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Curriculum Vitae - Farr 1 6/20/07
John Vail Farr, Ph.D., P.E.
Office: Department of Systems Engineering and
Engineering Management
Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-216-8103/8025
Fax: 201-216-5541 Email: [email protected]
http://www.stevens.edu/engineering/seem/People/farr.html
Home: 4 Braden Place
Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY 12520
Tel: 845-534-7142 (H) 914-213-2444 (C)
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION, REGISTRATION, SOCIETIES, AND AWARDS
Education - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 1986, Ph.D. Civil Engineering
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 1981, M.S. Civil Engineering, Major-
Geotechnical Engineering - Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; 1979, B.S. Civil Engineering, Major-
Structural Engineering
- Hinds Junior College, Raymond, MS; 1975, A.A.S. Drafting and Design
Technology - U. S. Army Command and General Staff College (Correspondence Program),
Fort Leavenworth, KS; 1989-91
Professional Registration and/or Certification - Registered Civil Engineer in the State of Mississippi, 1985, Registration No: 09388
- Registered Civil Engineer in the State of New York, 1996, Registration No: 073921
Professional or Technical Societies/Organizations - International Council on Systems Engineering, Member (since 1999)
- American Society for Engineering Education, Member (since 1994)
- American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Fellow (since 2002),
Member (since 1994) - Military Operations Research Society, Member (since 1994)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Fellow (since 1999)
Member (since 1978) - International Society of Logistics (SOLE), Member Board of Advisors (since 2002)
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Honorary, Scientific, and Engineering Societies Awards and Special Recognition - Bernard R. Sarchet Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2006
- Franklin W. B. Woodbury Service Award, ASEM, 2005
- Bernard R. Sarchet Award, ASEM, 2004 - Merl Baker Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2004
- Founding Member Epsilon Mu Eta (honorary Engineering Management), 2002
- Fellow, ASEM, 2002 - Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2000
- Fellow, ASCE, 1999
- Superior Civilian Service Award, 1997
- Phi Kappa Phi (national honor society), U. S. Military Academy, 1994 - President of Chi Epsilon Fraternity (honorary Civil Engineering), Mississippi State
University, 1979
- Chi Epsilon, Mississippi State University, 1978
Security Clearance - Secret (since 1983)
- Top Secret/SBI (1990 – 2002)
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Academic 3/2007 to Present. Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and Associate
Dean for Academics, School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE), Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Position Description
Evolved the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM) into a new
school for focused on systems and enterprises. Responsible for all academic (undergraduate and
graduate) programs for the new school. Responsible for the professional development and
supervision of all tenure and tenure track faculty. Oversees all aspects of program content, admissions, curricula content, etc., for the new school. Also serves as program director for the
Engineering Management (EM) family of programs.
Achievements
• Integrated new programs to include financial engineering into the SSE family of programs.
• Helped develop a new family of programs to compliment the current Systems Engineering (SE) and EM focused on domain specific applications.
• Responsible for all undergraduate and graduate program content in the new school.
• Oversaw the supervision and professional development and hiring of tenure and tenure track
faculty. • Helped develop new processes, web, literature, etc., for the SSE.
Courses Taught
• E 101 Engineering Seminar
• E 421 Engineering Economic Design
• SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation (web and traditional formats)
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7/2000 to 3/2007. Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and Founding
Director of the Department of SEEM, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Position Description
Served as the founding director for a new department focused on systems engineering and
engineering management. Duties include coordinating curriculum content, research, counseling,
assessment, faculty and support staff hiring and supervision, accreditation, and developing new graduate programs for the telecommunications, financial services, chemical, and consulting
companies regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Achievements
• Lead the design of the curriculum and marketed six new graduate certificates, two new
masters, and two PhD programs in SEEM including web, regional, and executive versions of
the programs, • Oversaw the hiring of thirty new diverse faculty and the recruiting of about twenty
adjuncts/research faculty,
• Developed marketing material to include printed and department web site,
• Developed nationally and internationally recognized programs in Systems Engineering (currently the largest program in the U.S) and Engineering Management1,
• Received 6-year ABET accreditation and ASEM certification of EM graduate programs in
2004, • Transformed the undergraduate EM program from a manufacturing theme to one focused on
services by introducing five new courses,
• Lead the development of an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Information Systems Engineering,
• Helped raise over $2M in funding for new office facilities,
• Oversaw increases in graduate revenue of about $6M and research in the amount of about
$2M annually since Fall of 2000 (see table in Appendix A) • Received the ASEM award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and
Technical Management for Undergraduate Programs (Best Undergraduate Program in 2001,
2003, Runner Up 2005), ASEM award for the Outstanding Student Chapter (2001, 2005, 2006), and
• Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Logistics Education from the International
Society of Logistics (2002).
Courses Taught
• E 101 Engineering Seminar
• E 421 Engineering Economic Design
• EM 302 Management of Engineering Design II
• EM 355 Engineering Economics
• H 184 Research Seminar II • EM/SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation (executive, web, and traditional formats)
• EM/SYS 612 Project Management of Complex Systems (executive format)
1 From September 2001 through the spring of 2005 over 600 students have been enrolled in graduate programs
or training classes.
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7/97 to 7/2000. Professor (promoted in the Spring of 2000) and Associate Professor (promoted in the Spring of 1995) of Engineering Management and Director, Engineering Management Program,
Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Position Description
Performed professional functions to include coordinating curriculum content, research, and academic
student evaluations and counseling. Planned, developed, evaluated, and taught upper-level courses in
systems engineering, engineering management, and operations research. Program Director‘s duties include responsibility for accreditation, course content, and supervision of the faculty.
Achievements
• Served in the rating chain for up to eleven military officers between the rank of CPT and
LTC,
• Developed and funded real-world capstone experiences for the Engineering Management
Program (EMP) majors with private and government clients, • Enrollments doubled from around 20 in 1996 to graduating between 40 and 60 majors a year
in 2000 – the largest undergraduate major at USMA during 2000,
• Student evaluations of teaching exceeded department and Academy average for all courses taught since 1992,
• Served on the USMA admissions committee and was responsible for admissions for the U.S
Military Point Preparatory School, • Actively involved in athletics to include recruiting, served as Vice President of the Army
Hockey Association, and served as the academic officer for the Army Lightweight Football
Team, and
• Received the ASEM award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and Technical Management for Undergraduate Programs (2001).
