Dr. O’Brien has been with DRC for 27 years. During that time, he has directed several groups in the areas of human factor engineering, training, simulation, knowledge management, manpower and personnel analysis, business process analysis, and requirements and systems analysis. Dr. O’Brien has directed a number of efforts to provide support to a wide variety of military acquisition programs in several systems engineering disciplines. He has also been program manager for a number of complex management and decision support system development efforts. Dr. O’Brien has also managed several research and development efforts in the areas of human factors engineering, training, and knowledge management/engineering.
Dr. O’Brien holds a Bachelor of Art degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist. |