John Potts
Project Manager Assistant / Sales Engineer at Brucker Company- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Active DoD Secret Clearance
United States Department of Defense -
Open Water Diver
PADI
Experience
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Brucker Company
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager Assistant / Sales Engineer
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Apr 2020 - Present
• Experience in reading and analyzing the design of HVAC systems on mechanical drawings to select appropriate equipment, generate cost estimates, and understand potential schedule impacts• Biweekly meetings with CFO to brainstorm and implement ideas on how to improve company efficiency• Started and leads weekly standup meetings with the inside sales support team discussing current workloads and potential roadblocks • Works on over 25 different projects managing costs, equipment releases, deliveries, submittals, and inevitable issues with mechanical contracting firms• Uses Excel and Bluebeam to analyze current HVAC systems in buildings and to choose accurate HVAC equipment for required airflow and sound levels per building specifications
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Boeing
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United States
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Aviation & Aerospace
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700 & Above Employee
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Mass Properties Engineer
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Sep 2018 - Jan 2020
• Experienced in Mass Properties Engineering including weight prediction, estimation, management, and measurement• Balanced over 10 projects’ needs by task prioritization while learning new skills required for proprietary programs • Lead Mass Properties Engineer on CAV, ALE, SLAM ER, Harpoon, and PJDAM programs• Supported multiple programs including JDAM, B61, SDB, MQ-25, and multiple proprietary programs• Coordinated with various design disciplines to develop weight, center of gravity, and inertia estimates• Calculated and tracked weight and center of gravity shifts during phases of flight to ensure proper guidance, navigation, and control• Experienced with equipment in the Mass Properties Lab used for measurements of test items• Created Excel databases, tables, and graphs to complete required tasks for weight estimation and management• Kept over 20 mass properties databases up to date using Excel and CMPAT• Experienced in writing test reports and presenting results to program management
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Ground Station
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Sep 2016 - May 2017
• Collaborated with a team of engineers to establish communication with CubeSat to produce global maps of active gravity wave regions with the goal to compare gravity waves with terrestrial weather systems• Set up ground station antennas on site to communicate and collect data with CubeSat in lower earth orbit • Collaborated with a team of engineers to establish communication with CubeSat to produce global maps of active gravity wave regions with the goal to compare gravity waves with terrestrial weather systems• Set up ground station antennas on site to communicate and collect data with CubeSat in lower earth orbit
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Tennis Instructor
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
• Developed leadership and interpersonal skills by teaching tennis lessons with an emphasis on execution, dedication, and perseverance• Led group lessons ranging from 2-8 students as well as summer camps of 50+ students • Developed leadership and interpersonal skills by teaching tennis lessons with an emphasis on execution, dedication, and perseverance• Led group lessons ranging from 2-8 students as well as summer camps of 50+ students
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Education
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2014 - 2018
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science - BS, Aerospace Engineering -
2016 - 2016
Università di Pisa
Study Abroad -
2010 - 2014
Geneva Community High School
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