Micah McCutchan, SEAS MS ’06, joined Obsidian Analysis, Inc. as director of operations. A project management professional and expert in risk analysis, he will be charged with building effective, responsive internal operations structures to support Obsidian’s continued outstanding program and project performance.
Prior to Obsidian, McCutchan served as a program manager and subject matter expert for several professional services firms in the Washington, D.C. area. He specialized in risk analysis for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he helped the department achieve major milestones in risk doctrine, modeling and simulation, systems design and acquisition, and risk-informed decision making. McCutchan started his career as an engineer developing risk assessment methods for aircraft electrical wiring systems under contract for the Federal Aviation Administration.
A Washington area native, he lives with his wife, Phoebe, in Silver Spring, Md.
