Jim Wetherbee

About Jim Wetherbee

AUTHOR – \"Controlling Risk: Thirty Techniques For Operating Excellence\"NASA: Director, Flight Crew Operations; Deputy Director, Johnson Space Center. Technical Assistant to the Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate.Astronaut (Pilot and Mission Commander); only American to have commanded five space missions. U.S. NAVY: Captain, US Navy (Retired)Designated US Naval Aviator; Test Pilot and Project Officer, Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland; NASA Astronaut (Group hours flying time in 20 types of air and space vehicles.

Experience

1. Author

   Jim Wetherbee, Llc

   Jan 2016 — Present · Bend, OR, US

   Controlling Risk: Thirty Techniques For Operating Excellence\" is the only book describing the operating techniques used by astronauts, indispensible for all leaders and operators in dangerous environments, and valuable for people who want to improve performance in businesses and everyday situations with any level of risk.

Education

• University of Notre Dame

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering

  1970 — 1974

Skills

• Change Management
• Safety Management Systems
• Organizational Development
• Aircraft
• Talent Management
• Operations Management
• Human Resources
• Security Clearance
• Integration
• Aerospace
• Organizational Design
• Program Management
• Management
• Hazard Analysis
• Project Management
• Culture Change
• Military
• Personnel Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Systems Engineering
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Executive Coaching
• Performance Improvement
• Dod