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David H. Olwell
Professor
Mail Code: SE/OL
Department of Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences &
Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering
Monterey, CA 93943
Phone: 831-656-3583
Email: dholwell (at) nps.edu
EDUCATION:
PhD - University of Minnesota, 1996
MS - University of Minnesota, 1994
BS - U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1980
NPS EXPERIENCE:
  • 2009 - present, Professor SE
  • 2004 - 2009, chair SE department
  • 1998 Assoc Professor OR department
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
  • 1989 - 1998 - Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, and Director of Research and Director of Mathematical Sciences Center of Excellence, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
  • Statisical consultant to DOD Activities, including the Undersecretary of the Army, DA Senior Review Panel on Sexual Harassment, Patriot Project Office, 1st Armored Division, Army Safety Center, and the Army Research Laboratories.
  • Faculty consultant for the College Board Advanced Placement examination in Statistics, Examination reader and workshop leader for High School Statistics Teachers in the Northeast United States
  • 2000-2001 - President, RelaSoft Professional Services
TEACHING INTERESTS:
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Subjective Probability
  • Regression
  • Reliability
  • Statistics
  • Systems Analysis
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Subjective Probability
  • Regression
AWARDS:
  • Fellow, American Council on Education (2011)
  • Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Award (2001)
  • GSEAS Merit Award for Service (2010)
  • Navy Civilian Superior Service Award (2004, 2008)
  • Northrop Grumman Award in 2002, 2004
BOARDS/MEMBERSHIPS:
  • INFORMS
  • INCOSE
  • Military Operations Research Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of Monterey
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: (View an extended list)
  • Managing the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge. Alice Squires, Nicole Hutchinson, Art Pyster, David Olwell. Insight. al Vol. 14, No. 1. Apr., 2011.
  • Global Workforce Development Projects in Software Engineering. Art Pyster, Mark Ardis, Dennis Frailey, David Olwell, and Alice Squires. Crosstalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Vol 23, No. 6. 2010.
  • The Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge V0.25. Ed. Art Pyster and David Olwell. Castle Point, NJ: Stevens Institute, 2010.
  • The Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering V0.25. Ed. Art Pyster and David Olwell. Castle Point, NJ: Stevens Institute, 2010.
  • Announcing BKCASE: Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering. Alice Squires, Art Pyster, David Olwell, Stephanie Few, and Don Gelosh. Insight. Vol. 12, No. 4, Dec., 2009.
  • Statistics and Counter-Terrorism. Ed. Alyson Wilson, Gregory Wilson, and David Olwell. New York: Springer. 2006.



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