“Educational Partnership Agreement” with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport , RI , from 2007 to 2012, as Partnership Program Manager (University PI) for Modeling and Simulation, allowing donation of an M-1 Virtual Environment in like new condition having a value of approximately $55,000.

“Development of a MS in Engineering Management as an On-Line Degree Program,” as an approved proposal to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with Douglas Timmer as PI and Department Chair, participated as Graduate Program Coordinator and Course Instructor, approved for commencement in January 2007, internally funded for $929,500 over five years.

“Self Contained Actuation Systems,” Office of Naval Research, STTR Program, Phase II Award and Phase II Option, to Foam Matrix Corporation, Contract Number N00014-03-M-0311 with the University of New Orleans and Hamilton Sunstrand as subcontractors, $750,000 total award with $225,000 to the University of New Orleans, as PI for the University of New Orleans, February 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006.

“Virtual Reality Enhancement for New Orleans Area Universities,” State of Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund, Enhancement Program – Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Institutional, as PI, with, Bradley Bell, School of Architecture, Tulane University, Bruce Brailsford, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing, U. of New Orleans, Tho mas Wiess, PhD, School of Pharmacy, Xavier University, Kurt Satter , College of Business, U. of New Orleans, Douglas Meffert, Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University, Keith Wismar, PhD, Psychology Department, Dillard University, for $27,589 for equipment, August 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

“Navy-Industry Applications of Virtual Environments for Shipbuilding,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $110,00 as PI, August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.

“Thermal Modeling, a Shipbuilding, Cost, and Reliability Perspective,” Office of Naval Research, $25,000, as PI, July 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005.

“Improving Shipyard Assembly,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center , $ 121,035, as PI, January 1, 2004 to May 21, 2005.

“Integrated Shipbuilding Environment, Year Number 3 and 4” Office of Naval Research through ATI as agent for the National Shipbuilding Research Program, $30,000, as PI for Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center Task, October 1, 2003 to January 28, 2005, and February 1, 2005 to January 31, 2006.

“Collaborative Virtual Design, Manufacturing, and Training,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $150,280, as PI, October 1, 2003 to October 31, 2004.

“Design of Jigs and Fixtures to Improve Shipyard Productivity,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $ 150,000, as PI for the University of New Orleans, with Sashikant Suthar as PI for the project, June 1, 2003 to May 31, 2004.

“Self Contained Actuation Systems,” Office of Naval Research, STTR Program, Phase I Award and Phase I Option, to Foam Matrix Corporation, Contract Number N00014-03-M-0311 with the University of New Orleans and Hamilton Sunstrand as subcontractors, $100,000 total award with $29,983 to the University of New Orleans, as PI for the University of New Orleans, July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003, extended to January 31, 2005 for Phase I Option.

“Integrated Structural Building Blocks, An Initial Investigation,” Office of Naval Research, $ 334,000, as PI, with Moni Islam as PI for Northrop Grumman and Marshall Molen as PI for Mississippi State as subcontractors, July 18, 2003 to February 28, 2005.

Also related funding: “An ONR Conference on Integrated Structural Building Blocks,” by ONR, as PI, $10,568.82, August 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005.

“Reliability Analysis for a Diesel Engine Propulsion System,” Textron Inc., $ 20,000, September 24, 2002 to July 21, 2003.

“Virtual Design, Manufacturing, and Training,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $ 596,580, as PI, with Dr. Gregory Dobson as Co-PI, September 1, 2002 to October 1, 2003.

“Avondale Process Modeling, Manufacturing, and Simulation,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $ 1,479,909, with Dr. Gregory Dobson as PI, July 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003.

“Lean Six Sigma in Shipbuilding,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $ 738,102, with Prof. Bahadir Inozu as PI, May 1, 2002 to May 31, 2004.

Naval Research Laboratory surplus equipment, SSVR System, sold by Mechdyne Corp., without projectors, tracking, sound, and crystal eye emitters, original system cost, $ 102,000 with cost to the University of New Orleans of $ 3,425 for transportation and administrative fees.

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“3-M Data Processors for Dual Use – Phase II,” Office of Naval Research through the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, $ 149,998, with Dr. Bahadir Inozu as PI, September 1, 2001 to December 31, 2002.

“Marine Composites Affordability – A Knowledgebased Approach,” Office of Naval Research, with UNO, and Avondale as subcontractors, and with collaboration from NSWC Carderock, $ 456,847 total award to Louisiana Tech, $ 147,500 funds supplied to NSWC Carderock, as co-investigator with Dr. H. Dwayne Jerro as PI for Louisiana Tech, Mr. Will Lannes and Dr. William Galle at UNO, Mr. James Noyes, Mr. David Williams, Mr. Karl Johnson, and Mr. John Johnson at Avondale, and Dr. Milton Critchfield and Mr. Scott Bartlett at NSWC Carderock, August 17, 2000 to September 30, 2003. {Portions of the contract transitioned to UNO with A. C. Butler as PI.}

“Affordability Measurement and Prediction Methods to Support Affordable Design of Ship Systems,” Office of Naval Research, STTR Program, Phase II Award, to Cognition Corporation, with Louisiana Tech and Ingalls Shipbuilding as subcontractors, $400,000 total award with $ 180,480 to Louisiana Tech, as PI for Louisiana Tech, with Mr. T. Dan Baldwin, and Dr. J. Mark Barker, as Co-Investigators, July 27, 2000 to Sept. 30, 2003. { Portions of the contract transitioned to UNO.}

“Technology Insertion Cost Estimation Comparison for Aircraft Carrier Systems,” Office of Naval Research, $388,285 total contract value with $60,000 to Naval Sea Systems Command, and $223,312 to Newport News Shipbuilding as a subcontractor, as PI, with Dr. J. Mark Barker and Dr. Melvin Corley as co-investigators, February 17, 2000 to February 16, 2002. {Portions of the contract transitioned to UNO.}

“Affordability Measurement and Prediction Methods to Support Affordable Design of Ship Systems,” Office of Naval Research, STTR Program, Phase I Award including Phase I Option, to Cognition Corporation, with Louisiana Tech and Ingalls Shipbuilding as subcontractors, $100,000 total award with $50,000 to Louisiana Tech, as PI for Louisiana Tech, with Dr. Dale Anderson, Dr. J. Mark Barker, and Dr. James Jiang, as Co-Investigators, June 1, 1999 to October 31, 1999 and February 23, 2000 to May 23, 2000.

Support for Laser Electodeless Plating Research by Institute for Micro-manufacturing , Louisiana Tech University, Dr. Alley C. Butler as faculty responsible, $ 13,823.57 in salaries, equipment, and student support, July 1, 1998 to May 30, 2000.

"Upgrade of SGI Parallel Computer and ImmersaDesk Visualization System," $100,000, Dr. Chaoqun Liu, PI; Dr. Raja Nassar, Dr. Weizhong Dai, Dr. Alley C. Butler, Dr. Steve Jones, Co-Investigators, to Louisiana State Board of Regents Support Fund, August 1999-June 2000.

