John Burton Email & Phone Number

Dulles, Va

I have worked with large scale model management in a windchill environment. I have also worked several proposal and study efforts as well.

Herndon, Va

I designed all mechanical aspects of an underwater fiber based laser communication system consisting of a submersible transmitter and a separately housed receiver. I also worked closely with optical engineers in developing mechanical concepts for aircraft mounted Wind LIDAR. I developed mechanical data package and assisted in building a bench/brass board level LIDAR demonstrator. I designed mechanicals for lab demonstration of a high power fiber optic laser system. I designed and packaged a rack mountable multichannel fiber optic power amplifier. I generated complex mechanical models using PRO-E Wildfire and generated many conceptual drawings and power point presentations for use in proposal submittals and technical reports.

Alexandria, Va

I designed various pieces of surveillance equipment for use by law enforcement agencies.I also designed many deployable mechanisms for spacecraft under contract to the Navel Research Laboratories. I worked independently on many QRC (quick response contracts) for various government agencies and functioned as Lead Design Engineer on a production level contract. Responsibilities as Lead Designer included all purchasing, job tracking, inventory, coordinating between departments as well as all mechanical design, documentation and overseeing all assembly and technician work involved in this project.

I was Lead mechanical designer on Step III (experimental satellite), and also Lead Mechanical Designer of the SSTI program. Responsibilities as Lead Designer included; designing and documenting spacecraft structure and program specific items; keeping up to date layout of entire spacecraft including parts lists and drawing trees; and interviewing and hiring drafts-people.I also designed and documented many electronic housings intended for space flight (card cages, etc.). I designed many complex mechanical systems including deployable solar arrays and spacecraft separation systems. I designed two motor driven gimbal systems using composite graphite materials. Created many complex spacecraft models for contract awarded studies and proposals using Excel, Mechanical Desktop and Pro-e. I also functioned as the department Checker for over a year. Responsibilities included checking drawings per Orbital’s ISO9000.