Nicholas Lapierre Email & Phone Number

Groton, MA, US

Natick, Massachusetts, United States

Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, United States

• Apply a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the system acquisition process
• Prepare and coordinate technical documents which define, specify, and recommend subsystem characteristics
• Propose and evaluate risk mitigation plans to satisfy schedule and technical constraints

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Provided paraprofessional advising to over 300 students
• Served as a mentor to new resident advisors
• Developed and conducted programs on diversity, chemical abuse, personal development, relationships, security, and academic performance
• Managed administrative tasks including room condition reports, maintenance requests, incident reports, and the room change process
• Enforced college policy

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Helped develop models to understand failure modes in polymer-bonded explosives (PBX)
• Improved material fabrication process by experimentally determining the optimal resulting material properties
• Led micro tensile testing on mock samples using an MTS tensile tester
• Conducted digital image correlation (DIC) analysis on post-experimental data to identify failure modes

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Assisted development and production of a mission critical nuclear weapon safety mechanism
• Fixed design issues with hands-on tensile testing and data analysis using Microsoft Excel
• Designed a testing fixture using PTC Creo to ensure proper coating on mission critical components
• Collaborated on a five-person project team to ensure the mechanism was designed for manufacturability

84 Inman Rd, Harrisville, RI 02830

• Worked collaboratively with other coworkers to clean and set tables in a quick but professional manner
• Provided high-quality customer service
• Trained new employees

100 Institute Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01609

• Measured micro-scale features on surfaces using an Olympus laser confocal microscope

Worcester, Massachusetts

• Optimized manufacturing processes for metal ball valves by significantly reducing manufacturing time
• Conducted surface metrology experiments to determine optimal mass finishing techniques
• Documented research findings for further experimentation in collaboration with WPI

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering, 4.00/4.00

Activities and Societies: Sigma Gamma Tau – Aerospace Engineering Honor Society Resident Advisor (RA) American Institute of Aeronautics.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace Engineering, 3.96/4.00

Activities and Societies: WPI Club Soccer Team WPI Eagle Scout Association WPI Concert Band Aerospace Honor Society (Sigma Gamma Tau).