 “Uncertainty Calculus to Minimize Total Ownership Costs for Ships,” Office of Naval Research, DEPSCoR Program, $ 503,148 including $ 189,798 in matching funds from the State of Louisiana Board of Regents, and additional cash match from Louisiana Tech University of $ 72,816, as PI with Dr. Dileep Sule, May 15, 1999 – Dec. 31, 2002. {Portions of the contract transitioned to UNO}

Student Internships at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC for two graduate students assigned to the Virtual Reality Laboratory (Code 5580), September 15, 1997 to January 31, 1998 and June 1, 1998 to August 15, 1998 for Joshua Summers, and September 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 to August 11, 2000 for Douglas Maxwell, $ 53,936.

“Improvements to Early Stage Submarine Design,” Office of Naval Research, $ 256,111 with $ 56,903 funded as military travel and associated expenses, April 1, 1997 – September 30, 2000, {additional, $ 26,720 in matching commitments from Louisiana Tech University}

“Intelligent CAD Systems for Materials Processing and Inspection,” Air Force Materials Directorate (MLIM), Wright Patterson AFB, OH, $ 10,000 through TMCI Corporation, May 1, 1997 to 30 September 1997, also equipment consisting of Sun 10 and Sun 2 Workstations for the conduct of research, January 1997 - January 1998.

Office of Naval Research, Mathematics and Computer & Information Science Directorate (Code 311), IPA Program, $65,589.45, October 1, 1995 - September 30, 1996.

"Calculation of Springback in Cold Bending of Sheet Metal Over a Mandrel using Finite Element Analysis (FEA)," Pittsburgh Super Computer Center with Roger C. Duffield as Co-PI, 10 CPU units valued at $6,000, June 9, 1995 - June 15, 1996.

"Evaluating Cost for Manufacturing Improvements," Honda of America Manufacturing, $23,754 (including one contract expansion of $5,954), May 29, 1995 - January 16, 1996.

"Vacuum Systems to Enhance Coal Log Production and Quality," funded through the University of Missouri , Capsule Pipeline Research Center which is supported by the National Science Foundation, An Industry Consortium, and the State of Missouri , as PI for this task, $77,652, January 1, 1994 - August 31, 1995. {with an additional $31,482.00 in equipment acquired through the college of engineering}

"Improving Agility of Management and Engineering for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing," funded by the National Science Foundation as PI with A. Sherif El-Gizawy, and Carol Lawrence, $50,000, September 1, 1993 - February 28, 1995.

"Application for Certification as Writing Intensive - MAE 295, Design Synthesis I," University of Missouri-Columbia, Campus Writing Program, $12,350, support of TA's in a Writing Intensive course, August 25, 1993 - December 15, 1995.

"Parallel Computation for Fuzzy Computer-Aided Design," University of Missouri Research Board, $27,700.00, June 1993 to May 1995.

"Goose Decoy Prototype," Niska, Inc., $3,726 and additional patent rights, May 17, 1993 to October 31, 1995.

Miscellaneous small grants totaling $ 6,219 from industrial sponsors, professional societies, and university agencies for student support, travel, and administrative costs.

As a graduate student independently responsible for securing the following:

U. S. Air Force, Materials Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, $37, 014 for research in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems under contracts CRMAT2-T183, CRMAT2-T194, and CRMAT3-T12, supported A. C. Butler as a Visiting Scientist - June 1990 to Sept. 1991.

As a graduate student independently responsible for securing the following:

International Paper, Manufacturing Services Office, Mobile , AL agreement for technical cooperation for research to improve lime kiln control - Jan. 1988.

With the Purdue Laboratory for Applied Industrial Control, responsible for:

MacMillan Bloedel, Pinehill , Alabama , mathematical modeling and digital control of a Kamyr continuous digester using the Purdue model, $4,000 - Feb. '88 to Aug. '88.

[Student names are shown in italics.]

Journal Publications:

Butler , A. C., S. S. Rao, and S. R. LeClair, "Reliability Analysis of Complex Systems Using Symbolic Logic," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 49-60, January 1993.

Butler, A. C., T. J. Williams, and O. D. I. Nwokah, "Control of a Kamyr Wood Digester with the Purdue Digester Model," Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, Vol. 4, special edition, pp. 529-540, 1994.

Butler , A. C., F. Sadeghi, S. S. Rao, and S. R. LeClair, "Computer Aided Design/Engineering of Bearing Systems Using the Dempster-Shafer Theory," Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (AI EDAM ), vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-11, 1995.

Lawrence, Carol M., Michael Fortune, and Alley C. Butler, "A Fuzzy Decision Model for Environmental Risk Assessment," Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Theory of Evidence in Accounting (special issue of monograph series Advances in Financial and Managerial Accounting), pp. 213-236, 1995.

Butler , A. C., S. S. Rao, and S. R. LeClair, "Fuzzy Computer-Aided Design of Process Manufacturing Facilities," Research in Engineering Design, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 126-150, 1995.

Lawrence , Carol M. and Alley C. Butler, "Legacy Costing, Fuzzy Systems Theory, and Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing," Advances in Management Accounting, vol. 4, pp. 103-126, 1995.

Woerner, David, Samir Armaly, Alley Butler , and David Fischer, “A Fuzzy Model of Legal Reasoning for Concurrent Engineering,” Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 27-42.

Woerner, David, Samir Armaly, Alley Butler , and David Fischer, “A Comparative Study of Uncertainty Methods for Legal Reasoning,” International Journal of Intelligent Systems, vol. 14, pp. 1269-1292, 1999.

Journal Publications (Continued):

Woerner, David, Raman Ranganathan, and Alley Butler , “Developing an Artificial Neural Network for Modeling Heavy Vehicle Rollover,” Journal of Commercial Vehicles, vol. 109, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale , PA , December 2000.

Summers, Joshua, Douglas Maxwell , Christopher Camp, and Alley Butler , “Features as an Abstraction for Designer Convenience in the Design of Ships,” ASNE - The Naval Engineers Journal, Vol. 113, No. 4, Fall 2001, pp. 53-67.

Ben Delatte, and Alley Butler , “An Object Oriented Model Supporting Conceptual Ship Design and Case Based Reasoning,” Maritime Technology, Vol. 40, No. 3, July 2003, pp. 158-167.

Lanka, Muralidhar, Alley Butler , and Raymond Sterling, “Approximate Reasoning for Location of Underground Utilities,” Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 16, Suppl. 1, 2002, pp.S13-S31.

Justin McElroy, Joel Francis, Sonia Gross, and Alley Butler , “A Comparative Study of Knowledge Sharing Methods for Shipbuilding,” under review by Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AI EDAM).

