DEGREES
2003 Ph.D. Industrial Systems Engineering (Human Factors - Transportation), Virginia Tech
1996 MS, Human Factors/Ergonomics (Interdisciplinary), San Jose State University
1990 BA, Interpersonal and Organizational Speech Communication, Long Beach State University

HUMAN FACTORS, RESEARCH, & CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
1998- Graduate Research Assistant:Virginia Tech Center for Transportation Research, Blacksburg, VA
Currently working on a project investigating lane changing behavior using MicroDAS and Eaton Vorad as well as doing video analysis of truck drivers in a local short haul study looking at lane changing, backing behaviors, and critical incidents

1995-98 Research Associate: Monterey Technologies, Inc., Los Gatos
Providing research support including, design guidance, data collection, user-input summarization, and presentation coordination. Projects include:

• Design of an airborne workstation and human machine interface of the future for the U.S. Navy.
• Driver survey to identify issues for a navigation device.
• Research support for pilot taxi navigation in poor visibility for a NASA/FAA project.
• User manual for an application to handle captured video data for the U. S. Navy.
• Research support for the design and layout of a reduced crew capacity tank for the U.S. Army.

1995 Research Assistant (intern): Oregon Graduate Institute, Computer Science Department, Beaverton, OR.
Analyzing integration style of pen and voice input from a map based simulation experiment using videotapes and transcripts.
1993-95 Research Assistant: SRI International, for the Center for Technology in Learning and the Artificial Intelligence Center.
Running subjects, collecting and summarizing data from distant mentor and voice/pen (multi-modal) simulation experiments, and analyzing problem solving and language-oriented behaviors.
1993-94 Student Assistant: for Anthony Andre, Ph.D. at NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, and at Interface Analysis Associates, San Mateo, CA. Transcribing video tapes and research.
1993- Research Associate: Human Performance: Limited, Santa Clara, CA
Summarizing depositions, analyzing chain of events in losses, site visits, conferences, administration, scheduling, and billing.
1992-93 Grievance Representative, DentiCare of California, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA.
1991-92 Sales Associate, El Portal Luggage, Santa Ana, CA.
1991 Associate, Remedy Temporary Services, Mission Viejo, CA.
1989-91 Administrative Assistant, The Summit Organization, Irvine, CA.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Vice-President, Virginia Tech Student Chapter of HFES , 1998-1999
Secretary & Editor, Bay Area Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1995-98
Chair, Human Factors in Litigation Panel, Silicon Valley Ergonomics Institute, 1995
Member, International Institute for Surface Transportation Policies Studies, 1995-1996
Recorder, Driver Assessment and Improvement, TRB White House Mini-Conference on Aging, 1995
Participant, Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1994, 1995
CoChair/Organizer, Older Driver Assessment Panel, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1994
Member, Transportation Research Board, 1993-
Newsletter Editor, Psi Chi National Honor Society , San Jose State University, 1993-
Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (National and Local), 1993-

HONORS
Recipient of AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Grant for Master's thesis research, 1995
Outstanding Service Award, Psi Chi National Honor Society, San Jose State University, 1994
Certificate of Ritual Proficiency, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1989, 1991, 1994
Member, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, San Jose State University, 1993-
Highest Number of Guests Award, The Summit Organization, 1990, 1991
Dean's Certificate Award, California State University, Long Beach, Spring 1989
Scholarship/Leadership Certificate of Merit, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1989
Gold Nugget Customer Service Award, 49er Shops Inc., The Nugget, January & September, 1988
Most Improved G.P.A. Award, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1988
Most Improved Award, Spirit of Sunnyvale Youth Marching Band, 1985

PUBLICATIONS
Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, August) Evaluating driver performance on the road and in a simulator (Thesis). San State University: San Jose, CA.

Olsen, E. C. B., and Andre, A.D. (1996, May). Evaluating Driver Performance on the Road and in a Simulator. In Proceedings of the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's 2nd Annual Conference (ErgoCon '96), Palo Alto, California.

