Rick Hudson was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His family moved to Chamblee, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, in 1948.
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Rick accepted a job with Parker Seal Company as an engineer working on sealing applications in the military, aerospace, and commercial aviation industries.
In 1969, Rick moved to Tulsa to take on the role of Territory Sales Manager. In 1980, he started a distributorship known as RL Hudson & Company. The company’s product lines evolved from sealing products to custom molded rubber and plastic component assemblies.
In 2019, the company purchased Rapid Production Tooling in Berthoud, Colorado, a manufacturer of high-quality precision injection molds for the medical and electronic industries.
In addition to Rick telling you about his company, he will talk about his China connection, flying helicopters, and the airport yellow line on the podcast and oral history website – Voices of Oklahoma.