Alley Butler , Ravi Vinnakota, Steven LeClair, “Robot Path Planning into Cavities Defined by Splines,” IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, submitted for review.

Conference Proceedings:

Butler, Alley C., "A Discussion of Accounting Theory from an Engineering Design and Manufacturing Perspective," Proceedings of the ASME Design for Manufacturability Conference, Chicago, IL, March 14-16, 1994, pp. 77-87.

Butler, Alley C., and David R. Woerner, "Teaching Innovation, Creativity, and Design Conceptualization - Experiences from the Development of a New Course," Midwest Section of ASEE, Conference Proceedings, Lincoln, NE, March 30 - April 1, 1994. (Awarded best paper at the conference)

Butler, Alley C., Michael Fortune, Tobin Bailey, A. Sherif El-Gizawy, and Lloyd J. Lazarus, "A Strategy for Machining Fluid Waste Minimization for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing," Proceedings of the ASME 1994 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Chicago, IL, Nov. 6-11, 1994, pp. 9-17.

Conference Proceedings (Continued):

Armaly, Samir, David A. Fischer, Alley C. Butler, and Gordon R. Coates, "Using Bayesian Belief Networks for Automated Legal Reasoning about Defective Design," Proceedings of the ASME Design for Manufacture Conference, Chicago, IL, March 13-16, 1995, pp. 55-64.

Hancock, Douglas S., Alley C. Butler, and Peter H. Bloch, "Use of a CAD System to Develop Product Market Information," Proceedings of the ASME Design for Manufacture Conference, Chicago, IL, March 13-16, 1995, pp. 85-97.

Butler , Alley C., Jun-Jun Tang, and David Woerner, "Vacuum and Thermal Techniques for the Manufacture of Coal Logs," Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Freight Pipelines, Pittsburgh , PA , September 14-16, 1995, pp. 198-203.

Yim, H. and A. C. Butler, "An Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Controller for Poly-Tree Structured Workcell Layouts," Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Task Planning (ISATP '95), Pittsburgh, PA, August 10-11, 1995, pp. 293-298.

Yim, Ho and Alley C. Butler, "Motion Planning Using Fuzzy Logic Control with Minimum Sensors," Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, Monterey, CA, August 27-29, 1995, pp. 558-564.

Butler, Alley C., Gordon R. Coates, S. S. Rao, F. Sadeghi, and Steven R. LeClair, "Modeling Uncertainty in Preliminary Design: a Short Review," Proceedings of the 1995 ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Boston, MA, September 17-21, 1995, pp. 371-388.

Sethi, Achint, David A. Fischer, and Alley C. Butler, "A Concurrent Engineering System for Legal Reasoning about Defective Design," Proceedings of the 1995 ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, September 17-21, 1995, pp. 27-38.

Yim, H. and A. C. Butler, "Checking Constraints in Layout Design Using Geometric Primitives," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, Irvine, CA, August 19-22, 1996, [published on CD ROM].

Woerner, David, R. Martha A. Townsend, Martha D. Patton, and Alley C. Butler, "Teaching Written Communication Skills in a Capstone Engineering Design Course," Proceedings of the 1996 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, [published electronically] Tulsa , OK , April 10-12, 1996. (Awarded best paper at the Conference.)

Conference Proceedings (Continued):

Yim, Ho and Alley C. Butler, "General Layout Design Synthesis Using Fuzzy Logic," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 8-11, 1996, pp. 1073-1079.

Yim, Ho and Alley C. Butler, "Computer Aided Design using Parallel Computation," Proceedings of the 1996 Adaptive Distributed Parallel Computing Symposium, sponsored by USAF Wright Laboratories and Wright State University, Dayton, OH, August 8-9, 1996, pp. 113-123.

El-Gizawy, A. Sherif and Alley C. Butler, “A Modular Approach for Environmentally Conscious Machining Process,” Proceedings of the 1997 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Meeting, Seattle , WA , January 7-9, 1997, pp. 403-404.

Butler , Alley C., and Steven R. LeClair, “A Potential Field Method for Path Planning into Cavities Defined by B-Splines,” Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Atlanta , GA , September 13-16, 1998, [published on CD-ROM], as file DETC98/CIE5692.pdf.

Vinnakota, Ravi, Alley Butler, and Steven LeClair, “Development of a Voronoi Tree for Cavities by Hodograph-Hodograph Intersection,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Las Vegas , NV , September 12-16, 1999, [published on CD-ROM], as file DETC99/CIE-9112.pdf.

Summers, Joshua, Alley Butler, and Eddy Kuo, “Development of a Feature Based Design System using Virtual Reality,” Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 12-16, 1999, [published on CD-ROM], as file DETC99/CIE-9034.pdf.

Summers, Joshua, Douglas Maxwell, Christopher Camp, and Alley Butler, “Features as an Abstraction for Designer Convenience in the Design of Complex Products,” Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore , MD , September 10-13, 2000, published on CD-ROM, as file DETC00/CIE14642.pdf.

Maxwell, Douglas, Robert King, and Alley Butler , “Design Synthesis in a Virtual Environment,” ASME Showcase 2000 Demonstration, for the Computers in Engineering Division, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore , MD , September 11, 2000.

David Woerner, R. Ranganathan, and Alley Butler , “An Artificial Neural Network Simulation of Tank Trucks,” Proceedings of the SAE Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition, Portland, OR, December 4-6, 2000, as paper 2000-01-3418.

Publications

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Conference Proceedings (Continued):

Don Yates and Alley Butler , “Estimating Technology Insertion Risk using Fuzzy Logic,” Proceeding of the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Pittsburgh , PA , September 9-12, 2001, published as file CIE21249.pdf on CD-ROM.

Douglas Maxwell, Rob King, and Alley Butler , “Design Synthesis in a Virtual Environment,” Proceeding of the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 9-12, 2001, published as file CIE21267.pdf on CD-ROM.

Alley Butler , Dan Baldwin, and Mohit Kashyap, “Assessing Maintenance Cost for Design or Re-Design of Complex Machinery,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Montreal, Canada, September 29-October 3, 2002, published as file CIE34492.pdf on CD-ROM.

Kurt Satter , and Alley Butler , “Usability Analysis for Virtual Environment Interfaces in Ship Design,” Proceedings of the ASNE Pascagoula Section Conference on Expeditionary Force Projection, Biloxi , MS , February 25-28, 2003, on CD-ROM.

Douglas Timmer and Alley Butler, March 28-30, 2007, “Distance Education – Experience and Implementation of an MS Degree,” publication in the Proceedings of the ASEE-GSW Annual Conference, South Padre Island, TX.

Reports and Other Manuscripts:

Butler , A. C., and T. J. Williams, Purdue Laboratory for Applied Industrial Control Report No. 152. "A Description and User's Guide for the Purdue Kamyr Digester Model," December 1988.

