John Flannery

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Advanced Study Program - EECS

• Loyola University of Chicago Bachelor of Arts - BA

Experienced hardware team member with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. Strong operations professional graduated from Loyola University of Chicago.

Work experience

• MIT AgeLab

Instrumentation Engineer

• SmartSense by Digi

Hardware Engineer

Automated firmware regression tests and calibration procedures through Python and shell scripting to control instruments, log and validate debug output, and perform HTTP requests.

Identified and implementing bug fixes to product firmware (C language) of large-scale and in-development product lines.

Designed and executing QA/regression tests for design/firmware changes to promote quality control during the development stage.

Architected a post-manufacturing quality control initiative employing practices such as AQL inspection, batch analysis over time, and RMA root cause analysis testing.

Engineering Technician

Outsourced in-house assemblies to contract manufacturers, encompassing compilation and generation of assembly documentation, production files, BOMs, firmware images, etc.

Performed EVT/DVT inspections to produce QC reports for international contract manufacturers.

• TempAlert

Engineering Technician

Created and led cross-departmental quality control program to prevent product defects from reaching large-scale deployment in the field.

Developed front-end GUI for an internal tool using Django web framework in Python. Assembled, configured, and tested sensors, gateways, and other product lines.

• Alchemy & Co.

Studio Assistant

Apprenticed in metal fabrication and ass-kicking.

• Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation

Group Leader

Facilitated learning and managed after-school programs for students at Medgar Evers College Preparatory.

• Connections for the Homeless

Associate, Corporate Relations

Lead donor stewardship initiative to increase unrestricted giving, improve donor loyalty and strengthen emotional connection of supporters to agency by developing micro-campaigns for key donor groups. Instituted communication activity system within CRM database (DPO) to systematize touch-points assignments and ensure all outreach is performed and recorded. Organized large-scale re-coding of data fields to improve report functionality and data integrity. Participated in merger process including re-branding, database consolidation and interdepartmental communication.

• Brandtrust

Associate, Business Development Support

Provided integral Salesforce maintenance to improve reporting capacity and accuracy, communication tracking efforts and ability to identify areas of opportunity. Developed highly organized guidebook for tailoring sales approach containing industry-specific overviews of related ‘pain points’ and solutions, opening statements and marketing collateral. Routinely generated lists of prospective buyers to maintain stability of new business pipeline. Authored opening statements for target industries and positions, white paper content and copy for marketing collateral and letters. Identified marketing opportunities by researching industry events to produce compilation of event overviews, speaker/sponsorship openings and attending competitor and buyer profiles.

• Connections for the Homeless

Development Intern: Corporate and Foundation Relations

Assisted in development and execution of corporate sponsorship advertising campaign focusing on creative marketing strategy, outreach communication and building potential donor database.