BIT 3434
BIT 3524
BIT 6334
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, 1998
M.S. in Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993
B.A. in Mathematics, Colgate University, 1991
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
| 2013 - present | R.B. Pamplin Professor of Business Information Technology Pamplin College of Business - Virginia Tech |
| Spring 2015 | Visiting Scientist and Fulbright Senior Scholar GPI-KIT / IIP-KIT / CEDIM - Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2012 - present | Professor of Business Information Technology Pamplin College of Business - Virginia Tech |
| 2004 - 2012 | Associate Professor of Business Information Technology Pamplin College of Business - Virginia Tech |
| Spring 2008 | Visiting Researcher Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA) - Lugano, Switzerland |
| 1998 - 2004 | Assistant Professor of Business Information Technology Pamplin College of Business - Virginia Tech |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Co-Track Chair, Analytical Modeling and Simulation, ISCRAM Annual Conference (2011-2024)
VP Programs, INFORMS Section on Public Service Operations Research (PSOR) (2022-2024)
Track Chair, Emerging Topics in Operations Management, POMS Annual Conference (2022)
Co-Track Chair, Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management, POMS Annual Conference (2019-2021)
VP Awards, POMS College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis management (HOCM) (2020-2021)
Conference Chair, 17th and 18th ISCRAM Annual Conferences (ISCRAM 2020 / 2021)
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management Journal - Special Issue on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Associate Editor, Decision Sciences Journal
Editorial Review Board, Journal of Operations Management
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Editorial Advisory Board, Resilience Findings
Co-Director, Virginia Tech's Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program in Disaster Resilience
Southeast Decision Sciences Institute Council Member (2015-2024)
President - Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (2013-2014)
Board of Directors, ISCRAM (2013-2017)
HONORS AND AWARDS
Doctoral Teaching & Mentoring Excellence Award - BIT Dept, 2024
Decision Sciences Journal Best Reviewer Award, 2021
ISCRAM Association Distinguished Service Award, 2016, 2020-2021
Outstanding Faculty in Doctoral Education Award - Pamplin College of Business, 2017
MBA Outstanding Faculty Award - Pamplin College of Business, 2012
Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week - June 8-14, 2009
Pamplin College of Business Teaching Excellence Award, '98-'99, '01-'02, '05-'06
University Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Virginia Tech, 2002
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Association for the Study of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM)
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
Southeast Decision Sciences Institute (SEDSI)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)