Extracurricular
Interests

• Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2005-2007
  • Food Supply Chain Security and Resiliency
  • Sponsored by the National Center for Food Protection and Defense, a US Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence
  • Advisors: Chip White, Alan Erera
  
  
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2003-2004
  • ISYE 2028 Statistics
  • ISYE 3025 Engineering Economy
  • ISYE 6201 Manufacturing Systems
  
  
• Director of Engineering Training, Trident Training Facility, Kings Bay, GA. 2000-2003.
  
  
• Adjunct Faculty, Brenau University, Weekend and Evening College, Kings Bay, GA. 2001-2003.
  Taught the following courses:
  • Operations Management
  • Business Statistics
  • Quantitative Methods for Business
  
  
• Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering, US Military Academy, West Point, NY. 1997-2000.
  • Course Director and lead instructor for Decision Analysis course
  • Managed Systems Methodology and Design Lab
  • Directed individual student research
  
  
• War Game Faculty - US Naval War College, Newport, RI. 1995-1997.
  • Designed and Analyzed war games
  • Facilitated Decision Support Center events
  
  
• Assistant Professor of Naval Science - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. 1989-1991.
  • Taught Naval Operations and Navigation courses
  • Mentored applicants for the Navy Nuclear Power Program

• BS, Mathematics - Vanderbilt University - Magna Cum Laude. 1983.
• MS, Industrial and Management Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 1991.
• PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007.
  • Awards:
    • Presidents Fellowship
    • ARCS Fellowship
  • My Dissertation abstract: Truck Dispatching and Fixed Driver Rest Locations. (pdf) Order your copy at UMI Dissertation Express. Use UMI Order Number329525.