Courses Taught
• SE381 Engineering Economy
• SE387 Deterministic Models
• SE388 Probabilistic Models
• SE421 Engineering Management Applications and Practices
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7/94 to 7/97. Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Position Description
Performed professional functions to include curriculum and course development, research, and academic student evaluations and counseling. Planned, developed, evaluated, and taught upper-level
courses in systems engineering, engineering management, and operations research. Assisted in
accreditation and program content for the EMP.
Achievements
• Helped establish an ASEM student chapter, • Conceived and funded a facility to conduct infrastructure research to support the EMP,
• Actively involved in the Middle States accreditation process,
• Served on the USMA and U.S. Military Academy Prep School admissions committees,
• Actively involved in athletics to include recruiting and serving as the academic officer for the Judo club, and
• Participated in a successful ABET study in 1996.
Courses Taught:
• SE381 Engineering Economy
• SE387 Deterministic Models • SE388 Probabilistic Models
• SE420 Production Operations and Systems
• SE421 Engineering Management Applications and Practices
• SE489 Advanced Individual Study in Systems Engineering • SE491 Research Project in Systems Engineering
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9/92 to 7/94. Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Position Description
Served as an Assistant Professor whose duties included teaching upper-level courses in systems engineering, engineering management, and operations research. Conducted curriculum development,
research, academic student evaluations, and counseling.
Achievements
• The appointment in 1992 resulted in being the first permanent civilian professor in the
Departments of Engineering and Systems Engineering at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.
• Received ASEM Award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and
Technical Management for undergraduate programs (1992), and
• Participated in the civilianization of the USMA faculty to include contributing to the development of criteria for promotion and tenure, sabbatical criteria, etc.
Courses Taught:
• SE387 Deterministic Models
• SE388 Probabilistic Models
• SE489 Advanced Individual Study in Systems Engineering
8/82 to 5/83. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Position Description
Served as laboratory instructor for undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering. Duties included
designing laboratory experiments, maintaining equipment, teaching, and student evaluations.
Courses Taught
• Field Sampling and Laboratory Testing
• Civil Engineering and Dynamic Measurements
1/80 to 8/81. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana
Position Description
Served as a grader for undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering.
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Industrial
8/98 to Present. Farr Engineering and Management Consulting, Cornwall On Hudson, NY
Conducts modeling, database analysis, research and development portfolio analysis, and decision supports systems for a wide variety of corporate and government clients. Clients have included
Jefferson Insurance Group (database mining), West Point Underwriters (database mining) and Toffler
and Associates (portfolio management). Also associated with Assett Inc., Manassas, Virginia, which specializes in Systems Engineering (as of June 2002), and Innovative Decision Inc., Reston, Virginia
(as of March 2004).
5/98 to 8/98. U.S. Army Chief Information Office, Strategic and Advanced Computing Center, Washington, DC
Conducted research to develop models to quantify and assess the physical and telecommunications infrastructure for the Department of the Army. These models were used in a large decision support
system to study resource tradeoffs.
5/93 to 8/93. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Washington, DC
Conducted research to develop optimization techniques for evaluating joint force structure for
resource allocation studies and force design.
10/88 to 9/92. Team Leader, Combat Engineering and Simulations Group, Mobility Systems
Division, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Responsible for the marketing, planning, direction, and conducting of major studies in the field of
combat modeling and computer simulations. Managerial efforts involved the technical supervision of eight to ten professionals. Other duties included marketing programs to senior Army management,
responsible for a $2M budget for the organization, and technical oversight of a $1.7M direct allotted
basic and applied research program in the area of mobility. Typical work included the development
and modifications of existing combat simulation models and mobility analysis of military equipment.
12/84 to 10/88. Research Civil Engineer, Geomechanics Division, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways
Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Worked as a senior project engineer in the research, development, and application studies in the field
of soil dynamics as related to the response of the earth and buried structures under explosive loading.
Typical assignments were to design and direct material properties investigations and develop theoretical and/or computer codes to model the response of the earth or structures to dynamic
loadings from conventional or nuclear sources.
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5/83 to 12/84. Civil Engineer, Vicksburg District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg,
Mississippi
Worked as a project geotechnical engineer in the design, evaluation, and construction of flood control structures. Performed cost and economic analysis and design work in the area of earthquake
engineering of earthen dams.
8/82 to 5/83. Consulting Engineer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Employed by several local engineering firms on a part-time basis to perform consulting services such as machine vibration analysis and laboratory testing.
7/81 to 8/82. Project Engineer, McClelland Engineers Inc., Houston, Texas
Worked as a project geotechnical engineer in the offshore division. Duties included penetration
studies for offshore jackup rigs and foundation analysis for fixed offshore structures. Served in a
supervisory capacity for up to 20 employees in both the U. S. and Saudi Arabia. Marketed and supervised projects that typically cost clients between $20k to $100k per day (1983 dollars).
5/80 to 8/80. Civil Engineer, Northern Testing Laboratories, Boise, Idaho
Worked as a summer employee with duties that included supervision of field investigation and the
design of conventional foundations and earth dams. Performed supervisory functions for two
employees.
1/76 to 12/79. Student Trainee, Vicksburg District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg,
Mississippi
Worked as a student trainee in the cooperative education program. Duties included structural design,
construction inspection, evaluation of existing structures, construction management, and the review of
plans and specifications.
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PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Books and Book Chapters
1. Griffis, Fletcher H., and Farr, John V., Construction Planning for Engineers, McGraw Hill Inc., October, 1999.
2. Farr, John V., Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems and Enterprises, January, 2008 expected date for final draft.
3. Jiang, Wei, and Farr, John V., “Chapter 3: Process Control for Quality Improvement,”
Handbook of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Editor, Adedeji B. Badiru, CRC Press, December, 2005.
