Resume

John J. Flynn

Tel. (Cell) 978-***-**** 65 Webster St

Email ad1xpk@r.postjobfree.com Arlington Ma. 02474

Objective Seeking to continue my career in a position that utilizing my engineering education coupled with my

natural design and hands-on engineering skills, R&D test experience and computer design experience.

Education

Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, Ma. 2003-2005

B.S. in Mechanical Design

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Ma. 1991

Technology Transfer Program: Tribology wear and friction

Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, Ma. 1980-1982

Associate in Design Engineering Program

Employment:

Pin Point Laser Inc (Full Time)

Peabody Ma. Nov 2022-April 2023

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for new product development and updating CAD database and manufacturing

documentation. Reporting directly to manufacturing manager and support of sales team with technical

expertise using SolidWorks Visualize software.

Vuronyx Technologies (Full time) Woburn Ma. Sept 2020-June 30 2021

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Principal Investigator

Principle designer for NASA contract to develop a small scale capacitive ionization device for spacecraft applications. Development of other promising technologies for various clients.

MagiQ Technologies (Full time) Somerville Ma. March 2017-Jan 2020

Working with company Optical and Electronic PhD's providing mechanical design expertise to solve product development challenges to produce the companies first micro seismic optical-based sensor product. Challenges

includes electronic component placement, thermal management, vibration issues, interaction with various vendors,

machine shops designing and validating fixtures ant testing concepts.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Long Term Contract)

Design Engineer Cambridge Ma. Oct 2015- Sept 2016

Mechanical support designer for the SWEAP instrument on the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft. Responsible for

the design of all vibration, thermal, and laser welding alignment fixtures during the final design and construction stage. Given the task of designing one of the primary thermal shields of the final flight hardware/instrument. Used SolidWorks

extensively on support efforts in vac systems, instrument vibration tests Ground support efforts. Worked directly

with scientists and test engineers to perform multiple thermal and vibration tests prior to shipping the instrument. Completed the project by designing multiple handling, shipping and test GSE fixtures to support Smithsonian and

NASA personnel in testing and final mounting the instrument to the spacecraft launched on Aug 11th. 2018.

ShellTechWorks (Full Time)

Lead Test/Design Engineer Cambridge Ma. Sept 2014-Aug 2015

Lead Test Engineer at Shell Oil's R&D house, working on improving hydraulic safety and control systems

of oil rig BOP hardware. Responsible for the design and integration of test and GSE fixtures using SolidWorks.

Sun Catalytix Inc.

Cambridge Ma. Oct-2012-Dec-2013

Design/Engineer (Contract Position)

MIT Spin off / Startup. Flow battery energy storage technology. Responsible for designing and optimizing electrolyte storage, cooling and fluid transport schemes through sub scale test cells. Designed the new sub scale fluid

system with optimized flow paths and CNC'd the entire system. Presented the initial system for design review and was immediately authorized to produce multiple systems for testing of electrolyte capacity and durability. Additionally

designed fixtures and support equipment for electrolyte preparation and testing (UV-vis, pH, density etc.)

Test Devices Inc. Hudson Ma. Jan-Mar. 2012

Test Engineer (Short term contract)

Successfully prepared the second most complex jet turbine test the company ever attempted by

designing a proprietary data acquisition program for real time client monitoring. Organized and lead the test facility

in establishing improved test sensor calibration and cooling methodologies as part of the newly created

Test Engineering Group. Responsible for all in house test fixture design with SolidWorks software.

NovaLab LLC. Windham NH. Mar 2009- Sept 2011

Product development (intermittent work)

Involved in various phases of the product development cycle starting with interactions between

engineering staff and clients. From initial product functionality meetings to scope of work issues. Responsible

for initial prototype construction, testing, electronic component inspection and sub-assembly tasks.

Foster-Miller Inc./Qinetiq N.A.

Engineer / Designer (Full Time) Waltham, Ma. Apr 2001-April 2009

Principle Engineer of the Crash Test Facility

Designed static load fixtures for locomotive crashworthiness program including a 1 million lb load structure. Programmed a series of custom LabView™ Data Acquisition programs for load tests. Designed various

prototype emergency egress designs. created test schemes for all testing efforts and designed and hand built a

Ultra-high speed data acquisition system for U.S.D.A. meat tenderizing shock wave program. Trained technicians in installation of all strain gauge and LVDT sensors for various tests.

Conducted support testing efforts for U.S. Marines RPG defense program. Performed on-site rail stress and

emergency egress lighting tests. Presented test data to various team members as well as participated in formal client presentations. Support work for lightweight composite aerospace structures testing.

Synkinetics Inc. Lowell, Ma. 1997- 2002

Director of Testing (Full Time)

Responsible for the design, operation and testing of all prototype speed reducers created in house.

Lead engineer responsible for purchasing and set up of a custom-built 50 Hp. Dynamometer. Designed a data acquisition system for the dynamometer system. Setup and performed acceptance qualification of the company's dynamometer / tribology lab. Supervised the daily work load of both the assembly and test labs, devised and supervised co-op student training. Oversaw and directed all tear down and tribilogical evaluations, as well as supporting test hardware qualification efforts of all potential Synkinetics product prototypes.

Polaroid Corp. Cambridge, Ma. Jan 1996-1997

Test Engineer (Short tern Contract)

Initial testing of Polaroid’s First Digital Camera, the PDC-2000

Quality assurance burn-in testing, View Finder and and CCD array testing using Polaroid’s proprietary Labview based systems.

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. Cambridge, Ma. May1984-1996

Head of CSDL Slip Ring Facility / Analytical chemistry Lab (Full Time)

NASA -Level Soldering and wiring of all Navy Slip Rings for life testing.

Calibration and maintenance of lab’s 70’s era data acquisition system. Weekly US Navy Status reports and meeting updates. Upgraded antiquated data acquisition system to Labvew based system as part of US Navy’s vendor facility upgrade program.

**Spent two years working as a analytical chemistry technician inside CSDL**

U.V and Gas Chromatography, PC based Bio-Rad? Infrared Spectroscopy analysis

of various oils, and Krytox based lubricants as part of Navy Slip Ring Support team.

Additional Training/Knowledge

SolidWorks™ 2010-23 SW Simulation 2010-6, Autodesk™ Ansys 12.1 2009 – Present

SolidWorks Simulation, SolidWorks Visulize

Instron™ Material strength tester 2002-2005

ANYS FEA Software 2004

AutoCAD “Mechanical Desktop 3D design Package Jan 1998-2000

National Instruments LABVIEW Adv Programming Training Feb 2-6 1997

Hewlett Packard Analytical Center, Atlanta Ga. July 10-17 1994

BIO RAD Corp. Cambridge, Ma. Sept. 13-17 1993

Hobbies/Awards:

Soaring, Currently building a high-performance flying wing sailplane. Part of the M.I.T. Man-powered flight

team, winner of the third KRAMER prize for speed of a man powered aircraft. Military

history, Roman cooking, FPV Aero-modeling and currently building a submersible RC submarine.

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