Mark Avnet, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • The George Washington University: MA in Science, Technology, & Public Policy
• 2001 • MIT: SB in Physics, Minor in Spanish

Work Experience:

• 2009 - Present • McKinsey & Company
• NASA Headquarters • Washington, DC
• Program Specialist, Centennial Challenges
• Rocket Software • Newton, MA
• Software Developer

Dissertation:

Socio-Cognitive Analysis of Engineering Systems Design: Shared Knowledge, Process, and Product, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Anup Bandivadekar, PhD

Education:

• February 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Policy & Management
• June 2004 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy (TPP)
• December 2001 • Michigan Technological University: MS in Mechanical Engineering
• November 1998 • University of Mumbai: BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
  Various positions:
• February 2009 - Present • Program Lead: Improving transportation energy efficiency and environmental performance across sectors and countries
• April 2008 - February 2009 • Policy Analyst: focus on energy efficiency in transportation sector (both light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles)
• University of Cambridge, Judge Institute of Management Studies
• Visiting Research Scholar
• Michigan Technological University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Research Associate
• Uhde India Ltd. • Mumbai, India
• Trainee Engineer, Mechanical
• Telco Ltd. (now TATA Motors) • Pune, India
• Graduate Trainee Engineer

Dissertation:

Evaluating the Impact of Advanced Vehicle and Fuel Technologies in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Jason Bartoloemi, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• 2001 • Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), OH: MS in Systems Engineering
• 1997 • Marquette University, WI: BS in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• June 2001 - August 2004 • United States Air Force Academy • CO
• Director of Systems Engineering
• Professor, Department of Engineering Mechanics
• May 2000 - June 2001 • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aeronautical Systems Center • CO
• Executive Officer, Engineering Directorate
• October 1997 - May 2000 • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, F-22 System Program Office • OH
• Development Engineering
• Edges and Empennage Integrated Product Team Lead

Dissertation:

Qualitative Knowledge Construction for Engineering Systems: Extending the Design Structure Matrix Methodology in Scope and Procedure, abstract

Updated September 2007

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Jason Black, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 1994 • Notre Dame: BS in Electrical Engineering, BA in International Relations

Work Experience:

• Present • General Electric
• Systems Engineer
• 2005 - 2006 • MIT
• Post-Doctoral Associate: Conduct research on emerging technologies. Assist in graduate student research.
• 10+ years service in US Army (Active & National Guard)
• 3 years in Management/IT Consulting

Dissertation:

Integrating Demand into the U.S. Electric Power System: Technical, Economic, and Regulatory Frameworks for Responsive Load, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Ryan Boas, PhD

Education:

• 1997 • MIT: SM in Mechanical Engineering
• 1995 • Clarkson University: BS in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

Before entering the ESD Doctoral Program, Ryan was employed by Applied Materials (a semiconductor capital equipment company located in Santa Clara, CA) for over six years. He has four years of management experience in product development. Ryan's last role was as the system architect for Applied's Radiance Vantage 300 system, viewed as a benchmark product development program within the company. In this role, he provided systems leadership spanning across engineering, manufacturing, field service, customers and upper management.

Dissertation:

Commonality in Complex Product Families: Implications of Divergence and Lifecycle Offsets, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Philippe Bonnefoy, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD, PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • MIT, S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 2002 • Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal • University of Montreal, Canada, B.Ing.

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • Postdoctoral Associate at MIT, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• July 2009 - August 2009 • Volunteer at The William J. Clinton Foundation, Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI)
• July 2008 - August 2008 • Independent consultant
• September 2003 - May 2008 • Graduate Research Assistant at the MIT International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)
• May 2003 - September 2003 • Research Associate at Pogo Jet Inc. (Air Taxi Startup)
• Summer 2001 • Intern at PrivatAir Inc. • Bridgeport, CT
• January 2001 - June 2001 • Research Assistant at CIRANO (Interuniversity centre of research on the analysis of organizations) • Montreal Canada

Dissertation:

Scalability of the Air Transportation System and Development of Multi-Airport Systems: A Worldwide Perspective, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Tyson Browning, PhD

Education:

• 1999 • MIT, TMP: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• 1996 • MIT, TPP: SM in Technology & Policy
• 1996 • MIT: SM in Aeronautics & Astronautics

Work Experience:

• 2003 - Present • Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business • Fort Worth, TX
• Associate Professor of Operations Management, Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
• 1999 - 2003 • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company • Fort Worth, TX

Dissertation:

Modeling and Analyzing Cost, Schedule, and Performance in Complex System Product Development

Updated June 2009

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Matthew Bunn, PhD

Education:

• February 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management, & Policy
• 1985 • MIT, Political Science: SB & SM specializing in defense and arms control

Work Experience:

• 2002 - Present • Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
• 2008 - Present • Associate Professor of Public Policy
• 2002 - 2008 • Senior Research Associate; Managing the Atom Project
• 1997 - 2001 • Assistant Director; Science, Technology, & Public Policy Program
• 1994 - 1996 • Executive Office of the President, Office of Science & Technology Policy
• Advisor
• 1992 - 1996 • National Academy of Sciences
• Study Director
• 1986 - 1992 • Arms Control Association
• Editor, Arms Control Today
• Senior Research Analyst

Dissertation:

Guardians at the Gates of Hell: Estimating the Risk of Nuclear Theft and Terrorism – and Identifying the Highest-Priority Risks of Nuclear Theft, abstract

Updated April 2007

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Serena Chan, PhD

Education:

• February 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• June 2000 • MIT, EECS: MEng in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
• June 1999 • MIT, EECS: SB in Computer Science & Engineering, Minor in Economics

Dissertation:

