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About Rick Ludeman

Work Experience

Before venturing out on his own in 2001, Rick spent more than 12 years at Intel in marketing, human resources, and finance. A highlight of his tenure there was establishing the corporate staffing communications function including the employment site within intel.com. At the forefront of the shift to e-recruiting Rick was interviewed by Workforce Magazine, Dow Jones News Service, CNET, and the San Jose Mercury News. Prior to Intel, Rick spent almost 3 years in sales support at IBM. He currently serves as VP of Communications for The Math Learning Center.

Community Service

Rick has served as a board member and president for two Oregon non-profit organizations. He continues to contribute to the community through pro bono consulting work.

Education

Rick has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Lewis & Clark College, an MBA from UCLA, and a master’s of adult education from Oregon State University.

Ongoing professional development includes seminars on critical thinking, systems thinking, and presenting data.

Additional Information

Instructor: Portland State University School of Business Administration, 2004 and 2005.

Entrepreneur: Founder of Sonrisa Partners and creator of Baditudes™ t-shirts – over 110,000 sold to date. Available from Latitudes of Portland.

Writer: Published articles in The Oregonian, Community Times Newspapers, and Portland Life & Business Magazine.
   

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Colleagues' Comments

Rick has the rare ability to chart a future vision and then build a roadmap to actually make it happen.
-- Gary Hubka, former worldwide staffing manager, Intel

Rick is a truly original thinker who consistently challenges others to achieve a deeper level of understanding.
-- Don Prickel, assistant professor, Oregon State University

Rick is one of the smartest guys I’ve ever met. Incredible strategic thinker, great instincts, and very pragmatic. A rare combination.
-- David Sawyer, president, Context Consulting

Rick has a gift for helping others find clarity and direction in the midst of complexity.
-- Nick Rothenberg, principal, 2Be Consulting

Rick's programs provide powerful critical thinking and decision making tools that should be part of every professional's skill set.
-- Dave Underhill, president, Underhill Training and Development

Rick can generate more ideas in an hour than most people can in a week.
-- Mark Ivey,
communications consultant


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