Background
Hoffman, Ronald Bruce was born on March 29, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of Marvin Lionel and Edna Mildred (Fillman) Hoffman.
biophysicist consultant life scientist
Hoffman, Ronald Bruce was born on March 29, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of Marvin Lionel and Edna Mildred (Fillman) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Maryland, 1962. Master of Arts in Psychology, University Houston, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics Science, University Houston, 1974.
Associate engineer Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., Santa Monica, California, 1962-1964. Aerospace engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1964-1967, 68. Senior research analyst Northrop Services, Inc., 1974.
National Research Council-National Aeronautics and Space Administration research associate National Research Council, Washington, 1975-1977. Research scientist, manager life science General Electric/MATSCO, Houston and Moffett Field, California, 1977-1980. Site manager Technology Inc., Washington, 1980-1982.
Senior project manager General Electric, 1982-1985. Manager biotechnology Advanced Technology Inc., Reston, Virginia, 1985-1987. Lead scientist MITRE Corporation, McLean, 1987-1995, senior human factors engineer, 1995-1996.
Lead human factors engineer Mitretek Systems (formerly with MITRE Corporation), 1996—2001. Senior research psychologist Science Applications International Corporation, 2001—2004. Discipline scientist Neuroscience Wyle Laboratory, 2004—2005.
Human factors engineer MEI Technologies, 2005—2007. President Hoffman Science & Engineering, 2007—2009. Senior quality engineer Doctor of Medicine Anderson Cancer Center, since 2009.
Co-investigator Apollo-Soyuz Test Project experimental team National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1974-1975. Member government industry advisory group for man systems integrated standards, Houston, 1988. Life science consultant Mitsui and Limited company, Biosystems International, Tokyo, 1985-1986.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, United States Air Force space operations workshop Colorado Springs, Colo.1984-1985, chairman life science and system technical committee 1989-1991, chairman human factors engineering working group 1991-1996, deputy group director space and missiles group 1993-1996), Aerospace Medical Association, Aerospace Factors Association. Member Society for Neurosci., Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (president Potomac chapter 1997), Southwestern Psychology Association, American Society Gravitational and Space Biology, Sigma Xi (research fellow 1974), Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Carolyn Jean Phillips, July 6, 1969. Children: Christine B., David A., Matthew T.