Mechanical Engineer with 16+ Years of Professional Experience

KEN NGUYEN

613 West Fork  Webster, TX 77598 (832)419-1326 

MECHANICAL ENGINEER WITH 16+ YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CORE STRENGTH

KEN NGUYEN

613 West Fork  Webster, TX 77598 (832)419-1326 

KEN NGUYEN

613 West Fork  Webster, TX 77598 (832)419-1326 

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

University of Texas, at Austin, Texas GRADUATED: December 1994

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineer

Certified as EIT (Engineer In-Training).
Received training in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Recipient of GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Award from NASA/JSC for the AMS-02 Project
Recipient of the Get-R-Done Award from NASA/JSC for the CPAS Project
Recipient of the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award from SEAS/Jacobs for the CPAS Project in 2012.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC.

Mechanical EngineerMay 2013 – Present

Worked on Crew Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) project.

Designed test fixture to calibrate Instrumented Pilot Link. Pilot Link is what connect the parachute risers and measure the load parachute load on the riser.
Designed Main D-bag link. Its purpose is to connect the Pilot parachute to the parachute handle on the Main parachute. Used Mathcad to calculate the strength of the link.
Designed reinforcement plates and structures to strengthen the CPSS platform (10,000lb) that support the PTV vehicle (20,000lb). PTV is the drop test vehicle that is released from aircraft to demonstrate the functionality of the parachutes.
Designed camera brackets to hold high speed cameras, high definition cameras, standard definition cameras.
Produced top assembly drawings, detail drawings and integration drawings.

JACOBS TECHNOLOGY February 2005-April 2013

Mechanical Engineer

Worked on Crew Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) project.

Designed camera brackets, backstop (large steel structures), towing bar, and etc.
Performed stress calculations on basic components.
Produced detail drawings, assembly drawings, and integration drawings.

Worked on Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) project.

Designeda large number of hardware of various complexities. Hardware involves Flight equipment which includes large highly precision structures to tiny precision fiber optic cable backshells.
Involved with manufacturing to ensure the hardware were produced efficiently to meet the deadline.
Traveled overseas to Switzerland and Germany to oversee the packing, delivering, and assembly integration to ensure everything is consistent with the procedure.
Worked with Material Engineers to come up with the best possible material and/or coating to be used in space environment.
Worked with Structural Analysts to optimize the structural integrity of the Flight hardware.
Wrote Task Performance Sheet (TPS) to layout the test plan and procedure to perform assembly sequence.
Used GD&T in the drawings to ensure all of the parts and assemblies will assemble together.
Used tolerance stack-up analysis to prevent misalignment of hardware.

Worked on Long Duration Stowed Tether.

Designed the restraining method to tie down the Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU) to the Space Station.

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE OPERATIONAugust 2000-January 2005

Mechanical Engineer

Worked on AMS-02 Project (15,000lb hardware). AMS-02 experiment is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector by an international team. The science objectives of the AMS are to search for antimatter and dark matter from space, and to study astrophysics.
Most of the works were carried over to Jacobs Technology after Lockheed Martin transfer the service contract to Jacobs.Used Unigraphics CAD software to design and generate assembly drawings, detail drawings, configuration drawings, and bill of material.
Used GD&T in the drawings to ensure all of the parts will integrate together.
Used tolerance stack-up analysis to prevent misalignment of hardware.
Produced stress calculations on various parts.

Flight hardware includes the highly precision Unique Support Structure (USS-02). USS-02 is the main structural component of the AMS-02. Its purpose is to provide structural and mechanical interfaces to other electronics and structural elements.

Test hardware that includes Vacuum Case Test Fixture (VCTF) to test AMS’s vacuum case that its air was pumped out of the vacuum case to maintain low temperature of the liquid hydrogen and cryomagnet.

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is to support the flight hardware and test equipment. It also includes the Primary Support Stand (PSS). PSS’s purpose is to assemble and transport the AMS-02 through the use of plane and truck.

AGRA BIRWELCO INC. March 1998-February 2000

Structural Engineer

Used WinSTRUDL stress analysis software to write programto perform structural analysis and structural design on various types of fired heaters (consist of steel structures, pipes and fittings etc.).
Designs are based in accordance with API 560, UBC codes, and ASME standards.

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Performed mechanical designs on every mechanical component of the fired heaters.
Worked with manufacturing in fabrication process, and went to the field to troubleshoot error in fabrication and/or installation.
Worked with customer to resolve integration issues.
Used AutoCad in implementing the structural and mechanical designs to create preliminary drawings and final drawings to be used for fabrication.
Designs includes pressure regulators, valves, pipings, fittings, burners, stacks, and etc.

CONVENIENCE STORE January 1995-March 1998

Worked as manager for a family owned franchise business.

Responsibilities are making orders, coordinating employees, arranging in store displays, and accounting.
Used Autocad to draw the designed displays and shelves for the store.

McDONNELL DOUGLAS SPACE SYSTEM DIVISIONFall 1990

Co-op:Used a micro-station CAD/CAM program, called UNIGRAPHICS, to help a number of engineers in drawing various Space Station components to be tested in a zero-gravity environment called WETF.

Co-op:Worked with a group of engineers and machinists in handling a multiple tasks such as research, design, and construct the 1/12th model of a Space Shuttle.

Co-op:Worked on a variety of engineering projects to produce presentations and schedules using Macintosh applications: Excel, Word, Power Point, Visio, and Schedule Publisher

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