Architectures for a Space-Based Information Network with Shared On-Orbit Processing, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Chia-Chin Cheng, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 1993 • University of Michigan: MS in Public Health
• 1990 • National Taiwan University: BS in Public Health

Work Experience:

• September 2006 - Present • UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) • Denmark
• Energy Scientist: energy efficiency in developing countries, CDM capacity building, linkages between energy, development and poverty reduction in Africa
• November 2005 - May 2006 • The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) • India
• Research Associate
• 1998 - 2005 • MIT Laboratory for Energy & the Environment (LFEE) • Cambridge, MA
• Research Assistant
• 2000 - 2002 • MIT Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability
• 1993 - 1996 • CTCI Corporation
• Engineer

Dissertation:

Electricity Demand-Side Management for an Energy Efficient Future in China: Technology Options and Policy Priorities, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Heidi Davidz, PhD

Education:

• 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2001 • University of Cincinnati and UC-GE Advanced Courses in Engineering program: MS in Aerospace Engineering
• 1997 • The Ohio State University: BS in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • Pratt & Whitney
• December 2008 - Present • Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Manager and Test Engineer
• October 2007 - December 2008 • Test Engineer
• 2005 - 2007 • The Aerospace Corporation
• Senior Member of the Technical Staff: Systems Architecture, Engineering and Cost
• 2001 - 2005 • MIT
• Research Assistant in the Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI)
• 2002 - 2005 • MIT
• Graduate Resident Tutor (GRT)
• 1998 - 2001 • GE Aircraft Engines
• Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) Engineer
• 1997 - 1998 • Rocketdyne Division of Boeing
• Test Operations Engineer
• 1995 - 1996 • GE Aircraft Engines
• Test Facilities Engineering Intern
• Large Military Engines Life Management Engineering Intern

Dissertation:

Enabling Systems Thinking to Accelerate the Development of Senior Systems Engineers, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Mark de Figueiredo, PhD

Education:

• February 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• MIT: SM in Technology & Policy (TPP)
• MIT: SM in Civil & Environmental Engineering
• MIT: SB in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• MIT, Laboratory for Energy & the Environment
• Research Assistant

Dissertation:

The Liability of Carbon Dioxide Storage, abstract

Updated April 2007

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John Dickmann, Jr., PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 1981 • U.S. Naval Academy: BS Physics
• 1993 • The Catholic University of America: MEng Engineering Management

Work Experience:

• 2009 - Present • PlatAris Analytics, LLC
• President
• 2003 - 2009 • Engineering Systems Division, Lean Aerospace Initiative
• Ph.D. Student & Research Assistant
• 2003 • Alidade, Inc.
• Director, Synthesis and Exploration: Conducted operational analysis of key strategic investment issues centered on Navy force structures. Development of methods that apply advanced analytic concepts such as real option and network theory to classic and emerging concepts such as dynamic sensor allocation and viability of modularity and utility of high speed for littoral combatants.
• 1981 - 2002 • United States Navy
• Active Duty Service: At sea on three nuclear powered submarines with increasing levels of responsibility for the supervision of maintenance and operation of nuclear propulsion, navigation, communication and electronic warfare systems. Shore assignments included instructor duty teaching electrical engineering at Naval Nuclear Power School, policy positions in International and Interagency Affairs for the Oceanographer of the Navy, a fellowship in Strategy and Policy at the Center for Naval Analyses, strategic programming, strategic futures and advanced concept development on the Navy Staff in the Pentagon, then at Navy Warfare Development Command and the Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group in Newport, RI.

Dissertation:

Operational Flexibility in Complex Enterprises: Case Studies from Recent Military Operations, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Rebecca Dodder, PhD

Education:

• September 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management, & Policy
• 1999 • George Washington University: MA in Science, Technology & Public Policy
• 1997 • Vanderbilt University: BA in Physics and Spanish

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory
• Senior Physical Scientist
• 2006 • MIT, Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET) • Cambridge, MA
• Postdoctoral Associate
• 2004 - 2005 • Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) • Mexico City, Mexico
• Consultant to the Access Americas Initiative
• 2003 - 2005 • Integrated Program on Urban, Regional & Global Air Pollution • Mexico City, Mexico
• Researcher
• 1999 - 2003 • MIT, Integrated Program on Urban, Regional & Global Air Pollution • Cambridge, MA
• Research Assistant
• 1997 - 1999 • Academy for Educational Development • Washington, DC
• Research Assistant to the Vice President of the System Services Division
• 1997 • International Technology Consultants • Washington, DC
• Researcher
• 1995 • Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment • Denver, CO
• Research Intern

Dissertation:

Air Quality and Intelligent Transportation Systems: Understanding Integrated Innovation, Deployment and Adaptation of Public Technologies, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Troy Downen, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2002 • MIT: SM in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 1995 • University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS: MS in Aerospace Engineering
• 1993 • University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS: BS in Aerospace Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2006 - Present • Hawker Beachcraft Corp.
• 2009 - Present • H4000 Program Manager, Cost Reduction & Strategy
• 2006 - 2009 • Manager, Product Planning & Strategy
• 2004 - 2006 • Raytheon Aircraft Company
• 2006 • Deputy Chief Engineer, Hawker 4000
• 2004 - 2006 • Senior Engineer, New Product Development: Develop and maintain company strategic product development plan. Track technology and competitive trends. Lead new product development projects through early conceptual design stages.
• 1995 - 2000 • Raytheon Aircraft Company, Premier I Aerodynamics Group
• Design, test and certification of the Premier I light business jet. Handled qualities analysis, wind tunnel testing, and flight test support and analysis. Led the engineering effort to develop a real-time pilot training flight simulator for the Premier I aircraft.
• 2000 • Company Scholarship, Aldo R. Miccioli Scholarship: Competed and won scholarship to pursue full-time graduate studies at MIT.
• 1998 & 1995 • Company Award, "Outstanding Engineers": Troy and fellow test team members won the award because of their efforts in wind tunnel testing and flight test.

