Bio - John Swindeman

John E. Swindeman
CEO Nanomechanics, Inc.

John Swindeman received his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton, and worked for a brief period studying crack growth in metal-matrix composites at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
John began working at Nano Instruments in 1992, splitting his time between field installation of Nano Indenters, contract lab testing, and instrument design.  Between 1991 and 1998 John wrote user manuals, conducted customer training, designed and built systems, and managed the computer network.

After MTS Systems’ acquisition of Nano Instruments in 1998, John became R&D Manager, a position he held until 2004, when he accepted the Operations Manager position with MTS Nano Instruments.  As R&D Manager, John led a number of projects and successful product introductions.  Among these products was the Nano UTM (Nano Bionix), a nano-scale tensile/compression testing system.
John’s collaboration with Cheryl Hayashi (UC Riverside) and Todd Blackledge (University of Akron) led to a publication on the mechanical testing of spider silks.  Following Agilent Technologies’ acquisition of the Nano Instruments operation from MTS Systems, John returned to the R&D Manager position until leaving Agilent in 2009 to start Nanomechanics, Inc.

PUBLICATIONS
Blackledge, T.A., J.E. Swindeman & C.Y. Hayashi. 2005. Quasistatic and continuous dynamic characterization of the mechanical properties of silk from the cobweb of the black widow spider Latrodectus hesperus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 208: 1937-1949.

B.N. Lucas, W.C. Oliver, J.E. Swindeman. 1998.  The Dynamics of Depth-Sensing, Frequency-Specific Indentation Testing, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 522: 3-14.