August 2020 - Present | Dean, School of Engineering, Fairfield University ‐ School of Engineering | |
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August 2017 - July 2020 | Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Georgia Southern University | |
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August 2013 - July 2017 | Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Endowed Associate Professor, Auburn University ‐ Industrial and Systems Engineering | |
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August 2000 - July 2013 | Assistant / Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology ‐ Kate Gleason College of Engineering | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2020 - Present | Advancement Council Member, Burke Neurological Institute | 2008 - 2019 | Executive Board Member, College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (MHI) | 2014 - 2015 | President, College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (MHI) |
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Scholar, Universita del Salento, Italy (2018)
- Faculty appointment, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University (2017)
- NASA Faculty Fellow (2016)
- Fulbright Specialist Roster Member (2016)
- Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, ISE Department, Auburn University (2014)
- Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Professorship (2013)
- IIE UPS Minority Advancement Award, Institute of Industrial Engineering (2010)
- IIE Curriculum Innovation Award, Institute of Industrial Engineering (2009)
- Elsevier/ScienceDirect Certificate, Top 10 most downloaded articles (3rd quarter 2006), International Journal of Thermal Sciences (5-year impact factor = 3.156)
- P3 Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, First Place (2005)
- Rochester's Emerging Latino Leaders Award (2006)
- New Faces in Engineering, National Engineering Week (2003)
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1997)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, West Raleigh Club (1999)
- Founding Chair, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Student Chaper S-317, North Carolina State University (1998-1999)
- Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Excellence Fellowship (1995-1996)
- Registered Professional Engineer (Venezuela) No. 94944, (1994)
- P3 Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2016)
2000 | Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University | |
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1997 | M.Sc. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University | |
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1993 | B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Catolica, Caracas, Venezuela | |
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Contact Information
Fairfield University
School of Engineering
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
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