Aerospace, Defense and Homeland Security Policy Analyst
Greater Pittsburgh Area
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- Associate Engineer at RAND
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- Research Engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Post-Doctoral Fellow at Sam Nunn Security Program, Georgia Tech
- Research Engineer and Lecturer at University of Stuttgart
- Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology
- Research and Development Intern at Teldix GmbH
- Engineering Intern at Airbus
- Communications Equipment Maintenance Specialist at Bundeswehr
- Education
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- Universität Stuttgart
- Universität Stuttgart
- Georgia Institute of Technology
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Jan Osburg’s Summary
I work for the RAND Corporation ("the original think tank") as an associate engineer. My current tasks are in support of efforts for the US Air Force and other national security clients.
Prior to my current job, I worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology, as a research engineer in the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL). My focus there was in the area of advanced systems design, including:
* Design methodologies and design team performance
* Next-generation access-to-space vehicles
* System-level design space exploration
* Computer-based environments for collaborative interdisciplinary design
As the 2006/2007 Postdoctoral Fellow of Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn Security Program, I worked on additional research in the area of national security policy, critical infrastructure protection and homeland security.
I also have background in some of the human-related aspects of spaceflight:
* Crew performance
* Life support
* Medical aspects and safety
* Human Factors
* Astronaut selection
* Fully immersive simulation of manned missions
* How these areas influence - and are influenced by - the top-level systems design process
Jan Osburg’s Specialties:
Strategic thinking • project management • planning, organizing, streamlining and implementing • communicating, teaching, tutoring and mentoring • expert skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Corel Draw, ModelCenter, Matlab, JMP, Crystal Ball, Google Earth, LabVIEW • software development in Visual Basic, MATLAB, LabVIEW/G • hands-on technical experience and skills • Amateur Radio license • emergency management and preparedness certifications • human subjects research certification
Jan Osburg’s Experience
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Associate Engineer
RAND
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
* Contributing to projects on military space assets and on NASA's aeronautics programs
* Additional research interests in the areas of emergency preparedness, communications, and WMD effects -
Research Engineer
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
August 2003 — June 2007 (3 years 11 months)
• Created and managed an interactive design facility for collaborative interdisciplinary design and instruction
• Researched robust systems design methodologies
• Managed the implementation of advanced design methodology and tools in the area of nuclear space propulsion
• Supported NASA’s Advanced System Concepts and Technologies team in determining technology investment portfolios for the Vision for Space Exploration
• Managed the integration of established aerodynamic simulation codes into one automated tool
• Coordinated graduate systems design competition teams
• Supported a Congressionally-mandated study that created an investment strategy for NASA‘s aeronautics program
• Guided a collaborative effort to enhance the early phase of spacecraft conceptual design by incorporating tools for the rapid analysis of reentry aerothermodynamics and risk
• Managed the development of probabilistic modeling and simulation software for airbreathing Access-to-Space vehicles -
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Sam Nunn Security Program, Georgia Tech
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)
August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)
Research on national security and emergency preparedness issues:
- Critical infrastructure protection
- Nuclear proliferation and counter-proliferation
- Energy policy research
- Emergency communications
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Research Engineer and Lecturer
University of Stuttgart
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
June 1997 — May 2002 (5 years)
• Lectured on space station design, life support systems, and human factors
• Taught interdisciplinary systems design methodology to graduate students of engineering and architecture, through team-centered, international “Space Station Design Workshops” (SSDW)
• Developed the interdisciplinary conceptual design methodology being used at the SSDWs, which implements a customer-oriented design approach and emphasizes thorough analysis of objectives, requirements and constraints
• Created interactive, user-friendly simulation software for life support systems design and analysis that is being used at the SSDW
• Researched the topic of human integration in the conceptual design of space systems
• Advised graduate aerospace engineering students and architecture students on their Masters theses
• Interfaced with media representatives on issues of spaceflight-related research and current events
• Coordinatedp exchange program with elite National Aerospace Schools in Toulouse, France -
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1995 — September 1996 (1 year)
* Developed user-friendly life cycle cost estimation tool for US military helicopters
* Programmed and used simulation and analysis software for concurrent design -
Research and Development Intern
Teldix GmbH
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
April 1995 — July 1995 (4 months)
Developed and field-tested Ada software increasing the accuracy of a navigation system based on the AN/PSN-11 (PLGR) GPS receiver, INS and Kalman filtering
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Engineering Intern
Airbus
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; EADS; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
November 1992 — February 1993 (4 months)
Participated in design, testing and production planning of Airbus aircraft
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Communications Equipment Maintenance Specialist
Bundeswehr
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
June 1989 — August 1990 (1 year 3 months)
Maintained and repaired radio equipment in German Army/NATO signal unit
Jan Osburg’s Education
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Universität Stuttgart
Dr.-Ing. , aerospace engineering , 1997 — 2002
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Universität Stuttgart
Dipl.-Ing. , aerospace engineering , 1990 — 1997
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Georgia Institute of Technology
MS , aerospace engineering , 1995 — 1996
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Jan Osburg’s Interests:
manned space exploration, analog simulation missions, space outreach, hiking, diving, photography
Jan Osburg’s Groups:
AIAA, DGLR, The Mars Society
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Sam Nunn Security Program Fellows
Jan Osburg’s Honors:
“2005 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation” award
Named “Most Valuable Crewmember” during four-week research mission at Mars-analog simulation facility in the High Arctic, July 2003
“Carl-Sonnenschein-Preis 2002” (best dissertation award) from national academic society organization, July 2002
Listed in “Who’s Who in Science and Engineering” (6th Edition, 2002-2003)
“Best Contribution” award at the “Virtual Instruments in Practice” conference organized by National Instruments Germany
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