Dissertation:

A Multi-Attribute Value Assessment Method for the Early Product Development Phase With Application to the Business Airplane Industry, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Terence Ping-Ching Fan, PhD

Education:

• 2004 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management, & Policy
• 1999 • MIT: SM in Aeronautics & Astronautics and in Technology & Policy
• 1997 • University of British Columbia; Vancouver, Canada: BASc in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2003 - Present • Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chang School of Business
• Assistant Professor
• Previous experience:
• McKinsey & Company
• Boeing
• World Bank
• Exxon-Imperial Oil
• British Columbia Hydro

Dissertation:

Market-based Airport Demand Management: Theory, Model and Applications, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Sebastian Fixson, PhD

Education:

• June 2002 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Policy & Management
• June 1995 • Technical University, Karlsruhe, Germany: Dipl.-Ing. (MS equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • Babson College
• Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management
• 2006-2008 • MIT, Sloan School of Management
• Visiting Assistant Professor
• 2002-2006 • University of Michigan, College of Engineering
• Assistant Professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering

Dissertation:

Linking Modularity and Cost: A Methodology to Assess Cost Implications of Product Architecture Differences to Support Product Design

Updated August 2009

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Travis Franck, PhD

Education:

• September 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• MIT: SM in Technology Policy / Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Iowa State University: BS in Environmental Science / Computer Science / Environment Studies

Work Experience:

• Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change
• PhD Candidate and Research Assistant
• Apple Computer
• Software Engineer
• Adobe Systems
• Software Engineer

Dissertation:

Coastal Communities and Climate Change: A Dynamic Model of Risk Perception, Storms, and Adaptation, abstract

Updated September 2009

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Erica Fuchs, PhD

Education:

• June 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• June 2003 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology and Policy
• June 1999 • MIT: SB in Materials Science and Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
• Assistant Professor of Engineering & Public Policy

Dissertation:

The Impact of Manufacturing Offshore on Technology Development Paths in the Automotive and Optoelectronics Industries, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Daniel Gillespie, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: Ph.D. in Engineering Systems
• 1997 • University of Colorado at Boulder: MS in Aerospace Engineering
• 1990 • United States Air Force Academy: BS in Aeronautical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 1990 - Present • U.S. Air Force
• 16 years of active duty service
• 2003 - 2006 • United States Air Force Academy, CO
• Assistant Professor of Military Strategic Studies: Additional work in curriculum development, international programs, department executive officer, and T-41 flying operations.
• 2001 - 2003 • MacDill AFB, FL (and various deployed locations)
• KC-135 Pilot: Additional work in squadron leadership positions.
• 1998 - 2001 • Ramstein AB, Germany
• C-21 Pilot: Additional work in aircrew scheduling, flight safety, and aircrew leadership.
• 1994 - 1998 • Fairchild AFB, WA (and various deployed locations)
• KC-135 Pilot: Additional work in aircrew training and scheduling.
• 1991 - 1994 • Eglin AFB, FL, Aero Systems Division
• Weapons Development Engineer

Dissertation:

Mission Emphasis and the Determination of Needs for New Weapon Systems, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Christopher Glazner, PhD

Dissertation:

Understanding Enterprise Behavior using Hybrid Simulation of Enterprise Architecture, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Marc Haddad, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• 1998 • Georgia Institute of Technology: MS in Transportation Engineering
• 1993 • Georgia Institute of Technology: MS in Aerospace Engineering
• 1992 • Georgia Institute of Technology: BS in Aerospace Engineering; Minor in Composites Engineering

Work Experience:

• KM Chng Environmental
• Transportation Consultant: Worked on noise and air quality modeling and analysis for various airport, rail and highway projects
• Telco 214
• Regional Director: Managed internet operations and regional expansion overseas.
• Delta Airlines
• Aircraft Liaison Engineer: Designed engineering repairs for aircraft with structural, mechanical, and systems damage.

Dissertation:

Knowledge Integration for Problem Solving in the Development of Complex Aerospace Systems, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Ralph Hall, PhD

Education:

• 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2002 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy
• 2002 • MIT: SM in Civil & Environmental Engineering
• 1999 • University of Southampton: MEng in Civil Engineering

Work Experience:

Academic

• February 2009 - Present • Virginia Tech, School of Public & International Affairs, College of Architecture & Urban Studies
• Assistant Professor, Urban Affairs & Planning
• 2006 - 2008 • Stanford University
• Postdoctoral Scholar
• February 2006 - May 2006 • MIT ESD, PhD Program
• Teaching Assistant: ESD’s doctoral seminar
• 2002, 2003, & 2006 • University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
• Co-developed and delivered two case studies for the Technology Policy Program at Judge Business School.
• 2003 - 2006 • MIT
• Guest Lecturer: Lectured on the concept of sustainable development and sustainable transportation in three different MIT graduate courses.
• September 2003 - December 2003 • MIT ESD, Technology & Policy Program (TPP)
• Teaching Assistant: Introductory course in technology and policy
• June 2002 - August 2002 • University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
• Assisted the Judge Business School with the creation of a new Master’s degree program in Technology Policy funded by the Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI)

Policy/Government

• Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), U.S. DOT
• August 2004 • Briefed senior transportation officials on the concept of sustainable development/transportation.
• June 2003 - August 2003 • Helped the OST organize the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) workshop entitled "Fostering Successful Implementation of Sustainable Urban Travel Policies."
• June 2001 - August 2001 • Prepared sections of a policy document explaining the U.S. DOT’s position regarding reauthorization of the surface Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21). Developed recommendations for the inclusion of sustainable transportation policies/legislation in the reauthorization of TEA-21.

Engineering/Consulting

• September 1999 - July 2000 • Halcrow, Transport Business Group
• Helped develop a new series of highway maintenance performance specifications required as part of the UK Highways Agency’s new strategy to establish performance specified maintenance contracts.
• July 1998 - September 1998 • Halcrow, Water Business Group
• Tested and commissioned a major sewerage pumping station as part of the $200 million Barcelona Sewerage Rehabilitation Project in Venezuela.
• July 1996 - September 1996 • Halcrow, Consulting Business Group
• Prepared status reports for the Chief Executive of Halcrow Water on the development of an asset management and maintenance model used to predict the operational and capital expenditure required to maintain/improve a city’s water distribution.

Dissertation:

Understanding and Applying the Concept of Sustainable Development to Transportation Planning and Decision-making in the U.S., abstract

Updated August 2009

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Michael Hanowsky, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2006 • MIT: SM in Transportation
• 2006 • MIT: SM in Operations Research
• 2000 • UC Berkeley: BS in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Minor in Business Administration

Work Experience:

• 2008 - 2009 • Fulbright Scholar: The Implications of Carbon Emission Restrictions on the Mexican Economy
• ZS Associates • Chicago, IL
• Operations Research Analyst
• Aerovias de Mexico • Ciudad de Mexico, DF
• Dirección de Aeropuertos
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority • Boston, MA
• Bus Rapid Transit Operations

Dissertation:

A Model to Design a Stochastic and Dynamic Ground Delay Program Subject to Non-Linear Cost Functions, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Mo-Han Hsieh, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2002 • Georgia Institute of Technology: MS in Industrial Engineering
• 1999 • National Taiwan University: MS in Structural Engineering
• 1997 • National Taiwan University: BS in Civil Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • MIT
• Postdoctoral Associate
• United Parcel Service (UPS) International Inc.
• Sinon Orchid Corporation • Beijing, China

Dissertation:

Standards as Interdependent Artifacts: the Case of the Internet, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Kenneth Guang-Lih Huang, PhD

Education:

• 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2003 • MIT, ESD: S.M. in Technology & Policy (TPP)
• 2001 • Johns Hopkins University: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering; B.S. in Electrical Engineering; & Minor in Mathematics

Work Experience:

• 2006 - Present • Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
• Assistant Professor of Management
• 2007 - Present • MIT Sloan School of Management
• Research Affiliate
• 2005 - 2006 • MIT Sloan School of Management, Sloan Fellows Program
• Teaching Instructor: Statistics for Managers
• 2003 - 2006 • MIT Sloan School of Management, Entrepreneurship Center
• Research Assistant
• Teaching Assistant: MBA course "Strategic Decision Making for the Sciences"
• 2003 - University of Cambridge, UK, Judge Business School
• Visiting Research Scholar
• Co-developed two graduate technology policy/MBA courses
• 2002 - Present • Consulting
• Charles River Laboratories
• Helicos BioSciences Corporation
• Master Card International

Dissertation:

Innovation in the Life Sciences: the Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Scientific Knowledge Diffusion, Accumulation and Utilization, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Konstantinos Kalligeros, PhD

Education:

• June 2003 - June 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• September 2000 - June 2002 • MIT: S.M. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Center for Construction Research & Education
• September 1995 - June 2000 • National Technical University Athens (NTUA) • Athens, Greece: Diploma, Structural Engineering (5-yr.)

Work Experience:

• 2006 • Present • Commerzbank, Commodities Markets
• Derivatives Structurer
• 2005 • BP
• Internal Consultant

Dissertation:

Platforms and Real Options in Large-Scale Engineering Systems, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Andjelka Kelic, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 1998 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy and in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 1995 • University of Michigan: BS in Aerospace Engineering and in Politcal Science

Work Experience:

• 2006 - Present • Sandia National Laboratories, Critical Infrastructures Modeling and Simulation Group
• August 1997 - February 2006 • MIT's Information Systems & Technology
• Residential Networking Coordinator & Security Analyst: Experience complimented her thesis in residential networking.
• Lockheed Martin
• Intern
• Ford Motor Company
• Intern
• National Air & Space Museum
• Intern

Dissertation:

Networking Technology Adoption: System Dynamics Modeling of Fiber-to-the-Home, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Michael Kometer, PhD

Education:

• 2002 - 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2001 - 2002 • Air University: MS in Airpower Arts & Sciences
• 2000 - 2001 • Air University: MS in Military Arts & Sciences
• 1994 - 1995 • Georgia Institute of Technology: MS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
• 1984 - 1988 • United States Air Force Academy: BS in Engineering Sciences

Work Experience:

• 1988 - Present • US Air Force
• US Air Force Officer
• Commander, 605 Test & Evaluation Squadron: Oversee testing of command and control equipment for the Air Force
• AC-130 Gunship Electronic Warfare Officer
• Flight Commander & Director of Operations, Electronic Warfare Flight Tester
• Director of Operations,Command & Control Test Squadron

Dissertation:

Command in Air War: Centralized vs. Decentralized Control of Combat Air Power, abstract

Updated August 2006

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Benjamin Koo, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2002 • MIT, ESD: SM in System Design and Management
• 1995 • University of Minnesota: MS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Minor in Computer Science
• 1992 • University of Minnesota: BE in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• Tsinghua University • Beijing, China
• Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
• Technology Consultant to MIT's Aero-Astro Department
• 10 year experience in Information Systems Design and Integration

