Project Manager Engineering

Nicholas Ethan Bradley

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Objective

To obtain academic and research experience in the fields of aerospace engineering, astronautics, astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, and interplanetary satellite

navigation, with the goal of furthering my education as a Ph.D. student with emphasis in one or more of the aforementioned fields.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Ph.D.: Aerospace Engineering, Orbital Mechanics (Aug 2010 present)

Dr. Cesar Ocampo advisor

Qualifying exams passed: Jun 2011 (written), Dec 2011 (oral)

Expected graduation: May 2014

GPA: 4.000

University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder, CO)

Combined B.S./M.S. (Aug 2005 May 2010)

B.S.: Aerospace Engineering Sciences, magna cum laude

M.S.: Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation

Minors: Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, Applied Mathematics

GPA: 3.866 cumulative, 3.873 Aerospace

Research and Design Experience

Mission Design and Trajectory Optimization Dr. Cesar Ocampo (UT-Austin)

Aug 2010 present

Optimization of free-return trajectories to near-earth asteroids to support risk mitigation for manned missions.

Autonomous Vehicle Systems Laboratory Dr. Hanspeter Schaub (CU-Boulder)

Aug 2009 May 2010

Development of interfaces to existing atmospheric models to obtain information related to spacecraft charging in low earth orbit and geosynchronous orbit, and

research of variations in plasma field conditions as related to Debye shielding in charged spacecraft formation flying.

Active Remote SENsing Laboratory (ARSENL) Dr. Jeff Thayer (CU-Boulder)

May 2007 May 2009

Design and construction of a lidar observatory and receiver system along with Matlab data analysis code for investigation into temperature and density models in the

stratosphere and mesosphere. Performance of stability analysis of a large Newtonian telescope lidar receiver using encoder hardware and LabView software.

Re-deployable Multi-rover System (ReMuS) Senior Design Project (CU-Boulder)

May 2008 May 2009

Senior design project supported by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and build a robot-deploying rover system. Roles included CFO, Ground Station team

lead, Motion and Mechanism Control team member, Guidance team lead, and Navigation team member.

Colorado Space Grant Consortium (CU-Boulder)

Sep 2005 May 2007

DANDE nanosatellite Science Instrumentation Engineer (Jan 2007 May 2007)

Design and management of a full-scale satellite pressure gauge subsystem

RocketSat Project Manager (Dec 2005 Jan 2007)

Management of two generations of a sounding rocket program to gather high-altitude scientific data

Citizen Explorer satellite Mission Operations Engineer (Sep 2005 Dec 2005)

Assistance with mission operations of a full-scale satellite

Work Experience

SpaceNav (Boulder, CO)

Jun 2012 Aug 2012

Worked with a small aerospace startup company to provide expertise in space situational awareness, initial orbit determination, and space object identification

strategies. Worked with Matlab to incorporate applied mathematical concepts into advanced orbit analysis tools

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA)

Jun 2011 Aug 2011

Orbit determination engineering intern for the Dawn mission to Vesta, supporting orbit determination and navigation operations upon approach and survey phase

for the spacecraft. Wrote Python scripts to interface with MONTE software package in processes related to Kalman filtering, non-Keplerian orbits, and

gravitational spherical harmonics

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Boulder, CO)

Jun 2010 Aug 2010

Worked with a team of system engineers on the NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project), and completed significant attitude determination and control (ADCS) work

and documentation for the spacecraft related to de-orbit procedures and satellite requirement verification

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA)

Jun 2009 Aug 2009

Independent mission operations architecture analysis and verification for the Orion to ISS Mission Class of the Constellation program, and ground software

functionality assessment for the Cassini mission

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Boulder, CO)

Jun 2008 Aug 2008

Worked with a team of systems engineers on the NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) and WorldView II satellite programs for a summer internship, producing trade

studies, system engineering reports, and other supporting documentation.

Volunteer and Other Experience

Teaching Assistant (University of Texas at Austin)

Aug 2011 present

Teaching assistant for astrodynamics and spacecraft courses in the aerospace department at the University of Texas

Math Classroom Coach (Austin, TX)

Sep 2011 present

Assisting in math tutoring and mentoring for middle school students through Austin Partners in Education

AVLC Assistant (Austin, TX)

Oct 2010 present

Assisting with sound and audio/video technology for worship services at the Austin Stone Community Church

Engineering Fellows (CU-Boulder)

Aug 2007 May 2010

Assisting sophomore and junior aerospace students in exam preparation as supplementary course material, leading study sessions, and assisting individual students

with coursework

Aerospace Coursework Tutor (CU-Boulder)

Jan 2007 May 2010

Tutoring and assisting fellow aerospace engineers in coursework ranging from calculus to aerodynamics through the Sigma Gamma Tau aerospace engineering honor

society

Publications

Optimal Free-Return Trajectories to Near-Earth Asteroids

Submitted for publication to AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, June 2012. N. Bradley and C. Ocampo

Greenland Lidar Depolarization Measurement Technique for Polar Mesospheric Cloud Detection

International Laser Radar Conference, Mar 2008. M. Hayman, J. Thayer, et. al.

Contributed to lidar analysis code used in assessing light depolarization of polar mesospheric clouds

Relevant Coursework and Skills

Optimal Spacecraft Trajectories; Statistical Estimation Theory; Statistical Orbit Determination; Interplanetary Navigation; Celestial Mechanics I; Satellite Geodesy;

Optimal Control Theory; Advanced Dynamics; Attitude Determination and Control; Orbital Mechanics and Attitude Dynamics & Control; Spaceflight Dynamics;

Spacecraft Design; Nonlinear Dynamics; Linear Control Systems; Foundations of Propulsion; Fourier Analysis; Numerical Analysis; Vehicle Design and

Performance; Cosmology and Relativity; Observational Spectroscopy; Planets and their Atmospheres; Planets, Moons, and Rings

Very experienced in Matlab. Experienced with Fortran, STK, Python, and HTML

Honors and Memberships

Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship (UT-Austin)

Aug 2010 May 2012

Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship (UT-Austin)

Aug 2010 present

Warren A. and Alice L. Meyer Departmental Scholarship (UT-Austin)

Aug 2010 May 2012

College of Engineering Dean s List (CU-Boulder)

Dec 2005 May 2010

Member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

Mar 2007 present

Recording Secretary and Publicity Officer (CU-Boulder, May 2007 May 2009)

Member of the Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society

May 2006 present

Vice President (CU-Boulder, Apr 2008 May 2009)

Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society

Apr 2012 present

Engineering Merit Scholarship Recipient (CU-Boulder)

Aug 2005 May 2009

Discovery Learning Apprenticeship Recipient (CU-Boulder)

Aug 2008 May 2009

Active Learning Award Recipient (CU-Boulder)

Apr 2009

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