Olsen, E. C. B. (1995, August 4). The Evolution of a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator: From Law Enforcement Training to Research and Assessment. In Proceedings of the Third Annual International Conference: Virtual Reality and Persons with Disabilities, San Francisco Airport Marriot Hotel.

Olsen, E. C. B., Ellsworth, O. T., Horst, D. P., Jahns, D. W., Thompson, D. A., Olsen, R. A., Ziedman, K. (1995, May). Human Factors in Litigation (panel). In Proceedings of the Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's 1st Annual Conference (ErgoCon '95), San Jose, CA.

Eberhard, J. W., Olsen, E. C. B., Shinar, D., Mauck, D., Smither,J., and Navarro, G. (1994, December). Summary of Transportation Concerns of Older Drivers for the White House Conference on Aging: Nashville Focus Groups. For the National Research Council: Transportation Research Board. (Not published).

Olsen, E. C. B., Eberhard, J. W., Andre, A., D., Ball, K., Hunt, L., and Corn, A. (1994, October). Assessing the Older Driver: An Interdisciplinary Approach (panel) In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.

Oviatt, S.L. and E. Olsen (1994). Integration themes in multimodal human-computer interaction. Proceedings of the 1994 International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Acoustical Society of Japan: v. 2, 551-554.

TECHNICAL REPORTS
Sharkey, T. J., Olsen, E. C. B., Chamberlain, R. M., Dick, R. A., Hazard, T. R. and Hennessy, R. H. (1997, August 8). The New Millennium Electronic Surveillance Interface Suite: NEMESIS Final Report (for Naval Air Systems Command). Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

Olsen, E. C. B., Dick, R. A., Sharkey, T. J., and Hennessy, R. H. (1997, January 31). Design Guide for the E-2C Naval Flight Officer Human Machine Interface: New Millennium Electronic Surveillance Interface Suite (NEMESIS). Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

Sharkey, T. J., and Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, October 23). E-2C Combat Information Task Loading and Operator Interface Design Recommendations. Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, September). User manual for the Video Information Extraction Work Station (VIEWS) [the basis of what is now known as ADIVA]. Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

Sharkey, T. J., and Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, July 26). E-2C NFO Descriptive Hierarchical Task Analysis. Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, May 20). E-2C Bottoms-up Review. Monterey Technologies, Inc: Los Gatos, CA.

Olsen, E. C. B. (1996, May 13). Mission Tasks and Analysis. (For the E-2C Hawkeye). Monterey Technologies, Inc.: Los Gatos, CA.

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
Representative Coursework
Human Factors Seminar, Psychology of Aging, Analysis of Variance, Ergonomics for Industrial Designers, Analysis of Engineering Experiments, Principles and Concepts of Perceptual Motor Learning, Human Factors Design, Perception (e.g., vision), Industrial Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality, Cognition.

Representative Projects & Term Papers
At What Age and for What Reasons, Should Older Person's Drivers Licenses be Taken Away? For Psychology 114 (Psychology of Aging). San Jose State University. 3 November 1994.

Development of OneNET: From Digital Measuring Cups to Computer Interfaces (using HyperCard). With Robert Priddy Larry Raines, and Ken Silz. For Design 126 (Ergonomics for Industrial Designers). San Jose State University. 25 May 1994.

Monitor and Control Station for Remote Lunar Vehicle. With Mike Montalvo, Vasudha Sabada, and Mitzi Saylor For Psychology 273 (Human Factors Seminar). San Jose State University. 11 May 1994.

The Effect of Simultaneous Processing on Total Reaction Time with Respect to Cellular Phone Operation. A laboratory study and presentation with Marcy Bona and Rebecca Crane. For Human Performance 266 (Motor learning and control). San Jose State University. 9 December 1993.

Graying Drivers: A Representative Literature Review of Reaction Time and Older Drivers. For Human Performance 266 (Motor learning and control). San Jose State University. 9 December 1993.

Evaluation of the police utility vehicle. A Workplace Evaluation: Handtools, Workstation Design, Information Processing and Controls & Displays of a 1991 Chevrolet Police Utility Vehicle as used on patrol by the San Jose City Police Department. For Industrial Systems and Engineering 210 (Human Factors Design). San Jose State University. 8 November 1993.

Electric cart: anthropometric, physiological, biomechanic, and manual material handling evaluation. For Industrial and Systems Engineering 210 (Human Factors Design). San Jose State University. 4 October 1993.

Anthropometrics and computer workstations: (slide presentation) For Industrial and Systems Engineering 210 (Human Factors Design). San Jose State University. 13 September 1993.

Driver attitude: The aggressive and defensive styles. For Psychology 139 (Personality) & Psychology 154 (Social Psychology). San Jose State University. 28 July 1993.

CLASSES & CONFERENCES
World Wide Web Page Development (using HTML, C, PERL, and JAVA CGI), DeAnza College, Cupertino, January - March, 1998.
Human Factors in Transportation Workshop: Nonmotorized Transport & ITS, Wash., D.C., January 11, 1998
Cognitive Analysis of Dynamic Performance: Cognitive Process Analysis and Modeling, HFES 41st Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, Sept., 1997
World Wide Web Page Development (using HTML), DeAnza College, Cupertino, July - August, 1997.
Reviewer, for Proceedings papers on Aging and Driving for the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 1997.
Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's 2nd Annual Conference (ErgoCon), Palo Alto, May, 1996.
A Human Factors Approach to Accident Investigation, HFES 40th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Sept., 1996.
Panelist: Older Driver Mobility Issues. AOTA's 73rd Annual Conference, NAVY Pier, Chicago, IL, April 1996.
Transportation Research Board (TRB), 75th Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., January, 1996.
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 39th Annual Meeting, San Diego, October, 1995.
Virtual Reality Technology & Overview of Medical Applications in VR, S.F., August, 1995.
Silicon Valley Ergonomic Institute's 1st Annual Conference (ErgoCon '95), San Jose, May, 1995.
38th Annual Spartan Psychological Association Research Colloquium, San Jose State University, March 1995.
Human Factors Workshop: Driving Simulation, TRB, Wash., D.C., January, 1995.
Cognitive Methods Applied to Human Factors Design and Testing, HFES, Nashville, October, 1994.
Assessing Elderly Drivers with Dementia or Age-Related Frailty, NHTSA/CALDMV Project's Expert Advisory Panel meeting, UC Berkeley Transportation Center, CA, July, 1994.
Health and Safety/Ergonomics, Boise Cascade Office Products, Menlo Park, May, 1994.
Managing visibility, time, and spaceŠa recipe for safe driving, CSAA, S.F., March, 1994.
Vision, Aging, and Driving: Academic Geriatric Resource Program of UC Berkeley, March, 1994.
Human Factors Workshop: What Makes a Good Driver?, TRB, Wash., D.C., January, 1993.
Accident Reconstruction II, Accident Reconstruction I, Vehicle Dynamics, Accident Investigation II, Accident Investigation I, Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Evanston, IL, March - April, 1993.
Traffic Investigation, Golden West College Criminal Justice Training Center, Huntington Beach, CA, 1992.

PERSONAL & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Member, San Jose State University Chorale, 1996-98
Bicyclist, 1984- completed the Fremont Freewheelers 1994 Autumn Classic
Member, Leukemia Society of America's 1993 Team in Training
Runner, 1982- completed 1993 S.F. Marathon and 1994 Walt Disney World Marathon
Assistant Alumni Advisor, Treasurer, House Manager, Pledge Educator, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1987-97
Member, Toastmaster's International, 1991
Editor, Student Speech Communication Association, Long Beach State University, 1988-89
Member, California State University, Long Beach Rugby Club, 1986-88
Member, Assistant Drum Major, Jazz Band, Spirit of Sunnyvale Youth Marching Band, 1984-86