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Montana State University
[biography]
Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University. He is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Management Engineering at Montana State where his primary research interests are engineering education and the role of leadership and culture in process improvement with a focus on healthcare applications. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Schell spent over a decade in industry where he focused on process improvement and organizational development. This time included roles as VP of Strategy and Development for PrintingforLess.com, VP of Operations Engineering for Wells Fargo Bank, leadership and engineering positions of increasing responsibility with American Express, where his last position was Director of Global Business Transformation for the Commercial Card division, and engineering positions with the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center.
Dr. Paul J. Kauffmann is a professor and former chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His twenty year industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia
Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.
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