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about me

Kenneth Wayne Smith Jr.   |   Aerospace Engineer   |   Johnson Space Center

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I have a hodgepodge of experience in many aspect of aerospace engineering. From structural and material testing to a loads and dynamics engineer, to an aerodynamicist to a structural analyst. I have had a diverse array of experiences and have benefited and loved them all. See below for some of the places I have worked, if you are interested please download my full resume.

WORK EXPERIENCE and education 

NASA Johnson Space Center   |   Contracted Dynamics Lead   |   2020-Present   |   Houston, Texas

Skoltech Space Center   |   Aerospace Engineering Fellow   |   2019-2020   |   Moscow, Russia

NASA Langley Research Center   |   Loads and Dynamics Engineer   |   2016-2018   |   Hampton, Virginia

Georgia Institute of Technology   |   Research/Teaching Assistant   |   2017-2018   |   Atlanta, Georgia

SpaceX   |   Associate Loads and Dynamics Engineer   |   2016   |   Hawthorne, California

NASA Glenn Research Center   |   Test Engineer   |   2015-2016   |   Cleveland, Ohio

NASA Kennedy Space Center  |   Engineering Intern   |   2015   |   Cape Canaveral, Florida

NASA Langley Research Center   |   Engineering Intern   |   2013-2014   |   Hampton, Virginia

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Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology   |   Masters Aerospace Engineering  |   4.0/4.0   |   2017-2018   |

Atlanta, Georgia

The University of Akron   |   Bachelors Aerospace Systems Engineering  |   Minor Applied Physics  |   Minor Physics   |   4.0/4.0   |   2011-2015   |   Akron, Ohio

Leadership Offices Held

Akronauts Rocket Team   |   Founder/President/Advisor   |   2014-Present   |   Akron, Ohio

 

Virginia Air and Space Center   |   Ambassador   |   2013-2018   |   Hampton, Virginia

NASA PAXC   |   Outreach Chair   |   2017-2018   |   Hampton, Virginia

 

SpaceX   |   Student Ambassador   |   2016-2018   |   Hampton, Virginia

NASA   |   Student Ambassador   |   2014-2018   |   Atlanta, Georgia

 

The University of Akron  Engineering Student Council   |   President   |   2014-2015   |   Akron, Ohio

The University of Akron Tau Beta Pi   |   President   |   2014-2015   |   Akron, Ohio

The University of Akron Increasing Diversity in Engineering Academics (IDEAs)  |   Lead Tutor   |   2012-2014   |   Akron, Ohio

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