Dissertation:

A Meta-language for Systems Architecting, abstract

Updated July 2009

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Christopher Lawson, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • MIT, ESD: SM in Engineering Systems Design
• 1999 • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: BS in Operations Research
• 1999 • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: BA in Humanities

Work Experience:

• Net Centric Warfare
• Lead System Analyst
• Raytheon Systems Company
• Sr. Systems Engineer
• CAP
• System Analysis and Modeling Lead

Dissertation:

Group Decision Making in a Prototype Engineering System: The Federal Open Market Committee, abstract

Updated June 2008

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Jijun Lin, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• January 2004 - May 2005 • University of Wisconsin - Madison: Ph.D. study in Industrial & Systems Engineering
• January 2004 • Stanford University: M.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• July 2002 • Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics: B.E. in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• January 2009 - Present • BP
• Reliability Engineer
• January 2004 - May 2005 • University of Wisconsin • Madison
• Research Assistant working on NIST ATP-funded Stream-of-Variation Analysis (SOVA) of Multistage Manufacturing Systems project
• Summer 2003 • Stanford Career Development Center
• Information Technology Assistant: developed and maintained online information inquiring systems.
• April 2003 - September 2003 • Aerospace Robotics Laboratory • Stanford, CA
• Independent Researcher working on Randomized Motion Planning for Multi-Robots
• January 2002 - July 2002 • Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics • Beijing, China
• Undergraduate Research Assistant working on Internet-based Manufacturing Information Management System.
• Summer 2001 • Shenyang Aircraft Corporation • Shenyang, China
• Summer Internship working on manufacturing processes improvement of aircraft manufacturing plant.

Dissertation:

Exploring Flexible Strategies in Engineering Systems Using Screening Models Applications to Offshore Petroleum Projects, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Pedzisayi Makumbe, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • MIT, ESD: SM in Engineering Systems
• 2002 • Colby College: BA with double major in Physics and Economics.
• 2001 • Oxford University, UK: junior year abroad focusing in Physics

Work Experience:

• January 2008 - Present • Gard Global Group, LLC
• Director
• Summer 2007 • Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI
• Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Engineering Intern
• September 2006 - Present • MIT, ESD
• Globally Distributed Product Development Research Assistant
• September 2005 - September 2006 • Pratt & Whitney • Hartford CT
• Commercial Engines Development Researcher
• September 2004 - September 2005 • NASA (in the MIT/Draper at MIT)
• Mars Mission Enterprise Design Research Assistant

Dissertation:

Globally Distributed Product Development: Role of Complexity in the What, Where and How, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Katherine Martin, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2006 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy
• 2000 • Reed College • Portland, OR: BA in Physics

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • Chevron
• Environmental Project Manager
• 2000 - 2002 • Electro Scientific Industries • Portland, OR
• Laser and Optics Engineer
• 2000 • Oregon Health Sciences University
• Research Assistant, Molecular Biophysics

Dissertation:

Implementing a Time- and Location-Differentiated Cap-and-Trade Program: Flexible Nitrogen Oxide Abatement from Power Plants in the Eastern United States, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Carlos Martínez-Vela, PhD

Education:

• February 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 1998 • MIT, ESD: S.M. in Technology & Policy (TPP)
• 1995 • Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM); Monterrey, México: B.Sc. in Engineering Physics

Work Experience:

• October 2007 - Present • John Adams Innovation Institute
  Positions include:
• Director of Innovation Policy
• John Adams Innovation Institute Fellow

Dissertation:

The Duality of Innovation: Implications for the Role of the University in Economic Development, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Joshua McConnell, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2003 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy
• 2003 • MIT: SM in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 2000 • Texas A&M University: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
• 1997 • Texas A&M University: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2009 - Present • Good Environmental Choice Australia
• President & CFO
• 2007 - 2009 • McKinsey & Co.
• Consultant
• Summer 2005 • McKinsey & Co. • Chicago, IL
• Summer Associate
• 2004 • Birinyi Associates • Westport, CT
• Stock Market Analyst
• 2003 • Institute for Defense Analysis • Strategy, Forces & Resources Division • Washington, DC
• Policy Analyst
• 2002 • US State Department, London Embassy • London, England
• Environment, Science & Technology Officer

Dissertation:

A Life-Cycle Flexibility Framework for Designing, Evaluating, and Managing "Complex" Real Options: Case Studies in Urban Transportation and Aircraft Systems, abstract

Updated September 2009

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Nicholas McKenna, PhD

Education:

• September 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • MIT, ESD: SM in Engineering & Management (SDM)
• 1993 • University of Western Australia • BEng

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • ConocoPhillips, Quality & Management Systems
• Manager

Dissertation:

The Micro-foundations of Alignment among Sponsors and Contractors on Large Engineering Projects, abstract

Updated August 2009

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David Miller, PhD

Education:

• March 2007 • MIT: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• June 1991 • MIT: MS & BS in Computer Science & Engineering with the AI Laboratory
• Master's Thesis Title: Inferring, Managing, & Sharing Information about Users: a Prototype General User Modeling System"

Work Experience:

• Present • Clean Energy Venture Group
• Executive Managing Director
• Lucent Technologies
• Director, New Ventures Group
• Excel Switching Corporation / Lucent Technologies
• Vice President, Host Product Technology
• Quantum Telecom Solutions, Inc.
• President & Chief Executive Officer
• DS Miller Associates, Inc.
• President
• Rutgers University
• Visiting Scholar
• International Internet Association
• Chief Technical Officer
• Bell Communications Research
• Member of Technical Staff

Dissertation:

