Frederick H. Ruge

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Edmonds, Wa.

949-***-****

adh5og@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Twenty plus years experience in the aircraft industry with a focus on Boeing Heritage and Present Production Aircraft. Interfaced with internal and external customers to define requirements for each program. Interfaced with IRC Profitability center to evaluate production cost cutting proposed technologies with supporting business cases. Generated Certification Documents to be used to verify and validate Engineering change data for FAA Type Certification document closure. Coordinated aircraft interior materials changes with Supplier Management to prevent Production Line stoppages for all A/C types. Other areas of engineering experience such as Systems, Test and Integration, Materials and Processes, Rocket Launch Vehicle Test and Military Hardware Acceptance are covered later in the Experience section.

Education: Bachelor of Science-Mechanical Engineering, California State University

CAD experience: CATIA version 5, Pro-E and IDEAS

Technical Skills: DOORS DATA BASE, PDM, TEAM CENTER, Micro Soft Office, I-PCIP

Relevant Experience:

Structures and Payloads System Design Engineer

Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Interiors Responsibility Center, 2011-2017

Advanced Design/IRC Innovation Team Engineer

Supported IRC Profitability Center to reduce production costs of IRC produced interiors hardware. Evaluated proposed new production methods for technical potency and positive business case using I-PCIP process

Supported IRC Innovations such as Premium Bins project using the Pre-Production Center facilities to fabricate and demonstrate Premium features such as E-Latch bins, lighted interiors and Starry Sky bin faces.

Designated IRC SME Focal for Moisture Ingress issues on 787-8&-9 in service A/C. Proposed technical solutions to ALIT Management to address customer “rain in the plane” complaints. Performed proof of concept tests to validate concepts.

Developed process to incorporate new interior bin face treatments such as brand colors and textures using shop floor equipment

Material Obsolescence Engineer, All aircraft types

Determined impact to Production of Interiors hardware due to changes or obsolescence of materials including top coat paints, adhesives, tapes, honeycomb core potting compounds, primers and plastic raw materials for extrusions.

Frederick Ruge

Successfully managed Risk Project dictated by REACH Directive to change from Top Coat Paints with toxic Chrome/Lead tints to approved Chrome free alternatives. Coordinated BR&T Qualification tests, Flammability (to FAR 25.853) and shop application tests to assure the new material Specifications met the FAA requirements. Coordinated the required Engineering Drawing changes through the AR community and the FAA Certification process for approval. The Risk was mitigated in time to prevent disruption of all aircraft types production.

Certification Engineer, IRC 787-8 Program

Generated Certification Change Documents for the Production Interiors Hardware on the 787-8 New Customer Introduction aircraft. The generated documents were written to meet the FAA requirements of BDCO Manual, ODA Appendix I Order 8100.15. Line number of the aircraft was 42.

Boeing Company, Space and Intelligence Systems, El Segundo, 2010 to 2011

Thermal Blanket Design Engineer, Mechanical Systems

Generated Flight Rated thermal blanket designs for Boeing 702 satellites using Pro-E CAD system. Constructed prototype hardware for Production trials. Performed Acceptance tests for US Air Force customer. Blankets provided protection for EE systems, Thruster controls, Avionics, Propulsion system, Navigation hardware and Antenna Mechanical drive systems.

Mechanical Design Engineer, GPS IIF, Engineering Change Control

Analyzed Engineering changes to satellite structural designs for GPs IIF vehicles. Verified accuracy of changes for Configuration Control, Mechanical technical designs and customer driven requirements.

Boeing Company, GPS IIA Data Conversion Project, Seal Beach, 2005 to 2010

Data Base Manager

Managed the process to convert the entire GPS IIA satellite vehicle design and specification documents from paper based system to a comport based system. This conversion was required to close out the GPS IIA project for the US Air Force (the customer). Used IDEAS CAD system to reconstruct all detailed parts and assemblies into a complete vehicle. Successfully converted 42 contract specifications and 248 drawings.

Used IDEAS defined GPS IIA vehicle data to produce a 3-D printed scale model for company presentations to international conferences on navigation.

