Background
O'Bryon, James Fredrick was born on October 1, 1941 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Stanley and Elizabeth Mary O'B.
O'Bryon, James Fredrick was born on October 1, 1941 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Stanley and Elizabeth Mary O'B.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, King's College, Briarcliff, New York, 1964; Modern Sciences and Arts in Operations Research, George Washington University, 1973; Master of Science Through Elec. Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975.
Mathematician Ballistics Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1966-1974, assistant to director Ballistics Research Laboratory, 1975-1976, operations research analyst smart munitions group Ballistics Research Laboratory, 1976-1979, chairman red-on-blue working group Joint Technology Coordinator Group, 1979-1985, chief combat survivability and technical United States Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity, 1985-1986. Assistant deputy undersecretary defense Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1986-1988, director live-fire testing, 1988-1995, deputy director operational test and evaluation, 1995—2001. Chairman O'Bryon Group, since 2001.
Director Live Fire Test Program, Washington, 1986-2001. Member Conventional Systems Committee, Washington, since 1987. Panel member National Academy of Sciences, 2000-2005, chairman committee 2005-2007.
Newscaster, radio personality WRBS-FM, Baltimore, 1965-1980. Chairman Mobius Business Solutions, 2002-2004, Consultant Service Engineering Company, since 2002. Consultant Institute Defense Analysis, since 2005, ORSA Corporation, since 2005, Scitech Corporation, since 2006, Space Micro Corporation, since 2007, SRA Corp, 2003.
Active education council Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1980. Chairman School Ministries, Inc., since 2008. Member advisory board New York Theological Seminary With United States Army, 1964-1966.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NAS/National Research Council (committee member, chairman), National Defense Industrial Association (chairman Test and Evaluation division, since 1993, Arthur Stein award, 2002, Walter Hollis award, 2007, NDIA Gold medal 1997), International Test and Evaluation Association, National Defence Industrial Association(board trustee, 2010).
Married Margaret Adina Bell, Oct 23, 1965. Children: Daniel, Douglas, Cris, Kera.
