Johnmatthewwells

John Matthew Wells

JohnMatthewWells@gmail.com

Born in 1984. Grew up in Charleston, West Virginia.

Objective

To make the world a safer, more productive and more efficient place to live.

Direct and coordinate the design, manufacture, and testing of aircraft and aerospace products Assess proposals for projects to determine if they are technically and financially feasible Determine if proposed projects will result in safe aircraft and parts Evaluate designs to see that the products meet engineering principles, customer requirements, and environmental challenges Develop acceptance criteria for design methods, quality standards, sustainment after delivery, and completion dates Ensure that projects meet quality standards Inspect malfunctioning or damaged products to identify sources of problems and possible solutions

Education

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia May 2009 Masters of Science, Aerospace Engineering Experimental Modeling

Hampden-Sydney College, Farmville, Virginia May 2007 Bachelor of Science, Physics Applied Mathematics

International Education for Students, Berlin Germany Summer 2006 German Language, Art and Architecture Economic Development

Publications

Britcher, C; Wells, J; Renaud, B; Buvat, T. “Aerodynamics of Urban Maglev Vehicles.” Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit November 2012 vol. 226 no. 6 561-567

Coursework/Skills

AutoCAD, Comsol, LabView C++, FORTRAN, Mathmatica, Pro/e, Faro arm Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access)

Research

Schlieren Effect – CCD Technology Flow Visualization, Pressure Gradients Operations Research Probability and Statistics Thermodynamics Wind Tunnel Testing

Professional Experience

Mechanical Systems Engineer Northrop Grumman, NASA Langley Research Center 2011 – Present • Develops and manages Mechanical Ground Support Equipment plan for the project. • Designs suite of equipment multiple pieces of Flight MGSE for fabrication. • Engineered leading-edge products to support an Optical scientific spaceflight instrument • Solutions involved complex requirements with materials, strength, manufacturability, tolerances, cost • Manage design and developmental effort for mechanical systems, user requirements and physical functional architectures. • Cut cost through improvements in design and manufacturing techniques • Presents technical data to management, including test and evaluation results. • Performs analysis and design of aerospace structural components and system elements, to include structural assemblies, mechanisms and devices, for both ground and flight applications. • Develops conceptual designs, layouts, and detailed fabrication drawings. • Utilizes state-of-the-art computer-aided design applications for three-dimensional modeling, and performs structural and/or thermal analyses to support the design process. • Evaluates design factors such as damage tolerance, durability, and design allowable. • Validates conformity of designs with relevant industry and NASA standards.

Engineer StarChase, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2008 – 2011

• Determined and evaluated system requirements, established system and sub-system configuration, performed dynamic trajectory calculation, wrote active thermodynamic controls as well as test and physical reviews for integrity of systems. • Worked on integration effort though cross-functional development which included system specifications to meet harsh road environments, pressurized pneumatics, thermal management system, PIC electronics, wireless networks, flight aerodynamics, materials, manufacturing, tolerances and quality. • Provided guidance to senior management in order to define, tailor, derive and flow down requirements. Additionally, managed effort with subcontractors to develop electrical hardware and software requirements for product. Tested, procured tools and parts, assembled, troubleshot, installed and supported technology. • Identified, established, developed, and refined key relationships and partnerships between customers, clients, and cross-functional departments. • Designed, oversaw fabrication, procured parts, kept inventories, managed assembly of a complex product which included wiring harness and control panels to meet requirements.

Experimental Aerodynamic Testing OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, Norfolk, Virginia • Built a 1:12 scale model of an urban maglev vehicle • Determined aerodynamic qualities of model experimentally • Created and stored data and documents • Thesis entitled, “An Aerodynamic Analysis of an Urban Magnetic Vehicle,” accepted for presentation at the 48th Annual American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 2010

Research and Development StarChase, Virginia Beach, Virginia • Tested concept technology and implemented design changes • Uploaded software to modules and tested workability • Created and stored data and documents

Tutor, Physics Department HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE, Farmville, Virginia • General level physics 2008-2009

Honors/Activities

Vice President and Session Chair, AIAA, Old Dominion University, 2009 Vice President, Society of Physics Students, Hampden-Sydney College, 2006 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America National Honor Society Model Aviation and Rocketry Automotive Enthusiast