Nicholas Mchugh Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Working as an operations and integration engineer for Artemis.

Houston, Texas Area

I support the NASA Flight Operations Directorate as an Extravehicular Officer for the International Space Station Program. I am currently undergoing training for this position where I am learning to provide astronaut training for spacewalks. In addition to being an instructor, I will become a flight controller for mission support of EVA operations.

Houston, Texas

I support the NASA Flight Operations Directorate as an ISO Flight Controller in the Mission Control Center for the International Space Station. I work in the Vehicle Integration and Daily Operations branch at Johnson Space Center. Primarily, I am responsible for cargo integration with the International space station program from the manifest to onboard operations through to return. I support the on board crew when actively working in Mission Control. I am responsible for supporting technical meetings, writing console support products, internal ISO Group documentation, and support software development. Additionally, I am responsible for managing the inventory and stowage of all the crew items, tool, maintenance equipment, and payloads onboard the International Space Station (ISS). I utilize and maintain onboard and ground databases to track US cargo and plan manifest implementation for cargo deliveries. I interact with and integrate the needs of other NASA organizations and International Partners (ESA, JAXA, RSA). Related duties include writing ground and on-orbit procedures and documentation.

Houston, Texas Area

I support the NASA Flight Operations Directorate as an ISO Flight Controller in the Mission Control Center for the International Space Station. I work in the Vehicle Integration and Daily Operations branch at Johnson Space Center. Primarily, I am responsible for cargo integration with the International space station program from the manifest to onboard operations through to return. I support the on board crew when actively working in Mission Control. I am responsible for supporting technical meetings, writing console support products, internal ISO Group documentation, and support software development. Additionally, I am responsible for managing the inventory and stowage of all the crew items, tool, maintenance equipment, and payloads onboard the International Space Station (ISS). I utilize and maintain onboard and ground databases to track US cargo and plan manifest implementation for cargo deliveries. I interact with and integrate the needs of other NASA organizations and International Partners (ESA, JAXA, RSA). Related duties include writing ground and on-orbit procedures and documentation.

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for acting as remote guider on console, creating lesson plans, teaching (ITC certified) the astronauts and biomedical engineers (BME’s) on how to use the vision testing hardware utilized by the crew aboard the International Space Station to monitor eye issues experienced on orbit. Likewise I was responsible for developing the remote guidance scripts, in coordination with the customer and ops planning team. The remote guidance scripts are utilized on console to guide the crew through the steps necessary to perform scans of the crew’s retinas while they are aboard the ISS.

As a clinical engineer, I am responsible for providing both clinical and technical support related to Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy and devices. In this position, I interface directly with medical professionals, VNS patients, and various technical and non-technical Cyberonics employees. I am responsible for investigating patient issue/failure reports and determining whether the issue/failure meets the criteria for Food & Drug Administration classification as a complaint. I also assist in the training fellow clinical engineers. Major responsibilities include:o Participate in cross-functional teams assembled to investigate and resolve product safety and quality issueso Determine the reportability (e.g. under Medical Device Reporting regulations) of complaints and failures by asking clinically relevant questions regarding the nature of the failure, and/or consequence to the patiento Identify and investigate complaints and failures in accordance with Company policy, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and regulations of other governmental agencieso Prepare Medical Device Reports and/or Medical Device Vigilance reports to the FDA and other appropriate regulatory agencies within the required timeframeso Provide phone support directly with doctors as needed for surgeries and post-surgical troubleshooting issues during normal business hours and on a rotating on-call schedule for evenings and weekendso Provide answers relating to clinical indications, contraindications, safety warnings and general clinical or technical guidance as related to VNS Deviceso Research solutions to questions or problems (eg, VNS Therapy system questions, product selection issues) and provides answers according to labeling and clinical or technical data when availableo Prepare written correspondence to doctors regarding results of complaint investigations

Ruston, La

o Certified by International Academy of Emergency Dispatcho Certified First Responder State of Louisianao Certified Flight DispatcherResponsibilities:o 911 medical communications operator for 16 counties in 3 stateso Requires ability to decide appropriate resources needed for each situation, sometimes including but not limited to multi unit response, air support, or mutual aideo Launch emergency helicopter strictly following protocol required through EMS standards and flight regulations including taking decisive action to auto-launch in critical situations assuming all responsibility for personnel involved o Provide approved medical advice to individuals while maintaining composure in critical situations during any given callo Report generation for company statistics and quality assuranceo Upkeep and repair of communications equipment