Charles Nick, Electronics Engineering Class of 1996
11/02/2015
Alumni, Charles Nick, started his career as a MVCTC Electronics Engineering student from Arcanum graduating in 1996. Charles was a part of the MVCTC Apprenticeship Program that allowed him to gain hands-on experience working at Dayton Speedometer. He went on to work as an avionics technician for seven years.
Charles shared, "I shifted my career to writing maintenance manuals for aerospace (Boeing, Raytheon, etc) and space (NASA and Virgin Galactic)."
While at NASA, Charles received commendations for his work. The first came from Kevin Window, Manager Vehicle Office for the International Space Station. It says, "I would like to acknowledge Mr. Charles Nick of Manufacturing Technical Solutions (MTS) for his outstanding contribution in creating a logistics data review process to approve the maintenance data on the International Space Station Program. Mr. Nick is to be commended for his important and continuous contributions to the International Space Station's Integrated Logistics Support effort."
The second commendation letter, also form Kevin Window, states, "Mr. Nick was instrumental in identifying and correcting previously unidentified [issues] on the International Space Station. Mr. Nick is recognized for his dedicated work to ensure the safety of the International Space State crew."
When asked how MVCTC helped prepare him for his career, Charles said, "The excellent teaching staff and challenging curriculum trained us to do our best."
MVCTC is very proud of Charles Nick and the success he has realized from his start at MVCTC. Way to go Charles!
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