Expert Details
Cost Analysis, Cost Allocation, Time Motion Studies, Operations Research, and Simulation
ID: 735906
Virginia, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2004 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Wood Products Technology/Industrial Engineering | Institution: Purdue University |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: MS | Subject: Wood Products Technology/Industrial Engineering | Institution: Purdue University |
| Year: 1990 | Degree: BS | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) |
Work History
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| Years: 2017 to 2018 | Employer: White & Company LLC | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Technical translation of software Best Pallet |
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| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: IMS/PECO | Title: Expert Witness | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Employer: USDA/FAS | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Review of the US Hardwood Industry for Fellows |
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| Years: 2013 to 2013 | Employer: PeaceWorks | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Financial Management Training. Orange Walk, Belize |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2008 | Employer: Rainforest Alliance | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Secondary Wood Products Specialist. Project leader in Honduras, Guatemala and US (work-shop material) on Supply Management Issues |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Sustainable Biomaterials |
Responsibilities:Research• Lean Management • Sustainable Manufacturing Systems • Supply Chain Management Optimization • Strategic Marketing for International Markets Extension • Assist the VA primary and secondary wood products industry in dissemination of knowledge in the area of sustainable innovation management Teaching SBIO 3464 Forest Products Business Systems: Class focus on Strategic, Financial, Human resources and Ethic and Relationships issues for wood products industries. • SBIO 5614 Forest Products Marketing and Management Strategies • SBIO 3954. Global Issues in Sustainability. Study abroad course traveling to Costa Rica and focus on wood products manufacturing, forestry, water management, and ecotourism |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2014 | Employer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Department of Sustainable Biomaterials |
Responsibilities:Research• Product Engineering • Manufacturing Systems • Innovation processes • International marketing • Environmental impact of renewable materials • Logistics and Supply Chain Management Extension • Assist the $25 billion VA wood products industry in addressing manufacturing and business management issues in order to increase their levels of competitiveness Teaching • SBIO 3464 Forest Products Business Systems: Class focus on Strategic, Financial, Human resources and Ethic and Relationships issues for wood products industries. • SBIO 3954. Global Issues in Sustainability. Study abroad course traveling to Costa Rica and focus on wood products manufacturing, forestry, water management, and ecotourism • SBIO 5614. Forest Products Marketing and Management . Graduate level class that covers advanced business and marketing topics with focus on forest-based industries |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2008 | Employer: Costa Rica Tech | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Industrial Engineering |
Responsibilities:Research and Teaching at the School of Industrial ProductionEngineering. Research • Supply Chain Management • Innovation Process • Automation • Manufacturing Systems Teaching • Bachelor Level o (PI 5402) Manufacturing Automation. Introduction to Automation, CNC, CAD and CAM software utilization. Also cell manufacturing, lean manufacturing. • Master Engineering Level o (MM-1102). Flexible Manufacturing Systems. Application of PLC, Robotics, CAD-CAM and CNC. Master Level o (MM-1402). Productivity and Quality: Introduction to new master students program to lean concepts, quality systems, and supply chain issues. o (MM-2408) Process Redesign. Analysis of manufacturing |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2004 | Employer: Purdue University | Title: Graduate Research Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Teaching of FNR 484 and FNR 425. Design for CNC Manufacturing. Use of CAD and CAM software for product development and product manufacturing. Operation of CNC router.• Design and Development of a Total Quality Management tool for defining Company Strategy based on Critical Success Factors. • Performing of several Quantitative Analysis Researches for US Furniture Industry. • Diagnosis, Analysis and Recommendation of Solutions for several Furniture Manufacturing Plants at the Operation Management Level. • Design, Development and Implementation of a Manufacturing System for Construction of School Furniture. • Development of an Optimization Module for a Rough Mill’s Cutting Bill using Linear Optimization. • Development of an Information System for Rough Mill Analysis in Visual Basic. • Assisting faculty members in research projects, extension activities, and class material preparations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2000 | Employer: Mail Inc. Co. | Title: System Analyst/Programmer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Designed, developed and implemented an Automatic Billing System• Designed and developed a module to control truck routes for mail delivery • Designed and developed a module to verify correctness of mail weight. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 1999 | Employer: Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (Costa Rica Tech) | Title: Instructor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Teaching at the School of Industrial Production Engineering.Teaching Bachelor Level • (PI 2603) Statistics I and (PI 3604) Statistics II: Introduction to Probability and application of Statistics to solve Business and Manufacturing Applications • (PI 3402) Computational Algorithms for Business and Manufacturing I: Use of programming software such as Visual Basic to develop Solutions for Business and Manufacturing Applications. • (PI 3403) Management of Information Systems: Introduction to MIS, Conceptualization of Models. Introduction, development, and implementation of IS. • (PI 5402) Manufacturing Automation. Introduction to Automation, CNC, CAD and CAM software utilization. Also cell manufacturing, lean manufacturing. • (PI 4307) Statically Quality Control: TQM tools, Qualitative Data Analysis, Statistical Process Control and Sampling. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1998 | Employer: La Nacion | Title: Plant Manager | Department: Commercial Printing |
Responsibilities:Supervise printing operation of commercial unit of newspaper La Nacion. Duties included: scheduling, production planning, inventory control, and distribution.• Directly supervised more than 100 plant workers. • Development of Incentive Systems for plant workers. Based on early job completion and material savings. • Implementation of Tracking System Software for Production Control. On time deliveries went up from 85% to 95%. • Improvement of the Plant Scheduling System. Cycle time was reduced from 2 week to 1 week. • Design of a Quality Control System. • Creation of Departmental Supervising Positions. • Design, Development and Implementation of an Inventory Control System. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Association of Southern Regional Extension Directors Southern Regional Extension Forestry Extension Award. Online Book Chapter Category with a Bronze Distinction. Employer: Teacher of the week Nomination by the Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research in recognition for outstanding teaching effectiveness Employer: Scholar of the week. Recognition for outstanding research in the area of renewable materials and continuous improvement Costa Rica Tech: Best Research Proposal Internal research competition at the Vice-Rectory of Research and Extension Costa Rica Tech: Outstanding Professor. Acknowledgment for outstanding performance as teacher and researcher for the Bachelor and Master degree program at the School of Production Engineering USA Department of Commerce’s E-business Fellow: Information Technologies for Small and Médium Enterprises and their Relationship with Supply Chain Management Issues Washington, DC; Seattle, WA, San Ana, CA. USA. Teaching Assistant, Purdue University: Ph.D. in Wood Products Technology Society of Wood Science and Technology: First place in student poster Competition Seeburguer Scholarship, Purdue University: M.Sc. in Wood Products Technology Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society): Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Membership in recognition of high scholarship, outstanding achievement and service Bill and Helen Swain Forest Wood Products Award: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Membership in recognition of high scholarship, outstanding achievement and service Taiwan Technical Cooperation Program Fellowship: Precision Machinery Training Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Full Scholarship, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica: BS in Industrial Production Engineering |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Research Proposals Funded: 35 Peer-Reviewed Publications: 58 Books: 1 Book Chapters: 2 Conference Proceedings: 43 Published Research Abstracts in Conferences: 50 Workshops and Short Courses: 107- Expert has organized or presented in 105 non-credit or workshop courses impacting the knowledge of over 3,900 people in the areas of process improvement, marketing, and business strategy. Extension and Trade Journal Publications: 24 Other Pertinent Activities (Invitations to Panels, Round Tables, Committees, and Distinguish Focus Groups, Contributions to Diversity, University Meetings Organized, International Collaboration): 21 University meetings, panels, workshops, etc., led or organized: 1 International Collaborations: 17 Website Development: 2 Newsletters: 20 Newspapers Appearances as Writer: 13 Press Releases: 10 |