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B. Accreditation Summary
Appendix IC. Faculty Vitae
Howard D. Meeks
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. Ohio State University, 1970, Industrial Engineering
M.S. Ohio State University, 1966, Mathematics
B.S. Iowa State University, 1960, Aeronautical Engineering
Academic Experience
Original Date of Employment: September 1, 1970 (30 years of Service)
Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 1970-1975
Associate Professor, Iowa State University, 1975-present
Other Related Experience
Academic Associate of A.Y. Goldratt Institute, 1999-present
Teaching Associate, Ohio State University, 1968-1970
Teaching Assistant, Ohio State University, 1964-1966
Aerospace Engineer, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, July 1960-September. 1964
Senior Research Engineer, North American Aviation (Now Rockwell International) Columbus Division, Columbus, Ohio, June 1966-September 1968
Technical Staff, North American Aviation (Now Rockwell International), Columbus Division, Columbus, Ohio, June 1969-September 1969
Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa, Summer 1977
Consulting
Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Summer, 1996
Consulting for Pella Corporation, Fall 1994.
Consulting for Johnson Wax, Racine, Wisconsin, Summer 1986-Spring 1988.
Developed Scheduling Macro for Small Business in Ames, Iowa, using LOTUS1-2-3 Version 2.01, October-November 1986
Consulting for Ruan Transport Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa, April 1972-1975.
Registration: none
Principal Publications
Artiles, N, David, H. T. and Meeks, H. D., "Statistical Optimal Design of Control Charts With Supplementary Stopping Rules," IIE Transactions, 28, pp 225-236, 1996.
Scientific and professional societies
Institute of Industrial Engineers - Senior Member
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Academic Advisor - 1978 (from Student Alumni Association)
Alpha Pi Mu
Gamma Epsilon Sigma
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi - Full member
Institutional and Professional Service
Production Overview (as part of 1-day seminar) Twin Cities IIE Chapter, Twin Cities, Minnesota, May 26, 1999.
Project Management Single Project Overview, 1-day workshop, Cedar Rapids
Chapter of the National Die Casting Association, Cedar Rapids, April 30, 1999.
Project Management Using the Theory of Constraints, 2-day workshop, November,1998, Scheman, Iowa State University.
Project Management Using the Theory of Constraints, 2-day workshop on August13-14, 1998, Holiday Inn, University Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.
"Buffer Management," Webster City Quality Council, Webster City, Iowa, July 9, 1997.
"Cost Justification of Capital Investment Projects," seminar at the Quad Cities Expo-Tech Exposition, February 21, 1997, Davenport, Iowa.
Professional Development Activities
Jonah’s Jonah Upgrade Workshop, Jan 18-21, 2000, New Orleans, LA
Jonah Upgrade Workshop, July 7-10, 1999, Chicago, Illinois.
Jonah’s Jonah Upgrade Workshop, May 11-14, 1999, New Haven, CT.
Facilitator training with Eli Goldratt for the 1999 Spring Satellite Program, January 23-29, 1999
Jonah Upgrade Workshop, Memphis, Tennessee, November 1998.
Jonah's Jonah Upgrade Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut, September 21-24, 1998
Project Management Workshop Upgrade, New Haven Connecticut, September 25-26, 2998.
Attended Certification courses for TOC Courses — A. Y. Goldratt Institute, New Haven, Connecticut:- May 1997 —June 1998, Intermittently
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