UF OEM Program-Faculty and Staff Information


Outreach Engineering Management Program

OEM Program

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Faculty and Staff

Program Administration


Joe Geunes Program Director (352) 392-1464, ext. 2012 geunes@ise.ufl.edu	Patsy Messinger Assistant Director (352) 392-0982 messinger@ise.ufl.edu	Tammi Gibson Program Assistant (352) 392-0928 gibsont@ise.ufl.edu

Program Faculty

First Semester:


J. Cole Smith ESI 6314, Deterministic Methods in Operations Research (352) 392-1464, ext. 2020 cole@ise.ufl.edu		Henry Tosi MAN 5245, Organizational Behavior (352) 392-6147 henry.tosi@cba.ufl.edu

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Industrial & Systems Engineering Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000; B.S., Clemson University (Summa Cum Laude), 1996 Dr. Smith’s research interests include combinatorial optimization, especially mathematical programming and dynamic programming. He is a recipient of a Young Investigator Award funded by the Office of Naval Research, and has also been funded on grants from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Smith was an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona, and spent the summer of 2003 working at the National Security Agency (NSA). His role with the NSA enabled him to consult on several problems of interest in improving national security – a line of research that has continued in the years since then. Dr. Smith has also worked on projects in conjunction with AMD, Intel, Lockheed-Martin, and the Federal Aviation Administration, in addition to his government-sponsored research. Editorial Boards: Journal of Global Optimization, Networks, Optimization Letters, Journal of Problem Solving Honors and Awards: Young Investigator Award by the Office of Naval Research (2002), First place, 2001 IIE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award		McGriff Professor of Management Ph.D., 1964; M.B.A., 1962; B.S., 1958, The Ohio State University Professor Tosi was a faculty member at Michigan State University and has been a visiting professor at several universities, including Cornell and S.D.A. Bocconi (Milan, Italy). He has served as the Chair of the Management Department at the University of Florida. He is the author/co-author of several books on organizational behavior and has published many articles in the field. His current research focuses on the development of a model of organizational performance. Editorial Boards: Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, Business Topics, Journal of Business Research, Svillupo Ed Organizzazione Honors and Awards: Fulbright Grant, 1988; Fellow, Academy of Management; Professional Excellence Award, 1996

Second Semester:


H. Edwin Romeijn ESI 6321, Applied Probability Methods in Engineering (352) 392-1464, ext. 2018 romeijn@ise.ufl.edu		Stephen Kwaku Asare ACG 5065, Financial and Managerial Accounting (352) 392-8893 stephen.asare@cba.ufl.edu

Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering Ph.D., Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands), 1992; M.S., Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1988 Professor Romeijn's research and teaching interests are in the areas of stochastic modeling and optimization theory, with applications to supply chain management and financial engineering. At the University of Florida, he has taught Stochastic Modeling and Analysis, Operations Research 1, and Decision Support Systems for Industrial and Systems Engineers. From 1993 to 1999 Professor Romeijn was a faculty member of the Department of Decision and Information Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In addition, he has held visiting positions at The University of Michigan, Columbia University, and Ecole des Mines de Nantes (France). Editorial Board: Journal of Global Optimization Honors and Awards: NATO Science Fellowship (1992-1993); Best Master's Thesis in Statistics and Operations Research, Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research (1988).		Associate Professor of Accounting (KPMG Term Professor) PhD, University of Arizona, 1989; JD (Cum Laude), University of Florida 2006; MBA, Baylor University, 1985; BSc (First Class Honors), University of Ghana, 1982; CFE, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 1996; Florida Bar (admitted 2006). Professor Asare's research, which focuses on understanding and improving auditors' decisions, has appeared in the leading accounting and psychology journals, and has been funded by the AICPA and KPMG Peat Marwick Research foundation. He is the current editor of the Journal of Accounting Literature. He is also interested in improving governance in transitional democracies. His monograph on the use of criminal law to uphold the Fiduciary Role of Public Officers has been published by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development. Honors and Awards: Cook Teaching Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, 2003 and 1997; University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, 1999; University of Florida College of Business Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, 1993
Third Semester:


Joseph P. Geunes ESI 6323, Models for Supply Chain Management (352) 392-1464, ext. 2012 geunes@ise.ufl.edu		Craig Tapley FIN 5405, Business Financial Management (352) 392-6654 ctapley@ufl.edu

Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Industrial & Systems Engineering Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1999; MBA, Pennsylvania State University, 1993; B.S., Drexel University (Magna Cum Laude), 1990 Professor Geunes' research interests lie in manufacturing and logistics systems analysis and design, including distribution systems that support the efficient delivery of product variety and value. At the University of Florida, he has taught Supply Chain Management and Analysis and Production & Inventory Control. From 1990 to 1992 Dr. Geunes worked for AT&T as a Network Development Project Manager managing the phases of design, development, testing and deployment of 800 services offering new technologies to major business customers. He also worked for Bell of Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Edison, and McNeil Consumer Products Company. He is currently the associate editor of Decision Sciences and is Logistics and Inventory Systems Area Editor for Computers & Industrial Engineering. Editorial Boards: Manufacturing and Service Operations Management; and Production and Operations Management Honors and Awards: University of Florida ISE Department's Outstanding Faculty Member, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2003-2004; Meritorious Service Award, 2005 (Manufacturing and Service Operations Management)		Graham-Buffett Lecturer of Finance D.B.A., Indiana University, 1980; M.B.A., Dartmouth, 1976; B.S. Trinity College (Hartford), 1972 Professor Tapley teaches in corporate finance and long-run financial strategy in the graduate and undergraduate curriculum. He has taught in a number of the college's external programs. Professor Tapley has served as a visiting professor at Indiana University and as a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He is a member of numerous committees at the state, university and college levels. Editorial Boards: NACADA Journal of the National Academic Advising Association; Journal of Corporate Finance (1987-89) Honors and Awards: Teacher of the Year for the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Dept. (1985-86 and 1986-87)
Fourth Semester:


Joseph C. Hartman EIN 6227, Quality Management and Engineering (352) 392-1464, ext. 2013 hartman@ise.ufl.edu		Alan Sawyer MAR 5805, Marketing Management (352) 392-0161 alan.sawyer@cba.ufl.edu

Professor and Chair of Industrial & Systems Engineering Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996; M.S. Industrial Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994; B.S. General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (with honors), 1992 Professor Hartman's research interests are in dynamic optimization with applications in financial engineering and logistics. He has taught courses in engineering economics, production and logistics, probability and statistics, computer programming, and networks and graphs. He recently published a textbook in engineering economics. Dr. Hartman previously served as the Kledaras Endowed Chair and Department Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lehigh University before joining the UF faculty in 2007. He was also a visiting professor in the Management Science group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is a licensed professional engineer. Editorial Board: The Engineering Economist (Editor) Honors and Awards: Kledaras Endowed Chair, Lehigh University, 2003; Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer (Institute of Industrial Engineers), 2002; Outstanding Young Engineer, Lehigh Valley Chapter ofthe Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, 2005; Frank Hook Assistant Professorship, Lehigh University, 2001; NSF Career Award, 2000; ASEE Eugene L. Grant Award, 2000 and 2005; Teacher of the Year, IMSE Department, Lehigh University, 1999.		Professor of Marketing Ph.D., Stanford University, 1971; M.B.A., Northeastern University, 1968; B.A., University of Maine, 1965 Professor Sawyer has served on the faculty of Ohio State University, the University of Massachusetts, and the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was Chair of UF's Marketing Department for 10 years (1984-1994). Professor Sawyer has published research and taught in the areas of marketing management, advertising, promotion, pricing and research methods. He has served as a marketing and research consultant to many businesses, public agencies, and law firms. Editorial Boards: Journal of Consumer Research; Journal of Marketing Research; Marketing Letters Honors and Awards: The Ohio State University Dean's Research Professor, 1980; Outstanding Researcher Award, 1983; Finalist, Journal of Consumer Research, Most Impactful Article, 1991-93. Professorial Excellence Award, 1997
Fifth Semester:


Various Mentors EIN 6905, Master's Project		John Kraft MAN 6721, Business Policy (352) 392-2397 x1217# john.kraft@cba.ufl.edu

		Professor of Finance and Real Estate Dean of the College of Business Director, Center for Econometrics & Decision Sciences Ph.D., 1971; M.A. University of Pittsburgh, 1970; B.S., St. Bonaventure University, 1966 Professor Kraft has been Dean at the University of Florida since 1990. He was Dean at Arizona State University from 1986 to 1990. Professor Kraft was a Brookings Institution Economic Policy Fellow from 1970 to 1973. In addition, he has held positions at several federal agencies such as the Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, Department of Interior, Price Commission, and National Science Foundation. A member of the Board of Directors of Beta Gamma Sigma, Professor Kraft has also served on the Board of Directors of Citibank of Arizona, Greyhound Financial Corporation (a subsidiary of the Greyhound-Dial Corporation), and Kroy, Inc.