Ashley Nguyen
About Ashley Nguyen
Ashley Nguyen is the New Glenn Project Manager II at Blue Origin, with extensive experience in project and program management across multiple aerospace companies.
Current Title: New Glenn Project Manager II at BLUE ORIGIN
Ashley Nguyen currently holds the title of New Glenn Project Manager II at BLUE ORIGIN, where she has been employed since 2021. Her role involves managing aspects of the New Glenn rocket project, contributing to the development and coordination of launch activities and mission planning.
Previous Experience in Aerospace Project Management
Before joining BLUE ORIGIN, Ashley Nguyen accumulated extensive experience in project management roles at various aerospace companies. She worked at Protingent as a Program Management Support Specialist for Blue Origin from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, she was a Project Manager at Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation from 2019 to 2020, and a Program Manager at AeroTEC - Aerospace Testing Engineering & Certification Inc. from 2016 to 2019.
Engineering Roles at Boeing
Ashley Nguyen has a solid background in engineering, having worked at Boeing in several roles. She served as a KC-46 Tanker Test and Evaluation Engineer from 2015 to 2016 in Everett, Washington. Before that, she was an intern in two different capacities: KC-46 Tanker in 2013 in Mukilteo and 737 Sustaining in 2012 in the Greater Seattle Area.
Educational Background in Engineering
Ashley Nguyen has built a strong educational foundation in engineering. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering from Washington State University, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. She also holds an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Engineering from Highline Community College, obtained between 2009 and 2011. Further, she achieved a Systems Engineering Professional Certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied Systems Engineering from 2016 to 2017.
Key Projects and Contributions
Throughout her career, Ashley Nguyen has contributed to significant projects, such as managing the Mitsubishi Regional Jet project, which focused on developing a new regional aircraft. Her work on the KC-46 Tanker Test Program at Boeing provided her with expertise in integration engineering for military aircraft. These projects highlight her ability to handle complex engineering and management tasks in the aerospace sector.