Studies of Significant National Interest
1. National Research Council of the National Academies, “Pre-Milestone A Systems
Engineering - A Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Systems Acquisition,”
Air Force Studies Board, Co-Lead Author for Chapter 1 and Lead Author for Appendix C, August
2007.
Refereed Publications in Journals of Professional or Technical Societies
1. Kljaji , Miroljub, and Farr, John V., “A System View of Systems Engineering and a
System Approach to Information Systems Development,” Invited Paper for the Inaugural Issue of the
International Journal of Information Technology and Systems Analysis, accepted for publication May 2007 (Invited Paper for Inaugural Issue of a New Journal).
2. Carroll, Lora M., Farr, John V., and Trainor, Timothy, “Weighted Scoring Model for
Resource Allocation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction.” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, accepted for
publication January 2007.
3. Farr, John V. and Brazil, Donna M., “Developing the Leadership Skills Needed for
Technical Based Organizations in the Global Economy,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Invited Paper for Special Edition on Engineering
Leadership, Vol ??, , pp ??-??, ???? 2007.
4. Jiang, Wei and Farr, John V., “Integration of Statistical Process Control and
Engineering Process Control for Quality Improvement”, Journal of Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 345 - 363, 2007.
.
5. Kotnour, Timothy, and Farr, John V.,” Engineering Management – History, Trends,
and Professional Issues,” IEEE Engineering Management Review2, Volume 33, Number 3, Third
Quarter 2005, pgs 39-52.
2 The IEEE Engineering Management Review (EMR) is a collection of the best papers from refereed journals
on engineering management. A committee reviews all of the relevant publications and chooses the best
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6. Jain, Rashmi, Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “A Taxonomy and Holistic Approach to Risk Assessment of Network-Centric Systems,” Journal of the Operational Research Society of India,
Vol. 42, No. 2, June 2005.
7. Kotnour, Timothy, and Farr, John V., ” Engineering Management – History, Trends,
and Professional Issues,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering
Management, Vol. 17, No. 1, , pp 15-26, March 2005.
8. Farr, John V., Johnson, William, R., Birmingham, Robert P., “A Multi Tiered Approach
to Army Acquisition.” Defense Acquisition Review Journal, pp 234-246, April-July 2005.
9. Verma, Dinesh, Farr, John V., and Johannesen, Line H., “System Training Metrics and
Measures: A Key Operational Effectiveness Imperative,” INCOSE Journal on Systems Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp 238 - 248, 2003.
10. Farr, John V., and Buede, Dennis, “Systems Engineering and Engineering Management: Keys to the Efficient Development of Products and Services,” Engineering
Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 3 – 11,
September 2003.
11. Farr, John V., and Buede, Dennis, “Systems Engineering and Engineering Management:
Keys to the Efficient Development of Products and Services,” IEEE Engineering Management Review, Volume 32, Number 1, First Quarter 2004, pgs 49-56.
12. Farr, John V., and Merino, Donald M., “Educating Entry Level Engineers: Are Broad-
based Business/Management Skills a Key to Sustaining the U.S. Innovation Based Economy?”
International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp 252 - 259, 2003.
13. Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “Training Issues Associated With COTS-Based
Information Intensive Systems,” Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 26, No. 9, pp 442-452,
2002.
14. Farr, John V., “Commodities and Value Based Pricing of Engineering Services,” Journal
of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp 224-228,
October, 2001.
15. Farr, John V., Lee, Marc A., Metro, Richard P., and Sutton, James P., “Using a
Systematic Engineering Design Process to Conduct Engineering Management Capstone Projects,” Educational Brief, Journal of Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education,
Vol. 90, No. 2, pp 193–197, April, 2001.
16. Ezell, Barry C. and, Farr, John V., “An Infrastructure Risk Analysis of a Municipal Water Distribution System,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp 114-117, September 2000.
refereed articles for publication. The two IEEE, EMR articles referenced are essentially reproductions of the
similarly named articles.
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17. Ezell, Barry C., Farr, John V., and Wiese, Ian D., “The Infrastructure Risk Analysis
Model,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp 118-122, September 2000.
18. Farr, John V., and LeBoeuf, Eugene J., “A Case Study in Ownership Transition for a
Small Consulting Company,” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp 68-77, May 2000.
19. Bowman, Bruce A., and Farr, John V., “Embedding Leadership In Civil Engineering Education,” Journal of Professional Issues and Engineering Education, American Society of Civil
Engineers, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp 16-20, January, 2000.
20. Farr, John V., and Bowman, Bruce A., “Why ABET Accredited Programs are Important
to the Engineering Management Profession,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of
Engineering Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp 7-13, December, 1999.
21. Lind, Elizabeth A., and Farr, John V., “Resource Allocation for Army Installation
Management,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 2,
pp 87-92, December, 1997.
22. O’Hara, Thomas E., Kays, James L., and Farr, John V., “The Installation Status Report,”
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 87-92, June, 1997.
23. Farr, John V., Walesh, Stuart G., and Forsythe, George B., “Leadership Development
for Engineering Managers” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp 38-41, May, 1997.
24. Farr, John V., and Sullivan, James F., “Re-Thinking Training in the 90s,” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp 29-33,
May/June, 1996.
25. Farr, John V., "Evaluating One-Dimensional Loading Rate Effects," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 119-135,
January, 1990.
26. Farr, John V., and Woods, Richard D., "A Device for Evaluating One-Dimensional
Compression Loading Rate Effects," American Society for Testing and Materials, Geotechnical
Testing Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 269-275, December, 1988.
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Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. Farr, John V., Hole, Eirik, and Gully, John, “Systems Approach to the Army’s Evolving
Role in Support of Civil Authorities,” Twenty Seventh Annual American Society of Engineering
Management Conference, Huntsville, AL, October, 2006 (Session Chair for Systems Engineering
Management).
2. Farr, John V., Sauser, Brian J., Jain, Rashmi, and Verma, Dinesh, “Engineering
Management Education - Technology Integration, Manufacturing, or the Management of Engineers and Scientists?”, Twenty Sixth Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference,
Virginia Beach, VA, October, 2005 (Session Chair for Engineering Management Education).
