Dr. Bill Olson, is an adjunct faculty member for the College of Business on the Worldwide Campus. He specializes in enterprise risk management and the development of detailed risk mitigation strategies.
Dr. Olson holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University, a master’s degree in Program Management from Florida Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in Electronics from Chapman University. Dr. Olson earned a Professional Certification as an Expert System Engineer (ESEP) from the International Council on Systems Engineering. Dr. Olson has 20 years’ of experience managing heavy industrial risk programs. Prior to his academic career, he specialized in “heavy industrial risk management” at Newport News Shipbuilding. He managed several $2B+ aircraft carrier new construction risk programs. His primary focus is shipbuilding, aircraft construction and D.O.E. special projects areas. Dr. Olson retired after 25 years of service in the U.S. Navy. His last tour of duty was as the Aviation Electronic Systems Landing Equipment division officer on U.S.S. Roosevelt (CVN-71). He retired as a master chief petty officer electronic technician.
Dr. Olson's research is focused on risk and problem management. His focus is on potential risks and the development of mitigation strategies to prevent risk realization. He is particularly skilled at extracting key risk information from unstructured data. While at George Washington, Dr. Olson developed a problem management framework which is compatible with most risk management systems. He is skilled in the following system engineering tools: Active Risk Manager, @ Risk, CORE, Cradle, Rational Rose/DOORS, Project Planning and Monte Carlo Simulation.
Dr. Olson is Certified by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) as an Expert Systems Engineer (ESEP). Dr. Olson has over 20 publications in refereed journals (plus associated conference presentations and papers). He is passionate about risk and opportunity management. Beyond his scholarly achievements, Dr. Olson is retired and enjoys golf and spending time with his family. Dr. Olson is a proud Ohio native - Go Buckeyes!
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering, George Washington University
M.S. - Master of Science in Project Management, Florida Institute of Technology
B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Electronics, Chapman University
George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science (Hampton Roads, Va. Campus, Sponsored On-Site Remote Locations and Online), 2012-2019.
Master's Level:
- Systems Engineering I. EMSE 6801
- Systems Engineering II. EMSE 6805
- Problems in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (M.S. Degree Capstone). EMSE 6099
- Survey of Finance and Engineering Economics. EMSE 6410
- Information and Software Engineering. EMSE 6580
- Systems Analysis & Management. EMSE 6810
- Management of Research and Development. EMSE 6070
Ph.D. Level:
- Dissertation Research. EMSE 8999 - I was responsible for the curriculum development and course schedules for all classes.
Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, Va.; 2001 - 2021
- Enterprise Risk Manager/Lead Systems Engineer.
- Senior risk manager responsible for enterprise-wide Cyber Security, nuclear, project/platform, operations, design, overhaul, training and new business proposal risk management programs.
- Key design team member for the air traffic control suite of the CVN 21 class aircraft carrier. Including Precision Approach, Automatic Landing, Identification Systems, etc...
U.S. Navy, Master Chief Electronic Technician (E-9); 1976-2001 (50% disabled vet).
- Division Officer - Lead the maintenance, repair, upgrades, and lifecycle support of the air traffic control suite onboard U.S.S. Roosevelt (CVN -71)
- Commander Naval Air Forces: Naval air station and aircraft carrier combat systems, Air Traffic Control Systems lead auditor.
- Ted Eschenbach award for best paper. Oun, Olson, Blackburn and Blesser. An Enterprise-Wide Knowledge Approach to Project Management, Volume 28, 2016, #3 issue of Engineering Management Journal. Awarded Oct 2017.
- Significant number of U.S. Navy Awards and Honors. Specifics available upon request