Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer @ - Simulation and Modeling lead, UCAS-D and UCLASS programs. - Perform control design (gain scheduling on alpha and q loops closure using PID controller for stability and performance) and study the sensitivity of stability margins on wing sweep angles of B2 aircraft. - Team lead of GNC team responsible for implementation and autocoding model-based GNC flight software for unmanned helicopter FireScout program. - GNC team member of BAMS/Global Hawk UAV. Worked on fly quality requirements for UAV. Responsible for 6-DOF and linear analysis for air vehicle performance and fly quality requirements verification. From 2010 to Present Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer @ - Supported Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP, now TASC) on GNC independent verification and validation (IV&V) for various missile programs from Orbital Science, Coleman, L3, and Lockheed Martin. IV&V works involved linear analyses and 6-DOF simulation. - Developed and verified solid propellant rocket motor and thrust vector control (TVC) models for all three stages of Peace Keeper rocket (SR118, SR119, and SR120). - Developed rocket liquid propellant slosh model for missile linear stability analysis. - Worked with Raytheon and Orbital Science on control stability, Lambert guidance, and end-game algorithm for Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) missile defense program. - Involved in simulation work and generated fly-out fan for Extended Area Protection System (EAPS) missile program. - Worked on threat modeling for Conventional Booster Missile (CBM) program, where adversary threat missiles were simulated and analyzed. - GNC verification for ICBM Prime Integration Contract (IPIC) program. Work involved linear stability analyses using z-plane program, 6-DOF simulation, and navigation error analyses using Kalman filter. - Studied the feasibility of guidance and control algorithms for ICBM OASIS (Optical Aiding of Strategic Systems) program. - Studied the sensitivity of guidance, navigation, and control errors on the targeting performance of reentry vehicle (RV) on conventional ballistic missile (CBM). - Involved in technical design for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) proposal. From 2006 to 2010 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer @ - Worked on and verified algorithms on battle management and engagement planning for Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) program. - Worked and verified algorithms to generate fly-out fan (FoF), war task plan (WTP), and mission data load (MDL) for BV+ (Lockheed Martin) , OBV (Orbital Science) boosters and kill vehicle. - Tested and verified simulation software in Sun environment using Oracle database. - Wrote algorithm design document (ADD) and system design document (SDD) for BV+ and OBV vehicles. From 2004 to 2006 Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer @ - Performed flight control analysis and develop 6DOF missile system simulation to evaluate and validate requirements for BV+ booster, Ground-based Midcourse Defense program. - Performed preflight analysis and post flight assessment for interceptor flight test for both BV+ and OBV boosters. - Modified and enhanced ZAP (z-Plane Linear Stability Analysis Computer Program) using both Matlab and Fortran. - Perform linear stability analysis and 6-DOF simulation on Boeing and Lockheed Martin boosters. - Designed/implemented digital filters, adaptive control, and gain scheduling for missile. Adaptive control involves using fast Fourier transform (FFT) method to detect missile bending mode, generate filters to damp out those modes on the flight, and retract them afterwards. - Developed various software tools using Matlab, C++, FORTRAN, and Basic to process missile structural bending data and post flight analyses. - Tested and verified TVC (Thrust Vector Control) model (step and spectrum analyses). From 1999 to 2004 Mechanical Engineer @ - In Charge of Engineering Department - Designed structures for static or rotational large signs (Shell, Arco, Unocal, Enterprise, Day Inns...) From 1995 to 1996

MS and PhD, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering @ University of California - Irvine From 1996 to 2004 BSME, Mechanical Engineer @ California Polytechnic State University - Pomona From 1992 to 1995 Geology Engineering @ Polytechnic University of Ho Chi Minh City From 1984 to 1988 Nguyen Van Troi From 1981 to 1984 Tony Nguyen is skilled in: Systems Engineering, Flight Dynamics, Aerospace, Simulink, Matlab, Engineering, Flight Test, Aerospace Engineering, UAV, Integration, C, C++, Software Development, System Testing, Earned Value Management, Space Systems, Linux, Navigation, Engineering Management, Project Planning, Simulations, Project Management