John Osborn
Chicago, IL 60614
Cell: 773-***-**** Home: 312-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
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Objective Project Engineer of similar position in the field of mechanical
engineering and the power industry.
Qualificatio 6 years engineering experience in a variety of industries. Focused on
n Summary accomplishing project goals and creating novel engineering solutions.
MEng in Aeronautical Engineering.
Work Oct'07 - Present Application Engineer SmartSignal
Experience Corporation, Lisle, IL
Improving and creating new software for power & energy industry asset
monitoring.
Mar '09 - Present Advanced Applications Group
Developing logic and modeling techniques to detect and diagnose early
signs of failure.
Designed SHIELD Suites for Combined Cycle and Oil & Gas Upstream
assets.
Engineered CycleWatch CT startup monitoring from prototype to product.
Working development partnerships with Mitsubishi Power Systems and
Chevron.
Driving products through the design, test, build and deployment stages.
Monitoring live test bed of 100+ coal, combined cycle and energy
assets.
Oct'07 - Mar'09 Implementation Group
Successfully grew pilot projects to fleet deals with Entergy Nuclear,
Salt River Project, APS & Portland General Electric, bringing in 6
million in revenue for the company.
Maintained existing client relationships with Detroit Edison, Ameren &
TransAlta.
Teamed with SmartSignal & client resources to solve unique
implementation issues.
Analyzed operating data for over 1500 coal and combined cycle process
and rotating assets.
Mar'06 - Oct'07 Quality Assurance Engineer Oberon
Media, Seattle, WA
Testing of multiuser online software and content delivery web pages
Led groups of 4-8 colleagues to carry out testing.
Processed test results into documented, prioritized issues.
Negotiated with developers and producers to reach resolution on complex
software issues.
Sep '04 - Jan '06 Research Engineer SIBCR, VA Puget
Sound Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Supported the Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and
Prosthetics Engineering at the VA Medical Center in their development
of a finite element human foot model.
Researched and created FEA equations for poroelastic cartilage material
model.
Implemented the model in Ls-Dyna finite element software.
Created test procedure and 3D anatomical test models.
Education 2009 The Executive Technique Listener Train of Thought Communication
Techniques
General Electric Frame 7 Combustion Turbine Training Course
Bently Nevada Vibrations Training Course
1999 - 2003 MEng Aeronautical Engineering
University of Bristol, UK
Thesis was a feasibility study into novel air conditioning concepts in
partnership with Advanced Transport Systems Ltd. in the UK.
2001 - 2002 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
University of Washington, Seattle
Awarded a one year placement for the Aeronautical Engineering student
exchange.
Computer Microsoft Office 2007, Matlab, Ls-Dyna, Ansys, C, Fortran, Visual
Skills Basic.
Full suite of SmartSignal solutions: EpiCenter, eCM, SHIELD,
CycleWatch.