John P. O'Neil
Merrimack, NH *****
Email: *********@*******.***
SUMMARY: A result-oriented mechanical design engineer with expertise in enclosure design, cost reductions, and prototype engineering. Strengths include 2D drafting, 3D solid modeling, ECO / BOM management, PDM vault administration, and prototype testing.
SOFTWARE: AutoCAD (REV 2010, 2004, 14, 13, 12, 10, 9, 2.5), AutoCAD LT
Cadra (REV 11.5, 10.3, 10), CV Personal Designer, CV 4X, PADS PCB
SolidWorks 2003 thru 2021: PDMWorks / PDM Professional, Arena Partlist.
EXPERIENCE: Somerset Industries Inc. Lowell MA 2024 to Present
Worked on design and development improvements, to reduce manufacturing cost of various food products processing equipment, using Solidworks 2024.
Busek Co. Inc Natick Ma 2015 to 2024
I have been one of the designer of various hall thrusters for multipliable future space missions using Solidworks 2016-2024. I also designed many different process assemblies and test fixtures for various vacuum chambers. I was tasked with the installation / upgrade from PDMworks to PDM Professional. I am also the PDM vault administrator for 13 users, and a drawing checker, for company.
American Superconductor Devens MA 2015
Worked on a temporary basis as a mechanical detailer of shunt reactors.
Magnemotion Inc, Devens MA 2010 – 2015
Worked as a mechanical designer, on new Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) products, doing sheet metal packaging, new cable/harness design. Supported new / existing products using Solidworks, AutoCAD & Arena Partlist for BOM’s.
Labsphere Inc, North Sutton, NH 2010
Worked on a temporary basis as a mechanical designer on new product design, for testing of LED light engines using Solidworks.
Putnam RF Components Inc. Manchester, NH 2009 – 2010
Working as a mechanical designer doing new RF product packaging development. I work on various RF related design projects, for both commercial and military customers using Solidworks. Designed test fixtures for vibration testing. Used Epicor Vista for entering BOM’s.
Koch Membrane Systems Company Inc. Wilmington MA 2008 - 2009
Worked on a temporary basis as a mechanical designer packaging many skid mounted water filtration capital equipment projects using Solidworks & AutoCAD for P&ID, & plant floor layouts.
LAARS Heating Systems Company Inc., Rochester NH 2006 - 2008
Worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer helping to design new boilers for home and commercial applications. Worked on cost reduction projects of current production products. I was instrumental in the implantation of the Solidworks PDMWorks into the engineering department, and was PDM vault administrator.
AFFORDABLE SOLUTIONS, INC Nashua NH 2005
Worked on a temporary basis as a mechanical designer for Teledyne Leeman Labs, Hudson NH. Worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer designing mechanical & sheet metal packaging sub assemblies for various lab instruments.
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, INC Billerica MA 2004 - 2005
Worked on a temporary basis as a shelter designer for Concrete System Inc. Londonderry NH. Designed the interior of small communication shelters for the military, commercial, and cellular industries using AutoCAD.
OLSTEN STAFFING, INC. Attleboro, MA 2003 - 2004
Telecommute on a temporary basis for Texas Instruments Inc. Attleboro, MA, Worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer designing mechanical and sheet metal sub assemblies and the integration of large main assemblies of automated test equipment for the automotive industry.
GT Equipment Technology Inc. Merrimack, NH 2002 - 2003
Worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer designing mechanical and sheet metal sub-assemblies for capital equipment. This included high temperature vacuum furnaces, automated solar cell assembly and inline test equipment.
GenRad Inc. formally SRT / Sierra Research, Westford MA 1998 - 2001 Worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer, designing Printed Circuit Board rework equipment. Served as the principal designer of 3 new rework systems that were brought to market. Designed, tested, and troubleshooted many new options for the product lines using machined, sheet metal structures, pneumatic controls, and electronic sub assemblies. Created a formalized documentation control system at SRT, to track system, component, and material, design changes.
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT, INC. Nashua, NH 1997 - 1998
Worked on a temporary basis at BELOIT CORPERATION, Nashua, NH as a mechanical detailer of wood pulp processing equipment.
TAD TECHNICAL SERVICES, Merrimack, NH 1997
Worked on a temporary basis at WPI POWER SYSTEMS, Warner, NH as a mechanical designer of high voltage transformers.
THERMAL DYNAMICS INC. West Lebanon, NH 1996 - 1997
Worked as a Mechanical Product Designer of industrial plasma cutting and welding equipment. Involved with the successful design and completion of a new product that was brought to market on time and within budget. Created new electro / mechanical / sheet metal subassemblies for variety of products.
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES, Billerica, MA 1995 - 1996
Worked on a temporary basis at JEWEL INSTRUMENT, Manchester, NH as a mechanical detailer of Aircraft Instrumentation.
AMPTEK INC. Bedford, MA 1988 - 1995
Worked as a Mechanical Designer, of new spacecraft instrumentation for various satellites and space shuttle programs. Responsible for design and layout of the instrumentation space, and the procurement of all the custom mechanical hardware. Involved with the mechanical / environmental testing and trouble shooting of new commercial / governmental contract hardware. This involved the use of environmental / vacuum chambers, shake tables, and test fixtures. Created and manage the part numbering / ECO system. Collaborated with a team in new product design, and production, of X-RAY detectors systems.
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL, LOWELL MA 1986, 1988
CAD course using Computervision 4X, COBOL PROGRAMMING 1
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLAGE, Bedford, MA 1984 – 1986
DEGREE: A.S. in Electro-Mechanical Drafting
NASHOBA VALLEY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, Westford, MA 1980 – 1984
DEGREE: Drafting Technology (3 yrs)