Butler, A. C. (CDR, USNR), "A Survey of Technology in Computer Integrated Manufacturing of Piping Systems in Shipbuilding," a report submitted to the David Taylor Research Center, Carderock, MD while on active duty at the Office of Naval Research, 25 June 1993.

Butler, A. C. (CDR, USNR), "An Examination of Collaborative Workspace Technology for C4I," a report submitted to the Office of Naval Research, Director of Mathematical, Computer, and Information Sciences while on active duty at the Office of Naval Research, 5 August 1994, FOUO.

Butler, A. C. (CDR, USNR), "An Analysis of Research Programs in Intelligent Software Agents," a report submitted to the Office of Naval Research, Director of Mathematical, Computer, and Information Sciences while on active duty at the Office of Naval Research, 13 January 1995, FOUO.

Reports and Other Manuscripts (Continued):

Butler, Alley C., "An Evaluation of Alternate Technologies for the Manufacture of Coal Logs," Capsule Pipeline Research Center technical report no. 95-4, University of Missouri - Columbia, May 1995.

Butler , Alley C., "Manufacturing Cost, Budgets, and Investments," as a Proprietary Text for Honda of America Manufacturing, Marysville , OH , Draft Version.

Butler , Alley C., "Instructor's Guide for a Proprietary Short Course on Manufacturing Cost, Budgets, and Investment," Honda of America Manufacturing, Marysville , OH , Draft Version.

Butler , Alley, “Robot Path Planning into Cavities Defined by Splines,” submitted as a Technical Report to AFOSR on October 16, 1996.

Wang, Shensheng, and Alley C. Butler, “System Design for Heating Coal,” Capsule Pipeline Research Center technical report no. 96-1, University of Missouri-Columbia, August 28, 1996 with revision in September 1996.

Summers, Joshua and Alley C. Butler, “A Feasibility Study: The Heating and Drying of Coal Particles using Fluidized Bed Technology,” Capsule Pipeline Research Center technical report no. 96-2, University of Missouri-Columbia, September 30, 1996.

Sullivan, Kevin, Alley Butler, Suresh Kalanthur, Dale Anderson, Tommy Baldwin, Mohit Kashyap, Brian Glausser, Frank Sturges, Dave Philo, Melvin Corley, “Research in Affordability Measurement and Prediction Methods to Support Affordable Design of Ship Systems, STTR Phase I Report under ONR Contract Number N00014-99-M-0241, 1 December 1999, 108 pages.

Kevin Sullivan, Brian Glauser, Alley Butler, and T. Dan Baldwin, “Research in Affordability Measurement and Prediction Methods to Support Affordable Design of Ship Systems, STTR Phase I Option Final Report under ONR Contract Number N00014-99-M-0241, 23 May 2000, 19 pages.

Bahadir Inozu and Alley Butler , “3M Processors for Dual Use,” Final Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center , University of New Orleans , as Research Project No. 97-91A, December 2002.

Alley Butler , Sam Sale , and Jeff Dunham, “Reliability Analysis for Elements of a Marine Diesel Propulsion System,” proprietary Final Report to Textron Land and Marine Systems, New Orleans, LA, July 2003.

Reports and Other Manuscripts (Continued):

John Hurd, Dale Gallaher, Suresh Kalathur, PhD, R. Samuel Sale, R. Dan Smith, Constantin Sterpu , Justin McElroy, Alley Butler , PhD, PE, John Hackett, PhD, David Johnson, Shankar Ujjani, Garth Turner, T. Dan Baldwin, “Research in Affordability Measurement and Prediction Methods to Support Affordable Design of Ship Systems,” STTR Phase II Final Report under Contract Number, November 3, 2003.

Shashikant Suthar, Alley Butler , Hannah Christopher , and Mike Duthu, “Design of Jigs and Fixtures to Improve Shipyard Productivity,” Final Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, University of New Orleans, as Research Project No. 327-02-5135, May 31, 2004.

Bahadir Inozu , Ivan Radovic , Brian MacClaren, Mark Pakov, Andraian Hanson, Joseph Wayne Snodgrass, Anthony Patti, Alley Butler , Marino Niccolai, Charles LaRue, Shawn Wilkerson, Donald Dorsey, David Williams, Amanda Cox, William Leonard, Nubia Westland, Randall Parker, and Douglas Capps, “Lean Six Sigma in Shipbuilding (Year 2), Interim Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, University of New Orleans, as Research Project No. 327-02-5142, June 2004,

Alley Butler , Gregory Dobson, Kurt Satter , Edward Williams, Steve Attaya , David Bryan , “Collaborative Virtual Design, Manufacturing, and Training,” Final Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, University of New Orleans as Research Project No. 327-02-5138, October 30, 2004 with December 2005 update.

Alley Butler , Michael Kramer , Dan Brubaker, David Hill, and Al Johnson, “Maintenance Cost, Reliability, and Financial Return Analysis for LCAC Rudder Actuator and Rudder Systems,” as Appendix A in the Phase I final report from Foam Matrix to ONR under contract Contract Number N00014-03-M-0311, July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004.

Alley Butler , “Marine Composites Affordability – A Knowledgebased Approach” Final Report to ONR, ONR Contract N00014-02-M-0195, December 31, 2004.

Alley Butler , “Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis for the Implementation of a STEP AP 227 Format for Interoperable HVAC Design,” submitted for the Integrated Shipbuilding Environments – 3 Project, sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program, January 28, 2005.

Edward Williams, Michael Kramer, and Alley Butler , “Initial Test Plan for LCAC Rudder-Actuator System,” Final Report to Foam Matrix for ONR STTR Phase I Option contract, Contract Number N00014-03-M-0311, January 31, 2005.

Alley Butler , Moni Islam, and Marshall Molen, “Integrated Structural Building Blocks (ISBB), An Initial Investigation,” Final Project Report, ONR Grant N00014-03-10892, February 28, 2005.

Reports and Other Manuscripts (Continued):

Alley Butler, Hollee Buckman, Edward Payne, Edward Williams, and Steve Attaya , “Improving Shipyard Assembly,” Final Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, University of New Orleans Research Project No. 27410, ONR Cooperative Agreement No. N00014-98-2-0010, May 20, 2005.

Alley Butler , “Thermal Modeling, A Shipbuilding, Cost, and Reliability Perspective,” Final Report to ONR, for ONR Grant N00014-04-1-0731, May 31, 2005.

Alley Butler , Kurt Satter , Edward Williams, and Steve Attaya , “Navy-Industry Networks of Virtual Environments for Shipbuilding,” Final Report to the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center , University of New Orleans as Research Project No. 27441, July 31, 2005 with December 2005 update..

Alley Butler , Edward Williams, Constantin Sterpu, and Arthur Butz, “Integrated Actuator – Rudder System for LCAC,” STTR Phase II - Project Final Report, Submitted to Foam Matrix, Inc. February 2007.

