Management Six Sigma Project

David R. Nowicki, Ph.D.

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Chicago, IL 60610

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Education, Registration, Societies, and Awards

Education

DegreeUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI; 2008, Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering

Thesis Title: Optimization Models in Support of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Contracts

Thesis Advisor: Harold J. Steudel, Emerson Electric Professor in Total Quality

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; 1989, M.S. Industrial Engineering and Operations ResearchUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI; 1986, B.S. Industrial Engineering

Professional Publications

Refereed Publications Published in Journals of Professional or Technical SocietiesNowicki, D.; Kumar, U.D.; Steudel, H.J.; and Verma, D. (2008) Spares Provisioning under Performance Based Logistics Contract – Profit Centric Approach Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 342-352(11).Sols, A.; Verma, D. and Nowicki, D. (2008) n-Dimensional Effectiveness Metric-Compensating Reward Model for Performance Based Logistics Contracts, System Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 93-106.Kumar, D.; Nowicki, D.; Ramirez-Marquez, J.E. and Verma, D. (2008) On the Optimal Selection of Process Alternatives in a Six Sigma Project International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 111, No. 2, pp. 456-467.Kumar, D.; Saranga, H.; Ramirez-Marquez, J.E.; Nowicki, D. and Verma, D (2007) Six Sigma Project Selection Using Data Envelopment Analysis The Total Quality Management Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 419-441.Kumar, D.; Ramirez-Marquez, J.E.; Nowicki, D. and Verma, D. (2007) Reliability and Maintainability Allocation to Minimize Total Cost of Ownership in a Series-Parallel System International Journal of Risk & Reliability, Vol. 221, No. 2, pp. 133-140.Kumar, D.; Nowicki, D.; Ramirez-Marquez, J.E. and Verma, D. (2007) A Goal Programming Model for Optimizing Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability under Performance Based Logistics International Journal of Reliability, Quality, and Safety Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 251-261.Sols, A.; Nowicki, D. and Verma, D. (2007) Defining the Fundamental Framework of an Effective Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Contract, Engineering Management Journal, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 40-50.

Working Papers for Publication in Journals of Professional or Technical SocietiesNowicki, D. "A Design Decision in the Presence of PBL Series-Parallel Redundancy and Spares Allocation Considering Multiple System Effectiveness Criteria".Nowicki, D. Improving the Computational Efficiency of the METRIC Spares Allocation Algorithm .Nowicki, D. A Stochastic Point Process Approach to Modeling Demands on Multiple Support Resources .Nowicki, D. Optimizing Resource Decisions when Considering Multiple Resources Simultaneously .

Publications in Refereed Conference ProceedingsNowicki, D. (2006) Defining the Fundamental Framework of an Effective Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Contract, NDIA Conference Proceeding, San Diego, 2006.Kumar, D. and Nowicki, D. (2006) Models for Optimizing Multiple Resources in a PBL Contract FAIM Conference Proceedings, Ireland, 2006.Nowicki, D. (1991) Reliability Allocation with Partial Redundancy Proceedings of the Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1991.

Technical Reports Nowicki, D. SDOE and Long Term Contracts, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 002-1, 2005.Nowicki, D. PBL Survey (Short Form), Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 002-2, 2005.Nowicki, D. PBL Survey (Long Form), Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 002-3, 2005.Nowicki, D. PBL Overview, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 003-1, 2005.Nowicki, D. PBL Structure, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 003-2, 2005.Nowicki, D. Modeling Techniques Overview, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-1, 2005.Nowicki, D. Facilities Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-2, 2005.Nowicki, D. Inventory Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-3, 2005.Nowicki, D. Transportation Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-4, 2005.Nowicki, D. Information in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-5, 2005.Nowicki, D. Distribution Network Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-6, 2005.Nowicki, D. Demand Forecast Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-7, 2005.Nowicki, D. Aggregate Planning in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-8, 2005.Nowicki, D. Sourcing and Source Selection Modeling in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-9, 2005.Nowicki, D. Price Modeling and Revenue Management in the Logistics Enterprise, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-10, 2005.Nowicki, D. A Strategic Framework for Logistics Enterprise Modeling, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-12, 2005.Nowicki, D. Introducing Profit Margins into Logistics Models, Lockheed Martin – STS, Report 004-15, 2005.

Professional Conference Workshops and PresentationsInstitute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) Workshop, PBL 101: An Introduction to Performance Based Logistics Washington, D.C., April 2005

SeminarsPerformance Based Logistics (PBL) – Madrid, Spain (November, 2006), 2-day seminar through Sabentia at the Hotel Melia Castilla.

