Michael Hudson

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About Michael Hudson

Talented Multi-State Licensed Professional Engineer With Strong Engineering Management, Product Design (15 Patents), and Process/Manufacturing experience. Worked in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Consumer Product, Structural and High Speed Manufacturing Environments. Ability to develop a conceptual idea into a complex 3D model, vet the design with a myriad of FEA/rapid prototyping tools and create a fully defined set of engineering documentation/mechanical drawings. Further, can move the design directly into manufacturing by handling all aspects of capital equipment design/selection, procurement and installation. Responsible for managing engineers, engineering technicians, general labor and outside contractors during product development, equipment installation and manufacturing operations. Received 15 patents for innovative product designs and successfully handled capital equipment and facility renovations in excess of 2.5 million dollars. Areas of Expertise: Engineering Management:*Multi-Discipline Trade Crafts *Safety and Risk Assessment (OSHA 10 Certification)*Project Management, Budget Tracking, and Status Reporting *Equipment Start-Up *Closed Loop Project Improvement Mechanical Product Design:* CAD (Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD)* FEA (Solidworks Simulation, Nastran, Ansys)* Design for Manufacturing (Moldflow, CNC Machining, Fabrication);* Patent / IP (15 Patents Awarded) Manufacturing Engineer:* Multi-Axis CNC Machining (5 Axis Mill & 3 Axis Lathe)-Multiple CAM platforms (Mastercam & Gibbscam)-Tooling Design & Selection-3D, 4 & 5 Axis Machine Operation (Haas, Enshu, Fadal)* High Volume Robotic Assembly;* Sterile / Clean Room Environments;* PLC programming (Allen Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi, Automation Direct);* Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, 5S;