Sydney Nelson

Project Engineer Sr., Deputy Program Manager

United States

About

Strategic program and product leader with 6+ years of experience driving cross-functional initiatives, shaping investment portfolios, and translating complex technical capabilities into scalable business solutions. Proven ability to partner with executive leadership and engineering to influence roadmap decisions, unlock growth opportunities, and deliver measurable impact.

Experience

  • Lockheed Martin (Full-time · 6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Senior Project Engineer
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Engineering LDP Sr., Deputy Program Manager
      Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Engineering LDP Deputy Program Manager
      Oct 2022 - Aug 2023 · 11 mos

  • Engineering Head TA at National Student Leadership Conference
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 3 mos

    This summer, I will be working with High School Students at Yale University to develop their engineering skills. I will be a TA that facilitates the completion of engineering tasks over 9 day sessions.

  • Robotics Lab Assistant at Colorado School of Mines
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Weekly, I gain work experience with an optical motion capture software programmed to track human motion in attempts to transfer that analyzed motion to robotics. Through this occupation, I get to apply my technical skills to real world applications that will hopefully help individuals thrive on a day to day basis.

  • Process Mechanical Engineering Intern at Jacobs
    May 2018 - Feb 2019 · 10 mos

    Designed water treatment plants, developed a software to assist pump selection utilizing iteration techniques, collected information from pump manufacturers, finalized construction projects and built communication skills

  • NSLC Engineering Team Advisor at NSLC
    Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 · 3 mos

    Over the summer of 2017, I built engineering capabilities in over 100 high school students through facilitating the creation of numerous underwater sea perches, teaching basic programming skills, and cultivating leadership skills