Dr Dean De CockDr. Dean De Cock Associate Professor Statistics

Truman State UniversityDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Sciencep

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Background about me Where I’m at now (TSU)( ) Where I’ve worked Where I’ve gone to schoolg How statistics was involved Please ask questions! Please ask questions!

Statistics in IndustryEmploymentEmployment

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Whe e is T man?Where is Truman?

Kirksville, MOPop. 17,000p

3 hours from everywhere….

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T man State Uni e sitTruman State University

Public Liberal Arts Institution N=6000 Primarily undergraduate Highly Selective (Average ACT=27)g y ( g ) No engineering program (2/3 & 3/2) No statistic major No statistic major

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T man State Uni e sitTruman State University

STAT190 – Introductory Statistics Required for everyoneq y

Statistics Minor (Theoretical)Statistical Methods Minor (Applied)Statistical Methods Minor (Applied)Regression, Design of Experiments, Quality Control and Non parametricsQuality Control, and Non-parametrics

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Wh h ld b i t t d?Why should you be interested?

Where I’m at now Truman State might not be that relevantg

But how I got there Not your typical statistician Not your typical statistician…..

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Io a State Uni e sitIowa State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Unusual that I am NOT a math majorj “Real” Engineer Thermo, Heat/Mass, Statistics/Dynamics, etc.Machine Design and HVACWorked with fluidized bed combustors

Almost no statistics!!! Internship at ALCOA after my 4th year

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ALCOAALCOA

Aluminum Company of America They make metal – sheet, plate, shapesProject Engineer (2 years) Rarely used my degree Managed $$, manpower Furnace Gaging (R&R) Took my first Statistical Quality Class Ingot Saw (pre, post, purchase)Economic Downturn($ back to school $)

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Uni e sit of Io aUniversity of Iowa

MS in Quality Management and Productivity (Stats, IE, & MBA)Coursework Probability & Statistics, Regression, DOE, Probability & Statistics, Regression, DOE,

Time Series, Multivariate Data Analysis, Quality Control, Reliability, Administration, Linear programming, Quality Engineering,

Interned at Maytagy g

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Ma tagMaytag Quality Engineer for Washing MachinesQuality Engineer for Washing Machines Used my training in Engineering & StatsDay-to-Day Trouble shooting (JAT)Day to Day Trouble shooting (JAT) Process improvement Teams, Teams, & more Teams

Statistics Control charts Gage R&R’s (Repeatability & Reproducibility) Gage R&R’s (Repeatability & Reproducibility) Incoming Inspection/Dimensional Tolerancing Supplier Auditspp

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Ma tagMaytag

Statistical trainingStatistical training Control charting, DOE, Big Red XI’m the statistical e pe t??!!I’m the statistical expert??!! Consultant Charting Multi spindle machines Charting Multi-spindle machines R&D dryer design (DOE)

Team Evaluation (Time Series) Team Evaluation (Time Series) Recall issuesBack to schoolBack to school

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Io a State Uni e sitIowa State University

Co-major Ph.D in Statistics and Industrial Engineering (5.5 years) Coursework Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods,

Design of Experiments I & II, Linear Models, Categorical Data, Quality Control, Reliability, Queuing Theory, Game Theory, Simulations,Queuing Theory, Game Theory, Simulations, Linear programming, Scheduling

Consultant to the engineering college

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Inte nships (d ing Ph D )Internships (during Ph.D.)

Lennox – Quality Department Furnaces No Sweat Statistics3M – Optical system (2 summers)3M Optical system (2 summers) Computer Glare Screens Statistics everywhere!! Statistics everywhere!!

Corning – Ceramics (NY)C t l ti C t t Catalytic Converter components

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Statistics in Ind stStatistics in Industry

John Deere http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/your_career/quality_eng.html

iBoeing http://www.boeingsuppliers.com/supplier/d1-9000-1.pdf

ASQASQ Numerous companies in Midwest

Monster Six Sigma (black belt), Quality Engineer, g ( ) y g

Design of Experiments, SPC, ASQ Cert.14

Inte nships Get one!Internships – Get one!

Hardees-Ames Lab-Terracon Consult.ALCOA (4th year) – Full time offerALCOA (4 year) Full time offerMaytag (M.S.) – Full time offerLennox (Ph D) Quit graduate school?Lennox (Ph.D) – Quit graduate school?3M (Ph.D.) – Full Time offerCorning (Ph.D.)– Full Time offer

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Its not abo t the job!Its not about the job!

It’s not about the work you do You will not accomplish anything useful in p y g

a summer

But rather the type of worker you areyp y Are you dependable? Are you self

motivated? Do you get things done?y g g

Think of it as a 3 month job interview http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/college/engineering_intern.html

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Concl sionsConclusions

Almost every manufacturer collects dataStatistics is a tool for understandingStatistics is a tool for understanding dataTake what you can here at the U of ITake what you can here at the U of I Midwest Research Institute (MRI)

Self taught Self taught Design of Experiments, Quality Control,

Quality ManagementQuality Management

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Q estions?Questions?

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