John Raymond Flory is an experienced industrial designer with over 25 years of experience in engineering support, CAD design, design education, and technical writing. He is proficient in NX CAD software with 15 years of experience and has a BFA in Industrial Design from the University of Notre Dame. He has worked as a designer for medical device companies creating surgical instruments and packaging.

1. JOHN RAYMOND FLORY
www.linkedin.com/in/johnraymondflory
flory.j@hotmail.com
574.601.9947
SUMMARY
• Degreed, bilingual Industrial Designer with 25 years’ experience
• Engineering support; CAD design; design education; technical writing
• NX (proficient in Shape Studio, UG/Photo) with 15 years’ experience
EMPLOYMENT
DePUY SYNTHES, Warsaw IN 2012-present
A Johnson & Johnson company; maker of hip, knee, trauma, & spine implants, as well as sports medicine
& cement; the world's largest orthopedics manufacturer
Designer (contract)
Design of surgical instruments & surgical instrument/implant packaging
• Design of repeated-use surgical instruments of new Attune total knee system, for install with
cement mantle
• Packaging layout for Attune surgical instruments & provisionals
• Dimensional analysis & tolerance stack for Attune surgical instruments & provisionals
NAVISTAR DEFENSE, Lisle IL 2010-2012
International Truck & Engine Corporation; maker of the MaxxPro MRAP vehicle; sales of 20,000
vehicles to US Military
Senior Product Development Engineer (contract)
Design of components & systems for military transports, ambulances, & wreckers
• Design team, Saratoga family of light tactical vehicles (exterior devices & attachments; interior
trim), a proposed HMMWV replacement
• Design team, RPG nets, a defensive system for multiple vehicles, with sales of $125 million
• Trained in International Traffic-in-Arms Regulations

2. ZIMMER, Warsaw IN 2002-2009
Global producer of orthopedic implants, orthobiologics, & surgeon training; the world's largest pure-play
orthopedic implant maker
Gage Designer, Hips Designer
Attribute gages for Trauma products; technical writing; model database creation for Hips products
• Business German course; translated surgical protocols, work instructions, product drawings
• Member of Periarticular Locking Plate, Zimmer Natural Nail, & World Cup product teams
• Contractual instructor & curriculum developer, Zimmer Blueprint Reading course
CROWN EQUIPMENT, New Bremen OH 1998-2001
Maker of material handling equipment; prolific winner of design awards; largest maker of electric lift
trucks in North America
Industrial Design Engineer
Concept design; surface engineering; material/process/color development; technical writing
• Developed multiple patented, industry award-winning walkie/rider trucks
• Improved QA system by proposing modern color-control methods
• Authored Unigraphics best-practices documents for Design Center
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
• BFA Industrial Design, University of Notre Dame
• Technologist-level certification, ASME Y14.5M-1994
• Zertifikat Deutsch, Goethe German Cultural Institute
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Class-A Modeling, Unigraphics Solutions, Inc.
• Colorants For Plastics, Terra Community College
• Fiber-Reinforced Plastics, IVTC North Central
AWARDS/PATENTS
• Industrie Forum (Hanover Fair) award for Crown WP-2000S
• London Patent Office design patent for Crown WP-2000S
• IDSA’s IDEA Design Awards for Crown FC4000 and SC4000
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Member, PLM World (Siemens’ national TeamCenter/NX user group)
• Professional member, Society of Plastics Engineers (Color/Appearance)
• Professional Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers