About Us
John Hewitt
341 Wyllpen Dr.
WestChester, Pa 19380
(610)580-7081
Work History
2022 Founded Wyllpen Services LLC https://www.wyllpenservicesllc.com/ , a private venture created to fund the acquisition of heavy construction equipment needed for the future and ongoing development of a biomedical research lab in upstate Pennsylvania.
2021 Founded and published blogs for various pharmaceutical companies, for example, produced the drug discovery blog for Reaction Biology:https://www.reactionbiology.com/resources/reading-room/blog , Mission Biology https://missionbio.com/ , and many in the genomics and proteomics field
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2020 Manager of Product Development LifeSensors Inc.
-Generated business proposals and made presentations to prospective clients for LifeSensors services in biophysical assays including SPR (Surface Plasmon Resonance), FRET, Thermofluor, Mass spectrometry proteomics, protein purification, and in-vivo & in-vitro high throughput assays.
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2014-19 Scientific Writer / Genetics Consultant
-Published over 200 articles for popular scientific journals/websites including Inference; Int. Rev. of Science, PhysOrg, MedicalXpress, Extremetech, Medgadget.
-Includes many technical articles for clients who have children with rare disease
-Some reasonably accurate 3rd party sites have compiled many of my publications, for
example, MuckRack; https://muckrack.com/john-hewitt/articles
2000-15 Owner, CRE Precision
-Designed custom biomedical research instruments for area hospitals, universities and
pharmaceutical companies. Ran 5000 sq ft machine shop in Lansdowne, Pa.
-Invoiced over 200 purchase orders for the production of novel biomedical instruments including microfluidics devices, 12-channel fiber, optic laser delivery system, NMR-compatible research devices, spectroscopy parts, etc.
-15 years experience in SolidWorks design
2009 Manufacturing engineer Synthes
-produced implantable fixation hardware
2008 Biomaterials engineer Small Bone Innovations
-established biomaterials research lab
1999-2000 Electrophysiologist, Surgical Monitoring Inc.
-Provided technical support during neurological/orthopedic surgeries including carotid endarterectomy, scoliosis repair, laminectomy, joint replacement, and spinal fusion
1998-99 Physicist, LSU Space Science Center
-Designed trigger board for the GLAST fiber optic based gamma ray observation
instrument on the recently launched Fermi Telescope satellite;
https://www.nasa.gov/content/fermi-gamma-ray-space-telescope
1992-1993 Lab technician University of Pennsylvania Biophysics Dept. / CHOP
-performed biochemical assays to elucidate pathways in neurotransmitter metabolism in
mitochondrial and synaptosomal preparations.
-extensive tissue culture experience working with many cell lines.
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1991-92 Research Scientist ICI Pharmaceuticals
-Developed new assays in Spectroscopy and Inductively Coupled Plasma
1988-89,1990-91 Drug Discovery Group SmithKline Beecham
-Developed Elisa Assays to test HIV and Malaria drugs, performed NMR, HPLC, and PCR assays
1987-1988 Survey Engineer US Army Corps of Engineers
-Performed surveys of the Delaware River shipping channel
Education
1986-91 Drexel University, Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science
1992-93 University of Penn., Dept of Biophysics
1993-98 LSU Medical Center, Dept. of Neuroscience
