Geoff Johnson
59 Indian Wind Drive
Scituate MA 02066
339 236 0133 gs_johnson@me.com
Education
BSE, Mechanical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
2007-2011
MSE, Integrated Product Design
University of Pennsylvania
2010-2012
Activities
IPDGA (Graduate Student Group) Co-Founder and President (2011-2012)
Weiss Tech House Innovation Fund Chair (2009-2010)
Kairos UPenn President (200*)
Experience
Product Development Engineer Intern Synthes
West Chester, PA
Summer 2010
Summer Intern in the Spine Surgeon Response Group at Synthes, a leading global medical devices company, working directly with orthopedic and neurosurgeons to design custom implants and instruments. Lead designer on two independent projects: one was a multi-part
cervical spine instrument set and the second was a single plastic piece for retaining screws with stripped heads. Starting with the surgeons’ goals for the devices, I designed and fabricated functional prototypes that would later be validated using cadavers in a lab. I gained
working knowledge about production costs, design for manufacturability and product development in a time restricted environment.
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering
University of Pennsylvania 2008-2010
Teaching Assistant responsible for six Mechanical Engineering courses over the past two years (101,150,201,247,501). I helped to plan
and redesign the curriculum for the mandatory Mechanical Engineering lab course, 247, and worked to redesign an advanced upper level
CAD/ CAM class, 501. My responsibilities include managing the 3D printer in the lab and teaching students how to use the software. I
am also responsible for building apparatuses to be used in the lab courses, using CAD and various manufacturing techniques, including
CNC turning and milling, to design and fabricate them. I also give lectures on visual design and recently on introductions to geometric
dimensioning and tolerancing.
Lab Manager Weiss Tech House University of Pennsylvania 2008-2010
Lab Manager at the Weiss Tech House, a center for innovation and entrepreneurship at Penn. I managed the mechanical and presentation
lab spaces with a team of student employees. I wrote the guidelines and policies for use of the spaces and was responsible for ensuring
that all labs were clean and workable. I also designed the lab safety training which is still in use today.
ConciergeApple Store Derby Street
Hingham, MA Summer 2008
During my time in the store I learned, lived and loved the Apple culture. I worked during the iPhone 3G launch and my store was the
Red Zone store of the year for customer service. The most significant experience I had was working the iPhone 3G launch, not only selling the devices but teaching new customers how to use the phone.
Carpenter’s Apprentice
Gledhill Fine Siding and Roofing
Cohasset, MA 2006-2007
I worked as a carpenter’s apprentice for two years learning construction and deconstruction of homes. This was my first experience
working with precision tools to design and build to specifications. The most important lesson I learned was the value of a hard days
work.
Skills
Solidworks and ProEngineer(CAD) - 3D Printing Software (Catalyst) - MATLAB - Embedded C
Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe InDesign - UI Design
Microsoft Word - Microsoft Excel - Apple Keynot / PowerPoint
CNC machining (Lathe and Mill) - Manufacturing (wood, metal, plastics, composites) - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Awards and Honors
First Place All Engineering Senior Design
University of Pennsylvania
Gemmil Award for Senior Design
University of Pennsylvania Jacob M. Abel ScholarshipUniversity of Pennsylvania Eagle ScoutTroop 1 Hingham, MA
April 2011
April 2011
Summer 2009
April 2007