2 Page resume focused on system/technology assessment

1. James W. Bilbro
Consultant in Systems/Technology Assessment
www.jbconsultinginternational.com
Expertise
 40 years experience in aerospace systems, in both the civilian and defense sectors :
• Retired Assistant Director for Technology & Chief Technologist for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
• Consultant to the Department of Energy, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the
US Air Force as well as industry and private individuals.
 Focused expertise in systems/technology assessment and risk identification :
• Lecturer in NASA’s Applied Program, Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL)
program on Technology Readiness Levels and Technology Assessment and Infusion.
• Lecturer and short course developer/presenter in system/technology assessment and
focused risk identification.
• Developed processes for systematically determining TRLs.
• Developed a systematic process for quantifying cost, schedule and risk.
• Developed a suite of automated technology assessment tools.
• Served as an advisor to NASA’s Office of the Chief Engineer for technology assessment.
• Led NASA process to:
o Refine Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale for hardware and software.
o Establish exit criteria for each level.
o Establish a set of clarifying definitions to accompany the TRL scale.
 Developed “best practice” white paper for NASA System Engineering Handbook.
 Invited lecturer to DOD and Industry workshops on technology assessment.
 Served on a DOE team to evaluate the Technology Readiness Assessment for the
Hanford Nuclear Waste Treatment Facility.
 Served on an Air force-wide team to develop a process for identifying risks associated
with incorporating technology into AF programs, resulting in the Risk Identification:
Integration & Ilities (RI3) process.
 Developed an Excel based calculator for implementing the RI3 process.
 Provided consultation on various aspects of technology assessment for systems and
systems of systems to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Lectures/Short Courses
• Introduction to Technology Readiness Levels
• Introduction to Technology Assessment
• Systematic Assessment of Technology Advancement and Insertion Requirements for
Programs/Projects
• Comprehensive Overview of Techniques for Measuring System Readiness
JB Consulting International
4017 Panorama Drive SE Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-534-6245 Fax : 866-235-8953 Mobile : 256-655-6273 E-mail: jbci@bellsouth.net
Website : www.JBConsultingInternational.com

2. • Specifically tailored courses available upon request.
Education/Training:
BSEE, Colorado State University, 1969
MSE, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1977
Course work/residency requirements for PhD in Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1983.
Honors/Awards:
Member of the federal Senior Technical Service; Research Associateship Advisor for the
National Research Council; Two time recipient of the NASA medal for Exceptional Service; Recipient of
over 65 other awards from NASA headquarters, the Marshall Space Flight Center, the Goddard Space
Flight Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Fellow and life member of the SPIE, the International
Society for Optical Engineering.
Publications & Patents:
Author/co-author of over 90 technical papers and presentations, three of which were selected for
inclusion in special press publications; Feature Editor for Applied Optics and co-editor of two SPIE
Proceedings publications; Contributor to the Encyclopedia of Modern Optics; Past Associate Editor and
member of the Editorial Board of Optical Engineering; Past member of the Editorial Board for the
Applied Optics series of PWS-Kent; Co-holder of a patent on the application of Doppler lidar to aircraft
wake vortex tracking.
Selected recent publications/presentations:
1. Bilbro, James W., and Yang, Kyle Y. “A comprehensive overview of techniques for
measuring system readiness,” NDIA 12TH ANNUAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE, Sandiego CA, OCT. 26-29, 2009.
2. Bilbro, James W., “Foreword and Appendix on Systematic Assessment of the Program/
Project Impacts of Technological Advancement and Insertion” Did I Ever Tell You
About The Whale – Or Measuring Technology Maturity, by William L. Nolte,
Information Age Publishing, 2008.
3. Yang, Kyle, Bilbro, James W. et al., “Status of the Air Force’s Improved Technology
Maturity Assessment,” 2008 Technology Maturity Conference, Virginia Beach, VA,
Sep. 9-12, 2008.
4. Bilbro, James W., “Mitigating the Adverse Impact of Technology Maturity,”
NASA PM Challenge, Galveston, TX, Feb 6-7, 2007.
5. Bilbro, James W., “Impact of Technology on Programs & Projects,” Foundations
of Aerospace Part A:, NASA Applied Program & Engineering Leadership
program, Cocoa Beach FL, Jan. 29, 2007.
Professional Societies and Organizational Activities:
Life member and past President of the SPIE, the international society for optical engineering;
member and past President of the Huntsville Electro-Optical Society (HEOS); member of the American
Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); the Optical Society of America (OSA); Past member
of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP); the Steering Committee for Coherent Laser Radar
Conferences; and the Technical Council of the OSA; Chaired numerous conferences, served on many
committees and served as an invited lecturer at over 20 national and international conferences.
JB Consulting International
4017 Panorama Drive SE Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-534-6245 Fax : 866-235-8953 Mobile : 256-655-6273 E-mail: jbci@bellsouth.net
Website : www.JBConsultingInternational.com

3. Security Clearance:
Available upon request
JB Consulting International
4017 Panorama Drive SE Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-534-6245 Fax : 866-235-8953 Mobile : 256-655-6273 E-mail: jbci@bellsouth.net
Website : www.JBConsultingInternational.com