Piezoelectric Consultant

• Jun 2015 - Present

John Hudak provides support for the Design and Development of New Products, Failure Analysis and Design Improvements of Existing Products and Training of Personnel in all things related to Piezoelectric Materials and Components. Mr. Hudak has provided support to more than 450 customers throughout the United States, the Americas, Europe and Asia. Applications include Actuators, Sensors, Transmitters and every other type of Piezoelectric Component. Mr. Hudak's 40+ years of piezoelectric experience guarantee the shortest paths to the design and development of new products and the highest yields and Quality of existing products. Over the last 30+ years Mr. Hudak has visited numerous facilities where he quickly identified problems with the handling, testing or specification of piezoelectric components. These visits resulted in annual cost savings of as much as $500,000 in materials and labor. Mr. Hudak also creates Customer Specific Training Programs that cover eveything from the history of piezoelectric materials, through the entire manufacturing process, component design, material selection, source qualification, handling, assembly and testing. He affectionately calls these programs Piezo 101, 102, etc. Every employee in the companies that he visits learns something new and benefical.

President and Technical Director

• Aug 2000 - Present

Vice President of Operations

• Jun 1992 - Aug 2000

Provided Management and Technical Support for Piezoelectric Ceramic Material Development, Component Manufacturing, Inspection and Testing.

Piezoelectric Ceramic Element and Acoustic Transducer Array Engineering Manager

• Oct 1978 - Jun 1992

Directed all of the Engineering and Manufacturing Operations for the Production, Assembly and Testing of MK-48, MK-50 and ADCAP Acoustic Transducer Arrays and Piezoelectric Components.

Engineering Coordinator

• Dec 1975 - Jun 1978

Certified Solder Instructor for Space Shuttle Electronic Assemblies. Scheduled and Coordinated Final Acceptance Testing functions between Engineering, Assembly, NASA, DCASPRO and DCAA for the first Space Shuttle, OV-101.

Aircraft Electricians Mate

• 1971 - 1975

McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom Electrical and Electronic Systems Maintenance, Troubleshooting and repair at NAS Miramar, Fighter Town USA, as well as aboard the USS Coral Sea. Supporting VF-51 Screaming Eagles awarded the Navy "E" for Excellence.