James G. Oberg, Jr.

Experience

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  U.S. Air Force

  Feb 1992 - Sept 2002

  Flight Engineer/Aviation Maintenance Technician

  - Performed preflight, in-flight, post-flight system operations/inspections, aircraftrepairs, maintained and reviewed documentation ensuring assigned aircraft are missionready.- Operated pressurization system, fuel and electrical panels, monitored warning systems forabnormal indications, calculate aircraft performance data, monitored airspeed, altitude,timing, flight planning, and configuration for tactical airdrops during normal, abnormal,and emergency conditions. - Identified hazards to aircraft during combat operations ensuring safety was notcompromised which would hinder crew safety/mission success and preventing the loss of amulti-million dollar aircraft during "OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM".- Diagnosed and coordinated with the flight crew to manage malfunctions duringcombat/peacetime missions to ensure safety and mission success.- Provided data of aircraft flown to the Quality Assurance Program, which greatly assistedaeronautical engineers with feedback to improve the C-130 aircraft structural integrity.- Managed the Core Automated Maintenance System, aircraft documents and record reviews,aircraft technical data, technical orders system, and reports on KC-135R Air RefuelingTankers. Show less

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  United Space Alliance

  Oct 2003 - Aug 2005

  Space Suit Technician

  - Produced high quality Class III space suits for astronaut training. Performed routine maintenance, repairs, inspections on Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Space Suits to support the Shuttle and International Space Station Missions.- Completed test operations of Extravehicular Mobility Unit Activity training for NASA's Astronaut Corp at the Sunny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and other NASA Training Facilities for Shuttle and Space Station mission profiles.- Conducted Anthropometric measurements on astronauts to provide a formed fit to the customer, and functional space suit for underwater training.- Performed from work authorization documents, task preparation sheets, discrepancy reports, production work orders, blueprints, schematics, procedural changes, or verbal instructions obtaining a 0.5% error rate in production. Show less

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  GBTech Inc

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2010

  Sr. Engineer/System Safety Engineer

  - Engineering support team player for problem resolution, determination of root cause, corrective action implementation and risk management during on-orbit vehicle operations and ground vehicle turnaround processing on various rotating equipment, heat exchangers, radiators, cold plates, valves, temperature and pressure control fluid (Freon, O2, N2, CO2, Air, Water, Wastewater) & solid (Waste) systems and Flight Crew Equipment.- Executed engineering support activities in an office environment including personal study/training, procedure review/development, produced assessments of process safety management systems and lead process hazard analysis (PHA) and layer of protection analysis (LOPA) studies, FMEA updates, safety analysis reports, operational risk analysis, technical drawing updates, defined requirements, and performed quality audits of technical procedures.- Aid in review and approval of updated Orbiter hardware certifications and flight readiness statements for upcoming Space Shuttle Orbiter missions. Certification review involves familiarization with engineering drawings, specifications, and data analysis.- Monitor and report real-time performance and anomalies of responsible systems to mission managers and recommend corrective actions for crew to implement.- Clearly and effectively communicate significant Orbiter project technical subsystem issues to Boeing and NASA Orbiter senior management.- Provide leadership and guidance to the subcontractor’s (Boeing & United Space Alliance) Orbiter Subsystem Managers.- Conducted 24/7 real-time operations safety and mission assurance support as a MissionEvaluation Room Safety Console Operator monitoring systems for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Program.- Managed and trained personnel on the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) Safety Console to provide risk/safety analysis for Space Shuttle Missions. Show less

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  Mainthia Technologies, Inc.

  Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

  Sr. System Safety Engineer

  - Provided engineering support for problem resolution, determination of root cause, corrective action implementation and risk management during on-orbit vehicle operations and ground vehicle turnaround processing on various rotating equipment, heat exchangers, radiators, cold plates, valves, temperature and pressure control fluid (Freon, O2, N2, CO2, Air, Water, Wastewater) & solid (Waste) systems and Flight Crew Equipment.- Executed engineering support activities in an office environment including personal study/training, procedure review/development, utilized safety management systems, lead hazard analysis, provided failure modes and effects analysis updates, safety analysis reports, operational risk analysis, technical drawing updates, defined requirements, and performed quality audits of technical procedures.- Evaluated reviews and approvals to updated Orbiter hardware certifications and flight readiness statements for upcoming Space Shuttle Orbiter missions. Certification review involves familiarization with engineering drawings, specifications, and data analysis.- Monitor and report real-time performance and anomalies of responsible systems to mission managers and recommend corrective actions for crew to implement.- Clearly and effectively communicate significant Orbiter project technical subsystem issues to Boeing and NASA Orbiter senior management.- Provide leadership and guidance to the subcontractor’s (Boeing & United Space Alliance) Orbiter Subsystem Managers.- Conducted 24/7 real-time operations safety and mission assurance support as a MissionEvaluation Room Safety Console Operator monitoring systems for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Program.- Managed and trained personnel on the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) Safety Console to provide risk/safety analysis for Space Shuttle Missions. Show less

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  NASA

  Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

  Consultant to Orion Project Deputy Program Manager for Human-Systems Integration

  - Consulted on revisions and analysis of all requirements and verifications for Human to Systems Integration Design Requirements document.- Developed in-depth metrics for use as a database tool capturing all requirements and verifications in correct categories to define clarity.- Advised of needed changes to requirements document in ways of organization, nomenclature changes, safety issues, and allocation according to mission definition to alleviate project delays when applying requirements to mission profiles. Show less