Note: The University of Missouri - Rolla is now the Missouri University of Science and Technology as of January 2008.

Ph.D. in Engineering Management, 1997
University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR)
Chancellor's Fellow
Dissertation Topic: Biologically Inspired Neural Network Connectionist Models For Use in Artificial Vision Systems

M.S. in Engineering Management, 1994
University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR)
Specialization: Finance and Engineering Economics
Chancellor's Fellow

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1990
University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR)
Summa Cum Laude

 

Associate Professor of Finance
H. Michael and Laurie Krimbill Faculty Fellow of Finance
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 9/07 - present 

Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
University of Missouri – Rolla, Rolla, MO, 9/06 - 8/07 

Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
University of Missouri – Rolla, Rolla, MO, 8/00 - 8/06 

Assistant Professor of System Science and Industrial Engineering
Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 1/99-7/00 

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
University of Michigan - Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, 8/98-12/98 

Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR), Rolla, MO, 9/97 - 7/98 

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR), Rolla, MO, 1/93 - 8/97 

External Quality Control Representative
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO, 5/90 - 12/92  

Cooperative Education Student
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO, 1/86 - 8/89  

 

  1. "Systems Engineering M.S. Degree Program for Italian Engineers," The Boeing Company, 01/01/2006-12/31/2007, $550,000, Co-PI, 15% effort.
  2. "Fellowship Program in Interdisciplinary Graduate Education in Energy Related Research Linked to Sound Public Policy Making," GAANN, U.S. Department of Education, 08/01/2004 - 07/31/2007, $797,875, Co-PI, 14% effort.
  3. "Earthquake Mitigation Research Program of Highway Systems," Federal Highway Administration, 2/1/2002 - 1/31/2004, $800,000, Co-PI, 3% effort.
  4. "Electricity Deregulation in the State of Missouri," Ameren Corporation, 9/1/2001 - 8/31/2002, $20,000 (funding as part of a $70,000 gift grant from Ameren Corporation to the University of Missouri - Rolla), PI, 100% effort.
  5. "Intelligent and Interactive Artificial Vision," Missouri Research Board, 9/1/2001 - 8/31/2003, $27,800, PI, 100% effort.
  6. "Hybrid Load Forecasting Model," New York State Gas and Electric, 1/31/2000 - 7/28/2000, $97,997, Co-PI, 50% effort (at Binghamton University).
  7. "FlexJet Feeder Optimization," Universal Instruments Corporation, 1/24/2000 - 6/30/2000, $19,930, PI, 95% effort (at Binghamton University).
  8. "GSM Troubleshooting Knowledge Base," Universal Instruments Corporation, 9/20/1999 - 1/21/2000, $11,662, PI, 100% effort (at Binghamton University).
  9. "Load Forecasting," New York State Gas and Electric, 7/1/1999 - 9/30/1999, with Harold Lewis, $34,718, Co-PI, 50% effort (at Binghamton University).
  10. "FlexJet Optimization," Universal Instruments Corporation, 6/14/1999 - 8/27/1999, with Hari Srihari, $11,708, PI, 95% effort (at Binghamton University).

Last Updated 12/21/06