Alley Butler , Edward Williams, Constantin Sterpu, and Arthur Butz, “Integrated Actuator – Rudder System for LCAC,” STTR Phase II - Project Final Report, Submitted to Foam Matrix, Inc. February 2007.

“Design of Near Zero Maintenance Naval Systems,” with Edward Williams, Constantin Sterpu , Al Johnson, and Tom Shivers , ShipTech 2006 Conference, Panama City, FL, January 24, 2006.

“Modeling of Ship Assembly using Intelligent Systems Methods,” with Ed Payne and Steve Attaya , ShipTech 2005 Conference, Biloxi, MS, March 1, 2005.

“Development of Virtual Environments at GCRMTC for Shipbuilding,” with Kurt Satter and Edward Williams, ShipTech 2005 Conference, Biloxi, MS, March 2, 2005.

“Development of a Business Case for the Integrated Shipbuilding Environment,” ShipTech 2005 Conference, Biloxi , MS , March 2, 2005.

“A Census of Bulkheads and Bulkhead Penetrations,” with Kay Smith , ONR Workshop on Integrated Structural Building Blocks, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, February 16, 2005.

“An Examination of Thermal Conditioning and Management, with Constantin Sterpu , ONR Workshop on Integrated Structural Building Blocks, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, February 16, 2005.

“Visualizing Results for ISBB and Technical Analysis,” with Ed Williams , ONR Workshop on Integrated Structural Building Blocks, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, February 17, 2005.

“Survey of Uncertainty Based Intelligence Techniques,” Workshop on Information and Systems Technology, Diboll Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, December 13, 2004.

“Improving Shipyard Assembly,” with Steve Attaya , Ed Williams , Hollee Buckman , and Ed Payne , 2004 Automation in Shipbuilding Conference, Design for Automation, Sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program, New Orleans , LA , December 8, 2004.

“Design of Jigs and Fixtures to Improve Shipyard Productivity,” with Shashikant Suthar and Hannah Christopher , ShipTech 2004 Conference, Biloxi, MS, January 14, 2004.

“Results with Usability Analysis with Virtual Environments,” 2004, with Kurt Satter , David Bryan , and Ed Williams , NSRP, Invited Presenter to Product Design and Material Technologies Panel Meeting, Biloxi, MS, January 16, 2004.

Poster presented, “Usability Test Results in a Virtual Environment for Shipbuilding,” Kurt Satter , David Bryan , and Alley Butler , ShipTech 2004 Conference, Biloxi, MS, January 15, 2004.

Alley Butler , Al Johnson, Michael Kramer , and Nam Trinh, “A Case Study in Sustainment through Zero Maintenance, Justified by Life Cycle Cost Reduction,” Defense Manufacturing Conference, Las Vegas , NV , Dec. 1, 2004.

“Building the Business Case, (or Selling Management on Implementation),” invited presentation at the 2003 Automation in Shipbuilding Conference, Design for Automation, Sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program and the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center, New Orleans, LA, December 11, 2003

“A Survey on Uncertainty Management with Emphasis on Fuzzy Techniques,” University of New Orleans, Workshop on Information and Systems Technology, New Orleans, LA, May 16, 2003.

“Marine Composites Affordability – A Knowledgebased Approach,” with Dr. William Galle, ShipTech 2003 Conference, Biloxi , MS , January 16-17, 2003.

“System Affordability: Selling Management on Implementation,” Automation in Shipbuilding Conference, Sponsored by the National Shipbuilding Research Program and GCRMTC, New Orleans, LA, December 12, 2002.

“Virtual Systems for the 21^st Century,” with Dr. Judy Vance, and Dr. Peter Ebbesmeyer, as a panel discussion, at the ASME Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, MD, September 13, 2000.

“The Use of Features as a Design Abstraction for Early Stage Submarine Design,” Center for Numerical Simulation and Modeling, 1998-99 Seminar No. 4, Louisiana Tech University , October 21, 1998.

“Intelligence, Electronics, and Surveillance (Code 31)” for CAPT Michael Brinkac, USN at the Commanding Officer’s Strategic Planning Conference, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA, September 11, 1998.

"Assessment of Manufacturing Cost," invited speaker at the National Design Engineering Show and Conference, Chicago , IL , March 20, 1996.

"Computer-Aided Design of Process Manufacturing Facilities," seminar, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept., Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Sept. 28, 1995

"Feature Based Design in Shipbuilding," technical session speaker at the 1995 East Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, Washington DC , March 11, 1995.

"Quality Function Deployment," technical session speaker at the 1995 East Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, Washington DC , March 12, 1995.

"It Began with the Kamyr Digester," invited speaker at Retirement Symposium for Prof. Theodore J. Williams, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, December 6, 1994.

"Collaborative Learning in an Engineering Writing Intensive Course," invited to speak at the University of Missouri - Columbia , 17th Campus Writing Program Workshop, 17 August 1994, with TA's Mr. David Woerner and Mr. Ramesh Venugopal.

"Design and Manufacturing with Emphasis on the Commercial Aspects of Design," invited seminar, University of South Alabama , May 19, 1994.

"Improving Creativity in Engineering Design (and Management)," presented at the 1994 West Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, San Francisco , CA , April 17, 1994.

"The Commercial Aspects of Engineering Design," invited speaker at the National Design Engineering Show and Conference, Chicago , IL , March 14, 1994.

"Research and Development in Manufacturing," feedback session speaker at the 1994 East Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, Washington DC , March 12, 1994.

"Team Projects and Team Spirit in the Classroom," University of Missouri - Columbia , Campus Writing Program Seminar, with Mr. David Woerner, March 8, 1994.

MAE Department Representative for the University of Missouri-Columbia "Teaching Engineering Design" Conference, presentation with students, November 20, 1992.

"Computer-Aided Design/Engineering of Bearing Systems Using the Dempster-Shafer Theory," 18th ASME Design Automation Conference, Scottsdale , AZ , September 16, 1992.

"Quality Engineering through Reliability Based Design," presented at the 1992 East Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium with Richard G. Denning, Washington DC , March 8, 1992.

"The Potential for Intelligent Systems in Naval Warfare," presented at the 1991 West Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, San Diego , CA , June 2, 1991.

"The Development of Intelligent Software Systems," presented to the Data Processing Department at the Naval Weapons Support Center Crane, Crane IN on October 9, 1990.

