Tom Boutin
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Chinese Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Certified SolidWorks Associate
-Nov, 2013- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Fikst
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jul 2017 - Present
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OpenLoop
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Team Member
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
-Designed air skate and pressure chambers to attach to a pod that is in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.-Machined a small scale air skate to test various nozzles geometries and configurations.-Assembling a pod that is approximately 20 feet long and weighs 1200 pounds. -Designed air skate and pressure chambers to attach to a pod that is in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.-Machined a small scale air skate to test various nozzles geometries and configurations.-Assembling a pod that is approximately 20 feet long and weighs 1200 pounds.
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Mechanical Engineering Co-op
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
-Designed a variety of microfluidic chips in SolidWorks to optimize flow and reduce bubble formation.-Prototyped devices using CNCs, laser cutters, and 3D printers, tested for bubble formation and flow rates, analyzed data using Excel and presented results to clients in weekly meetings.-Assembled microfluidic devices in a clean room and increased production 10x when the product went to market.-Tested a variety of solvent bonded chips on a Mark-10 tensile/compression tester.-Developed spring loaded stands with linear slides for optical devices used to analyze fluidic flow.
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Eastek International
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manufacturing Engineering Co-op
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
-Worked in the Tooling Department managing all communications regarding ongoing projects. This included detailed weekly schedule updates, manufacturing error notifications, sample results, etc.-Oversaw all outsourced projects to ensure they were completed on time and the products were acceptable. This included visiting other factories to check on tools and to oversee mold tests. -Identified areas for possible business improvements, molded future states in SketchUp, wrote proposals and capital expenditure appropriation requests, and managed implementation of approved projects.-Led project to standardize all terminology and translations used within the company.
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Bayley's Camping Resort
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United States
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Office Assistant
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Jun 2012 - Aug 2014
-Customer service, answered phones, made reservations, and checked in guests.-Monitored pools and administered chemicals. -Customer service, answered phones, made reservations, and checked in guests.-Monitored pools and administered chemicals.
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iRobot
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United States
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Consumer Electronics
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineering Co-op
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
-Worked as a vital member of the Remote Presence (AVA) team. AVA is a mobile robot with a video teleconferencing system.-Designed test fixtures in Creo, fabricated in the machine shop, created test plans, conducted various tests on robot hardware, wrote up and presented results of tests to lead AVA engineers.-Performed maintenance, upgrades, assembly, and debugging of robots. -Organized robot fleet to keep track of status of current robots.-Managed inventory and tools to ensure correct location and quantity; ordered replacements when necessary.
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Education
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2012 - 2017
Northeastern University
Mechanical Engineering, Junior -
2008 - 2012
Thornton Academy
High School
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