Education

• BSME '94, Purdue University

Professional Career

Nat currently serves as the Technical Assistant for Lunar Operations in the Space Flight Systems Division at NASA. In this role, Nat is involved in the technical and operational development for all Human-Rated Lunar Programs for the Artemis Lunar Missions. He began his NASA career as a co-op student and never looked back. Following graduation, Nat began his full-time career as a Space Station ADCO Flight Controller. He spent 8 years flying the space station in Mission Control Houston. During this time, he also spent two tours in Russia at Mission Control Moscow, and supported the efforts of the Space Shuttle Columbia Debris Recovery Team. Recently, Nat was the Group Lead for the Data and Communications Exploration Group, responsible for monitoring Orion’s onboard communication and computer systems. The work of this group heavily contributed to the success of the Artemis 1 Mission around the moon in 2022.

Purdue Experience

Completed a 5-session co-op with NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Currently serves as a mentor for the Purdue Mechanical Engineering Alumni Mentorship Program.

Ran on 1990 Purdue Varsity Cross country Team.