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Faculty and Staff
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Renee J. Butler,
Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Program Coordinator
Email: rbutler@spsu.edu
Phone: 678-915-5414
Office: M119
Renee Butler received
her B.S. in Industrial Engineering in 1996, her M.S. in Operations
Research in 1999, and her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 2003 from
the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her graduate work focused on
strategic and robust supply chain design. Dr. Butler is currently focused
on the modeling and analysis of problems and algorithms in supply chain
management, logistics, and transportation, with particular focus on
addressing uncertainty. Currently, Dr. Butler is working on modeling and
optimizing an agile supply chain for a semi-conductor manufacturer and
modeling vehicle routing for delivering interlibrary loan materials.
In addition to her
university experience, Dr. Butler has worked for M&M, Mars, Inc. and
The Torrington Company. While at Torrington, she developed a strategy for
implementing manufacturing cells including the factory layout,
implemented lean manufacturing tools, and facilitated a cross-functional
team to implement process improvements. Previously at Mars, she conducted
statistical analyses of product quality, machine downtime and staffing
levels.
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Ruston Hunt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering
E-mail: RHunt@SPSU.edu
Phone: 678-915-7338
Office: M 122
Dr. Hunt received his
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of
Illinois in 1981. He also holds an MSIE and BSIE from the University of
Illinois. His graduate work focused on the development of general problem
solving skills via computer-based training. At SPSU Dr. Hunt teaches
graduate courses in Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering.
Dr. Hunt was an
Assistant Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech
in 1981 and 1982. He left Georgia Tech to devote full time to Search
Technology, Inc., a contract research firm that he co-founded while in
graduate school. While at Search Technology for over 20 years, Dr. Hunt
participated in applied research and development in the areas of Human
Factors and Man-Machine Systems. Customers included NASA, Naval Air
Warfare Center, Army Research Institute, Air Force Behavioral Technology
Laboratory, Electrical Power Research Institute and many commercial firms
both large and small.
Dr. Hunt’s areas
of interest include human-centered system design and evaluation. Since
1985 he has also served as an expert witness on product liability cases,
primarily involving issues of product warnings.
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David C. Frye.
Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Systems Engineering
E-mail: david.c.frye@lmco.com
Dr. Frye is a Senior
Staff Systems Engineer with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Advanced
Development Programs. He has worked on numerous systems engineering and
operations research projects and has conducted a number of studies in the
areas of life cycle cost, cost and operational effectiveness analysis,
and combat modeling and simulation.
Dave was an officer in
the U.S. Army; his assignments included tours as a platoon leader,
company commander, operations research analyst, and assistant professor
at the US Military Academy. While on active duty, he earned a Master of
Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California
and a Master of Science in Operations Research from Georgia Tech.
Since retiring from
the Army Dave has had several challenging and enjoyable jobs. Initially
he worked for an engineering management consulting firm where he had some
interesting engagements with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
and the Atlanta Housing Authority. Moving on to Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics he worked on a variety of systems engineering assignments
including aircraft system requirements management, life cycle cost
analysis, and cost engineering. During this first stint at Lockheed
Martin he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, with
a concentration in Engineering Economic Decision Analysis.
Dave moved on to work
for a short time in the software development industry for company specializing
in revenue optimization software. His responsibilities included
optimization algorithm development and statistical analysis. Dave
returned to LM Aero where he is a senior staff engineer. He works on a
variety of projects, delving into the analysis of military operations,
life cycle costs, and mobility modeling and simulation.
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Kenneth W. Jackson,
Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering
Office-M112
E-mail: KJackso3@SPSU.edu
Phone 678-915-3518
Dr. Ken Jackson
received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute
of Technology. He also holds an M.S.M.E and a M.S. in Industrial and
Systems Engineering-O.R. from Georgia Tech. and he received his B.S.M.E
from Auburn University. Prior to joining Southern Polytechnic State
University he worked for 15 years at the Bell Laboratories as a
Consulting and a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. At Bell Labs
Dr. Jackson worked on the design, development and commercialization of a
wide variety of optical fiber products and manufacturing processes.
Before going to the
labs, he worked for the Western Electric Company in manufacturing,
product engineering and defense activities. Dr. Jackson's technical
interests include applying innovative methods to improve industrial
systems' performance, productivity, and quality and the development and
use of system-structured design methods to reduce the cost and increase
the quality of new products. Dr. Jackson holds 17 patents and has
published/presented 21 technical papers. He is a Registered Professional
Engineer in Georgia, a member of the American Statistical Association and
the ASME.
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Mary
McShane-Vaughn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Quality Assurance Program Coordinator
E-mail: MVaughn@SPSU.edu
Phone: 678-915-7242
Office: M 119
Dr. Mary McShane
Vaughn has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Master of
Science degree in Statistics from Georgia Tech. She received her undergraduate
Industrial Engineering degree from General Motors Institute. Her main
research interests are Robust Experimental Design and Pricing
Optimization Models.
Prior to teaching at
Southern Polytechnic, Dr. McShane Vaughn was employed as a quality engineer
and statistician at General Motors, Kendall Healthcare, Consumers Union,
Delta Air Lines and Manugistics. At Manugistics, Dr. McShane Vaughn was instrumental in
developing a new Market Response Model Methodology used in price
optimization (patent pending). She has consulted internationally,
developing bid and promotion pricing optimization models for companies in
Japan, Australia and the UK.
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Senay Solak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering
E-mail: ssolak@spsu.edu
Office: M 114
Dr. Senay Solak
received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of
Technology in 2007. He also holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from
Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
from the United States Naval Academy. In addition to his university
experience, Dr. Solak has served as a naval officer for seven years, and
worked as an analyst in the Planning Department of Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport.
Dr. Solak teaches
courses in Operations Research, Simulation and Statistics to students in
industrial engineering and business administration both at the graduate
and undergraduate levels. His primary research interest is in the
development of deterministic/stochastic models and solution methods for
logistics system design and control. Of particular interest are problems
related to network design and air transportation planning. His secondary
interests include portfolio optimization for capital investment projects.
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Christina R.
Scherrer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Quality Assurance and Systems Engineering
Email: cscherre@spsu.edu
Office: M121
Dr. Christina R.
Scherrer received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from
the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. She also holds Bachelors and
Masters degrees of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Her main research interests are dynamic pricing and applying industrial
engineering tools to the public sector.
Currently she is
working on optimal locations and service selection for community health
centers, modeling of chronic disease detection programs, and vehicle
routing for food banks. While a student at Georgia Tech, she worked
for Delta Air Lines in the pricing and operations reliability groups in
addition to spending one year teaching high school mathematics in Fulton
County.
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Ms.Rosemary Brannen
Administrative Secretary
Email: rbrannen@spsu.edu
Phone: 678-915-7243
Office: M 108
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