Nicholas T. Compton, Eit Email & Phone Number

Hermosa Beach, CA, US

Hawthorne, California, US

-Make detailed GD&T drawings.-Design manufacturing tooling such as form dies, brazing and welding fixtures, machining fixtures, inspection fixtures and rolling sets. -Plan manufacturing process from raw material to customer specification.-Write thermal process plans for brazing, heat treating and super plastic forming. -Familiar with AMS specifications..

-Make detailed GD&T drawings.-Design manufacturing tooling such as form dies, brazing and welding fixtures, machining fixtures, inspection fixtures and rolling sets. -Plan manufacturing process from raw material to customer specification.-Write thermal process plans for brazing, heat treating and super plastic forming. -Familiar with AMS specifications..

California, US

• Lead centrifugal pump project to replace current pressure fed system on Colossus rocket engine test stand.
• Engineered volute and impeller to meet changing needs of chamber pressure and flow rate for numerous engines to be tested.
• 3D print and machine a test pump for characterization of impeller, volute and components for scaling up to meet needs of system.

California, US

• Manage a team of four to analyze, build and modify a rocket engine test stand to test engines up to 2700 lbs thrust for SEDS UCSD, other university rocketry clubs and private organizations to determine thrust, pressure.
• Redesigned RP1 propellant and cryogenic LOX oxidizer main feed line to reduce costs by 50% and line loss by 25%.
• Researched, designed and built fire suppression system to reduce risk of damage to test stand.
• Ran test protocols for two separate engines to ensure safety of all personnel and successful engine tests.

• Use mathematical models and FEM to engineer a 3D printed lattice structure.
• Research topologically protected edge modes in materials.
• Personally contributed to allow for fine tuning of the system to optimize the needs of the project and increase performance of desired parameter by 312.5%.

La Jolla, CA, US

• Runs Simulations using Abaqus FAE software and analyze data using MATLAB to determine viability of experimental tests on the use of mechanochemical compounds as ‘strain gauge’.
• Interpret data to build experiment procedure using high speed cameras and striker bar to observe mechanochemical activation onset and duration.
• Collaborate with professors and graduate students to build knowledge in nanomaterial design.