General Electric Forgivable Loan, June - Aug. '91

Navy Commendation Medal, April 1991

David Ross Fellowship, Aug. '88 - Aug. '90

Procter and Gamble Summer Fellowship, June '87 - Aug. '87

Researcher of the Year Award, Louisiana Tech Chapter, Sigma Xi, 1999

Research Collaboration Award, Louisiana Tech, College of Eng. & Sciences, 1998-99

Leadership Team Recognition, Affordability Research, Coll. Of Eng. & Sci. 2000-01

Elected to Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Academic Honorary) - Ga. Tech

Elected to Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Academic Honorary) - U. of S. Alabama

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 6399-90L, as an On-Line Course (Internet Delivery), Industrial Cost Analysis, taught 15 graduate students, Fall 2007

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 6380, Manufacturing Simulation, taught 15 graduate students, Summer II 2007

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 4352, Manufacturing Simulation, taught 5 undergraduate students, Spring 2007

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 6399-04, Engineering Management, taught 11 graduate students, Spring 2007

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 3337, Engineering Economics, taught up to 18 undergraduate students, Fall 2006, Fall 2007

University of Texas – Pan American, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, MANE 6387, Logistics, taught 6 graduate students, Fall 2006

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENME 3734, Machine Elements Design, taught second half of course to 17 undergraduate students, Spring 2006.

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENEE 3530, Linear Signals and Systems, taught 23 undergraduate students, Spring 2006.

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENMG 6097 Decision Making with Uncertainty, taught 8 graduate students, Fall 2004.

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENMG 6112 Quantitative Analysis II, taught 10 graduate students, Fall 2003.

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENEE 6570 (Engineering Optimization), taught 1 graduate student, Fall 2002.

University of New Orleans, Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENMG 6111 (Quantitative Analysis I), taught up to 16 graduate students, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006.

University of New Orleans, Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, NAME 4133 and 4133G (Ship Production), {first taught as NAME 4095}, taught up to 10 graduate students and 14 undergraduate students, Spring 2002, and Spring 2005, taught as an on-line course to 7 undergraduate students and 1 graduate student, Fall 2005.

University of New Orleans , Professor and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Endowed Chair, ENMG 6097 (Industrial Statistics), taught up to 9 graduate students, Fall 2001.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, ME450C (Special Project), advised one undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students in an independent study involving a a roadmap method for technology insertion planning, Summer 2001.

Louisiana Tech University , Associate Professor, ME 371 (Dynamic Systems) Laboratory, taught one laboratory section for the Dynamic Systems course, for 13 students, Fall 2000.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, CS 490 (Programming Project), advised three undergraduate Computer Science students in programming projects involving a comparison of knowledge sharing methodologies for design expertise, Summer 2000.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 321 (Manufacturing Processes), Taught two sections totaling up to 22 sophomore undergraduate ME and IE students in manufacturing process modeling including supervision of a laboratory instruction for each section, Spring 2000, Winter 2000-01, Spring 2001.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 221 (Manufacturing Processes), Taught two sections totaling up to 32 sophomore undergraduate ME and IE students in manufacturing process modeling including supervision of a laboratory instruction for each section, Spring 1998, Winter’98-’99, Spring ‘99.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 462 (Machine Design I), Taught one section of 24 senior undergraduates in design for fatigue, design of shafts, bearings, springs, clutches, and brakes, Fall ‘97.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, IE 301 (Manufacturing Cost Analysis) taught one section of up to 16 Industrial Engineering undergraduates in basic cost accounting methods, including job order costing, Activity Based Costing, Standard Cost, and other industrial costing methods, Fall ‘97, Spring ’99, Fall ‘00.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 450C (Special Project), advised two undergraduate Computer Science students in a special projects involving second generation development of a Feature Based Submarine CAD Package and second generation development of an Object Oriented Database system to Support Case Based Reasoning, Summer 1999.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, ME 450C (Special Project), advised two undergraduate Computer Science students in a special projects involving development of a Feature Based Submarine CAD Package, Summer 1998.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, ME 499 (Mechanical Engineering in the Pulp and Paper Industry) taught a one hour special interest “enrichment” course to 5 students on the pulp and paper industry on a pass-fail basis, Spring 1997.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 344 (Fluid Mechanics) taught one section of 20 junior undergraduates in basic fluid mechanics including fluid statics, theory, and experimental methods, Spring 1997.

Louisiana Tech University, Assoc. Professor, ME 463 (Machine Design II) taught one section of up to 40 senior undergraduates in kinematics and dynamics of mechanism & machine design, including cam design and gear trains, Winter 96-97 and Winter ‘97-98, Fall ’98, Winter ‘98-‘99.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, ME 202 (Sophomore Seminar) taught one section of up to 28 undergraduates in two software packages and oral presentations, Fall 1996, Fall 1997.

Louisiana Tech University , Assoc. Professor, ME 484 (Senior Laboratory I) taught one section of 20 students in collaboration with another professor in materials testing and finite element modeling, Fall 1996.

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 300 (Special Project) advised one undergraduate students in a special project involving the Assessment of Technology for Heating Coal with Combustion Gasses, Spring 1996.

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 256 (Design of Machine Elements) with Prof. Dong Jang, prepared and delivered lectures on machine design basics and design of specific mechanical elements, assisted with assignments, tests, grading and other instructional duties for 25 students, Spring 1996.

University of Missouri - Columbia, Asst. Professor, MAE 295 (Design Synthesis I) as a Writing Intensive Course, generated course syllabus and problems, lectured until commencement of IPA assignment with the Office of Naval Research, on October 1, 1995; supervised Dr. Wale Oladiran (adjunct faculty) in the conduct of the course to ensure consistency with Campus Writing Program requirements.  {Release time funded by Office of Naval Research contract.}

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 300 (Special Project) advised one undergraduate students in a special project involving Instrumentation Improvements for Manufacturing Insulation, assisted by a graduate student TA, Fall 1995.

University of Missouri - Columbia, Asst. Professor, MAE 295 (Design Synthesis I) as a Writing Intensive Course, Taught as an undergraduate course on creativity/innovation in design, conceptual design, project management, oral and written communication, and parametric design for 27/30/49/37 students, supervised graduate student TA's, Fall 1993/Spring 1994/Fall 1994/Spring 1995.

University of Missouri - Columbia, Asst. Professor, MAE 401 (Expert Systems in Design), Developed and taught a new graduate level course on the application of uncertainty based expert systems, 6 graduate students for credit, 4 others auditing, Spring 1994.

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 350/300 (Honors Project/Special Project) advised three undergraduate students in honors/special projects in Computer Aided Design and Concurrent Engineering, Spring 1994.

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 350 (Honors Project) advised one undergraduate student in an honors projects in Computer Aided Design, Fall 1993.

University of Missouri - Columbia, Asst. Professor, MAE 295 (Design Synthesis I), Developed and taught a new undergraduate course on creativity/innovation in design, conceptual design, project management, oral and written communication, and parametric design for 15 students, achieved certification as Writing Intensive by Campus Writing program, Spring 1993.

University of Missouri - Columbia , Asst. Professor, MAE 296 (Design Synthesis II) taught 41 students with two other professors, and closely supervised 16 students in the completion of their "capstone" design projects, Fall 1992.

Purdue University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Teaching Assistant for ME 385 (Modeling and Instrumentation of Physical Systems), taught two sections of 16 undergraduates, graded exams, graded homework, and tutorial assistance, Fall 1986, Spring 1987.