Boeing Company, GPS IIF Ground Station Systems Requirements, 2002 to 2005

Systems Engineer, Requirements Verification and Management

Set up DOORS data base to verify US Air Force Ground Station communication software requirement linkages to GPS IIF vehicles

Verified software requirements for 3500 linkages used for functional control of communication links to GPS IIF vehicles. This was a new program milestone.

Boeing Company, International Space Station Main Truss Structures, 2000 to 2002

Systems Engineer, System Level 1 Requirements Closure Process

Managed the closure 752 Level 1 requirements of the five major truss sections of the ISS to facilitate the launch of the hardware during station construction

Frederick Ruge

Coordinated the requirements verification and validation process for 16 different departments involved in the station design, test and launch of this hardware

Presented Closed Certification Paperwork to NASA at the Houston Space Center for acceptance and DD 250 hardware buy off for launch.

Boeing Company, Delta IV Launch Vehicle Engine Section Qualification, 1998 to 2000

Structural Test Director

Developed program to Qualify the Delta IV Launch Rocket Engine section to meet customer requirements for ultimate loads, vibration, fuel dynamic loads, solid booster separation loads and thermal loads due to Liquid Hydrogen/Liquid Oxygen soak time

Managed Structural design of test rig needed to apply loads as directed by Stress Engineering

Coordinated fabrication of test articles including isogrid machined tank skins, ring attachments, main engine steerable thrust cradle and 12 inch diameter LOX, LN2 fuel lines with thermal contraction bellows

Boeing company, Renton, 1997 to 1998

Producibilty Engineer

Reviewed Inconel 718 engine fire control shield design and proposed changes to the design to simplify tooling and production methods to assure fit on a 747 engine. Saved $50,000 tooling costs by eliminating deep draw die and used brake forming and welding instead

Proposed and used a low cost ceramic die to produce Super Plastic Formed aluminum drip pan for use in the 767-400 avionics bay

McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Long Beach, CA 1971to 1976

Structural test Engineer, Flight Test Group

Designed, coordinated the fabrication of and used a biaxial fatigue test rig fro a full scale DC-10 commercial aircraft fuselage skin joint development program

Fatigue tested 9 test panels 8 feet wide and 16 feet long with a full scale curved aluminum skin, frames, longerons, shear clips and titanium crack stoppers. Conducted fatigue, crack propagation, fail safe and residual strength tests. All panels were tested to completion and the results used to verify the design requirements fo Commercial Aircraft FAA Type Certificate

Liaison Engineer, Long Beach, 1971 to 1972

Project Managed pressurized water system on flight line while commercial aircraft was five weeks from delivery. A trial water tank fit check revealed all design data and part hardware as fabricated was incorrect. Produced new part design, installation and assembly drawings, new castings made and machined, new water tank filament wound. All hardware installed and FAA approved in time to deliver aircraft with no late penalties

Sargent Fletcher Company, El Monte. CA 1993 to 1996

Project Engineer

Responsible for the design and production of external military stores for jet fighter aircraft

Frederick Ruge

Engineering interface to major customers such as US Air Force, US Navy, Japanese Defense Agency and country of Turkey

Full Shop floor MRB authority for production of all company products

Represented company for new business as Engineering Authority on design and production costs.

Lockheed Composite Development Center, Burbank, 1987 to 1990

Senior Engineer

Designed, fabricated and used an Out of Autoclave Composite processing system to develop and characterize new thermoplastic composite materials

Developed materials used to produce prototype fuselage panel hardware for F-22 fighter program

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 1990 to 1991

Materials and Process Specialist

Determined composite materials and production methods to produce light weight space craft structures for an Optical Bench program

Designed, fabricated and tested 200X Micro focus X-Ray 3 axis machine to detect flaws in multi layer flight rated circuit boards

Hobbies and Interests : Recently completed and licensed for the street a 1965 Shelby Cobra Coupe Replica Race Car using a Factory Five Kit and Ford running gear. Restored a 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Coupe to original condition. Build and fly scale model WWII fighters including a P-51, P-40 and Corsair.

Key Words: Project management, payloads, vehicle integration, design, certification, Type certificate, production, new business, proposals, liaison, customer interface, shop floor, MRB authority, processes, materials, innovation, interiors, obsolescence, mechanical, out of production aircraft, 777X, composites, test, requirements, systems, ISS, IRC SME, verify and validate, profitability, cost cutting, advanced design.

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