Profile:
Industrial and Systems Engineer with a diverse background in multi-criteria decision making, transportation and logistics analysis, simulation, optimization and spatial analysis. Multiple years of experience in project management and major academic-industry liaison as the primary Capstone Senior Design course coordinator. Entrepreneurial experience as a founding member of Process-Efficiency, LLC. Skilled in complex systems analysis and applications design using both closed and open-source software and programming (e.g. Visual Basic, C++, CPLEX, Coin-OR, ArcGIS, Python). Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate mathematical modeling and analytical results for the managerial business environment.
Education:
Ph.D. (2008) Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York,
Dissertation: “Network-based Risk Mitigation and Resource Evaluation in the Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Terrorist Threat”
GIS (2008) Geography, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Advanced Certificate in Geographic Information Science administered by the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), Buffalo, NY
M.S. (2007) Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
B.A. (2003) Business Administration: Marketing and Management, Baldwin-Wallace College,
Berea, OH
Awards and Honors:
4/2014: INFORMS TAMU Student Chapter Faculty Appreciation Award
10/2013: INFORMS 2013 Moving Spirit Award (National Award)
2/2013: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Award
9/2012: Faculty Grand Challenge Champion: AggiE Challenge, Texas A&M University
4/2012: INFORMS TAMU Student Chapter Faculty Appreciation Award
4/2010: Texas A&M University Alpha Pi Mu Outstanding Professor Award
Professional Appointments:
8/2008 – present: Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
8/2013 – present: Camp Director, raised3D (http://ise.tamu.edu/raised3D)
5/2012 - 7/2012: Summer Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Lab (Rome, NY)
11/2007 – 1/2008: Visiting Scholar, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
Programming and Software Knowledge:
C/C++, VB/VBA, Python, Java, SQL, CPLEX, MatLab, COIN-OR, ArcGIS, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, MiniTab, ARENA, MASON/GeoMASON, Microsoft Office Suite
Professional Duties and Responsibilities:
• Initiate and sustain corporate sponsor relationships with local and global partners
• Simultaneously manage small teams of Industrial Engineers on multiple corporate projects
• Train/Assess individuals on electronic and personal communication in a corporate environment
• Develop and maintain an individual research program
• Coordinate and contribute technically to projects involving multiple disciplines and universities
• Obtain and manage fiscal resources in the support of an individual graduate education plan
• Maintain active involvement in organizational committees for national/international conferences
• Teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate level
• Disseminate work through peer-reviewed journal articles and conference presentations
Professional Accomplishments:
• Managed 3 year Capstone Design course growth from 35 students to 95 students
• Instructor and lead project manager for 50+ industry sponsored Capstone projects
o Corporate sponsors include: ATMI, Dow, GE, Halliburton, NASA, Ryder, UPS
o 1-year corporate retention rate is 75%
• Accrued $100,000+ in 3 years from recruited Capstone projects
• Initiated Capstone Design course web presence/marketing
o Started on-line proposal submission process
o Created social networking presence (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
Peer-Reviewed Publications (Selected)
Ma, X. and Yates, J. (2014). Identifying optimal social media communications strategies for emergency
management in extreme events, Computers & Industrial Engineering
(Accepted – minor revisions)
Yates, J. and Chen, N. (2014). A spatial segmentation algorithm for resource allocation in an integrated
spatial and networked environment, Applied Spatial Analysis...
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