| Associate
Professor (full time) |
| Degree |
Field |
Institution |
Date |
| Ph.D |
Industrial Engineering |
University of Arkansas |
1973 |
| M.S. |
Industrial Engineering |
University of Arkansas |
1969 |
| B.S. |
Industrial Engineering |
University of Arkansas |
1965 |
| Academic
History |
- Years of Service: 29
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Asst. Professor of Industrial Engineering, La. Tech University, 1969-70
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Asst. Professor, Breech school of Business, Drury College, 1970-75
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Asst. Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M,
1975-1982
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Assoc. Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M, 1982-
present
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| Industrial
Experience |
- Staff Engineer, Phillips Petroleum
(Supply and Transportation), Bartlesville, OK, 1965-66
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Operations Research Analyst, Sun Oil Corporation, Tulsa, OK and Dallas, TX,
1968-69
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| Consulting |
- American Funeral
Supply-Springfield, Mo. (May-Sept 1975)
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City Utilities-Springfield, MO (May, 1973-May, 1974)
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Bakers Confectionery and Tobacco Union Local No. 163
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Dec. 1979-May, 1980) Houston, Texas
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Vocational Industries Center (March-Aug., 1980) Houston, TX
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C.R. Quick & Associates (Sept.-Dec, 1981)
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TEXCON Building Products, Inc-Houston, TX June-Dec, 1982)
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J.C.Kinley Company, Houston, TX (Nov.-Dec, 1982)
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Jerry Birdwell & Associates, Bryan, Texas (Aug-83-Dec.87)
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Osborne Engineering, Bryan, Texas (1986 - 89)
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Associated Attorneys' Title Agency, Inc., Bryan, Texas (1985)
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Love Abstract, Inc. Franklin, Texas (1985 -88 )
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Dillon, Elmore, Lewis, and Smith - Attorneys-at-Law, Bryan, Texas (1986-90)
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Investors Mortgage Banc, Inc. Conroe, Texas (1986 -87 )
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Smith, Elmore,.. Att. at Law, College Station, Texas, 1988- 93
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Richland-Chambers, Inc. Corsicana, Texas (Mr. Don Apostolo) 1989 - 91
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| Professional
Registrations |
| Registered Professional Engineer,
Arkansas (3844), Texas (44675) |
| Significant
Publications (last 5 Years) |
- Das, Beman, Smith, Yeager, R. L., and Smith, Donald R. "Personal
Factors Affecting Performance Rating Ability", IIE
Transactions, September 1991, Vol. 23, No. 3 (0740-817X/91), pp.
267-272.
- Das, Beman, Smith, D. R., Hennigan, J. K., and Yeager, R. L.,
"Situational Factors Affecting Performance Rating Ability", Int.
J. of Operations and Production Mgmt., Vol. 13, No. 3, 1993, pp.
49-56.
- Yuanidis, Petro, Styblinslci, Maciej. A., Smith, Donald R. and Singh, C,
"Reliability Modeling of Flexible Manufacturing Systeme, Int. J.
of Microelectronics and Reliability, VOL 34, No. 7, pp. 1203-1220, June,
1994.
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| Scientific
and Professional Society Membership |
- Senior Member, IIE
- ORSA
- ASEE
|
| Honors
and Awards |
- Texas A&M Former Students Association Outstanding Teaching Award,
1988.
- Nominated for Former Students Award for Continuing Education (1997)
- Nominated for Former Students Award for Outstanding Service (1998)
|
| Academic
Subjects taught recently |
Fall 1997
- INEN 667, Engineering Economy
- INEN 322, Systems Simulation
Spring 1998
- INEN 322, Systems Simulation,
- INEN 627, Engineering Analysis for Decision Making (Spring, 98)
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| Academic
Teaching Areas: |
- Systems Simulation
- Engineering Economy
- Decision Support Systems
- Engineering Management Systems
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| Other
Assigned Duties |
- Coordinator with Dr. Robert Shannon, Distance Learning Program in
Engineering Management
- Coordinator for the design and development of graduate and
undergraduate computer labs
- Member, Departmental Computer Committee
- Director, Distance Learning functions for the TAMU Industrial
engineering department
|
| Specific
programs to improve professional competence |
| Engineering Coalition
Teaching improvement seminars, TAMU, 1995,96 |
| Special
duties of co-op faculty |
| Outside
Interests |
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