Christopher L. Ludwig
**** ******** *****, **. *****, TX 76137 ? Cell: 817-***-**** ? E-mail:
***********@****.***
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