Purdue University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory Teaching Assistant for ME 475 (Automatic Control  Systems), taught sections of 16 undergraduates,  graded exams, graded homework, and tutorial assistance, Summer 1987 (one section), Spring 1988 (two sections).

Purdue University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Head Laboratory Teaching Assistant for ME 385 (Modeling and Instrumentation of Physical Systems), responsible for all nine sections of 16 undergraduates, responsible  for apparatus set up, taught one section of 16 undergraduates,  graded exams, and organized "help sessions," Fall 1987.

Completed certification as an instructor for Command Excellence Seminars in the Naval Reserve, May 1991.

Industrial Short Course, "Manufacturing Cost, Budgets, and Investment," Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., Marysville , OH , November 14-17, 1995.

Industrial Short Course - Instructor, "Thermal/Vacuum Processes for Manufacturing Coal Logs," Capsule Pipeline Research Center , July 13, 1995.

process manufacturing, shipbuilding and naval systems, modeling of mechanical systems, CAD/E, application of virtual environments, concurrent engineering (integration of business issues into design/manufacture), reliability of mechanical systems, design theory and methodology, fuzzy sets/logic, neural networks, AI, expert systems, design optimization, cost accounting, and engineering economics.

Served on the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems “Value Bank” Process Team as a technical consultant on methods for determining the financial feasibility of projects as corporate investments, Phase I, August to December, 2004.

Consulting and Other Professional Activity (Continued):

Reviewer for:

Research in Engineering Design,

ASME Transactions on Mechanical Design,

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering,

ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems,

Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design and Analysis,

Proceedings of the ASME Design Automation Conference

Proceedings of the ASME Computers in Engineering Conference,

Proceedings of the ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference.

Proceedings of the ACM Solid Modeling Conference, and

Proceedings of the ASME Design for Manufacturability Conference.

Served on ONR Integrated Process Team to plan 6.3 and 6.4 Research transitions for Total Ownership Cost, as Commander Butler, USNR, October 1999 through January 2000.

ARPA Review Panel 1996.

Review of ONR Proposals and Programs, 1995, 1996, 2004.

EPA Review Panel 1995, 2002.

Innotek Corporation of Little Rock , Arkansas ; October and November 1994: advised and assisted with system design and proposal preparation for demonstration of Hydrothermal Oxidation to mitigate hazardous waste aboard aircraft carriers.

NSF Review Panel/Proposal Review 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2002.

Short Tutorial Course provided on "Improving Innovation in Engineering Design," at the 1994 East Coast Naval Reserve Engineering Duty Technical Symposium, Washington DC, March 12, 1994.

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg , MD , November 1993: evaluation and technology assessment of an energy conversion device.

Office of the Chief of Naval Research, Manufacturing Technology Program, August 1993 and October 1993: visited shipyards (four private and one public) to assess CAD and CAM capabilities and current practices for the fabrication of pipe segments.

Naval Sea Systems Center Pacific Fleet, San Diego , CA , June 1991: held discussions regarding the development of expert systems using shells.

Consulting and Other Professional Activity (Continued):

Naval Aviation Depot, NAS North Island , Coronado , CA , June 1991: facilities visit, presentation, and extended discussions regarding the use of Qualitative Process Automation (QPA) control systems for the manufacturing of epoxy composite aircraft parts.

Naval Weapons Support Center Crane, Crane, IN, 23 July - 17 August 1990: detailed study entitled "Instrumentation and Control of the Transient Flow Wind Tunnel in Building 366 at NWSC Crane."

Naval Reserve Force (Code 10), New Orleans , LA , 22 May - 2 June 1989: completed a detailed study of the desirability, proposed characteristics, and technical feasibility of a Naval Reserve, system wide electronic mail capability for a Zenith Z-248 and VAX cluster network.

Professional Associations and Certificates:

American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Registration - Professional Engineer, Alabama No. 14147, since 1983

Registration - Professional Engineer, Louisiana No. E-30850, since 2003

Employment:

Professor, Manufacturing Engineering, Sept. ’06 – present

University of Texas – Pan American, Edinburg , TX

Taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.  Began the process of developing industrial collaborations and funded research programs.  Published papers and reports, and made presentations at conferences.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina roared ashore. and as a result, changed many lives in New Orleans .  Engineering faculty at Tulane learned that four engineering departments were disestablished (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, and Computer Engineering), and all untenured faculty at Dillard University were laid off.  Xavier University took similar action, and the University of New Orleans had a financial exigency plan approved by the Board of Supervisors in April of 2006.  This financial exigency plan included dissolution of the Engineering Management Department, and it placed me on unpaid furlough in September of 2006.

Consulting and Other Professional Activity

(continued)

Employment (Continued):

Professor & Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Chair, Aug. ’01 – Sept. ‘06

Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering and Engineering Management, The University of New Orleans , New Orleans , LA

Developed funded research programs and supervised students in the conduct of research activities.  Coordinated research efforts with Navy Laboratories, Shipyards, and other industrial/federal organizations.  Published papers and reports, and made presentations at national conferences.  Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering and Engineering Management.

Associate Professor, Aug. ’96 – Aug. ‘01

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department , Louisiana Tech University, Ruston , LA

Developed funded research programs and supervised students in the conduct of research activities.  Published papers and reports, and made presentations at national and regional conferences.  Taught undergraduate courses, chaired ASME conference sessions, and served on University and College of Engineering & Science Teams.  Advised up to forty undergraduate and graduate students in the selection of courses and other academic matters.

Program Officer, Math, Computer and Information Science, Sept. ’95 – Aug. ‘96

Office of Naval Research, Arlington , VA

Functioned as a program officer in Computer Science through an Intermittent IPA (Intergovernmental Personnel Act) agreement.  Responsible for reading proposals, communicating with PI’s, and development of presentations for a program review.  Additionally, assisted the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington , DC with research activities in the Virtual Environments Laboratory.

Assistant Professor, Aug. '92 - Aug. ‘96

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia

Developed funded research programs and supervised up to eleven students in the conduct of research activities.  Published papers and reports, and made presentations at national or regional conferences.  Completely developed and taught graduate/undergraduate courses, chaired ASME and IEEE conference sessions, and chaired/served on ASME and departmental committees.  Advised up to thirteen undergraduate students in the selection of courses and other academic matters.

Computer Systems Consultant, Aug. '90 - Aug. '92

Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN

Assigned as one of three senior departmental computer consultants for an extended VAX, Goulds, SUN network with over 220 different software packages under the UNIX operating system.  Responsible for 12 printers, administration of student accounts, and system physical security.

Employment (Continued):

Visiting Scientist, June '90 - Sept. '91

US Air Force Materials Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB

Completed research in Computer Integrated Manufacturing at Purdue University .