RESEACH FUNDING – ACADEMIC

Proposals Funded:

Agency and Title

Amount

Lockheed Martin – STS, PBL and Logistics Modeling (2006) (PI)

$150,000

Lockheed Martin – STS, PBL and Logistics Modeling (2004-2005) (team member)

$200,000

Work Experience

Academic

Stevens Institute of Technology – Hoboken, NJ (2004 – present)

Research Professor, 09/04 – 08/07

Industry Adjunct, 8/07 - present

Experience:Responsible for the technical effort and management of the Lockheed Martin – Simulation, Training and Support research contract. This research effort focuses on advancing the logistics and supply chain management modeling domain. Additionally, Performance Based Logistics models and guidelines are developed for evaluating, executing and monitoring successful PBL support contracts. Supported collaborative Performance Based Logistics research efforts with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Responsible for the Value Chain Enterprise System (VCES) curriculum within the System Design Operational Effectiveness (SDOE) program at Stevens.

Courses Taught:SYS 640 System Supportability and LogisticsSDOE 640 System Supportability and LogisticsSDOE 645 Design for Reliability, Maintainability and SupportabilitySDOE 665 Integrated Supply Chain ManagementSDOE 670 Forecasting and Demand Modeling SystemsSDOE 675 Dynamic Pricing

Commercial

Kineticsware – Kirkland, WA (2007-present)

Director, Product Management, 11/07 – present

Experience:Responsible for the strategic direction, product requirements, design and development of the advanced planning and trade promotions management solutions.Responsible for creating sales and marketing collateral and education of both internal and external sales channels.Responsible for key European alliance relationships.

Servigistics – Atlanta, GA (2004)

Director, Product Management, 01/04 – 09/04

Experience:Responsible for all product roadmaps.Responsible for product requirements, design and development.Responsible for defining and implementing a life cycle management process from requirements elicitation through product support through end-of-life.

Tools for Decision (TFD) Group – Monterey, CA (2002 – 2003)

Vice President, Strategic Accounts, 10/02 – 12/03

Experience:Focused on Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions for the Aerospace and Defense industry, Military organizations and Government agencies.Closed $1.5 MM of business at Lockheed Martin Aerospace Corporation. This amount accounts for 25% of TFD Group’s total revenue.Responsible for ensuring that TFD Group’s solutions are successfully being used on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), F-117, P-3 and C-130J programs at LMAC.Expanded responsibilities to include Northrop Grumman and their B-2 and Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) programs.

i2 Technologies -- Dallas, TX (1996 – 2002)

Vice President, Consumer Goods, 12/00 – 10/02

Vice President, Technology and Process Strategy, 6/99-12/00

Director, European Development, 1/97-6/99

Program Manager, 1/96-1/97

Experience:Managed 55 people, $12MM P/L, manage $15MM quota for new implementation bookings.Responsible for all aspects of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty within the i2 CPG vertical which include: project management, project goals and scope, human resource management and Responsible for i2’s CPG product strategy, sales methodology and post sale implementation success.Lead more than 125 consumer goods customers through use of the i2 Project methodology (i2PM) that focuses on Business Releases.45 Live projects in 2001 and 2002 at the consumer goods levelDefined, Evangelized and Implemented the Solutions Lifecycle Integrated Model (SLIM)Initiated a formal process to define standard stack environments and verify compliance. Responsible for i2’s Technology and Technology Integration Environment.Worked with our Alliance department to evaluate potential and existing vendors both from a technical as well as a business perspective.Responsible for i2’s Tool Standards and Rollout across the companyStandards for requirements management, defect tracking, testing, configuration management and source control. Managed a rapidly growing team of development resources, including a mixture of technical and functional resources. Grew the team from 3 to 60 people.Manage i2's SAP relationship technical and development work in Walldorf, GermanySAP relationshipManage the development of strategic integration solutions between i2 products and applications of vendor partners, including SAP, Oracle Manufacturing, Oracle Gemms, JDEdwards OneWorld, SSA BPCS, and Baan Series. Primarily focused on delivering value to Metals and Papers accounts such as Domtar, Acme Metals, US Steel, IMSA, AHMSA and British Steel.

Systems Exchange -- Los Angeles, CA (now located in Monterey, CA)

Director, 1/90-9/93

Experience:Responsible for technical content of all software packages (focus on logistics, reliability and spares part planning)Responsible for European distributors and the distribution of softwareEstablished South American operations

Dynamics Research -- Washington, D.C.

Principle Researcher, 1/89-1/90

Experience:Led team in writing the winning proposal to research supportability issues of the Strategic Defense System.Principle author of the Supportability and Supportability –Related Design Constraints reposrt submitted to the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.

IBM -- Washington, D.C.

Three Internships and one year of work ending in Aug, 1987

Experience:Activities focused on defining and using probabilistic, statistical and mathematical techniques to develop procurement, manufacturing, assembly, test and packaging cost estimates for large-scale systems (mostly submarines).Programmed color displays used on the Los Angeles-Class Submarines.

Professional or Technical Societies/OrganizationsInstitute of Industrial Engineers, Member (since 2005)Institute for Operations Research & Management Science, Member (since 2005)International Council on Systems Engineering, Member (since 2005)

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