New Venture Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Ali Mostashari, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2003 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy
• 2003 • MIT, ESD: SM in Civil Engineering/Transportation
• 2003 - 2004 • MIT Laboratory for Energy & Environment: Martin Family Fellowship for Sustainability
• 2001 • University of Nebraska: MS in Chemical Engineering
• 1998 • Sharif University of Technology: BS in Chemical Engineering

Work Experience:

• December 2007 - Present • Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Systems & Enterprises
• January 2009 - Present • Director, Infrastructure Systems Graduate Program
• January 2008 - Present • Associate Professor
• December 2007 - Present • Director, Center for Complex Adaptive Sociotechnological Systems (COMPASS): Established research center for complex engineering systems analysis and design, engaged in research on complex infrastructure systems, information dynamics in hierarchical organizational networks and sustainable systems design. Received grants from the National Science Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme and DHS.
• January 2008 - Present • Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Senior Organizational Design Consultant to the Assistant Secretary General for Africa: Advising the ASG on organization redesign of the United Nations' development activities in the African continent, including a major change process affecting UNDP's 44 country office with more than 1800 staff, the regional service centers and the Regional Bureau for Africa Headquarters
• September 2005 - December 2007 • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Strategic Resource Advisor and LEAD Project Manager: Provided financial oversight over $2 billion of development project portfolios in Africa over 20 months. Served on corporate strategic initiatives for Enterprise Risk Management, Results-Based Management and the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011. Served as the project manager for the ARMADA initiative, increasing development project implementation in Africa from $380 million in 2004 to over $1.2 billion per year in 2007.
• June 2004 - September 2005 • LEAD Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Assisted the Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Africa in the design of the ARMADA initiative, a capacity ramp-up project for development project delivery in Africa.
• September 1999 - August 2001 • University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Graduate Research Assistant
• February 1998 - August 1999 • Sime Chemical Industries, Co. Ltd.
• Junior Process Engineer

Dissertation:

Stakeholder-Assisted Modeling and Policy Design Process for Engineering Systems, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Aleksandra Mozdzanowska, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2004 • MIT, International Center for Air Transportation: SM in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 2002 • MIT: SB in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 2002 • MIT: SB in Literature

Dissertation:

System Transition: Dynamics of Change in the US Air Transportation System, abstract

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Christopher Musso, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• MIT, Sloan School of Management: MBA with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program
• MIT: SM in Materials Science
• MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Public Policy
• Brigham Young University: BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Work Experience:

• Present • McKinsey & Co. • Cleveland, OH
• Associate Principal
• Various entrepreneurial activities in the materials and manufacturing fields, including design of chocolate processing machinery and development of a carbon fiber composite hand cycle for disabled people.

Dissertation:

Beating the System: Accelerating Commercialization of New Materials, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Christine Ng, PhD

Education:

• June 2006 • MIT ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2003 • MIT: dual S.M. in Civil & Environmental Engineering and Technology & Policy
  Thesis Title: "The Role of Public-Private Clean Diesel R&D Partnerships in the Regulatory Process"
• 2001 • University of California at Berkeley: B.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Minor in English

Work Experience:

• September 2006 - Present • ENVIRON Corp.
• Sr. Associate: Environmental consulting, including due diligence and Phase I/II environmental assessments of commercial and industrial facilities.
• Fall 2004 - Spring 2006 • NSF-IGERT Program on Emerging Technologies
• Trainee
• Winter 2004 & Summer 2002 • Technology Policy and Sustainable Development MPhil Programmes, University of Cambridge, UK
• Research Assistant
• Fall 2003 • Prof. Kenneth Oye’s "Science, Technology, and Public Policy" Graduate Subject
• Teaching Assistant
• Summer 2001 & Summer 2000 • Shimmick Construction
• Project Management Intern
• Summer 1999 • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Utilities Engineering Bureau
• Engineering Design Intern
• Additional activities: Students for Global Sustainability, Tech Catholic Community

Dissertation:

Shaping the Terms of Competition: Environmental Regulation and Corporate Strategies to Reduce Diesel Vehicle Emissions, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Carlos Osorio-Urzúa, PhD

Education:

• February 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• June 2004 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy (TPP)
• June 2001 • Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government: Master in Public Policy
• April 1997 • Universidad de Chile: B.S. and Engineer Degree, Industrial Engineering

Work Experience:

• August 2002 - Present • Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
• Associate Professor of Management & Engineering
• September 2006 - Present • Chilean Government
• Senior Advisor to the Chilean Minister of Economy on technology & innovation policy
• Various positions with:
• MIT Communications Futures Program
• MIT Program on Internet & Telecoms Convergence
• MIT Media Lab
• Harvard Center for International Development
• Consulting to firms in the biotechnology, energy, mining, and telecommunications sectors
• Chilean Government • Ministry of Economy
• Chilean Government • Ministry of Presidential Secretariat

Dissertation:

Architectural Innovations, Functional Emergence and Diversification in Engineering Systems, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Brandon Owens, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2005 • Stanford University: MS in Aeronautics & Astronautics
• 2003 • Purdue University: BS in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Work Experience:

• August 2005 - present • Complex Systems Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Research Assistant
• October 2003 - August 2005 • W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University
• Research Assistant, Gravity Probe B Project
• January 2002 - August 2002 • Department of Environmental Systems, United Space Alliance, Johnson Space Center
• Co-op Student
• January 2001 - June 2001 • Department of Cargo Operations & Flight Control, United Space Alliance, Johnson Space Center
• Co-op Student

Dissertation:

Using Phase Space Attractors to Evaluate System Safety Constraint Enforcement: Case Study in Space Shuttle Mission Control Procedure Rework, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Theodore Piepenbrock, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2004 • MIT, Leaders for Manufacturing:
• Sloan School of Management: MBA
• Civil & Environmental Engineering: SM
• University of California, Berkeley:
• MEng in nonlinear structural dynamics
• BSc in Engineering

Work Experience:

• University of Oxford, Saïd Business School

Dissertation:

Toward a Theory of the Evolution of Business Ecosystems: Enterprise Architectures, Competitive Dynamics, Firm Performance and Industrial Co-Evolution, Part II, Part III, Part IV, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Matthew Richards, PhD

Education:

• 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2006 • MIT: SM in Aerospace Engineering
• 2006 • MIT: SM in Technology & Policy
• 2004 • MIT: SB in Aerospace Engineering
• 2002 - 2003 • Cambridge-MIT Institute, United Kingdom

Work Experience:

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dissertation:

Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration for Survivability, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Adam Ross, PhD

Education:

• June 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2003 • MIT: Dual S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronautics and Technology & Policy
• 2000 • Harvard University: Dual B.A. in Physics and Astronomy & Astrophysics

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • MIT, ESD
• Research Scientist
• 2006 - 2007 • MIT
• Postdoctoral Associate
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
• Hughes Space and Communications
• Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
• Harvard Jefferson Physical Laboratories
• U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dissertation:

Managing Unarticulated Value: Changeability in Multiattribute Tradespace Exploration, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Marcus Sarofim, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2000 • California Institute of Technology (Caltech): MS in Chemistry
• 1996 • MIT: BS in Chemistry

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• AAAS Science Technology Policy Fellow
• Selected Publications:
• Sarofim et. al., "Stabilization and Global Climate Policy," Global and Planetary Change, 2005
• Reilly, Sarofim, Paltsev, Prin, "The Role of Non-CO2 GHGs in Climate Policy: Analysis Using the MIT IGSM," Energy Journal, 2006
• Selected Awards:
• 2003 • Award for Excellence in Teaching, MIT's Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department
• 2002 • Martin Sustainability Fellowship
• Research Projects:
• 2001 - Present • MIT
• Climate policy analysis: uncertainty analysis, atmospheric chemistry, and economic modeling
• 1996 - 1999 • Dougherty Lab
• Analysis of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor using unnatural amino acids.
• 1993 • Fu Group
• Synthesis of stereospecific catalysts.

Dissertation:

Climate Policy Design: Interactions among Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Urban Air Pollution Constraints, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Sgouris Sgouridis, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy
• 2005 • MIT, ESD: SM in Technology & Policy
• 1999 • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) Thessaloniki, GR:
• MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering
• BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2007 - Present • Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
• Assistant Professor
• 2002 - 2007 • MIT, ESD • Cambridge, MA
• Research Assistant
• Summer 2003 • U.S. Department of Transportation • Washington, DC
• Research Associate / Intern
• December 2001 - May 2002 • Port Authority of Thessaloniki • Thessaloniki, GR
• Research Associate
• November 1999 - October 2001 • Hellenic Army, Corps of Engineers • Xanthi, GR
• 2nd Lieutenant

Dissertation:

Symbiotic Strategies in Enterprise Ecology: Modeling Commercial Aviation as an Enterprise of Enterprises, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Rudolf Smaling, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• Technical University Delft; The Netherlands: BSME
• Michigan Technological University: MSME
• MIT, ESD: SM in Systems Design & Management

Work Experience:

• Houston Advanced Research Center
• Chief Engineer, Hybrid Systems Architecture
• ArvinMeritor
• Director of Engineering: Responsible for hydrogen enhanced IC engine combustion system research and development.
• Close to 15 years work experience in the automotive industry, mostly in the area of emissions control.

Dissertation:

System Architecture Analysis and Selection Under Uncertainty, abstract

Updated July 2008

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Thomas Speller, Jr., PhD

Education:

• February 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2001 • MIT, ESD, System Design & Management: SM in Engineering & Management, Concentration in Product Development
• 1974 • University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business: MBA, Concentration in Finance & Marketing
• 1972 • Ohio University; Athens, Ohio: BS in Economics, Concentration in Chemistry & Psychology

Work Experience:

• Present • George Mason University
• Associate Professor
• 2003 - 2008 • MIT
• Numerous positions as an Instructor, Teaching Assistant, or Research Assistant
• 1974 - October 2004 • Gemcor Systems Corporation
• 2002 - October 2004 • Member, Board of Directors (until Gemcor resale)
• 2002 - 2003 • Vice Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Technology Officer: Transition support for new owners and management, directed and conducted research and product family development in friction stir welding and performed market-product analyses in aluminum friction stir welding for the new AL-Li external tank of the space shuttle, aluminum Ford and GM vehicles, and Al high speed ferries as well as for automatic systems that produce aerostructure composites and automatic machinery for fabricating wood furniture
• 2002 • Gemcor System Corporation sold
• 1988 - 2002 • created Gemcor Systems Corporation as a holding company owning four separate business units
• 1998 - 2002 • Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer: Strategic and corporate management, team leader of new market and product development; created new product family using best practice lessons learned from MIT/SDM
• 1984 / 1988 • President and Chief Operating Officer, Gemcor: Corporate Management
• 1979 / 1984 • Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors, Gemcor: Corporate operations and financial management
• 1976 - 1977 • Program Manager, Gemcor: Responsible for the design, build and installation, budget and schedule of a large semiautomatic and automatic chassis assembly line for the Kama River Truck Plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia; later was program manager over aerospace programs
• 1975 - 1976 • Accounting Manager, Gemcor: Operations accounting, digital information systems for the company, estimating and pricing of proposals for large contracts
• 1974 • Market-Product Analyst and Assistant to the President, Gemcor: Market, product and business case analyses, assisted in proposal estimating and pricing for

[Note: Gemcor was founded in 1936, originally an automatic riveting company that became the global leading specialist in assembly automation of aerostructures, with its machinery used with all forms of aerostructure assembly for all aircraft producers worldwide. The company’s core competencies have included airframe structural design (joint design, type of joint, type of fastener, type of installation process), fastener process development, and mechanical application of motion controls.]

