Nick Tuong is a Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in various engineering roles since 2010. Currently working at NAI Consulting Engineers, Nick has held positions in mentoring and project management through the ACE Mentor Program while previously contributing to major projects at JC Chang & Associates and University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors. Experience includes managing construction projects, performing engineering consulting, and specializing in HVAC systems design. In addition to practical engineering roles, Nick gained valuable experience at the Federal Aviation Administration and has been involved in innovative projects at Cal Poly's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. An alumnus of California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nick continues to enhance skills through education at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences.
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ACE Mentor Program of Greater Philadelphia
The ACE Mentor Program of Eastern Pennsylvania is the local affiliate of a national non-profit organization. An acronym for Architecture, Construc¬tion, and Engineering, ACE engages, excites, and enlightens high school students to consider or pursue careers in the integrated construction in¬dustry through mentoring, scholarships, and grants. Students are recruited from public and private high schools in Philadelphia and the suburbs, with special effort made to reach traditionally underrepresented women and minorities. As the design and construction industry’s fastest-growing high school mentoring program, ACE reaches over 8,000 students annually. Nationally, over $12 million in scholarships have been awarded and countless young lives have been positively affected. ACE relies on a network of volunteer mentors ranging from architects and engineers to construction managers, contractors, and subcontractors. The program emphasizes all aspects of design and construction industry careers – from professional college career paths to those in the building trades. By informing and exposing students to the myriad construction career options, ACE is helping to build a talented construction workforce for the future. ACE follows a group-mentoring model. Eight to ten mentors representing different disciplines serve each team of 20-30 students. From November until May, teams meet biweekly after school to experience a comprehensive design and building process. Teams visit mentors’ offices, take field trips to construction sites, and gather in a year-end event to present their projects to assembled mentors, family, and friends, much as an actual design team presents to clients.