User:Kyap

I am relatively new to Wikipedia. I started a new page titled "Null Symmetric Matrix" (later changed to "Null-symmetric Matrix") to explain a new matrix property that I discovered during my doctoral research, and thought it would be really cool to contribute to Wikipedia.

I received my doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston in 2000, with focus on structural dynamics, experimental/analytical modal analysis, model correlation, and structural damage detection. In addition to conducting research at the Dynamic Systems and Controls Laboratory, I was involved in developing new NASTRAN capabilities for NASA's structural dynamic applications in collaboration with ACTA, Inc. After graduation, I worked as a senior engineer at ACTA, where one of my primary responsibilities was developing and maintaining the MATLAB Nonlinear Model Validation and Verification (V&V) Toolbox. My work at ACTA also included statistical risk analysis, uncertainty quantification, and system health prognostics for numerous applications such as missile launching, shuttle overflight, and defense systems. In 2004, I returned to Houston and have been working under Boeing's Space Shuttle Program. My contributions at Boeing include supporting midlife certification of space shuttle's main propulsion system (MPS), and serving as a technical lead for Wing Leading Edge Impact Detection System (WLE IDS).