John Dettbarn, D.Sc., P.E.
John Dettbarn, D.Sc., P.E.
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John Dettbarn, D.Sc., P.E.
Dr. John L. Dettbarn, Jr. is a professorial lecturer for the Online Engineering Programs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia, a Certified Government Financial Manager, and a former Defense acquisition professional and warranted contracting officer. Dr. Dettbarn has more than 35 years of experience in government and industry supporting the Defense Department, national security agencies, and the Intelligence Community. His expertise spans civil infrastructure program and project management, cost engineering, financial management, technology research and development, and acquisition planning and management. With this breadth of knowledge, he has led the development and execution of multimillion-dollar federal infrastructure and national security research technology programs. He is a retired U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer and an active engineering consulting executive. Dr. Dettbarn's educational background includes a Doctor of Science in Engineering Management from George Washington University. He also holds an MS in Engineering (Geotechnical) from the University of California at Berkeley, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Market Research Report: Real Property Enterprise Asset Management System Software Applications, LMI Report DHS8IT1, Deena D. Daggett, John L. Dettbarn, Linda T. Gilday, T. Alan Nabors, September 2009.
- New York City, Department of Transportation, Division of Bridges: Independent Assessment of Procurement Practices, AASHTO/LMI Report, John L. Dettbarn, Peter “Jack” Basso, Kevin L. Bocock, Francis A. Dutch, D. Stan Hettich, Joung Lee, and Hugh E. Reams, March 2009.
- NSF EarthScope Independent Cost Review, LMI Report NSF50T1, John L. Dettbarn, Jonathan P. Adams, Robert L. Crosslin, John A. DiDuro, and Douglas A. Gray, June 2005.
- “Capital Project Portfolio Management for Federal Real Property,” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, John Dettbarn, C. William Ibbs, and E. Lile Murphree, January 2005, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 44–53.
- Review of the Overseas Basing Posture of the United States: Aligning Basing Structure with Strategy, Overseas Basing Commission Report OBC50S1, John L. Dettbarn, Jonathan P. Adams, David R. Gallay, and Hugh E. Reams, January 2005.
- Cost Analysis of Inadequate Interoperability in the U.S. Capital Facilities Industry, NIST Report GCR 04-867, Michael P. Gallaher, Alan C. O’Connor, John L. Dettbarn, and Linda T. Gilday, August 2004.
- Network for Earthquake Engineers Simulation (NEES) Independent Cost Review, LMI Report NSF40L1, , John L. Dettbarn, Jonathan P. Adams, Robert L. Crosslin, John A. DiDuro, Douglas A. Gray, Paul D. Jung, and David K. Shephard, February 2004.
- Program and Project Management Assessment: DOE Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, LMI Report DE229R1, John L. Dettbarn, Steven Flannery, Chris Gruber, Hugh E. Reams, and Gerald Westerbeck, May 2003.