EDUCATION

Ph.D: Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, 1974
M.S.: Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Engineering Option, New Mexico State University, 1968
B.S.: Mathematics, New Mexico State University, 1966

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HONORS AND AWARDS

• Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society)
• Sigma Xi (Research Honor Society)
• Awarded the Ameritech Faculty Fellowship for 1987-1988
• Awarded an NDEA Graduate Fellowship in 1971
• Best paper award, "The Effects of Inspector Accuracy on the Type I and Type II Errors of Common Sampling Technique", Journal of Quality Technology, 7, 1975, with L. L. Hoag and B. L. Foote.

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AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Optimization
• Engineering economy
• Cost estimation
• Utility regulation policy
• Optimal experimental design
• Tansportation systems

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PUBLICATIONS

Training Data Development With The D-Optimality Development, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks,Vol. 10, No. 1, Jan 1999 with Hisham Choueiki.

Assigning Arriving and Departing Transporters at Transfer Facilities, Presented at the World Conference on Transportation Research at Antwerp, Belgium, Feb. 1998, with William Alman.

"Building a 'Quasi Optimal' Neural Network to Solve the Short-Term Load Forecasting Problem," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol 12, No.4, Nov. 1997, with Hisham Choueiki and Stanley Ahalt.

"Implementing a Weighted Least Squares Procedure in Training a Neural Network to Solve the Short-Term Load Forescasting Problem," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol 12, No.4, with Hisham Choueiki and Stanley Ahalt.

"Determining the Number of Spares In an Inventory/Repair System Which Supports Equipment With Scheduled Usage," International Journal of Production Economics, 30-31, (1993), pp. 501-518, with Michael Bridgman.

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