1. Nicholas Johnson
Education________________________________________________________________________
University of Maryland College Park
A. James Clark School of Engineering GPA: 3.645
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering May 2017
Honors__________________________________________________________________________
• Engineering Dean’s List 09/14 – Present
• Theta Chi – Sasser Presidents Conference & Mid-Year Leadership Summit completion 01/16
• Society of Military Engineers (SAME) New York Post Scholarship 11/14
• Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber (BWCC) Foundation Scholarship 09/13
Work Experience__________________________________________________________________
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Greenbelt, MD 07/12 – Present
Position Held: Engineering Intern
• Complete projects requiring knowledge of Unix, Fortran, Generic Mapping Tools (GMT), and application of higher
level physics and math. Projects involved GPS, gravitational anomaly plotting, manipulating large data arrays,
plotting maps with data values corresponding to terrain information. Final products were maps and code.
Leadership Experience_____________________________________________________________
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp (AFROTC) 09/13 – Present
Deputy Executive Group Commander (01/16 – Present)
• Responsible for assisting the Commander of my Group in any and all of his responsibilities
• Communicate with and delegate tasks to the members of our group and oversee their completion
Flight Commander (09/15 – 12/15)
• Oversaw the training, teaching, mentoring, and advising of first-year ROTC cadets
• Executed the operational mission of ROTC by assisting to build future leaders of the Air Force
General Military Course Advisor (09/14 – 12/14)
• Facilitated the Initial Military Trainees into ROTC; Represented General Military Cadets to the Cadet Commander
• Hosted weekly drill practices; Planned and organized moral events and Detachment Drill Parade
Theta Chi Fraternity: Alpha Psi Chapter 04/14 – Present
President (12/15 – Present)
• Responsible for the leadership, oversight, representation, safety, and day-to-day operations of my chapter
• Manage an Executive Board of twelve officers and ensure they complete their duties
Scholarship Chair (01/15 – 12/15)
• Improved the chapter Scholarship Program; Encouraged good grades with incentives and positive peer pressure
• Implemented and enforced sanctions for those with unacceptable grades
Technical Experience______________________________________________________________
Engineering Design Projects:
• Hovercraft: Was team leader for a group of eight that successfully designed, built, programmed, tested, and
competed a small, fully-autonomous hovercraft with the purpose of following a path and delivering a payload. My
role as team leaders was to delegate responsibilities, oversee completion, and help wherever needed.
• Truss Bridge: Worked on a team of six to design, build, and test a truss bridge with the highest strength-to-weight
ratio that would fail at a targeted load, using our knowledge of normal/shear stress, buckling, and failure modes. I
assisted with construction of the pieces and assembling of the bridge, as well as a section of the final report.
• Balloon Payload: Worked with a team of six to create a payload with shock absorbers and an accelerometer that
would travel 80,000 ft in the air on a balloon, and then collect data and survive the impact from the decent. I
helped with 3D printing, planning dimensions, and construction.
• I-Beam: Worked on a team of six to design, build, and test an I-beam with the highest strength-to-weight ratio that
would fail in a certain load range using our knowledge of normal/glue/shear stress, moment of inertia, and failure.
I contributed by choosing the design and creating a spreadsheet formula where we could easily alter dimensions
to determine the failure mode and the strength-to-weight ratio.
Computer Knowledge/Skills:
• Coding languages: C++, Fortran, Matlab, Arduino, Java
• Computer Aided Design (CAD): Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, NX
• Unix Operating System
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, GoogleDocs
Activities, Clubs, & Organizations____________________________________________________
Arnold Air Society (12/13 – Present) · · · Air Force Association (12/13 – Present) · · · The American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (09/14 – Present) · · · Diamondback Flying Club (02/15 – Present)