Dissertation:

An Algorithmic Approach to System Architecting Using Shape Grammar-Cellular Automata, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Alexis Stanke, PhD

Education:

• 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 2001 • MIT: S.M. in Aeronautics & Astronautics with a focus on Systems Engineering
• Thesis Title: A Framework for Achieving Lifecycle Value in Product Development
• 1998 • New Mexico State University: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Minors: Mathematics & Spanish
• Thesis Title: Controlling a Differentially Flat Ducted Fan Model of a VTOL Aircraft In the Presence of Uncertainty

Work Experience:

• Present • Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
• 2006 - 2009 • Director, Configuration Management, Eclipse Aviation Corporation: responsible for systems engineering and design change management.
• 2001 - 2006 • Consulting, training, and facilitating enterprise strategic planning and lean transformation projects.
• Previous experience in aircraft structural design, oil production liaison engineering, and quality assurance.
• Professional interests include systems architecture and design, systems engineering, program management, organizational design, and enterprise strategy.

Dissertation:

Creating High Performance Enterprises, abstract

Updated September 2009

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Katherine Deaton Steel, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology, Management & Policy
• University of Melbourne: M.S. in Engineering - Development Technologies
• Stanford University: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2008 - Present • The World Bank, Young Professionals Program
• Energy and development specialist
• Rural Area Power Solutions • Pretoria, South Africa
• Consultant & Intern
• Nairobi, Kenya
• Teacher
• BMW
• Engineering Intern
• Hasbro Interactive
• Engineering Intern

Dissertation:

Energy System Development in Africa: The case of grid and off-grid power in Kenya, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Nandan Sudarsanam, PhD

Education:

• 2008 • MIT, ESD: PhD student in Engineering Systems
• May 2005 • Oklahoma State University: MS in Industrial Engineering & Management
• May 2003 • SASTRA University: BE in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• Present • Algo Trading
• 2003 - 2005 • Center for Computer Integrated Manufacturing Enterprises (CCIME), Oklahoma State University
• Research Assistant

Dissertation:

Ensembles of Adaptive One-Factor-at-a-time Experiments: Methods, Evaluation, and Theory, abstract

Updated June 2009

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Eun Suk Suh, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• 1995 • Cornell University: MEng in Mechanical Engineering
• 1994 • Clarkson University: BS in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2005 - Present • Xerox Corporation
• Research Scientist: System Architecture and Product Platform Design
• 2002 - 2005 • MIT, ESD
• Research Assistant, Advisor: Prof. Olivier de Weck
• 2002 - 2004 • General Motors
• R&D Summer Intern
• 1995 - 2001 • Hyundai Motor Company
• Commercial Vehicle Chassis Design Engineer

Dissertation:

Flexible Product Platforms, abstract

Updated August 2006

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Victor Tang, PhD

Education:

• June 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Purdue University: BSEE
• Applied Mathematics Purdue University: MS
• Columbia University: MS in Business Management

Work Experience:

• Present • Building3 Associates
• Owner
• IBM China
• Vice President
• IBM and Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, Technology Cooperation Committee
• Secretary General
• 1996 Olympic Winter Games
• Director of Client Relations
• Director of Information Technology
• IBM
• Director, Business & Technology Strategy for Midrange Systems
• Director, Corporate Market Analysis
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Advisor
• Information Technology Institute • Taiwan
• Technology Advisor

Dissertation:

Corporate Decision Analysis: An Engineering Approach, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Özlem Uzuner, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy

Work Experience:

• 2006 - Present • SUNY, Albany
• Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Dissertation:

Identifying Expression Fingerprints using Linguistic Information, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Samudra Vijay, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy

Work Experience:

• 2005 - Present • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Research Fellow

Dissertation:

Technology and Policy Options for Reducing Industrial Air Pollutants in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Updated August 2009

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Hungjen Wang, PhD

Education:

• 2007 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems

Work Experience:

• Bank of America
• Quantitative Research Associate

Dissertation:

Sequential Optimization through Adaptive Design of Experiments

Updated August 2009

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Tao Wang, PhD

Education:

• 2005 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems

Work Experience:

• China International Capital Company
• Vice President

Dissertation:

Real Options "in" Projects and Systems Design - Identification of Options and Solution for Path Dependency

Updated August 2009

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Yingxia Yang, PhD

Education:

• June 2009 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Engineering Systems
• September 2000 - July 2003 • Tsinghua University, China: MS in Material Science
• September 1996 - July 2000 • Beijing Technology & Business University, China: BS in Polymer Material & Engineering

Work Experience:

• 2009 - Present • MIT
• Postdoctoral Associate
• 2 Years with Procter & Gamble
• Scientist, Research & Development for Fabric & Home Care

Dissertation:

A Screening Model to Explore Planning Decisions in Automotive Manufacturing Systems under Demand Uncertainty, abstract

Updated August 2009

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Hongwei "Harry" Zhu, PhD

Education:

• 2006 • MIT, ESD: PhD in Technology Management & Policy

Work Experience:

• Old Dominion University • College of Business and Public Administration
• Assistant Professor of Information Technology

Dissertation:

Effective Information Integration and Reutilization: Solutions to Technological Deficiency and Legal Uncertainty

Updated August 2009

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