Professional Civil Engineer, Minnesota License No. Director of Decision Systems Laboratory. Also hold appointments in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Responsibilities include teaching and research.
Research program is in engineering decision-making for design and manufacturing.
New methods for incorporating multiple objectives such as manufacturing cost, product performance, quality and environmental effects into the engineering design process are developed. Excellence in Advising Award - UIUC College of Engineering 1992 Junior Xerox Award for Faculty Research. 1993 - present Area Editor for The Engineering Economist. 1995 - 1998 Associate Editor for Engineering Design and Automation .