Senior Scientist
  Mr. Weissmuller provided scientific and technical expertise in managing and expanding the Air Force's testing laboratory for the Learning Abilities Measurement Program (Project LAMP). The goal of this project was to assess the learning ability/potential of subjects without traditional academic success.  This assessment was to be accomplished using newly available PCs with subjects who may have no computer skills before the assessment session. Mr. Weissmuller designed the assessment system and translated research scientists' theoretical test objectives into concrete plans then trained and directed the efforts of contract support personnel such as lead programmers, test automation technicians, test proctors, and statistical analysis specialists. To expand the domain of possible tests, Mr. Weissmuller interfaced, integrated, and evaluated advanced technologies in experimental test batteries. These technologies included networking interactive tests, computer-interfaced video disk and video tape systems, speech generation and recognition systems, graphics tablets, and touch-sensitive screens.
Mr. Weissmuller served as the Principal Investigator and Senior Systems Analyst for the basic research project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to evaluate the potential of microcomputer technology for assessing the learning abilities of new Air Force recruits. As the only full-time employee on the project during its initial stages, Mr. Weissmuller was responsible for project administration and execution including the initiation, tracking, and management of contracts for both research and operational support. Technical responsibilities included the design and validation of all software and data collection methods used in the Learning Laboratory as well as the procurement and installation of over $300,000 of microcomputer equipment.
Mr. Weissmuller is one of the world's foremost experts on the automated job analysis technology called the Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Programs (CODAP) system. During this period, managed large scale projects, presented scientific papers at professional conferences and wrote white-paper proposals to educate potential clients.  Mr. Weissmuller designed and  technically contributed to the following major projects with Metrica, Inc.: (1) the conversion of ASCII CODAP to CODAP II for the IBM mainframes (under VM & MVS) under an Inter-Service contract and to the IBM 6000 RISC machine (under AIX); (2) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Testing and Training Validation study which pioneered the Job Linkage Assessment Procedures (JLAP); (3) the Computer Administered Surveys (CAS) project covering 72 Air Force career fields; (4) the Tailored Task List System (TTLS) for adaptive survey administration; (5) the Semantic Assisted Linkage System (SALS) for tracking job information across time or through restructurings; (6) the Weapon-System Specific Task (WSST) List Development Procedures; (7) the Job Structuring Technologies (JST) project for Air Force wide restructuring of job families; (8) the PRO-MPT system (Promoting Resource Objectives for Manpower, Personnel, & Training); (9) the Abilities Requirements on Task Performance study; (10) the reestablishment of benchmarked task learning difficulties for 192 Air Force specialties; (11) the conclusion of a long series of job analyses for the U.S. Coast Guard; and (12) the finalization of the Automated Test Outline (ATO) procedures for the Air Force enlisted promotion system.