Brian L. Heath, Ph.D.
**** ************* *****, *** * . Hilliard, OH 43026 . 724-***-**** .
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Education WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU) Dayton, OH
Ph.D. in Engineering with focus in Industrial & Human Systems, July
2010. Expert in Modeling and Simulation. Specialized in the
analysis of supply chain, manufacturing, warehousing, and military
systems. GPA: 4.0
Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering,
August 2008. Took advance courses in Supply Chain & Inventory
Management, Optimization Techniques, Systems Engineering, Design of
Experiments, Simulation & Queuing Systems, Operations Research, and
Forecasting Methods. GPA: 4.0
KETTERING UNIVERSITY (KU) Flint, MI
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with Quality
Assurance Concentration, December 2006. Took advanced courses in
Statistical Process and Quality Control. Minor in Statistics. GPA:
3.95
Experience U.S. AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND (Studies and Analyses Division)
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Operations Research Analyst (GS-13), Civilian, January 2010 to
Present. Led analysis projects to improve the Air Force's supply
chain network and repair infrastructure.
Simulation Team (Lead). Created, trained, and managed a team of
expert simulation analysts. Managed projects, fostered team
member growth, and engaged members in significant project
developments.
Readiness Quality Assurance Model (Lead). Developed an
innovative model utilizing statistical quality control tools to
help predict and analyze key Air Force readiness measures and
perform root cause analysis.
Enterprise Allocation Model. Developed and executed an
enterprise allocation model to effectively allocate over $14
billion in sustainment funds in a resource constrained and
highly political environment.
Business Metric Decision Model. Developed a decision model to
aid top level leadership (Air Force Generals & Civilian
equivalents) in vital decisions impacting Air Force readiness,
policy, and metrics dictated by congressional law.
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY (Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Eng.
Dept.) Dayton, OH
Adjunct Faculty, March 2011 to Present. Teaching graduate and
undergraduate Industrial Engineering courses.
Instructor, March 2009 to June 2009, ISE-210: Engineering
Perspectives. Developed curriculum and created a new textbook for
this introduction to engineering course.
H.B. MAYNARD AND CO., INC. (Industrial Engineering Consulting Firm,
now Accenture) Pittsburgh, PA
Consultant, October 2004 to October 2006. Certified BasicMOST
Applicator. Worked for the following clients and consistently
performed at the Associate and Full-Time Consultant levels.
H.E.B. Grocery. Individually led the development of the fork
lift labor standards phase of this large distribution center
project and regularly presented results to the client's upper
management that resulted in improved operating efficiency.
Matthews International (bronze memorial manufacturer). Led the
redesign of a department as well as designing new workstations
to reduce inventory and improve productivity.
iDL Worldwide (media manufacturer). Developed new procedures and
designed a setup cart to reduce setup time between production
runs, reduce waste, and improve productivity.
Toys'R'us. Led the development of fork lift labor standards that
were implemented in all distribution centers across the United
States. Created the Standard Procedure for H.B. Maynard
consultants to use when developing engineered standards for
powered trucks which led to the development of new, never before
used technology to capture truck travel speeds.
Old Navy. Established the use of Statistical Tests and Tools to
better analyze data collected from sampling projects to make
better statistical decisions and conclusions.
UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) Philadelphia, PA
Co-op Employee in the Plant Engineering Department at the East
Central Regional Office and the Philadelphia Air Hub, July 2003 to
October 2004. Managed construction projects, tracked company data,
developed process manuals, conducted company audits, planned
corporate meetings, created/edited AutoCAD drawings and made
presentations concerning record management and project status.
Honors D.A.G.S.I. Ph.D. in Engineering Fellowship (2006 to 2009);
KU Prima Prize for the best research paper on leadership and ethics
(2006); KU President's Medal for business professionalism,
community service, and outstanding academic performance (2006).
Skills Proficient in MS Excel with VBA, Lean, BasicMOST, Root Cause
Analysis, Work Measurement, 5-S, MS PowerPoint, Lean, Value Stream
Mapping, Simulation, Minitab, Arena, Control Charts, Forecasting,
MS Word, AnyLogic, Process Mapping.
Working knowledge of MS Access, SAS, MATLAB, Warehouse Management
Systems, AutoCAD, MS Visio, and MS Project.
Publications Available upon request