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Sr. Research Psychologist and Technical Lead for OBVA (2011 - present)Led OBVA Remote Vision System (RVS) research team to identify key performance parameters based on human performance and work with USAF, Boeing team to redesign the KC-46 RVSLed OBVA Head-Mounted Display (HMD) research team to examine human performance with the use of Joint Strike Fighter HMD, next generation HMD technology, and provide recommendations for updated medical vision standards with the use of binocular HMDsEstablished Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Konan Medical to successfully develop a new commercial color vision screening testCarried out research to evaluate applicability of Flying Class III Depth Perception standards for operators using new technology such as the KC-46 RVS for aerial refuelingLed OBVA research team examining the effect of color deficiency on human performance with the use of color displays for pilots and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) operators and on recognition of precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lightsLeveraged expertise and resources to pursue aeromedical research through interservice and international collaborative research agreements with U.S. Navy Aeromedical Research Unit-Dayton, U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Australian Defence Science and Technology Group, Canadian Defence Research and Development Center and Canadian Forces Environmental Medical Establishment, Japan Air Self Defense Force Aeromedical Laboratory, and Singapore Defence Medical and Environmental Research InstituteVisual Science Program Manager (2005 - 2011)Led AFRL team to support NASA and USAF School of Aerospace Medicine on a multi-year, multi-million dollar, research and development program to build state-of-the-art flight simulation laboratory to support aeromedical vision standards and screening researchEstablished and maintained collaborative relationships with major flight simulation display manufacturers such as Sony, Barco, VDC, Christie Digital, and Rockwell-Collins (SEOS)Supported Air Combat Command efforts to identify visual requirements for acquisition of F-16 Mission Training Centers, F-35 Full Mission Simulators, and F-22 Mission Training CentersAwarded DoD SMART scholarship to pursue PhD in Human Factors Psychology at Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Listed skills include Human Factors Engineering, Program Management, Human Factors, Research, and 9 others.

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  Sr. Research Psychologist

  Air Force Research Laboratory

  Mar 2003 - Present

  Marc Winterbottom is a Senior Research Psychologist and Technical Lead for the Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) Laboratory at Air Force Research Laboratory. His research focuses on visual perception and human performance, particularly as it relates to aeromedical vision standards and screening and human performance optimization with advanced display technologies such as remote vision systems and head-mounted displays.