Sam Oltman

Sam Oltman has a diverse work experience that spans various roles in different organizations.

Starting in 2012, Sam worked as a Maintenance worker at Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 for a short period of time. In the same year, Sam also served as a Research Assistant at SIU Intelligent Measurement and Evaluations Laboratory, where they conducted research on damage detection and characterization in Polymer Matrix Composites.

In 2014, Sam became an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Southern Illinois University, providing research support to graduate researchers for cooperative projects.

From 2015 to 2016, Sam worked as a Research and Development Intern at Gardner Denver, where they gained experience in servicing, designing, and testing air compressor and blower products.

In 2016, Sam interned as a LAVA Integration and Testing Intern at NASA, contributing to the Lunar Advanced Volatile Analysis (LAVA) subsystem of the Regolith and Environment Science & Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) payload.

In 2017, Sam joined Millennium Engineering and Integration as a Ground Systems Integration Engineer, primarily focusing on the Mobile Launcher and supporting the Spacecraft/Payload Integration and Evolution group for various projects.

Finally, in 2018, Sam began working at NASA as a Pressure Systems Engineer, a role they continue to hold.

Sam Oltman earned a Master's degree in Space Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology, completing the program from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, Sam earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, where they studied from 2012 to 2016. Sam's education journey began at Henry-Senachwine High School, where they completed their high school education from 2008 to 2012. No degree or field of study information is provided for this period.