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NATHAN K. [email protected]
(607) 425-6565
Temporary Address Permanent Address
920-6 Southgate Drive 20648 Route 6
State College PA, 16802 Mansfield, PA 16933
OBJECTIVE: To acquire a full time position, beginning in June of 2010, in the field of Aerospace
Engineering, with an emphasis on control systems.
EDUCATION: B.S. Aerospace Engineering, May 2010
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
GPA 3.01/4.00
Relevant Courses:
o Modern Control Theory
o Spacecraft Design
o Rocket Propulsion
o Fourier Series and Partial Differential Equations
EXPERIENCE: Aerospace Engineering Co-opNASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract (NSROC)
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA 23336
May 2009 August 2009:NSROC Guidance, Navigation & Control
Developed and expanded upon a momentum wheel and magnetic torque bar
equipped satellite attitude control system simulation
Utilized Runga-Kutta-4 for numerical integration of equations of motion
Modeled environmental disturbances including gravity gradient torques,
solar radiation and aerodynamic interference
Developed a plotting routine in MatLab to verify the simulations
concurrence with the laws of physics Translated the vast majority of the simulation from Fortran 77 to C
Extended the simulation to model a pneumatic attitude control system
Participated as a part of a team of engineers and technicians in traveling to Poker
Flats Research Range in Fairbanks, AK
Performed general upkeep and preventative maintenance on five NSROC
launchers
Followed company procedure to load test launchers
Replaced rail sections to accommodate an upcoming campaign
May 2008 August 2008: NSROC Mechanical Engineering
Utilized SolidWorks to model parts and an assembly of an attitude
control system section including: compressed gas tanks, bracketing, skin section,and tubing
Modeled a Talos/Taurus sounding rocket interstage
Developed a casting, mill complete, and lathe complete configuration to
describe machining process
Collaborated with a drafting team to produce and approve a set of
machining drawings in accordance with company standards
January 2007 August 2007: NSROC Testing & Evaluation Laboratory
Composed rocket launcher technical assembly manual,
including processes varying from core drilling, pedestal installation, rail
alignment, and load testing
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Performed refurbishment and shipment of the Athena
Launcher for the Government of Norway
Conveyed physical structures and assemblies via
SolidWorks to foreign engineers and technicians in order to ease transplantation
of Athena launcher from Wallops Flight Facility, VA to Andenes, Norway
Performed an assortment of flight qualifying tests and
procedures on an assortment of sounding rocket payloads
Moments of inertia
Joint compliance
Vibration Deployment
Family Farm Hand
Rodesa Farms, Mansfield, PA 16933
May 2001 - August 2005, Summer 2006
Trained new employees
Reliably worked 20+ hours while attending high school
SKILLS: SolidWorks (CAD Program)
Microsoft Office: Excel, Powerpoint, Word
Matlab & SimulinkProgramming Languages: C, C++, Fortran
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
