Neil Ludwig Email & Phone Number

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Hamburg, De

• Creating long-term plans and initiatives to accomplish company goals efficiently.• Coordinating with other teams to implement strategies and cross-training efforts, developing SOP’s and manual.• Analyzing budgets to minimize expenses without sacrificing profits.• Developing and implementing strategies to keep employees motivated and dedicated, ensuring continuity.• Creating presentations and communicating with executives about plans and strategies on a global scale.• Identifying problems and coming up with effective solutions quickly.• Monitoring changing market conditions and adjusting strategies accordingly.• Conducting interviews with prospective vendors setting up manufacturing and assembly processes.• CAD design and modification of BOM’s using Autodesk Fusion 360.

• Military Business Development and Government Relations as well as international BD and GR.• Manufacturing & Product Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems. • Engineering troubleshooting for Product Compliance and Incorporation. • Flight demonstrations and commercial use of sUAS. • Successful use of Software Technologies, Python, Java, C++, Artificial Intelligence. • Research to contribute within Product Development and Scholarly Publications. • Adept with ambiguity, remaining productive by taking initiative in rapidly changing situations with limited guidance. Understanding of the principles of situational awareness and crew resource management.

Grand Forks, Nd, Us

• Successfully completed PM Prepcast CAPM training for MPI CAPM certification to add in the near future. • Successfully complete Dekra ISO:9001 Safety Auditor certification including being a Safety Committee member.• Managed over 100 projects from Kickoff planning and Closing with everything in-between valued over $40M.• Set annual, monthly, and weekly customer and company goals, meetings and direction for 80 personnel. • Provided daily status updates to executive leadership ensuring 100% on-time delivery. • Developed new training, core processes and numerous complex task/goals in line with company strategic vision.

Grand Forks, North Dakota, Us

• Acts as Chief Pilot in absence of position, a remote pilot, mission commander or visual observer for flight test operations.• Acts as Project Manager for several ongoing projects since 2018 to include planning, mitigation, risk and vendor management of crews, as well as quality control and compliance with customer relations. • Business development and client relations while on site locations for the test site. Brought several new clients into the Test Site for projects as well as working with the FAA. • Acceptance and calibration of new aircraft, including execution of calibration, installation and troubleshooting.• Testing of aircraft systems and operational capabilities, troubleshooting and detailed reporting on issues found.• Remote operational content and maintenance procedure development and documentation.• Knowledge of aviation-related regulations concerning UAS operations domestic and international. Creating PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets to support documentation.• Drafting and execution of content documents to support COA/Waiver’s for unconventional operations. • Proficiencies in Ardupilot Mission Planner, QGround Control, Piccolo, DJI Go/Fly, Custom planners/controllers.• Working independently and in teams while still maintaining rigorous attention to detail required.• Adept with ambiguity, remaining productive by taking the initiative in rapidly changing situations with limited requirements or guidance. Experience and understanding of the principles of situational awareness and crew resource management.

Palo Alto, California, Us

• Acted as a remote pilot or visual observer for production flight test operations and large-scale data collection.• Acceptance and calibration of new aircraft, including execution of calibration, installation and troubleshooting.• Managed logistics and equipment to support ground operations, including aircraft inspection, launch and recovery. Managed system configuration, controlled software and hardware.• Testing of aircraft systems and baseline operational capabilities, troubleshooting and detailed bug reporting on issues found with attention to detail.• Remote operating site setup, maintenance and teardown with training and support for business flight operations.• Operational and maintenance procedure development and documentation.• Knowledge of aviation-related regulations concerning UAS operations domestic and international.• Worked independently and in teams while still maintaining rigorous attention to detail required in a production aircraft operations environment.• Adept with ambiguity, remaining productive by taking the initiative in rapidly changing situations with limited requirements or guidance. Experience and understanding of the principles of situational awareness and crew resource management.

 Provide printed services to all academic faculty and Customer Service. Answer phones for orders and basic maintenance of printing systems. Receive, Sort, Route and Deliver mail/packages for the entire campus.

 Provide safety and security for 200+ employees. Oversee and participate in daily operations/tasks with Facility Manager. Develop and implement new department policy and procedures. Responsible for accurate OSHA compliance and regulations.

 Provided paperwork filing and assisting to the Office Manager. Answering phones to support clients. Helping Veterans of Foreign Wars.

 Responsible for 1,000,000 gallons and refueling operations of ground/air vehicles and sling-load daily operations while deployed to Afghanistan. Plan, organize and execute S-3 Brigade military operations, training and support for 500 soldiers for six months.  Mission planning, briefing and debriefing of six professional soldiers during training and operations as their SGT (Sargent) while deployed to Irag. US Army Air Airborne and Arctic Cold Weather Training. Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Multiple awards and honors.

Ba Of Science In Aeronautics, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General

Associates Of Science In General Studies, Unmanned Aerial Systems