Microsoft

Office

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Arlington

BS in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), 12/02

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