3. Farr, John V., Verma, Dinesh, and McFadden, Willie, “Technology Insertion Strategies for Spiral Development of Complex Weapon Systems,” Twenty Fifth Annual American Society of
Engineering Management Conference, Washington, D.C., pp 541 - 546, October, 2004.
4. Dey, Sujoy, Kloeber, Jack M., and Farr, John V. “Using Simulation to Understand the
Effect of Uncertainties in the Drug Development Process,” Twenty Fifth Annual American Society of
Engineering Management Conference, Washington, D.C., pp 389 - 396, October, 2004.
5. Osipenko, Leeza, and Farr, John V., “System Dynamics and Dynamic Systems
Integration in Regulatory Environments,” Twenty Second Annual International Conference on Systems Dynamics, Oxford, United Kingdom,
http://www.systemdynamics.org/conf2004/indexpapers.htm, 2004
6. Barr, Paul, Vickers, Lucas, Jiang, Wei, and Farr, John V., “Real-Time Enterprise
Stream-Oriented C2 Decision Making Architecture,” 2nd Annual Conference on Systems Engineering
Research (CSER)3, University of Southern California, March 2004.
7. West, Paul, Farr, John, Verma, Dinesh, Buede, Dennis, and Merino, Donald M.
“Reliability Taxonomy for Network-Centric Systems,” Twenty Fourth Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp 110 - 114, October, 2003.
8. Verma, Dinesh, Pennotti, Michael, Buede, Dennis, and Farr, John V., “The System
Design and Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) Program: Experiences and Lessons Learned,” 4th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 03), Stockholm, Sweden, August 19, 2003.
9. Buede, Dennis M., Farr, John V., Powell, Robert, and Verma, Dinesh, “Considerations in
the Design of an Air Traffic Management Systems,” 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference,
Irvine, CA, October, 2002 (best paper award in the Session and the Systems Track and a Finalist for
Best Conference Paper).
10. Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “Involving Industry in the Design of Courses,
Programs, and a Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department,” ASEE Annual
3 The CSER was founded at Stevens with the first conference in March 2003. It was originally titled the
Conference on Systems Integration (CSI) but the name was later changed to the CSER. I served as the first
conference co chair. The conference rotates annually between the University of Southern California and
Stevens. For 2005, over 300 people attended the conference at Stevens.
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Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19, 2002 (Session Chair for Focus on Undergraduate
Impact).
11. Merino, Donald M., and Farr, John V., “Commercializing Technology – What Do
Engineers Need to Know and When Do They Need to Know It?” Twenty Second Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Huntsville, AL, pp 454 -459, October, 2001.
12. Farr, John V., and Parnell, Gregory S., “A Comparison of Portfolio Analysis Techniques for Research and Development Program,” Twentieth First Annual American Society of
Engineering Management Conference, Washington, DC, pp 293-304, October, 2000 (finalist for the
Merritt Williamson best paper award).
13. Kewley, Robert H., Jr., and Farr, John V., “Performance Based Management for
Military and Municipal Services,” Twentieth Annual American Society of Engineering Management
Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, pp 367-374, October, 1999 (Session Chair for Engineering
Management Issues).
14. Bowman, Bruce A., and Farr, John V., “Learning to Lead: A Lifelong Pursuit,” Nineteenth Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA,
pp 158-163, October, 1998.
15. Farr, John V., West, Paul D., and McGinnis, Michael L., “PLOWSHARES: Transferring Military Combat Simulation Technology to Civilian Emergency Management Training,”
Eighteenth Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA,
pp 237-244, October, 1997 (Session Chair for Environment and Technological Issues).
16. Kays, James L., Thomas, David A., and Farr, John V., “Lessons Learned From ABET
Accreditation Process,” Seventeenth Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Dallas, TX, pp 125-132, October, 1996.
17. Olsen, Richard S., and Farr, John V., "Site Characterization Using the Cone
Penetrometer," ASCE Specialty Conference, Use of In-Situ Testing in Geotechnical Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, pp 854-869, June, 1986.
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Publications in Proceedings of Non Refereed Professional Conferences and/or Symposia
1. Charbonneau, Steven M., Thomas, David A., and Farr, John V., “ Traditional Versus
Technology Based Education: Lessons Learned from Re-engineering a Quantitative Methods Course”, Zone I Spring Meeting, American Society of Engineering Education, United States Military
Academy, West Point, NY, April, 1997.
2. Wood, Douglas D., Farr, John V., Horsley, Michele, and Petty, Mikel D.,
“PLOWSHARES: Hurricane, Tornado, and Fire Modeling In TERRA”, Southeastern Simulation
Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 1995.
3. Farr, John V., Dunn, William H., and Ratzenberger, Annette C., "A Verification,
Validation, and Accreditation Methodology for Distributed Interactive Simulations," Army
Operations Research Symposium, Ft Lee, VA, October, 1993.
4. Farr, John V., Dunn, William H., and Ratzenberger, Annette C., "A Verification,
Validation, and Accreditation Methodology for Distributed Interactive Simulations," The 9th Workshop on the Standards for the Interoperability of Defense Simulations, Orlando, FL, September,
1993.
5. Griffis, F. H., Farr, John V., and Pagdadis, Sotiris, “Design of Urban Construction Processes,” Joint Triennial Conference, Kent, United Kingdom, September, 1993.
6. Loental, David A. and Farr, John V., "Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of the Engineer Functional Area Model," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, November
1992.
7. Farr, John V., Cain, Mark J., and Oliver, Kim M., "Mine Plowing Performance and
Combat Effectiveness in Support of the Combat Mobility Vehicle (CMV) Cost and Operational
Effectiveness Analysis (COEA)," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, November
1991.
8. Farr, John V., "Strength Properties from Cone Index Tests," 5th International Conference
on Terrain-Vehicle Systems, Budapest, Hungary, September 1991.
9. Copes, John G., Pijor, Thomas D., Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Minefield
Attrition, Delay, and Mobility Model," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA,
October 1989.
10. Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Enhancing Mine Warfare in Vector-In-
Commander," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, October 1989.
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Technical Reports 4
1. Farr, John V., “Claims Data and Policy Holder Characteristics for Calendar Years 2002 –
2004,” West Point Federal Credit Underwriters Technical Report, July 2005.
2. Farr, John V., “Training IPT Report,” Acoustic-Rapid COTS Insertion Guaranteed
Operational Effectiveness (A-RCI GOE) Pilot, Final Report, Lockheed Martin, Manassas, Virginia,
2001.
3. Farr, John V., Duracinsky, Joseph M., Ivanova, Elena I., and Parranto, Gregory B., Jr.,
“Examination and Standardization of the Loss Pick Credit Program of AIGC, Inc.,” Department of
Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 99/2, July 1999.
4. Farr, John V., Stinson, Gregory K., Keys, Ryan D., Surrey, Nathan S., Taylor, Robert W., and Wanzeck, Matthew J., “Conceptual Representation of the Infrastructure Functional Area for
the Army Flow Model,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West
Point, NY, Technical Report No. 99/1, January 1999.
5. Goldberg, Jeffrey B., Farr, John V., Robinson, Stephen R. and Davis, David F., “Force
Allocation Modeling In Support of Contingency Operations,” Department of Systems Engineering,
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 97/2, January 1997.
6. West, Paul D., Farr, John V., Fortier, Gregory S., Lilly, Kevin A., Ingalls, Gerald D.,
“The Effects of Cold Weather on Tactical Operations,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 97/1, January 1997.
7. Farr, John V., West, Paul D., and Melendez, John A., “Summary of USMA PLOWSHARES Initiative,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy,
West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 96/1, October 1995.
8. Gade, Patton S., Petty, John R., McIntyre Stephen R., Farr, John V., and Barr, Donald R., “Detectability and Effectiveness of the Wide Area Mine,” Department of Systems Engineering,
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. FY94/2, July 1994.
9. Farr, John V., Nelson, Michael S., and Diaz, Alfonso A., “Resource Allocation
Methodology to Support Mission Area Analysis,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States
Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. FY94/1, July 1994.
10. Green, John G., Farr, John V., and Mason, George L., "Engineer Model Improvement
Program, Report 9, Enhancements to the Road Networks for the Vector-In-Commander and Engineer
Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-90-8, August 1992.
4 Many of these reports represent funded research or consulting projects from government or industry each
funded in amounts from a few to several hundred thousand dollars. Many underwent significant internal and
external peer review. However, many were proprietary or sensitive in nature and were not published in archival
journals.
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11. Perkins, William E., Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Strength Property Estimation
For Dry, Cohesionless Soils Using The Military Cone Penetrometer," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-92-5, May, 1992.
12. Farr, John V., Ahlvin, Richard B., and Drinkard, Rhonda M., "Evaluation of Skipped
Zones for the Combat Engineer Vehicle Mine Rake," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Miscellaneous Paper GL-91-10, March, 1991.
13. Farr, John V., Rabalais, Conrad P., Underwood, Robert B., and Ahlvin, Richard B., "Mobility and Plowing Capabilities of Combat Mobility Vehicle," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways
Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-91-6, April, 1991.
14. Meier, Roger W., Farr, John V., and Green, John G., "Engineer Model Improvement
Program, Report 2, Enhanced Representation of Minefield Effects for the Vector-In-Commander and
Engineer Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg,
MS, Technical Report GL-90-8, September 1990.
15. Mason, George L., Dean, Tommy C., and Farr, John V., "Engineer Model Improvement
Program, Report 1, Standardization of Terrain Data for the Vector-In-Commander and Engineer Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS,
Technical Report GL-90-8, September 1990.
16. Farr, John V., "MINUTEMAN Hardness Assessment Program, Report 3, Estimated
Groundwater Table Depths at Each Launch Control Center (LCC) and Launch Facility (LF)," U. S.
Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report SL-87-17,
February, 1989.
17. Andersen, John M., Farr, John V., Meier, Roger W., and Mosher, Reed M., "Analysis
of Pile Load Tests, Olmsted Lock and Dam," Letter Report to Louisville District, Corps of Engineers, Louisville, KY, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg MS, October, 1988.
18. Farr, John V., "Results of Laboratory Tests on Subgrade Samples From Malmstrom Air
Force Base," Letter Report to Ballistic Missile Office, Norton Air Force Base, CA, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, June, 1988.
19. Farr, John V. and Jackson, Andrew E. Jr., "Research Studies on the Behavior of NTS Tuffs and Containment Grouts, Report 2, Results from FY 87 Laboratory Tests on DSRM-2, HSSL-
50/50, and ME8-05 Grouts," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS,
Technical Report SL-88-27, May, 1988.
20. Farr, John V., "Fort Riley Earth Penetration Program: Materials Properties
Investigation," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical
Report SL-88-26, April, 1988.
21. Farr, John V., "Installation and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells at
Selected MINUTEMAN Sites," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Miscellaneous Paper SL-87-2, May, 1987.
22. Farr, John V., "Loading Rate Effects on the One-Dimensional Compressibility of Four Partially Saturated Soils," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS,
Technical Report SL-86-46, December, 1986.
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23. Bieganousky, Wayne A., and Farr, John V., "The Sardis Earthquake Study, Design Memorandum 1, Introduction, Geology, Seismology and Selection of Design Earthquake," U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, Vicksburg, MS, November, 1984.
24. Farr, John V., "Jack-Up Rig Site Investigation, Boring 2, Block 32 4424' FSL & 7292' FEL, Grand Isle Area, Gulf of Mexico,” Report No. 0182-0514 to CONOCO, McClelland Engineers,
Inc., Houston, TX, March, 1982.
25. Farr, John V., "Geotechnical Investigation, Boring 2, Block 438 L, 528' FNL & 2020'
FEL, Brazos Area, Gulf of Mexico," Report No. 0182-0514 to Champlain Petroleum, Co.,
McClelland Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX, March, 1982.
