Resume of Brad Luddeke

*** ****** ***** *****, ********* Texas 76002 – Mobile 972-***-****

SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

Success and scheduled driven, Product Manager/ Designer / Senior Mechanical Engineer with hands-on experience related design, development, and prototyping for functionality and manufacturability. Experience covers project management of projects, design of parts and assemblies including sheet metal, conceptual designs, weldments, manufacturing and assembly fixtures, mechanical assemblies, electro-mechanical packaging, components, assemblies, and accessory kits for transport systems, material handling equipment, aircraft seat design and cash processing. In addition, customer interface and design review and planning as well as scheduling, Work in trouble shooting, design issues with other engineers and design assurance in areas concerning design & resolving issues. CAD experience includes Pro-Engineer through Wildfire 5 and Creo, Windchill 9.1, Solidworks Certified, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Project and Access.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

07/14 to 10/14 Tyco Fire Protection Products / Chemguard Mansfield, Texas Contract Project Engineer

Responsible for resourcing, obtaining bids and quotes, writing Purchase orders and to finalize the completion of site upgrades.

Responsible for contractor safety, reviewing site for safety compliance.

Contract extended 2 weeks to work with Quality Manager on Product testing.

Identified, inspected and logged all equipment used for measurement of products.

12/04 to 4/14 De La Rue Cash Processing Irving, Texas Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Previous Engineering Team lead responsible for 5 engineers and 2 mechanical contractors as well as electrical engineers.

Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for all new and existing projects.

Team liaison for Manufacturing and Purchasing in support.

Responsible for all drawings checks, RFCs / PCOs and release as a member of the control review board.

Responsibilities include all aspect of engineering and production.

New Product innovation – Project Manager

Member of EHS and first responder teams.

Pro-Engineer (18,900+ hrs)

6/04 to 12/04 Weber Aircraft LP Gainesville, Texas Contract Design Engineer

Responsible for design of aircraft seat design for Boeing.

Completed all documentation for FAA and customer requirements.

Worked with manufacturing engineers on corrective actions reports.

Responsible for all DCN on all projects

Pro-Engineer (800+ hrs) and Auto-Cad (600+ hrs)

1/04 to 6/04 BancTec USA INC., Irving, Texas

Contract Design Engineer

Responsible for the X2 system ECN’s..

Responsible for documentation and ECN on DocuScan product.

Pro-Engineer (800+ hrs)

7/03 to 1/04 Currency Systems International, Irving, Texas (De La Rue) Contract Design Engineer

Responsible for design, and all related drawing on new products.

Worked with system engineer to develop work instructions.

Pro-Engineer (800+ hrs)

4/03 to 7/03 Bankston Dodge of Grand Prairie

New & Pre-Owned Car / Truck sales

Sales position

Responsible for all transactions from dealing with customers to Delivery of vehicle.

11/00 to 4/03 BancTec USA INC., Irving, Texas

SR. Design Engineer

Responsible for the X-Series continuation design.

Worked with Engineering and designers to release documentation.

Worked with Electrical Engineers on cabling of unit.

Worked with purchasing in the evaluation of motors.

Pro-Engineer (3800+ hrs.) and Auto-Cad for layout only. 5/00 to 11/00 HUMANETICS, Carrollton, TX

Product Design Engineer

Responsible for all models received by customer and all flat patterns.

Worked closely with Programmers on tooling issues.

Responsible for conversion from drawings to solid models.

Collaborate with Sales in the modification of customer drawings.

Pro-Engineer (300+ hrs.) and Auto-CAD

12/98 to 5/00 CIS (Central Industrial Supply Co. Inc.) Grand Prairie, TX PROJECT ENGINEER

Responsible for projects from conception through product delivery.

Worked closely with model shop, metal stamping division, assembly and related departments, as well as outside vendors and affiliates, to ensure accurate and consistent parts and product.

Involved with product planning as well as conceptual design on CIS products.

Pro-Engineer (2000 hrs) and Auto-CAD

8/97 to 12/98 RAYTHEON DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Lewisville, TX DESIGN ENGINEER

Responsible for the design of test equipment for JSOW project.

Served as Project Engineer of JSOW test equipment after reconstruction.

Responsible for internal design-review and customer review meetings.

Designed JSOW test bed to simulate actual vision location, which used FLIR.

Pro-Engineer (2500 hrs.)

Several college courses completed at Northlake College as well as TCJC.

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