Lieutenant Colonel Olson grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated in 2006 from Temple University. He was commissioned in March 2008 upon completion of Officer Candidate Course-197. He then graduated The Basic School and Logistics Officer Course in 2009. Lieutenant Colonel Olson reported to 3d Battalion, 8th Marines as the Maintenance Management Officer. Later, he deployed with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines Landing Team as the ground combat element for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lieutenant Colonel Olson joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 2012 and served at Marine Wing Support Squadron-472 (MWSS-472) as the Headquarters and Services Company Commander and later the Squadron’s Logistics Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Olson while serving in MWSS-472 earned his Master of Arts in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania.
Then in 2017, Lieutenant Colonel Olson joined 4th Civil Affairs Group (4th CAG) as an Assistant Team Leader in Detachment 3. He completed the Expeditionary Warfighting School and the Marine Corps Civil Affairs Course in the same year. He later deployed as the Civil Affairs Officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command 2018. Upon demobilization, he returned to 4th CAG as the Civil Information Management Officer within the G-9 until 2020.
After leaving 4th CAG, he joined Combat Logistics Battalion-453 (CLB-453) as the Detachment Officer-In-Charge. During this time, Lieutenant Colonel Olson completed Command and Staff College and was activated to support Headquarters Marine Corps Plans, Policies, and Operations Marine Corps Crisis Action Team. He served as an Operations Officer (OpsO) and the Joint Staff Integrator. After returning to CLB-453, he transferred to the Service Component Operational Logistics (SOLAC) Augmentation Cell within 4th Marine Logistics Group in 2021.
From 2021 to 2023, Lieutenant Colonel Olson served in SCOLAC as a Future OpsO and then assumed the role of Distribution Officer. He completed Joint Combined Warfighting School during this assignment. Following SCOLAC, he returned to MWSS-472 and served as the OpsO from May 2023 to May 2025. In June of 2025, Lieutenant Colonel Olson assumed command of MWSS-473 where he is currently serving.
As a civilian Lieutenant Colonel Olson works as an archaeologist supporting Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic and the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.