Other Miscellaneous Publications
1. Farr, John V. “A Formal Leadership Program for Young Engineers?” ASEM Practice
Periodical, Vol V, pp 7 - 9, Fall Winter 2006.
2 Farr, John V. “Are Dollars the Most Important Measure of Job Compensation?” ASEM Practice Periodical, Vol II, pp 10 - 11, Fall 2004.
3. Buede, Dennis M., Farr, John V., Powell, Robert, and Verma, Dinesh, “Considerations in the Design of an Air Traffic Management Systems,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Magazine, Volume 18, Number 10, pp 3-8, 2003 (Invited Paper).
4. Farr, John V., “Book Review of Building a Project-Driven Enterprise - How to Slash and Boost Profits Through Lean Project Management," written by Ronald Mascitelli, Engineering
Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, pp 40-41, September, 2002. 5. Farr, John V., “How to Measure Total Job Compensation,” Feature Article, Leadership
and Management in Engineering, ASCE, Special Issue on Compensation, Jan, 2002. 6. Farr, John V., “Develop you Oral Communication Skills,” Forum Article, Journal of
Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 2000.
7. Farr, John V., “Visibility, Perception, and Technical Competence - Keys to Success”
Forum Article, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 1999.
8. Farr, John V., “An On-line Education,” Forum Article, Journal of Management in
Engineering, ASCE, Sept/Oct, 1999.
9. Farr, John V., “Are Changes Needed In Engineering Education?” Feature Editorial,
Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 1997 (served editor for a special edition on
engineering education).
10. Farr, John V., “The Impacts of Technology on Engineering Education,” Feature
Editorial, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 1996.
11. United States Military Academy, “Curriculum 2000 - A Study of the Mathematics,
Science, and Engineering Curriculum” (One of seven authors), United States Military Academy, West
Point, NY, June 1995.
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12. Colby, Anthony H., and Farr, John V., “Report Writing Handbook: A Basic Guide to Writing Effective Reports for a Decision Maker,” Department of Systems Engineering Report, West
Point, NY, August, 1994.
13. Engineers Strategic Study Center, "Analysis of the Engineer Training Aspects of the JANUS Combat Simulation," Report CETEC-ES-R-92-3, Fort Belvoir, VA (Wrote Annex D Entitled
U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Analysis of the Engineering Representation of
the JANUS(A) Combat Simulation Model), 1992.
14. Farr, John V., "Terrain Representation Research Analysis Supports Engineer Model
Improvement Program,” Digital Data Digest, Volume 2, Number 1, published by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, Fall, 1991.
15. Farr, John V., "Loading Rate Effects on the One-Dimensional Compressibility of Four
Partially Saturated Soils," Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986.
Professional Conferences in Which Papers and/or Presentations Were Presented Without
Published Proceedings
1. Kobylski, Gerald C., Buede, Dennis M., and Farr, John V., “Optimizing Time Sensitive
Decisions in a Networked Battle Command”, 73rd Military Operations Research Symposium, United
States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 2005.
2. Kobylski, Gerald C., Buede, Dennis M., and Farr, John V., “A Theoretic Approach for
Comparing Heuristics to Dynamic Programming”, 2004 INFORMS Conference.
3. Farr, John V., and Parnell, Gregory S., “A Comparison of Research and Development
Portfolio Analysis Techniques,” 68th Military Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Air Force
Academy, June, 2000.
4. Farr, John V., Entner, Mark, West, Paul, Williams, Mike, and Delapena, James,
“Measures of Effectiveness for Civil Emergency Management Planning and Peacekeeping,” Military
Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Naval Academy, June, 1995.
5 Diaz, Alfonso A., and Farr, John V., “Mission Area Analysis (MAA) A Tradeoff for
Making DoD - Wide Tradeoff Decisions,” 62nd Military Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Air Force Academy, June, 1994.
6. Farr, John V., and Meier, Roger W., “Conventional Minefield Play in VIC,” Mobility/Countermobility Simulation and Analysis Symposium, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 1992
7. Farr, John V., “Terrain Representation in VIC,” Special Working Party on Combat
Modeling of the Effects of Terrain (SWP/CMET), Vicksburg, Mississippi, January, 1991.
8. Farr, John V., and Meier, Roger W., “Mine Warfare in Aggregated Combat Simulation Model,” Operations Research Society of America/The Institute of Management Sciences
(ORSA/TIMS) annual meeting, New York City, NY, 1989.
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Publications Currently Under Review or Being Revised
1 Dey, Sujoy, Kloeber, Jack M., Jr., and Farr, John V., “Improving Project Pipelines
Through Simulation: Modeling Process Uncertainties for Capacity Analysis in Pharmaceutical Drug
Development,” Engineering Management Journal, submitted December 2005.
2. Kobylski, Gerald C., Buede, Dennis M, and Farr, John V., “ The Use of Dynamic
Decision Networks to Increase Situational Awareness in a Networked Battle Command,” Journal of Military Operations Research, submitted August 2005.
3. Ramirez-Marquez, Jose Emmanuel and Farr, John V., “Decision-making Approach for
Catastrophic Scenario Selection in Disaster Recovery Planning,” Special Issue of the Journal of Computer and operations Research on Operations Research Approaches for Disaster Recovery
Planning, submitted June 2006.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Dissertation Advisor (Served as Chair or Co-chair)
Gerald Charles Koblyski, “Comparing Dynamic Decision Networks to Dynamic Programming,”
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy - Interdisciplinary
(Systems Engineering and Statistics), Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2005.
Sujoy Dey, “Managing Process Uncertainties for Increased Productivity in Pharmaceutical Drug
Development Using Modeling and Simulation,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy - Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2005.
Apichart Choopavang, “Integration of the Dominant Node Identification and Separation Processes into Conditional Probability Distribution Elicitation Process in Bayesian Networks,” Dissertation
Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy - Systems Engineering, Stevens
Institute of Technology, August, 2005.
Leeza Osipenko, “Systems Dynamics Models of the ELI-P Test,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial
Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy - Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology,
September, 2005.
Thomas J. Day, “A Systems Approach to Privatization and Outsourcing of Publicly Owned
Treatment Works,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2007.
