Daniel P. Hudson
Industrial Engineer
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**** ******* **. ***** *****, LA 70806 225-***-**** ******.***@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To use my extensive experience as an international-based industrial engineer to help my
employer meet the challenges of today’s global business environment.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS and QUALITIES
• Product Design and Development
• Blue Print and Draft Interpretation
• CAD
• International Project Management
• Fluent in Spanish
• Assertive, Innovative and Time Management Focused
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
06/2006 – 8/2010
OWNER / MANAGER
PRODEL, S.A., GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA CENTRAL AMERICA
Owned and managed privately owned company. Invented, designed, prototyped, tested and
outsourced all components of lightweight failsafe personal protection devices. Developed,
produced and quality inspected assembled parts. Marketed, sold and distributed end product.
Initiated U.S. Patent filing with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office. Developed blended
chemical products and production flow charts for end product. Marketed and created artwork for
company chemical cleaner’s name brand Limpia Max.
12/2003 – 12/2008
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT ENGINEER
TAMCO-PETROPACIFIC, GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Oversaw all aspects of the purchase for Bunker Tanker ships. Assisted in the design of a facility
for eight 1-million gallon steel land based fuel storage tanks and one off-shore tanker single point
mooring (SPM) system. Completed, filed and submitted government approval permits.
D ICA S.A., GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Budgeted, planned and outsourced raw materials. Designed, created and marketed hand sanitizer
gel name brand Progel and hair sculpting gel name brand Fixx. CProduct re-engineering through
R&D department of Chemical Companies: Henkel, Noveon and Merk. Outsourced adequate PET
container manufacturer to fill, label, quality inspect and package end product.
M ETAL MECANICA INDUSTRIAL (USA CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON SUBCONTRACTED COMPANY), GUATEMALA
C ITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Completed full technical translation from English to Spanish of the ‘Design and Construction
Guidelines Manual’ for the LUFUSSA Pavana power plant II, Choluteca, Honduras, Heavy Fuel Oil
(HFO) pipeline construction. Conducted on-site measurement verifications, and determined critical
construction timelines and project milestones.
01/2002 – 11/2003
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND LOGISTICS CONSULTANT ENGINEER
PURITEC USA INC. / FLORIDA AQUASTORE, GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Established and supervised repair parts inventory. Provided construction manager assistant for
the assembly of four 220,000 ft3 seismic water storage tanks manufactured by Florida Aquastore
(Engineered Storage Products Company USA). Conducted English to Spanish translation of the
Aquastore Tank’s Specifiers Guide technical reference document. Scheduled tank clarifiers,
pumps, aerators and outfall measuring equipment for maintenance.
PUBLIDEC, S.A., GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Supervised advertisement-billboard construction crew. Directed billboards support structure
construction and assembly. Coordinated action plans for daily operations. Established and
implemented work priorities and time frames.
02/1999 – 11/2001
PLANT PROCESSES, R & D, LOGISTICS AND MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
THE XANADU CANDLE COMPANY AND COLGATE PALMOLIVE, GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA C.A.
Re-engineered pillar candle production line process, reduced manufacturing costs, optimized
production output, eliminated critical production line bottle-necks, outsourced raw materials. Assisted
in production line order fulfillment. Scheduled preventive maintenance. Focused on critical ratings for
service priority ranking to lowered machine down time. Synchronized re-order quantities with
manufacturing plant and Inventoried warehouse product intake, inspection, classification, and
dispatch logistics.
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SKILLS
I am proficient with Windows 7, 2000/XP, MS Visio, Excel, MS Word, MS Project 2007, Power
Point, Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.0., CAD and blue print and draft interpretation.
EDUCATION
1994 -1998 Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Bachelors in the Science of Industrial Engineering.
1993 Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala City, Guatemala Central America.
Social Sciences. Credits transferred to LSU in 1994.
Additional Training and Certifications
Louisiana State University: Successful Project Management 10/10, Essentials of Project
Management 9/10, MS Project 2007, and Creating & Managing Projects 5/10