James O'neal
Mechanical Engineer - Chassis Systems at Faraday Future
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJames O'neal is a seasoned mechanical engineer turned full-stack developer based in Chicago, bringing over a decade of hands-on experience designing, testing, and bringing complex chassis and brake systems to production for automotive and heavy-truck applications. He combines deep expertise in Pro/ENGINEER CAD, GD&T, FEA and fatigue life analysis with practical supplier and cross-functional project leadership from concept through launch. After completing an intensive Dev Bootcamp, he expanded his toolkit with Ruby, JavaScript, Rails, and TDD practices and built tooling to process EV brake test data at Faraday Future. Comfortable bridging hardware and software domains, he leverages analytical rigor to automate data workflows and inform design decisions. Known for simplifying manufacturability across diverse materials and processes, he repeatedly reduced weight, cost, and development time through targeted analysis and supplier collaboration. James is now seeking roles where his dual fluency in mechanical systems and software can accelerate product development and data-driven engineering.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Software Development, Software Development at Dev BootcampBachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University
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Github Skills (10)
react2
javascript2
activerecord1
typescript1
rails1
sinatra1
routes1
exponential1
ruby-on-rails1
ruby1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jamesponeal/jamesponeal.github.io
Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:64 PRs, 50 pushes, 64 branches in 7 months
jamesponeal/javascriptPractice
Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:108 PRs, 57 pushes, 109 branches in 10 months
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