Dissertation Advisor (Passed Qualification Exams and Serving as Chair or Co-chair)
Mitchell C. Kerman, “Statistical Methods for Validating Simulations of a Common System,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy - Systems Engineering,
Stevens Institute of Technology, expected – 2008 Meg Smith, “Optimal Usage of Custom Manufacturing Facilities,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of
Technology, expected – 2008
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Thesis Advisor
Lora M. Carroll, “A Decision Support Model for Nation Reconstruction,” Thesis Submitted in Partial
Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of technology,
serves as thesis advisor, December, 2005.
George L. Mason, “Effects of Road Degradation on Convoy Movement," Thesis Submitted in Partial
Requirements for a Master's Degree of Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, Served as Co-
advisor, 1990.
Thesis Reader 5
Ozge Doguc, “A Bayesian Network Framework for System Operational Effectiveness Assessment and Analysis,” Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute
of technology, May, 2006. Served on the Following PhD Committees
John Escobar (November, 2001) LTC Robert Powell (June, 2002) Fred Chang (January, 2003) Paul West (May, 2003)
Eirik Hole (Expected 2006) Tom Herald (Expected 2006)
Larry Ernest (Expected 2007) Michael Dimarino (Expected 2007) Vishwajeet Kulshreshtha (Expected 2008) Jason Cook (Expected 2008)
Fangyi He (Expected 2008) Abhro Ganguly (Expected 2008)
Anita Chandrasekaran (Expected 2008) Shereazad Gandhi (Expected 2008) Pierre Brice (Expected 2008)
5 Stevens uses a two advisor system for a master’s degree. One serves as the primary advisor and is responsible
for the content of the thesis. Another faculty member servers as a reader and also serves as a secondary advisor.
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RESEACH FUNDING – ACADEMIC
Agency and Description Amount
Definition, and construction of a Systems Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Center (served PI, 2006)
$466,000
Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research
and Development – Part II (served as PI, 2005)
$30,000
Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research
and Development – Part I (served as PI, 2004)
$19,000
Dynamical Decision Networks as a Decision Support Tool for the Future Combat Systems, DARPA (served as Co PI with LTC Gerald C. Kobylski, 2003)
$9,954
Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research
and Development (served as PI, 2003)
$12,750
Probabilistic Decision Support for Evaluating Technology Insertion and Assessing Aviation
Safety System Risk, subcontractor to Rutgers and NASA (served as PI, 2003)
$45,724
Performance Based Logistics Strategies (subcontractor to Decisive Analytics from the
Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Logistics, Plans, and Programs (served as Co-PI
with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2002)
$70,000
NASA as a subcontractor to Rutgers to develop reliability models for human and hardware
(served as PI, 2002)
$37,225
United Defense titled “Assessment of the Crusader Technology Refreshment/Obsolesce
Avoidance Strategy and Suggest a Plan Framework,” (served as Co-PI with Dr. Dinesh
Verma, 2001)
$27,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation, to develop training procedures and metrics for using
commercial of the shelf software (COTS) for the next generation submarines sonar systems
(served as Co-PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2000)
$108,809
Lockheed Martin Corporation, to develop an assessment and evaluation methodology for
COTS-intensive open systems architecture (served as Co-PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2000)
$40,000
Assistant Secretary of the Army Financial Management and Comptroller (ASAFM&C) for
installation support in the areas of BPR and critical infrastructure protection, (served as PI,
1999)
$22,400
American International Group, Consultants (AIGC), Inc., to document and recommend
improvement for loss pick credit methodology for general causality insurance, (served as PI,
1999)
$8,500
ASAFM&C for developing minimal sets of service standards and predictive models for Army
installations, (served as PI, 1999)
$33,400
AIGC, Inc., to develop decision support systems for construction industry insurance assessment, (served as PI, 1998)
$8,000
U.S. Army Artificial Intelligence Center to develop an infrastructure model as part of decision support systems for cross-functional analysis of Army funding, (served as PI, 1998)
$25,000
ASAFM&C for installation support in BPR and environmental management, (served as PI,
1998)
$50,000
ASAFM&C for an ABC measures of effectiveness study, (served as PI, 1998) $35,000
ASAFM&C for installation decision support system, (served as PI, 1997) $57,800
Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory for studying cold weather effects on the
modern battlefield using computer simulation, (served as PI, 1997)
$15,000
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Agency and Description (continued) Amount
Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory for studying cold weather effects on the
modern battlefield using computer simulations, (served as PI, 1996)
$7,500
ASAFM&C for installation re-engineering, (served as PI, 1996) $95,000
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation to conduct joint force
structure analysis for various roles and mission, (served as PI, 1996)
$25,000
Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) to develop a civilian
emergency management simulation, (served as PI, 1995)
$270,000
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation to analyze joint force
structure for various roles and mission, (served as PI, 1994)
$5,000
Program Manager, Combat Mobility Vehicle to perform analysis of minefield breaching,
(served as PI, 1993)
$7,500
Total $1,530,5626
Proposals Written and Under Consideration:
Agency and Description Amount
Proposals Written and Not Funded:
Agency and Description Amount
Ford Foundation, to study the historical and engineering aspects of postwar reconstruction
(PI, 2005)
$260,000
James S. McDonnell Foundation, to study the historical and engineering aspects of postwar
reconstruction (PI, 2004)
$260,000
U.S. Navy, Earle Facility, New Jersey title “Simulation of the Ship-to-Ship Weapons Supply
Chain,” (2004)
$35,000
United Defense titled “Cost Modeling, Technology Refreshment Template, and
Concepts for Operations Architecture for the COTS Service Center
In Support of the Advanced Gun System,” (2001)
$78,690
Winstar Corporation titled “Strategic Resource Planning Using Simulation for Financial Reporting,” (2001)
$47,118
6 Any funding between 1997-2000 was obtained in the role as a major program director supervising 11 faculty.
Any funding obtained after the fall of 2000 through March 2007 was obtained in the role as a Department
Director. Significant research funding was obtained after 2002 was assigned to new assistant professors starting
the tenure process and is not shown.
