Andrew Tykol Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, AL, US

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

• Space Launch System (SLS) Booster Element Office (BEO) (XP10) Project Management Detail:Selected for a competitive three-month project management development detail with the BEO, which oversees the flight and.
• Gaining hands-on experience in project management while being mentored by an experienced project manager to enhance understanding of PM principles for complex flight programs
• Contributing to BOLE Preliminary Design Review (PDR) through document reviews, discrepancy screenings, and collaboration with multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
• Managing new and existing issues and risks for the pyrotechnic devices subsystem, facilitating coordination across diverse engineering teams at MSFC and the SRB contractor, Northrop Grumman (NG)
• Collaborating with the NG team on hardware and manufacturing overviews and participating in development and flight motor processing activities

Huntsville, Alabama

• Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC): Solid Propulsion and Pyro Devices (ER62) BranchMars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) 2nd Stage Propulsion Lead:The MAV is part of an ambitious mission, Mars Sample Return (MSR), to retrieve.
• Responsible for the design, development, test, and evaluation (DDT&E) of the 2nd stage main propulsion system, spin motors, and de-spin motors as well as their systems engineering and integration (SE&I) into the vehicle
• Proficient in developing concept of operations (ConOps), requirements development, conducting trade studies, performing technical reviews, and verification and validation (V&V)
• Regularly interface with several contractors, NASA centers, and test facilities while leading collaboration across diverse and multi-discipline teams to ensure subsystem integration and mission success
• Coordinate and participate in cross-discipline analyses of propulsion systems and provide technical recommendations to management while managing team assignments, mitigating risk, and maintaining program cost and.
• Manage technical risks by identifying issues, developing mitigating actions, assessing the level of effort to resolve issues, and communicating recommendations to project leadership

Huntsville, Alabama

• Past Projects:Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV):
• Contributed to the early development of a hybrid rocket motor grain for the single-stage-to-orbit MAV concept. Participated in the manufacturing process of the MAV hybrid fuel grain, including propellant mixing.
• Supported SRB case and nozzle design and analysis
• Conducted a trade study to inform the BOLE composite fiber downselect
• Achieved a successful BOLE SRRSolid Rocket Test Motor X (SRTMX):The SRTMX is a subscale 24” diameter test motor used to test new insulations and higher performance propellant. Data collected from this testing is used.
• Designed and analyzed O-ring seals for motor and nozzle joints

College Station, Texas

I was a graduate researcher in the Petersen Research Group, where I conducted research with a focus on combustion and propulsion sciences. The laboratory concentrated on research related to solid, liquid, and hybrid propellants. Energetic propellant formulations were created through refined preparation methods with specific additives to tailor their.

College Station, Texas

I taught and coordinated several sections of the Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory (MEEN361). My work included teaching three lab sections (60 students) pragmatic engineering practices and acting as the main trainer for three other teaching assistants. This experimental lab focused on materials characterization and manufacturing processes with an.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

I designed instrumentation and control systems for the chemical and petrochemical industry while working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary office. Responsibilities included instrument design basis, formation and upkeep of databases and datasheets, instrument specification development, cost estimation, carrying out requisition of specified instruments.

Covington, Louisiana

Developed enhanced marketing skills and assisted customers' concerns by making sales, answering questions, and solving problems. Required personable customer service, technical knowledge, and punctuality.

Ruston, Louisiana

Worked under the mentorship of Dr. Niel Crews fabricating and experimenting with novel microfluidic chips formed solely from Thiol-Acrylate polymer. Tested the viability of Thiol-Acrylate as a replacement for the traditional Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer commonly used in microfluidic chips. This new polymer could become the standard for microfluidic.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Worked independently using a machine press to form tablets required for bio-fuel experiments and research projects.

New Orleans, Louisiana And Yarmouth, Iowa

Safely set up professional firework displays on the 4th of July for the city of Biloxi, MS. Required wiring of complex electrical connections to a main switchboard and handling of explosives. Fireworks were shot synchronized to music from a barge for viewers on the beach and at the casinos.

Covington, Louisiana

Performed commercial and home electrical installations and repairs. Work experience ranges from installing lighting at a commercial business to wiring houses up to 5,000 square feet.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.63 Gpa

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Materials and Manufacturing Graduate Research Assistant - Combustion and Propulsion Course of Study.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biological Engineering, 3.69 Gpa

Related Coursework: Process Design, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, Mechanical Design, Statics, Dynamics and Vibrations.

Bachelor'S Of Science

Studied abroad full time during the Australian fall semester