Kurt Dudek

Boston, MA | 508-369-0687

kpdudek2@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/kurt-dudek/ | github.com/kpdudek | kpd-info.weebly.com

Experience

Realtime Robotics, Boston, MA

Validation Engineer                                                                                                                             July ’21 – Present

·         Designed, built and programmed customer representative automated work cells using my experience from working as a field applications engineer.

·         Designed test plans to quantify system performance against the industry standard.

Field Applications Engineer                                                                                                                  May ’20 - July ‘21

·         Worked with customers to deploy our technology in automated work cells through pre-sales calls, training, on-site integration, and support.

·         Developed the design and manufacturing process for our calibration plates using a 3 axis CNC and a 3D printer.

·         Developed and maintained our public python library for communicating with our industrial PC.

Field Applications Engineer Intern                                                                                                        May ’19 - May ‘20

·         Designed a welded universal robot pedestal using Onshape and worked with a machine shop to have 10 made.

·         Designed and installed flexible aluminum extrusion frames for all the robot labs in the office.

KD Custom Knives, Foxborough, MA

Owner and Craftsman                                                                                                                         Sept ’14 – Present

Bladesmithing is my true passion and KD Custom Knives is my own brand of handmade kitchen knives. I began under the mentor-ship of Adam Simha of MKS Knives in Cambridge, MA. I’ve sold to chefs at Boston Restaurants SRV, The Salty Pig, and Benedetto, as well as Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. Every step is done in house from shaping the bar stock, heat treating, and the final fit and finish.

Instagram:  instagram.com/kdcustomknives/

Boston University Robotics Lab, Boston, MA

Undergraduate Researcher                                                                                                                 Sept ’17 – May ‘19

·         Designed, built, and programed an autonomous quadcopter using Solidworks, 3D printing, hobby parts, and ROS.

·         Worked with a 50 camera OptiTrack system for localization of the quadcopter.

·         Captured data using a 6-axis force torque sensor for characterizing flight dynamics.

Nabson Inc., Taunton, MA

Intern Product Designer                                                                                                                  April ’16 – August ‘17

·         Generated 3D models and detailed sheet drawings of aviation power cable overmolds using Solidworks.

·         Worked with local machine shops to fabricate the mold designs and then tested them on the factory floor.

Education

Boston University

Mechanical Engineering, BS                                                                                                                               May ‘20

Technical Skills

CAD/CAM: Solidworks, Onshape, Fusion360, Creo

Programming: Python, Bash, C++, C, MATLAB, Siemens PLC

·         Linux

·         ROS

·         Prototyping

·         3D printing

·         Siemens Process Simulate

·         Jira

·         CNC machining

·         Embedded systems

·         PyQt5

Interests

·         Gardening

·         Hydroponics

·         Mountain biking

·         Photography

·         Woodworking

·         Blacksmithing