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SERVICE – EDUCATIONAL
Stevens Institute of Technology
Committee Level From To
Academic Planning and Resource (APAR) Committee of the
Faculty Senate
University 2005 2007
Associate Dean for Academics University 2007 Present
Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management
Academic Committee
Department 2001 Present
Chair, Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management
Academic Committee
Department 2000 2001
Committee on Education/Research and Global Preparedness University 2005 2006
Committee to Develop the 2002 Strategic Plan for the School
of Engineering
School 2002 2002
Committee to Re-engineer the PhD Process School 2001 2001
Corporate Outreach Team University 2000 2002
Dean of Engineering Search Committee University 2002,
2006
2002,
2006
Department Director University 2000 2007
Engineering Management Program Committee Department 2001 Present
Faculty Representative to Annual Giving Council University 2000 2003
Graduate Committee University 2000 2005
Infrastructure Committee, Board of Trustees University 2006 Present
Integrated Product Development Advisory Committee School 2000 2001
Planning, Resource Allocation, Institutional Renewal, and
Institutional Resources Committee for Middle States Self
Study
University 2006 Present
School of Engineering Awards Committee School 2004 2005
School of Engineering Executive Committee School 2000 2007
Systems Engineering Program Committee Department 2003 Present
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United States Military Academy
Committee Level From To
ABET Committee Representative Academy 1999 2000
Vice President, Army Hockey Association National 1998 2000
Director, Engineering Management Program Academy 1997 2000
Admissions Committee Academy 1996 2000
Admissions Committee – Prep School Academy 1997 2000
Freshman Mentor Program Academy 1996 2000
USMA Faculty Council Academy 1994 2000
Phi Kappa Phi Representative Department 1994 2000
Chair, Phi Kappa Scholarship Awards Academy 1998 1999
Middle States Accreditation Subcommittee – USMAPS Academy 1997 1999
Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Awards Academy 1997 1999
Faculty Representative, Army Lightweight Football Academy 1996 1999
MaHan Hall Renovation Academy 1996 1999
Chair, Systems Engineering Award for Excellence Department 1996 1999
Chair, Civilian Faculty Hiring Department 1998 1998
Chair, Budget Department 1996 1997
Executive Committee of Phi Kappa Phi Academy 1994 1996
ABET Accreditation Department 1993 1996
Faculty Representative, Army Judo Academy 1994 1995
Curriculum 2000 Academy 1993 1995
Admissions Review Academy 1993 1994
Design Review Department 1993 1993
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SERVICE - PROFESSIONAL Technical Societies
Organization Committee From To
ASCE Corresponding Member, TCAP3 – Task Committee on
Academic Prerequisites in Professional Practice
2001 2004
Corresponding Member, Task Committee on Publications
(TCP), Committee on Professional Practice (CPP)
2001 2004
Member, Task Committee on Publications (TCP), Committee on
Professional Practice (CPP)
1997 2001
Chairman, TCP, CPP 1997 1999
Member, Publications Committee of the Engineering
Management Division (EMD)
1994 1997
Secretary, Publications Committee of the EMD 1995 1996
Member, Soil Properties Committee 1987 1991
ASEM Member of the Board of Directors 2004 Present
Past President and Member of the Board of Directors 2003 2004
President 2002 2003
President Elect 2001 2002
Member, Ad Hoc Committee for Graduate Certification 2000 2001
Secretary 2000 2001
Epsilon Mu Eta Board of Directors, Engineering Management Honor Society 2004 Present
SOLE Board of Advisors, International Society of Logistics (SOLE) 2002 2004
Journal Reviewer
Journal (Organization) From To
Computers and Industrial Engineering 2007 Present
Journal of Natural Hazard Review 2007 Present
Military Operations Research Journal (MORS) 2003 Present
International Journal of Engineering Education 2002 Present
Journal of Engineering Education, (ASEE) 2002 Present
Journal of Professional Issues and Engineering Education (ASCE) 1997 Present
Journal of Infrastructure Systems (ASCE) 1997 Present
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE) 1997 Present
Engineering Management Journal (ASEM) 1996 Present
Journal of Management in Engineering (ASCE) 1994 Present
Journal Editor
Organization Committee From To
ASCE Editor, Journal of Management in Engineering (JME) 2000 2001
ASEE Founder and First Editor of the Engineering Management
Practice Periodical (EMPP)
2003 2007
IJISSA Senior Member of Editorial Review Board,
International Journal of Information
Systems and Systems Approach
2006 Present
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International and National Academic Advisory Boards
Organization Committee From To
Miscellaneous Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management Advisory
Committee, Stevens Institute of Technology
1998 2000
Canada Evaluator for Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, Appraiser
for Engineering and Technology Management Programs
2005 Present
New York State Evaluator, Systems Engineering Program, SUNY Stony Brook 2005 2005
State of Arizona External Evaluator, Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering Program, University of Arizona
2007 Present
US Army Board of Visitors, Department of Systems Engineering, United
States Military Academy
2001 Present
Government Advisory Boards
Organization Committee From To
US Army Member of the Army Science Board
- Chair, Science and Technology Panel, 2007 Homeland
Defense Summer Study
- Co-Chair, Systems Architecture and Interoperability Panel,
2006 Homeland Defense Summer Study
- Member 2005 Summer Study on Business Process Reengineering, Installation Management Panel
- Member 2004 Summer Study on Spiral Acquisition
2004 Present
Consultant to the Army Science Board
- Member 2003 Summer Study Panel Member for Reliability
of the Future Combat System
2002 2004
Engineering Model Improvement Program (EMIP) Advisory Group
1991 1992
Steering Committee Member, Battlefield Environment and Semi-Automated Forces, Distributed Interactive Simulations
1991 1992
Miscellaneous Advisory Boards
Organization Committee From To
National
Academies
Member of the Air Force Studies Board
- Panel Member on “Study on Systems Engineering: A
Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force
Systems Acquisition”
2006 Present
Industry Advisory Boards
Organization Committee From To
Lockheed
Martin Co.
Executive Steering Committee, Advanced Rapid COTS
Insertion Initiatives
2000 2001