Donald Erbschloe

About Donald Erbschloe

I apply 20+ years of experience focused on academia, operations, and science & technology on very challenging problems, taking concepts from the laboratory to the hands of those who need solutions—for example, what is the best way to structure a laboratory to meet 21st century demands? What are the most practical energy efficient technologies and practices for a given enterprise-for example, can we exploit natural methods of energy harvesting for large aircraft operations? How do we take a biological agent decontamination process out the laboratory and turn it into a deployable system? Can air operations coexist with encroaching renewable energy efforts? How do we incorporate emerging information technological advances to assist aircrews, improve safety, perform missions in challenging \"extreme environments\", and increase mission reliability? My career is balanced among three primary thrusts: aviation, academia, and science. I am a command pilot in the Air Force with flying hours. In 2006 I became the first Chief Scientist at the Air Mobility Command (AMC)-responsible for Air Force rapid global mobility—a $15B/year enterprise with personnel stationed worldwide. In prior positions, I served three tours on the faculty at the Air Force Academy in the Department of Physics and as the Director of Research on the Dean of the Faculty staff and rose to command pilot rank in air mobility operations. I was the Commander and Deputy Director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Air Force\'s basic research manager ($400M/year budget). Following this assignment, I moved to the Office of Science at the Department of Energy as the Deputy and Chief Operations Officer, a person organization with an annual budget of over $4B, managing 10 world-class laboratories.

Experience

1. Technical Consultant

   Nov 2015 — Present · Sheridan, WY, US

   Provided technical expertise and guidance to a number of customers-primarily the Air Force, OSD, NASA, NATO, Silicon Valley industries, The Technical Cooperation Program, and the National Academies on subject areas ranging from autonomous operations, aviation energy efficiency, acquisition processes, engine health monitoring & prognostics, collaborative partnership in innovation, Doppler LiDAR applications for ground and aerial vehicles, and aircraft encounters with volcanic ash and other environmental particulates- Presented several papers at technical meetings and professional society conferences including invited talks at the Royal Aeronautical Society, AIAA, and NATO S&T Office workshops- Advisory board membership for several university departments and provided counsel for Washington University in St Louis engineering school on government research programs.

Education

• The University of New Mexico

  Master of Science (M.S.), Physics

  1983 — 1984

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor's Degree, Physics/Mathematics

  1972 — 1976

• University of Oxford

  D. Phil., Physical Electronics

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Leadership
• Acquisition
• Stem
• Energy
• Aviation
• History of Science
• Science
• National Laboratories
• Interagency Coordination
• Team Building
• Government
• Dod
• Systems Engineering
• Organizational Leadership
• Aircraft
• Military Operations
• Pilot
• Logistics
• Government Contracting
• Faculty Research
• Operations Management
• Microsoft Office
• Air Mobility
• University Teaching
• Program Management
• R&D Funding
• Major Laboratory Operations
• Science and Technology Leadership
• Basic Research
• Senior Executive Service
• Doe
• Safety
• Military
• Command
• Defense
• International Research and Development
• Optics
• Aerospace
• National Security
• Physics