Research Assistant,  June '88 - Aug. '90

Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN

Solely responsible for all research on the Kamyr Digester (Chemical Reactor) Project for the modeling and  process control of manufacturing.  Held meetings with research sponsors and wrote proposals for continued work through the Purdue Laboratory for Applied Industrial Control.  Also, conducted research on optimization and design of systems.

Teaching Assistant,  Aug. '86 - June '88

Purdue University , West Lafayette , IN

Industrial Engineer-Maintenance Planning, Dec. '83 - Aug. '86

International Paper, Mobile Mill

Functioned as a relief foreman on weekends and holidays - supervised up to 15 mechanics.  As a relief planner/estimator scheduled work for up to two crews of 10-15 mechanics.  Implemented systems to decrease $46 million annual maintenance costs and increase the effectiveness of the 410 man maintenance work force. Coordinated the use of maintenance software on IBM 36 and mainframe computers. Contributed to the development of a real time maintenance management information system. Designed and implemented a four day computer systems course for maintenance supervisors featuring a four module, computer interactive instruction system.

Process Engineer/Energy Conservation Coordinator, Nov. '81 - Dec. '83

International Paper, Mobile Mill

Responsible for paper mill energy conservation program including five year plan to reduce consumption. In this capacity, supervised 4 other senior engineers.  Projected results included over a 25% reduction in the use of purchased energy. Completed detailed thermal analysis of heat losses to determine best conservation measures, and devised ways to use heat exchangers for waste heat recovery.  Performed computer modeling of heat and mass balances. Published approximately 130 page, five year energy plans for 1982 and 1983.  Also, performed economic analysis of capital projects. Responded to 30 requests from operational management to determine the cost impact of various operating conditions and strategies.  Studied the mill purchased electricity contract, and developed strategies which had savings of $500,000 per year.

Employment (Continued):

Plant Engineering, May '80 - Nov. 81

International Paper, Mobile Mill

Completed  feasibility studies with budget estimates for capital fund requests.  Supervised contractors on a $2,226,000 rebuild of a 450 psi recovery boiler and precipitator. Provided engineering services and contractor supervision for a rebuild of a traveling grate stoker on a 660,000 lb/hr boiler.  Closely supervised a major rebuild on a 1450 psi recovery boiler.  Provided engineering services and contractor supervision on a 25 MW single extraction, back pressure turbine generator.  Completed design analysis including fluid mechanic checks, complete heat balances, and automatic control upgrading on a six-effect evaporator.

Senior Project Engineer in Design Engineering, May '78 - May '80

International Paper, Manufacturing & Engineering Services Office

Designed conveyor and wood refuse shredder system on two 250 psi bark fired boilers, and coordinated environmental testing on multicyclone dust collectors.  Provided design services for a vent stack scrubber addition on a 650 psi recovery boiler.  Provided construction assistance for a "low odor" economizer replacement on a recovery boiler.  Designed a $2,084,000 expansion for a No. 6 fuel oil terminal.  Served on "strike duty" at Gardiner , Oregon mill doing union labor jobs.

Navigator and Deck Department Head, Jan. '77 - Mar. '78

USS Juneau, US Pacific Fleet

Supervised up to 92 enlisted men and 2 officers in the maintenance of 62 troop compartments, boats, anchors, and gun mounts.  Responsible for overhaul of equipment at Willamette Iron & Steel Shipyard, Portland , OR .  Officer in charge of complex cargo load/unload evolutions. In this capacity, supervised the operation of 16 forklifts, 6 monorail cranes, 3 one-ton pallet conveyors, an eight-ton cargo elevator, and a 35-ton crane.  Supervised the ship's navigation team in plotting ship's position through over 6,000 miles of water and into 12 harbors.

Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA) & Gunnery Officer, Sept. '73-Dec '76

USS Goldsborough, US Pacific Fleet

As MPA responsible for two steam plants which included 4 boilers, 4 turbo-generators, 2 distilling plants, and 35,000 hp main engines. Ensured proper repair and rebuild of equipment during an eighteen month extended overhaul at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Supervised 30-40 boiler technicians and machinists mates.  Molded 14 gunner's mates and fire control technicians into a gunnery  team.  This team operated two 5 inch 54 caliber gun mounts with associated radar and computer.

Commander, US Naval Reserve, Retired (effective 8/31/01)

Last SELRES billet - Office of Naval Research

Qualified as an Engineering Duty Officer and Surface Warfare Officer

Professional

Society and

University Service

Search Committee Chair, Manufacturing Engineering Department, Sept. ‘06

Computer Systems Committee, ’06-‘07

Graduate Program Coordinator, Engineering Management, ’02-’03, ’03-’04, ’04-’05, ’05-‘06

Doctorate in Engineering and Natural Sciences Degree Program Self Study Committee ’04-‘05

Search Committee for other Northrop Grumman, Avondale Endowed Chair, ’02-‘03

Conference Session Chair, ASME Computers & Info. in Engr., '95, ’98, ’99, ’00, ‘01

Conference Session Co-Chair, ASME Design for Manufacture, Sept. '96

Conference Session Co-Chair, ASME Design for Manufacture, March '96

Conference Paper Review Coordinator, ASME Design Theory & Methodology, '96

Committee Secretary, ASME Design for Manufacture Committee, '95-'96

Conference Session Chair, ASME Design for Manufacture Conference, '95

Conference Session Chair, Acting, IEEE Intelligent Control, '95

Louisiana Tech University , Library Committee (Elected Representative), ‘98-‘99

Louisiana Tech University , Search Committee, Research Contracts Administrator, ’98

College of Engr. & Science, Search Committee, Industrial Engineering, ‘99-‘00

College of Engr. & Science, Mechanical Engineering Team, ‘98-’99, ‘99-’00, ‘00-‘01

College of Engr. & Science, Search Committee, Academic Director for Electrical

          Engineering and Computer Science, ‘98

College of Engr. & Science, Key Strategic Direction Team No. 5, ‘97-‘98

College of Engr. & Science, ME/IE Team, ‘96-’97, ‘97-’98

College of Engr. & Sci., System Analysis & Process Optimization Team, ‘96-’97

College of Engr. & Science, Mechanics & Materials Team, ‘96-‘97

College of Engr. & Science, Junior Faculty Team, ‘96-‘97

Served as Seminar Committee Chair, MAE Department , '92-'93

Served on the Seminar Committee, MAE Department , '93-'94, '95-'96

Served on Design/Manufacturing Area Committee, MAE Dept. '94-'95, '95-'96

Served on Space and Equipment Committee, MAE Department '94-'95, '95-'96

Served on the Graduate Committee, MAE Department , '94-'95

Served on Computer Committee, MAE Department , '93-'94

Served on Mechanical Systems Area Committee, MAE Department , '92-'93, '93-'94

Served on Undergraduate Committee, MAE Department , '92-'93 & '93-'9

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Recreational Interests