ERICK RUDAITIS
Successful leadership and transferable engineering skills across multiple industries.
Proven product, multiple patent and award results.
Ability to provide leadership, growth, and innovation through Strategy, Structure, People & Processes
Management LeadershipAbility to set and meet strategic long and
short-term goals to enhance company growth and profitability.
Ability to engage and motivate large organizations to introduce high impact solutions for product development, product improvement and manufacturing enhancement.
Facilitate and inspire team empowerment through growth and innovation, technical and motivational in-service training.
Management LeadershipSuccessfully establish, maintain and enhance
effective work relationships throughout the corporation, with customers, vendors and within the company community.
Experienced in International Project Management (multiple off-shore engineering teams).
Directly involved as a leader in developing and executing highly successful national and international business initiatives and improving EBITA.
Management Leadership90 day plan
Understand the company strategy ,structure and products.
Meet team members and understand their needs.
Do a SWOT for each department and product line to build strategies with team members.
Inspire members to take ownership of the goals and put plans in place to make them successful.
Put measurables in place to track progress.Report back to upper management of results
found.
Management Leadership Training Staff in:
7 C’s of Communication Clear Concise Concrete Correct Coherent Complete Courteous
Conflict Resolution Time management
Top 10 list Tracking time
Project Management Growth and innovation Stage gate process
Lean product development/Lean design
Industry LeadershipODVA Leadership Was chairman of the Joint Special Interest Group
for automotive industries (JSIG)
Formed and coordinated a group of 36 different company vendors and representatives from GM, Ford, & Chrysler to make recommendations regarding the ODVA Specification in order to make vendor products easier for the Big Three Automotive Companies to use.
Industry LeadershipTeaching & Keynote Speaker
First RoboticsProject ReachTaught Classes in and
out of United States
Industry LeadershipWhite papersAmerican Welding Society –
Developing Low Cost Arc Welding Monitors
American Fluid Power society – Trends of Electric Actuators in North American Plants
ODVA- DeviceNet Plant floor Troubleshooting Guide
Manufacturing LeadershipLed project teams of over 100 people of both
union and non-union personnel Considered a technical expert requested by
companies to help resolve issuesAble to trouble shoot: process ,mechanical,
electrical ,software and plant floor network issues. Able to find root causes for problemsAble to train and mentor plant floor maintenance
personnel Led and trained teams in four countries
Manufacturing LeadershipPlant floor startup experienceCapital equipment specification writing Capital equipment purchasing and buy off
experienceProcess flow experienceHow to qualify vendors and tool shops
Manufacturing LeadershipExperience with : AAA Presses , Body Shop
Lines, Power Train, Forging Processes, Electronic Assembly, Sensor Assembly, High Speed Packaging Lines, Medical Equipment Lines .
Experience with : Robots ,PLC’s ,Welding (MIG, TIG, Plunge), CNC , Pick and Place, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Servos, VFD’s, Shuttles, Networks
Manufacturing Leadership
Manufacturing Leadership
Engineering LeadershipSuccessfully built from the ground up engineering
teamsSuccessfully worked with and led engineering
teams in different countriesProduced successful products and patentsMentored , developed , and inspired team membersAble to present highly technical data in an easy to
understand format for C level presentationsDeveloped and Chaired ODVA Auto JSIGTaught technical classes (network, product
development, and troubleshooting).
Projects, Products and Patents Over 60 major projectsNumerous small projects 33 products5 patents, 5 pending patents, 5 trade secrets,
and 4 defensive disclosuresThe following are a few of the products:
Smart power clamp1) Reduced scrap2) Improved
quality3) Can reduce the
number of proximity switches and inputs needed
Power Clamp Shock AbsorberCushions force of
returning cylinderEliminates the need
for flow controlsMain failure
problem is eliminated
Quicker set up time no need to set flow controls
Dash PanelSmaller than
previous controller
Conforms to dash
VersatileLow cost
Tilt TableBuilt to perform
showing and testing.
QTT-100Electronic
wheelchair restraint system.
Laser Piston Gauging SystemPistons are not
round when cold. Complex shapeScanned piston to
compare with math data.
Results shown on display.
Laser Welding Monitor SystemUsed infrared and sound to validate good welds
Injector Seat Height Inspection System
Sonic Obstacle Detector
3-Point Wheelchair Securement System
Wheelchair Passenger
Securement Station
Infrared Cam Obstruction DetectorBefore the
ultrasonic probe would be inserted, the infrared sensor would check to ensure that the cam bearings were not sideways.
Low cost Mig weld monitor
Simple window detector to monitor the weld to be sure it had a sufficient current level.
Low cost Decade InterfaceDevice takes a
current signal and divides it into 10 bands by looping on the output of the decade comparator to get a histogram of the weld.
Published Patents examples
Other EducationDFM General Motors
Treacy & Company Growth and Innovation
Dale Carnegie
Rockwell PLC and Networks
Lonworks
Steeple Chase
Grounding Systems
Awards Four Great Idea Contest awards Clam shell truck cap Sonic obstacle detector High tech golf club New wave water seat GM special achievement awards 1997 International Automotive
Manufacturing Trade show 1998 International Automotive
Manufacturing Trade show Ultrasonic Cam Bearing Inspection
System Laser Piston Gauging System Outstanding Participation Awards: Project Reach First Robotics Fluid Power Society SanLuis University Mexico SMC Conference Mexico
Other skills and hobbiesCar restoration and wood working
