Curriculum Vitae

V. Jorge Leon

Allen-Bradley Professor in Factory Automation
Joint Appointment with Dept. of Engineering Technology

Education

Degree Ph.D. M.S. B.S.

Field Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Institution Lehigh University University of Massachusetts Catholic University of Peru

Date 1991 1983  1981

Current Position

06/00 - pres. Program Director, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs, Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas .

2004- pres. Professor , joint appointment in the Engineering Technology Department and the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department , Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

2004-pres. Editor, Journal of Manufacturing Systems .

Teaching experience:

Professor of Engineering Technology Department Department and Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, 2004 - present.

Associate Professor of Engineering Technology Department Department and Industrial Engineering Department, 1997 - 2004

Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology Department and Industrial Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1991 - 1997.

Visiting Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, 1996

Faculty Fellow, Automation, Robotics and Simulation Division, Johnson Space Center, NASA/ASEE, 1996

Faculty Fellow, Automation, Robotics and Simulation Division, Johnson Space Center, NASA, 1995

Industrial Experience:

Research Engineer, Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University, 1989 - 1991

Plant Manager, Alpha Industries, Lima, Peru, 1982 - 1986

Professional Licenses and Certifications:

Professional Engineer, Texas, 1992-Present.

Significant publications from the last 5 years (Others):

Cooperative Interaction via Coupling Agents

• Jeong , I-J and V.J. Leon, " Decision making and cooperative interaction via coupling agents in organizationally distributed systems ,"  IIE Transactions - Special Issue on Large Scale Optimization, 34, 789-802, 2002.
• Jeong , I-J and V.J. Leon, " Distributed allocation of capacity of a single-facility  using cooperative interaction via coupling agents ," International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 15-30, 2003.
• Jeong , I-J and V.J. Leon, “ A Single-Machine Distributed-Scheduling Methodology Using Cooperative-Interaction Via Coupling-Agents ,” Vol. 37, No. 2, 137-152, IIE Transactions , 2005.
• Jeong , I-J and V.J. Leon, “ A Distributed Scheduling Methodology for a Two-Machine Flowshop Using Cooperative-Interaction Via Multiple Coupling-Agents ,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems , Vol. 21, No. 3, 126-140, 2002.

Scheduling

• Leon , V.J., " Multi-Objective Local Search: Scheduling ," working paper, 2003.
• Shin, H.J. and V.J. Leon, " Scheduling with Setup Times and Due-Dates in TFT-LCD Manufacturing ," Int. J. Prod. Res. , Vol. 42, No. 20, 4235-4248, 2004.
• Lee C.-Y. and V.J. Leon, " Machine scheduling with a rate-modifying activity ," European Journal of Operational Research , 128, 119-128, 2001.

Supply-Chain Coordination

• Chu , C. – L and V.J. Leon, “ Scalable Methodology for Supply Chain Inventory Coordination with Private Information ,” under review, August 2006.
• Chu , C.-L and V.J. Leon, “ Single-Vendor Multi-Buyer Inventory Coordination: Global and Private Information Cases ,” under review, June 2006.
• Chu , C.-L. and V.J. Leon, " Power-of-Two Single-Warehouse Multi-Buyer Inventory Coordination in Distributed Environments with Partial Information Sharing ," under review, February 2006 .

Global Manufacturing

• Acosta, C., V.J. Leon, C. Conrad, R. Gonzalez and C.O. Malave , “ A Case Study on Culture and the Implementation of Manufacturing Strategy in Mexico ,” accepted for publication, Journal of Manufacturing Systems , October 2004.
• Leon , V.J., “ Incorporating Global Manufacturing into the Engineering Coursework ,” Journal of Design Research , 4, 2004.

Integrated Planning

• Jeong , I-J, V. J. Leon and J.R. Villalobos, “ Integrated decision support system for diagnosis, maintenance planning and scheduling of manufacturing systems ,” IJPR , accepted for publication, 2006.

Others

• Leon V.J. and B.A. Peters, "A Comparison of Setup Strategies for Printed Circuit Board Assembly," Computers in Industrial Engineering, 34(1), 219-234, 1998.
• Nedumaran, G. and V.J. Leon, "p-Chart Control Limits Based on a Small Number of Subgroups," Quality Engineering, 11(1), 1-9, 1998-99.
• Leon V.J. and B. Rarnamoorthy, "An Adaptable Problem-Space Based Search Method for Flexible Flow Line Scheduling," IIE Transactions in Scheduling and Logistics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 115-125, 1997.
• Villalobos, JR. and Leon, V.J., "Applied Research: Help for Maquilas," Twin Plant News, Vol. 12, No. 8, March 1997.

Scientific and professional societies membership:

Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers, IIE

Senior Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME.

Member, Institute of Operations Research and Management Sciences, INFORMS.

Member, American Society of Engineering Education, ASEE.

Honors and awards:

2005-pres . , Allen-Bradley Professor in Factory Automation.

2004, Halliburton Professor, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University .

September 2002, 3M Fellow, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University

March 2001-pres., Ford Fellow, Ford/Texas A&M University Strategic Alliance Advisory Committee.

Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar Award, College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, 1996 -1997

Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship Candidate, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1990

Fulbright-Hays Grant, Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Peru, 1981 - 1983