Vita

Education

• Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, MSU, 1968
• M.S., Electrical Engineering (major in control systems, minor in statistics), College of Engineering, MSU, 1963
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, MSU, 1961
• B.S., Mathematics, College of Letters and Science, MSU, 1965

Major Areas of Instruction

• Systems Analysis and Dynamic Systems Modeling
• Expert Systems
• Statistical Applications and Simulation
• Operations Research

Courses Developed

• I&ME 364 Linear Programming in Operations Research
• I&ME 365 Nonlinear Programming in Operations Research
• I&ME 366 Statistical Applications in Operations Research
• I&ME 472 Manufacturing Systems Simulation
• I&ME 509 Systems Simulation
• I&ME 511 Mathematical Programming in Operations Research
• I&ME 555 Knowledge Based Systems
• I&ME 557 Applied Statistical Decision Theory
• I&ME 558 Managerial Forecasting
• I&ME 567 Optimization Techniques
• I&ME 569 Systems Modeling

Research Interests

• Analysis and modeling of dynamic systems
• Expert systems
• Natural resources planning models
• Optimization
• Statistical applications
• Simulation

Research Experience

• Co-principal Investigator, An Investigation of Macro-to-Micro Modeling as the Basis for Process Simulation in Virtual Manufacturing@, MONTS/EPSCoR, 1997- ($42,000)
• Principal Investigator, "Verification and Validation of Computer Models", Los Alamos Technical Associates, 1996 ($9,968)
• Principal Investigator, "Hazardous Waste Modeling", Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, 1993 ($10,000)
• Co-principal Investigator, "An Expert System for Seed Potato Production", Montana Science and Technology Alliance Program, 1988 - 1990 ($28,750 for prototype development)
• Principal Investigator, "Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Planning Model Development", MONTS, 1987 - 1988 ($11,000)
• Principal Investigator, "Interactive Planning Model for Sub-Basin Development", MSU Engineering Experiment Station, 1984 - 1985 ($7,700)
• Principal Investigator, "Using the PDP-11/23 in Natural Resources Planning" MSU Engineering Experiment Station, 1983 - 1984 ($11,100)
• Principal Investigator, "Refinement and Extension of Macro-to-Micro Methodology", MSU Engineering Experiment Station, 1980 - 1981 ($8,800)
• Principal Investigator, "Microcomputer System for the Development and Training in the use of Natural Resources Planning Models", NSF Specialized Engineering Research Grant, 1981 ($29,000)
• Principal Investigator, "Development of a Prototype Method for Training Users of Water Resources Planning Models", Office of Water Resources and Technology, 1979 - 1980 ($12,411)
• Co-Principal Investigator, "Development of a State Water Planning Model", Office of Water Resources and Technology, 1968 - 1972 ($223,096)
• Research Assistant, Montana Joint Water Resources Research Center, Summer 1967
• Research Engineer, MSU Electronics Research Laboratory, 1961-1965

Industrial Experience

• Research Engineer, Electronics Research Lab, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 1961-65
• Carpenter, various employers, Bozeman, MT 1953-61
• Auto/truck Mechanic, various employers, Bozeman, MT 1948-53
• Fishing Boat Guide Service and Tackle Shop Manager, Yellowstone Park Co., 1944-47 Fishing Bridge, WY (summers only)
• Apprentice Baker, Big Timber Bakery, Big Timber, MT 1941-44
• Apprentice Blacksmith, Modern Blacksmithing, Big Timber, MT 1936-41

Consulting

• Battelle, Pacific NW Laboratories, Simulation and hazardous waste modeling, Richmond, WA 1993
• HKM Associates, Statistical analysis of water quality, Bozeman, MT 1993
• Los Alamos Technical Associates, V&V Systems Models, Richland, WA 1996
• Montana Department of Natural Resources, State water planning model, Helena, MT 1975-76
• Systems Technology, Assessment of water use data systems, Helena, MT 1980

Professional Society Membership

• IIE
• ASEE

Honors and Awards

• Halliburton Distinguished Teacher Award 1986

Publications

• Systems Analysis and Modeling: A Macro-to-Micro Approach with Multidisciplinary Applications, Academic Press, 2000.
• "Prototyping an Expert System for Diagnosis of Potato Diseases", Major Co-author, Computer and Electronics in Agriculture, October, 1994.
• "Capacity Requirements Planning Using Kanban Simulation", Major Co-author, The Automobile Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Automobile Engineers (India), 1992.
• "A Simulation Model for Economic Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems", Co-author, Proceedings IFAC Workshop on Discrete Event Simulation, Shenyang, China, June, 1991.
• "Expert System for Production Manager Recruitment", Co-author, Journal of Production Planning and Control, Vol. 2, (No. 4), 1991.
• "River Basin Modeling via Systems Analysis and Artificial Intelligence", Hydrosoft, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1988.
• "Integrating Material Requirements Planning and Flexible Manufacturing Systems via Simulation", Major Co-author, Proceedings IIE Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., May, 1987.
• "Integration of Flexible Manufacturing Systems into the Factory", Major Co-author, Proceedings of the ASME International Conference on Computers in Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July, 1986.
• "Planning Model Development: A Branch of Expert Systems Technology", Proceedings of the IIE Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, May, 1986.
• "A Macro-to-Micro Finite Element Method for Producing Water Planning Models", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Finite Elements in Water Resources, Oxford, Mississippi, May, 1980.
• "Modeling and Simulation via the Macro-to-Micro Method: Forest Model Example", Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Conference on Simulation and Modeling, Pittsburgh, PA, May, 1980.
• "An Integrative-to-Differentiative Oriented Methodology for Producing Mathematical Models", Proceedings of the International Association for Mathematical Modeling, St. Louis, Missouri, July, 1979.
• "Money Saving Furnace Replacement", Popular Mechanics, September, 1979.
• "A Macro-to-Micro Simulation Methodology for Producing Linkable Natural Resources Models", abstract only, ORSA/TIMS Joint National Meeting, November, 1978.
• "A Formula Method for Assigning Letter Grades", Engineering Education, Vol. 69, No. 2, November, 1978.
• "A Comparison of Three Methods for Fitting the Negative Exponential", Proceedings of the American Institute for Decision Sciences Annual Western Conference, San Diego, California, March, 1978.
• "Long Division: An Example of Dynamic Programming", AIIE Transactions, Vol. 6, No. 4, December, 1974.
• "Simulation via Time-Partitioned Linear Programming: A Ground and Surface Allocation Model for Gallatin Valley of Montana", Proceedings of the AIIE Joint Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., January, 1974.
• "Development of a Water Planning Model for Montana", Co-author, Proceedings of the ASCE Hydraulics Division 21st Annual Specialty Conference, Bozeman, Montana, August, 1973.
• "The Numbers and Capacity Effect of a Profitable Industry Under Competitive Conditions", Proceedings of the Western Farm Economics Joint Conference, Los Angeles, California, August, 1966.