Personal Data

Born January 26, 1948; married, 2 children; U.S. citizen; 5 ft. 8 in., 155 lbs.; excellent health.

Degree Information:

• 1977 Ph.D. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• 1972 M.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• 1970 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Employment Record:

• 7/05 to present Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville.
• 7/95 to 7/05 Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville.
• 7/87 to 7/95 Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville.
• 7/81 to 7/87 Associate Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville.
• 7/76 to 7/81 Assistant Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville.
• 9/75 to 7/76 Instructor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPISU)
• 6/75 to 9/75 Systems Analyst, Systems Development Group, VPISU. Developed a classroom assignment algorithm for maximum classroom utilization.
• 1/73 to 6/75 Equipment Design Engineer, Corning Inc. Designed, selected, installed and automated process equipment. Took engineering responsibility for the installation and start-up of the assembly line system for CORNING smooth top range and counter top systems.
• 6/72 to 8/72 Industrial Engineer, Coleman Furniture Company. Worked on the Production & Inventory Control System.
• 6/71 to 9/71 Systems Analyst, State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland. Conducted work methods improvement, facilities planning and layout studies.

Professional Consulting

• Scheduling System for Bottling Operations at Barton Brands, Ltd with InfoSystems Design.

• Capacity Analysis of Inspection Lines for Ranges, General Electric Company.
• Manufacturing Process Control System Implementation, Huncilman & Sons.
• Study and Critique of Quality Control Procedures used at the Marble Hill Nuclear Plant, under Contract with Save the Valley.
• Quality Engineering Consultant to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of Louisville.
• Development of Procedures for Employee Involvement and Manufacturing Control Systems, Budd Co.
• Computer Aided Line Balancing, Ford Motor Co.
• Multi-criteria Decision Support System for Vendor Selection, General Electric Company.
• Total Productive Maintenance Study, Zeon Corporation.
• Statistical Review of MK104 Rocket Motor Manufacture, Naval Ordnance Station.
• Expert witness, Quality Assurance Issues, Stites and Harbison
• Experimental Design Analysis for Process Improvement, Woodbridge-Inoac Company
• Audit team, ISO 9002 Gap audit, General Electric Co., Dishwasher Plant (AP3)
• Productivity Improvement Study, Jones Plastics Co.
• Multiechelon Distribution Requirements Planning, Polymerland, Inc.
• Process Mapping, QFD and Control Studies for Kaizen, Apollo America, Inc.
• Process Improvement Studies, Golden Foods/Golden Brands
• Expert Witness, Quality Assurance Issues, Middleton & Reutlinger
• Matching Hospital Service Recipient Records to Records in the Medicare Common Working File for Griffin Data Perspectives
• Expert Witness, Manufacturing Issues, Sales, Tillman & Wallbaum
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) expert panel for DHS
• Expert Panel on Critical Infrastructure - Key Resources (CIKR)

Licensing and Certification

• Registered Professional Engineer (Virginia - 1975, Kentucky - 1977)
• Certified Energy Auditor for Class A Energy Audits of Office Buildings (Commonwealth of Kentucky - 1979)
• Certified Quality Engineer, 1995
• Completed ISO 9000 Lead Assessor Certification Workshop, 1993