John Mayo Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

-Supervises team of Mechanical Engineers, supporting career development trajectories and assisting with team collaboration and interpersonal issues to maintain morale in the department-Assists department director in day-to-day operations of the department including weekly standups, task allocations, and personnel management plans-Serves as hiring manager for new Mechanical Engineers, screening applications and conducting initial evaluations to select top candidates-Serves as Systems Lead and Chief Engineer for the Scorpio robotic manipulator arm product, orchestrating the transition from multiple R&D prototypes to a refined production model following an accelerated 2-year customer timeline

Austin, Texas, Us

-Worked directly with customers to scope project workload, manage timeline, plan resources, develop system architecture, and prepare design reviews-Managed the Mechanical Engineering Department’s intern program for the 2023 and 2022 summer including selecting candidates, working with fellow mechanical engineers to define tasks, and mentoring the interns-Engineered wrist for Astra and Apollo robots, obtaining feedback and buyoff through design reviews from multiple interdisciplinary stakeholders to successfully integrate custom-built actuators and electronics-Designed and built 2-meter-long gravity compensating robotic arm for Army Futures Command contract, resulting in a second major product line within the company

Pasadena, Ca, Us

-Cognizant Engineer for Hermetic Seal Assembly Performance Characterization test campaign-Field test lead for JPL team CoSTAR in DARPA Subterranean Robotics Competition-Cognizant Engineer of End Effector for Mars Sample Return collaborating with European Space Agency for development-Support engineer for conceptual studies at all levels of Mars Sample Return generating requirements for external partners-Cognizant Engineer of wiper reorientation mechanism for Mars Sample Return mission concept design-Led build process of over 200 Hermetic Seal Assemblies for the Mars 2020 rover in an ISO 5 cleanroom-Worked with planetary protection engineers, contamination control engineers, manufacturing engineers, flight technicians, and inspection personnel to design tooling to assemble Hermetic Seals for Mars 2020 rover Sample Caching Assembly

Research and develop new mechanisms for the MIT Biomimetic Robotic Lab.

Self-started independent computer repair business with multiple clients. Maintainer for Traditions Wealth Advisors, Joe Orr Inc., Sign Language Interpreting Services.

-Research to create autonomous bipedal legs for robot and prosthetic mobility-Integrate the control system onto embedded processing board with ROS for universality

College Station, Tx, Us

Troubleshooted computer problems over the phone and in person on counter for Texas A&M University.

Hawthorne, California, Us

Support rocket test operations at Texas test site. Worked designing, analyzing, and building structures as well as worked with manufactures for custom valves and other fluid devices. At a rocket testing facility work varies day to day with many new issues arising that had to be solved when least expected.

-Designed and manufactured an apparatus for measuring light reflectivity from multiple angles-Learned, edited, and ran G-Code on the CNC mill and manually operated the lathe-Completed the Research Opportunities for Engineers Scholars Program with a paper pending review-Completed Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

Arlington, Va, Us

Worked with multiple engineers and shop technicians to rework and design tools to support Apache Helicopters. Practiced precise drafting and the design review process.

Washington, Dc, Us

-Intern for Software Robotics and Simulation Division, supported team in efforts to prepare for Desert Rats. -Developed testbed structure for Modular Robotic Vehicle drive unit.-Worked with a team of interns to develop and model a new project. -Researched new software standards to implement throughout the division.

Washington, Dc, Us

-Intern for International Space Station Software Avionics Assurance, generated metrics and worked with contractors to review technical papers.

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering