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C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
OMAR A. GHRAYEB, Ph.D.
Work Address: Office of the Provost, Altged 308, Phone: 815.753.6922 Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb IL 60115 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, 2000. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
MSIE - Industrial Engineering, 1998. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
B.S. - in Industrial Engineering, 1992. University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
7/2017 – present Provost Fellow, Office of the Provost, Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
7/2016- 6/2017 Acting Dean, College of Engineering and Engineering
Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
7/2010 – 6/2016 Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Engineering
Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
2007- present ABET Program Evaluator, ABET
3/2010 - 2012 Director of External Programming, College of Engineering and
Engineering Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,
Illinois, USA.
2013 – present Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
7/2006 – 6/2012 Chairman and Associate Professor (served as Associate Dean in
parallel for 2 years), Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
2001 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA.
2000 – 2001 Assistant Professor, Technology Department, Southwestern
Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK, USA.
1997 – 2000 Instructor / Graduate Teaching Assistant, Industrial Engineering
Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
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1994 – 1996 Executive Manager, International Company for Plastic Industries
(35 employees), Hebron, West Bank.
1993 – 1994 Project Engineer, CIC-Consulting Company. Amman, Jordan.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS AN ACTING DEAN (JULY/2016-
JUNE/2017):
As an acting dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (60
faculty and instructors, 30 staff members, about 2000 undergraduate and graduate
students). Four strong discipline-based academic departments compose the College:
Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
and Technology. The College offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in each department as
well numerous emphases, minors and certificates of study. I reported to the provost
and was responsible for the overall academic, administrative, and fiscal leadership of
the college. A summary of some of my main duties and accomplishments include the
following:
Successful ABET accreditation visit by AEC and ETAC for five programs
(mechanical, electrical, industrial and systems, manufacturing engineering
technology and electrical engineering technology)
Working with the Provost Office, proposed and presented a differential tuition
model. The model was approved by BOT and will be implemented fall 2017.
The additional funds will be significant to improving the learning experience
and engaging undergraduate and graduate students.
In an effort to improve retention of our current students, additional student
support initiatives have been introduced in collaboration with the Department
Chairs and Associate Deans:
1. 5-minute solutions: Initiated the 5 minute solutions project which is a series
of 5 minute tutorial videos designed to assist students enrolled
in various fundamental engineering along with Math 155, 229, and 230 (the
pre-calculus and calculus I and II sequence). In five minutes or less, the 5
Minute Solution videos give students step-by-step instructions on how to
work through concepts they find complicated. So far, 342 videos have been
developed for 12 courses and students enrolled in any of these courses will
have access to all the videos via the Blackboard tutoring community. A
student survey end of fall semester indicated that many of them found these
videos helpful. Based on the success of this CEET initiative, the University
has embraced this idea for the entire campus and is now working on NIU’s
branding of 5 minute solutions.
2. Spatial visualization workshop: Spatial Visualization (SV) skill is the ability
to mentally manipulate 2D and 3D figures which plays a key role in
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engineering. SV skills of students can be measured with the Purdue Spatial
Visualization (PSV) test.
3. Cultural sensitivity training: Working with Faculty Development and
Instructional Design Center, initiated a mandatory diversity and equity
training for all TA’s and tutors titled “Recognizing and embracing cultural
communications and sensitivity in the classroom”.
4. Student organization budget approval process streamlining: Student
organizations both design teams and the professional development
organizations get funded by the associate Dean’s office to go to conferences
and competitions. We streamlined the process to equip students with
project management skillsets for handling these projects.
5. Blackboard communities for student organizations: Created new Bb
communities for the technical manager, outreach coordinator and student
organization members to seamlessly communicate with other. A common
portal to discuss project progress and concerns. This has been a convenient
channel to connect all the student members.
6. Honor societies: Initiated conversations to start the honor society in
Mechanical engineering and renew the honor society for Electrical
engineering department. Paper work has been completed by both
departments and they are in communication with the national
chapters to start/restart their honor societies in Fall 2017. Students
belonging to the honor societies would serve as excellent role
models for others in the department and college.
Working with the department chairs, developed action plan for the entire
college in response to the recommendations of Program Prioritization Task-
Force.
o Filling seven additional positions across the four academic departments
(6 faculty positions and one instructor position)
o Developing proposals for two new bachelor’s degree programs; one B.S.
degree program in Biomedical Engineering and one in Computer
engineering
Working with the Provost Office, Graduate School and RIPS to develop and
propose an Engineering Doctorate degree program. The proposed degree
program includes three components; core competencies, professional
component, and the culminating experience (applied research)
Signed the last MOU with “Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)” to offer three
double degree programs in Technology. This partnership is expected to add 600
additional undergraduate students.
Developing strategic plans to revamp international recruitment effort in China,
India, Indonesia, Latin America, and Middle East. Visiting multiple universities
in India in February 2017 to conduct on-the-spot admission for the four
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graduate programs. Currently, we are working on articulation with three
universities in China, one university in Indonesia, two universities in the Middle
East.
Developing a college plane to address equity issues regarding graduation rates
of minority student groups.
Managing budget (more than ($6M) and space within CEET. Securing
needed resources by working closely with the Provost Office.
Reaching out to many companies to promote the capabilities of the college in
terms of research, facilities, and students.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS AN ASSOCIATE DEAN (2010-6/2016):
The office of the Associate Dean for Outreach and Undergraduate Programs is
responsible for curriculum development, assessment, ABET accreditation,
enrollment management, retention and engagement, public relations, and
outreach.
CURRICULUM:
I have successfully coordinated the effort through ABET accreditation and
for our mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial and
systems, manufacturing engineering technology, and electrical
engineering technology, as well as leading our industrial management and
technology program through ATMAE accreditation.
Worked with community colleges across the State of Illinois to develop
articulation agreements and off-campus degree programs providing
student access to engineering and technology programs. Developed 2+2
seamless pathways with all feeder community colleges (30 community
colleges) in Illinois.
Working with the departments, the college played an important university
role in regional industrial outreach and external instructional delivery with
unique on-line undergraduate and graduate educational programs (B.S in
applied manufacturing technology, MS in technology management, and
MS in engineering management) as well as onsite MS in mechanical
engineering.
Leading the effort to develop three ABET accredited curriculum in
engineering technology (BS in electrical engineering technology, BS in
manufacturing engineering technology, and BS in environmental and
energy technology) in Malaysia (2011-present.) These programs are
projected to have enrollment of 600 Malaysian students.
Working with the University Honors, developed Engineering Honors Program
(first discipline specific honors program on campus)
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Working with Office of Students Success, established Engineering Theme
Learning Community (TLC: Calculus and Physics for Engineers)
Working with the four academic departments, added many courses,
emphases, minors to the different engineering and technology programs in
response to feedback from employers and alumni.
Worked with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to offer special
sections of Math and Physics for CEET students.
Oversaw the Program Review for eight programs as well as Oversaw the
engineering General Education courses approval process.
ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT:
Streamlined the recruitment process. Currently, we work with all feeder
high schools in the State as well as PLTW middle and high schools:
Visiting high schools and middle schools at a regular bases
Invite schools for a field trip to tour the Engineering Building and meet
students
Created hands-on experiments for middle schools, high schools, and
PLTW schools where students spend 4 hours in the Engineering
building working on the experiments.
Increased enrollment more than 50% over 6 years.
Created different pipeline groups (i.e. middle school, high school, senior
high school, PLTW, community colleges) where prospective students
receive email blasts on regular bases.
Keeping track of all students who apply to engineering, get admitted,
and confirmed students.
Established an annual campaign to improve the Yield (Admit to confirm),
as a result, CEET Yield rate improved significantly.
RETENTION AND ENGAGEMENT:
Restructured advising in the college and changed it from faculty based
advising to hybrid advising model
Created the Central Advising Office and added two professional advisors
Redesigned the Introduction to Engineering course. The new course
focuses more on skills needed for students’ success in engineering.
Work with the office of Students Success to monitor students’ performance
and intervene at the right time.
Restructured the Tutoring Center.
Established Engineering Ambassadors Club (currently 30+ student
Ambassadors)
Restructured the Students Activity Committee (SAC) that includes 18
students organizations and 6 clubs (SAE teams)
Restructured the Engineering job fairs (fall and spring,) currently, up to 50
different companies attend each job fair
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Established Senior Design Day (every semester)
Working with Alumni Board, created the Engineering and Technology
Challenge Coin.
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Branded the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
“Bridging Theory with Practice”
Redesigned the College and Departments Web sites so that they are more
students friendly
Redesigned all brochures, banners, and publications in the College
Hired and retained a marketing specialist with the responsibility to maintain
the
Brand and publicize all accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff.
OUTREACH:
Oversee the National Safety Educational Center (one of 28 centers in the
country.) Through the Center, we offer all OSHA numbered courses as well
as 10-hrs and 30-hrs cards training.
Worked with many corporations to:
Fund scholarships
Sponsor senior design projects
Establish internship programs
Placement of our graduates
Sponsor different students’ groups and activities
Funding different initiatives.
Established the Engineers-in-Resident program. We already secured more
than 150 contracts since we launched it in 2009.
Established the Corporate Scholars program. We just started this program
two back and already have 5 companies.
Partnered with Caterpillar and started the Annual “Tee Up Fore
Scholarships” golf outing. As a result, we raised enough money to support
5 additional scholarships every year.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A DEPARTMENT CHAIR (2006-
6/2012):
A summary of some of my main duties and accomplishments include the following:
As the Chief Academic Officer of the department, I served as the advocate
and spokesperson for the department before the Office of the Dean and all
other organizations and bodies within and outside the college.
Increased the enrollment from about 70 to 125 students at the undergraduate
and from 25 to 75 students at the graduate level.
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Recruited 4 faculty members and 2 staff members. One faculty and two staff
members were due to the Department’s growth.
Established and maintained annual evaluation of “Progress toward Tenure”
for junior faculty members as well as rigorous Third-Year merit evaluation.
Established and served as a Director of Baxter Reliability Laboratory.
Established a new Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). The IAB was made
of 16 members representing different major corporations.
Created a vision and a new strategic direction for the department. This was
accomplished by engaging the entire faculty in a strategic planning process
in my first year. The plan addressed issues critical to the department’s
competitiveness. In particular, the strategic plan addressed undergraduate
education, graduate education, research, faculty development, partnership
with alumni and industry, and service to society.
Working with faculty, designed and implemented a new merit evaluation
procedure to accurately measure and reward faculty contributions to the
mission of the ISYE department. . Carried out annual faculty evaluation and
needs assessment. The faculty evaluations were based on the faculty
productivity and performance in the three basic areas (teaching, research,
and service) that mirror criteria for faculty promotion and tenure decisions.
The outcomes of the evaluation were used in assessing future faculty needs,
salary raises, and other rewards.
Guided the development of the Program assessment and evaluation
procedure for the Program Educational Objectives and Outcomes. Prepared
and submitted all ABET accreditation reports. Managed all the
correspondence with ABET to follow up on their visit in 2004. We
succeeded to resolve all the concerns and weaknesses cited during the 2004
visit. As a result, ABET visit in 2010 was very successful and resulted in a
full 6-year accreditation.
Successfully completed the Program Review for the undergraduate and
graduate programs as required by the State of Illinois.
Sought and promoted partnership with industry. My effort resulted in many
funded projects from different industrial partners, which involved many
undergraduate/graduate students and many faculty members from
ISYE/CEET. Also, designed and launched the Engineers-In-Residence
(EIR) Program in summer 2009. As a result:
o All senior design projects are sponsored from industry which gives our
graduates the experiential learning opportunity to work on real world
projects
o Since its launching, the EIR had attracted more than 100 contracts with the
industry which provided funding for many graduate students and their
faculty advisors
I worked with the faculty and the Curriculum Committee to update our
curriculum in response to the feedback of our constituents. This resulted in the following additions to our curriculum:
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1. Emphasis in Health Systems: Students who choose this emphasis will be
better prepared to work for the health care sector. This emphasis will
better prepare interested students to help improving productivity and
efficiency of health sector.
2. Emphasis in Engineering Management: In today’s engineering field,
there is an increasing need for engineering-oriented management skills
or scientific management. This emphasis prepares students who are
interested in pursuing management positions at engineering or
technological oriented companies.
3. Minor in Sustainable Engineering: Sustainable engineering is concerned
with the integration of social, environmental, and economic
considerations into product, process and energy systems design methods.
The objective is to minimize the total of the negative environmental
impacts across the entire lifecycle and maximizing the positive social
and economic impacts. Also, sustainable engineering encourages the
consideration of the complete product and process lifecycle during the
design cycle.
4. Undergraduate/Graduate Certificates in Lean Six Sigma: Acquiring
skills in lean production and six-sigma is necessary to streamline
processes and increase productivity and efficiency for different
industries. This certificate introduces undergraduate students to those
skills required in manufacturing and service plants that apply the
principles of lean production and Six Sigma. Industry, in general,
expects graduates of industrial and systems engineering to have a strong
background in lean production and six sigma concepts. Feedback from
our constituents; students, employers and alumni, show their desire and
support for this certificate program.
5. We also added many new courses:
ISYE 474/574, Scheduling and Logistics
ISYE 439/539, Six Sigma Performance Excellence and Modern Problem
Solving
ISYE 466/566, Analysis and Design of Supply Chain Systems
ISYE 250, Introduction to Lean Systems Engineering
ISYE 505, Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering
ISYE 490/590, Systems Engineering Management
ISYE 494, Health Systems Design Project
ISYE 493, Engineering Management Design Project
Developed a new Lean Manufacturing Lab. Currently, the lab is heavily
used to teach lean concepts to current students as well as summer camps.
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Worked closely with the College of Engineering Development Office in
fundraising effort. This was accomplished by identifying successful alumni
and potential donors to the department from the alumni database. Those
identified were contacted or visited to make financial gifts to the
department.
Managed department resources such as budget, space, and staff.
Department space was earmarked primarily for instructional
laboratories, research laboratories, and office space. Space allocation
was based on the department priorities as defined in the strategic plan.
Carried out other duties such as the appointment of faculty advisers to
students’ organizations, allocating office space to students’ organizations,
appointment of advisers to students, appointment of faculty to committees,
and the engagement of the faculty in teaching and research workshops.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS:
MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLANNING TASK FORCE (2006-2007)
Great universities have historically been shaped by two seemingly contradictory forces:
a commitment to constancy, on the one hand, and, on the other, an equally determined
pursuit of change. Indeed, much of what we do as members of the academy serves to
advance the process of change – changing the knowledge base, changing people’s lives,
changing how both individuals and communities interact with one another. But we
often accomplish these ends by reminding ourselves of the constancy of our means – an
unfettered commitment to teaching and learning, an equally passionate commitment to
academic freedom and the pursuit of scholarly and artistic purpose. It is in that spirit we
offer the development of a strategic plan for Northern Illinois University (NIU),
recognizing both the importance of our mission and our willingness to explore
constantly evolving ways to achieve its ends.
I was honored to be nominated and selected to represent the College of Engineering and
Engineering Technology to the University Strategic Planning Task Force. The selection
process was based on the following characteristics of the members:
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a broad understanding of the context and role of public higher education;
ability to view one’s role from a university-level perspective rather than a
college- or discipline-specific one;
willingness to be creative, think big, and value both historic strengths and
emerging opportunities;
a track record for timely fulfillment of responsibilities and willingness to take
on new challenges; and
a strong sense of ownership about and pride in NIU and a commitment to make
the university a better place
Task force efforts culminated in June 2007 with issuance of a report that identified four
strategic imperatives to guide NIU’s planning efforts: 1) Preserve, strengthen and
extend NIU’s teaching and learning environment; 2) Develop a strategy for investing in
multidisciplinary scholarship and artistic clusters that complements NIU’s focus on
individual scholarly and artistic achievement; 3) Strengthen and extend NIU’s
global/regional impact; and 4) Make NIU an institution of ‘first choice’ for faculty,
students and staff.
MEMBER OF BACCALAUREATE REVIEW STEERING COMMITTEE (MAY 2008 – 2010)
The Baccalaureate Review Steering Committee was formed and included 10 faculty and
staff representing all the undergraduate colleges at NIU.
The NIU Great Journeys Strategic Plan identified general education reform as a top
priority. The first phase of this reform requires a review and discussion of the
University’s baccalaureate degree goals. During the spring 2009 semester, the NIU
Baccalaureate Review Task Force gathered information on these questions through
focus groups and a web-based survey.
Based on input received from these strategies, the Baccalaureate Review Task Force
developed the following purpose statement:
NIU undergraduates develop competencies in critical thinking, communication, and
creativity by participating in an engaged learning environment to prepare for success
in a diverse, global society.
The concepts embodied in the statement will provide a foundation during the Spring
2010 semester for further development of meaningful and measureable student learning
goals, which we are working on currently. Each of the goals is to be considered in
relationship to the students’ disciplines, co-curricular activities, as well as broader
contexts such as science, history, culture, social systems, and global/local concerns.
ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ABET) EVALUATOR
(JULY 2007 – PRESENT)
ABET accreditation is assurance that a college or university program meets the quality
standards established by the profession for which it prepares its students. For example,
an accredited engineering program must meet the quality standards set by the
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engineering profession. An accredited computer science program must meet the quality
standards set by the computing profession.
As ABET evaluator, I represent ABET to evaluate engineering programs (industrial
engineering and engineering management programs) when they seek accreditation.
During the on-campus visit, the evaluation team reviews course materials, student
projects, and sample assignments and interviews students, faculty, and administrators.
The team investigates whether the criteria including the program Educational
Objectives and Outcomes are met and tackles any questions raised by the self-study.
Following its campus visit, the team provides the school with a written report of the
evaluation.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Damodaran, P., P. Vohra, O. Ghrayeb, 2014, Curricular innovation: engineering
management for global audience. Global Journal of Engineering Education,
16(1), 43-46.
2. Rayon A., Damodaran P., Ghrayeb O., 2013, Improving the Quotation Process:
A Lean Case Study at a Job Shop, International Journal of Rapid
Manufacturing, 3(4), 248-265.
3. Damodaran, P., Ghrayeb, O., Guttikonda, M. C., 2013, GRASP to Minimize
Makespan for a Capacitated Batch Processing Machine, International Journal
of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 68(1-4), 407-414.
4. Ghrayeb, O., Damodaran, P., 2012, A Hybrid Random-Key Genetic Algorithm
to Minimize Weighted Number of Late Deliveries for a Single Machine,
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (accepted).
5. Pohlman, N., Ghrayeb, O. and Vohra, P., 2012, Developing a disciplinary
honors program within an engineering college, Global Journal of Engineering
Education, Vol. 14, No. 1 pp.20–26.
6. Damodaran, P., Diyadawagamage, D.A., Ghrayeb, O., 2012, and Vélez-
Gallego, M., A particle swarm optimization algorithm for minimizing makespan
of nonidentical parallel batch processing machines, International Journal of
Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 58, 1131-1140.
7. Ghrayeb, O., Damodaran, D., Vohra, P., 2011, Art of triangulation: an effective
assessment validation strategy, Global Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.
13, No. 3, pp.96–101.
8. Ghrayeb, O. and Vohra, P., 2011, Experiential learning in engineering
education: A Case Study at NIU, Global Journal of Engineering Education,
Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.82–89.
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9. Wang, N., Moraga, R.J. and Ghrayeb, O., 2011, A modified rapid access
heuristic for flowshop scheduling problem, Int. J. Applied Management Science,
Vol. 3, No. 4, pp.327–340.
10. Ghrayeb, O., Phojanamongkolkij, N. And Tan, B., 2009, A Hybrid Push/Pull
System in Assemble-to-order Manufacturing Environment. Journal of
Intelligent Manufacturing Vol. 20, No. 4, 379-387.
11. Phojanamongkolkij, N. And Ghrayeb, O., 2005, Batch size determination for
wafer fabrication using Genetic Algorithms. Revista de Ingenieria Industrial
(Journal of Industrial Engineering, ISSN0717-9103), 4(1), pp.5-12.
12. Ghrayeb, O. And Phojanamongkolkij, N., A study of optimizing the
performance of Genetic Algorithms using Design of Experiments in job-shop
scheduling application. International Journal of Industrial Engineering 12(1),
35-42, 2005.
13. Ghrayeb, O., Phojanamongkolkij, N., Marcellus, R., and Zhao, W., A Practical
framework to evaluate and select robots for assembly operations. Journal of
Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2004, pp 1-17.
14. Ghrayeb, O., A Bi-Criteria Optimization: Minimizing the Integral Value and
Spread of the Fuzzy Makespan of JSSPs, Special Issue on "Soft Computing in
Manufacturing Enterprise Systems", Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 2, No. 3F,
2003, pp 197-210.
15. Ghrayeb, O., Phojanamongkolkij, N., and Finch, P., A mathematical model and
heuristic procedure to schedule printed circuit packs on sequencers.
International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 41, No.16, 2003, pp 3849-
3860.
16. Phojanamongkolkij, N., Grabenstetter, D., And Ghrayeb, O., Scheduling Jobs to
improve weighted on-time performance of a single machine. SME Journal of
Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2003, pp 148-156.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
1. Mirman, C.R. and Ghrayeb, O: Articulation between Academic Institutions –
The growing need in Engineering Technology. Proceedings of the 2015
Engineering Technology International Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 2015.
2. Ghrayeb, O., Vohra, P., Nicholas P., and Francine S.C, “Summer Mathematic
Bridge Program at CEET.” 4th WIETE Annual Conference on Engineering
and Technology Education, Cairns, Australia, Feb 11-15, 2013
3. Vohra, P., Ghrayeb, O., and Kasuba, R., “ICE-T: Internationalizing
Curriculum in Engineering and Technology.” 4th WIETE Annual Conference
on Engineering and Technology Education, Cairns, Australia, Feb 11-15, 2013.
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4. Vohra, P., Ghrayeb, O., and Kasuba, R., “Embedding innovation in a typical
engineering curriculum.” 3rd WIETE Annual Conference on Engineering and
Technology Education, Pattaya, Thailand, Feb 6-10, 2012.
5. Carrier, A., Ghrayeb, O., and Vohra, P., “Enhancing STEM awareness and
STEM pipeline through integrated pipelines of communications.” 3rd WIETE
Annual Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Pattaya,
Thailand, Feb 6-10, 2012.
6. Zinouri, N., Muskeyvalley, R., Damodaran, P., Ghrayeb, O., “Scheduling A
Batch Processing Machine to Minimize Total Weighted Tardiness,”
Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference (accepted)
7. Damodaran, P., Diyadawagamage, D.A., Ghrayeb, O., “PSO for minimizing
makespan of non-identical parallel batch processing machines.” Proceedings of
the 20th Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, May 21-
25, 2011.
8. Pasupuleti, L., Ghrayeb, O., Mirman, C., Ley, H., and Park, Y.: Disaster
Planning for a Large Metropolitan City Using TRANSIMS Software,
Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, Tx, 2009.
9. Vallette, M.A., Khadgi, P., Moraga, R., Asoudegi, E., and Ghrayeb, O.,
“Simulation In Retail: A Case Study For Process Improvement In The
Receiving Area,” Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference,
Austin, Texas.
10. Ning Wang, Reinaldo Moraga, and Omar Ghrayeb, “A Modified Rapid Access
Heuristic for Flowshop Scheduling Problems,” Proceedings of Industrial
Engineering Research Conference, Vancouver, May 2008.
11. Phojanamongkolkij, N. And Ghrayeb, O., “Simulation Study of a Radio Repair
Facility,” Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research Conference,
Houston, Texas, May 2004.
12. Ghrayeb, O., Tan, B., "Integrated Approach to Workforce Planning and Shift
Scheduling: A Case Study," Proceedings of the 31st conference on Computers
and Industrial Engineering, San Francisco, California, 2003.
13. Ghrayeb, O., Azad, K.M., and Otieno, A., “Internet Based Approach to
Develop Remote Tool Monitoring System," Proceedings of Industrial
Engineering Research Conference, Portland, Oregon, May 2003.
14. Azad, K.M., Otieno, A., and Ghrayeb, O. "Internet Based Experiments for
Physical Laboratory Set-up," Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2003.
15. Ghrayeb, O., “Comparative Study between Crisp and Fuzzy Solutions for Job-
Shop Scheduling Problems,” Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 2002.
16. Marcellus, R. and Ghrayeb, O., “Effect of smart classrooms on learning and
teaching effectiveness: the students’ point of view,” Proceedings of ASEE
Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2002.
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17. Ghrayeb, O., "A sensitivity analysis: Effect of genetic algorithm's parameters
on solution quality," Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research
Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 2001.
18. Finch, P. and Ghrayeb, O., "A heuristic procedure for loading the sequencers
in a printed circuit pack production environment," Proceedings of Industrial
Engineering Research Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 2001.
19. Ghrayeb, O., "An efficient genetic algorithm for JSSP with fuzzy durations,"
Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cleveland, Ohio,
May 2000.
20. Ghrayeb, O., "Solving JSSP with Imprecise Processing Times," Proceedings
of the 4th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory,
Applications and Practice, San Antonio, TX, November 1999.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. (PI) Development of Engineering Technology program for University of Malaysia – Funded
by the University of Malaysia, from 6/12 – present – Developed complete model for
undergraduate programs in Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology,
and Energy and Environmental Technology programs in Malaysia. Worked with University
officials and Department chairs to develop models for program assessment, internships, and
senior projects; work also included laboratory development and setting up program advisory
boards - Total amount awarded - $500,000 (first three phases).
2. (Co-PI) Improving warehouse operations at 3M distribution center, 3M Corporation,
$292,358, August 2011-May 2014.
3. (Co-PI), Process improvement for Power Team product line at SPX, SPX Hydraulic
Technologies, $160,974, 8/12 – 5/14,
4. (Co-PI) Analyzing and Minimizing transportation Costs, Navteq (Nokia),
$27,565 April 2012 – May 2013.
5. (Co-PI) Improving warehouse operations at Del Monte Foods, Del Monte
Foods, $43,010, July 2012 – March 2013.
6. (Co-PI) Process improvement for Power Team product line at SPX, SPX,
$75,333, August 2012 – May 2013.
7. (Co-PI) Analyzing the Paint lines at Caterpillar, Caterpillar, $40,841, August
2012 – December 2012.
8. (PI) Design for Manufacturability, SWES and Time Standards, Caterpillar,
$633,809 (multiple phases) May 2010 – March 2012.
9. (PI) Simulation for Process Improvements at CAT, Caterpillar, $347,364 (multiple
phases) Sept. 2010 – Dec. 2012.
10. (PI) Developing Standard Operating Procedures and Process Improvements
(multiple phases), Suncast Corporation, $261,817, Sept. 1, 2009 – May 15,
2012.
11. (Co-PI) Improving Warehouse Operations at 3M Distribution Center, 3M
Corporation, $56,875, Aug. 11, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012.
12. (PI) Process improvements at Suncast, Suncast Corporation, $65,504, May 2011
– May 2012.
C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
13. (Co-PI) Improving warehouse operations at Montgomery distribution center, Suncast
Corporation, $61,415, Jan. 2011 – May 2012.
14. (Co-PI) Process improvements for CAT Aurora wheel loader assembly lines,
Caterpillar, $35,092, Sept. 11 – Dec. 11.
15. (PI) TRANSIMS Model Development for Regional Evacuation Studies for
Large Metropolitan Areas, Argonne National Laboratories, $78,567, Aug. 2010
– June 2011.
16. (PI) Mixed model assembly line balancing for LWL at Caterpillar, Caterpillar,
$76,813 Oct. 2010 – May 2011.
17. (PI) Experimental design and testing at Suncast, Suncast Corporation, $34,326,
March 11-Dec. 11.
18. (PI) Product quality testing, Suncast Corporation, $32,212, June 2010 – May
2011,
19. (Co-PI) Analyzing the Quotation Process and Production System at Ford Tools, Ford
Tool, Inc, $76,863, Sept. 1, 2009 – Feb 28, 2011.
20. (PI) Using Simulation Modeling to Identify Manpower Needs at Caterpillar,
Caterpillar Inc., $5,000, Jan. 2010 – April 2010.
21. (PI) Optimizing the Tube Raw Material for the Mill Operation, Elgin Industries,
$5,000, Jan. 2010 – April 2010.
22. (PI) Line Balancing for the Assembly Operation, Motorola, $5,000, Jan. 2010 –
April 2010.
23. (PI) Part Picking Process Improvement, SPX Hydraulic Technologie, $5,000, Jan.
2010 – April 2010.
24. (Co-PI)Improvements of the TRANSIMS Chicago Metropolitan Area Network and
the Evacuation Simulation Capabilities, Argonne National Laboratories, $77,286,
April 2009 – Dec. 2009
25. (PI) A throughput related process improvements for the Assembly Operation
area, S&N Manufacturing, $21,000, June – December 2009.
26. (Co-PI) Modeling & Simulation of an Emergency Evacuation Scenario for the
Chicago Metropolitan Area, Illinois Department of Transportation through
ANL, $472,189, Sept. 2007 – Feb. 2009.
27. (PI) Reliability Characteristics of Large Volume Infusion Pumps, Baxter Healthcare
Corporation, $27,495, June – August 2009.
28. (PI) Impacts of Increased Inventories on Process Standards, Sears Holding Corp.,
$30,000, August – December 2008
29. (PI) Line Balancing for the DC Motor Assembly line, Bison Gear & Engineering
Corp., $6,000, January – May 2008.
30. (PI) Process Improvement for the CNC Machining Center, SPX, $5,000, January –
May 2008.
31. (PI) Process Mapping and Improvement for the Secondary Operation, Caterpillar,
$2,500, January – May 2008.
32. (PI) Cycle Time Reduction for PO process, Motorola, $5,000, January – May 2008.
33. (PI) Feasibility Analysis for Implementing Communication Devices to Coordinate
Production Efficiently at HydraForce, HydraForce Inc., $10, 000, August –
December 2007.
34. (PI) Plant Layout Analysis and Redesign, SPX, $5,000, January – May 2007.
C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
35. (PI) Process Improvement for Motorola’s CCSI Sector, Motorola, $5,000,
January – May 2007.
36. (PI) Process Flow Improvement in a Large Manufacturing and Assembly Facility,
Caterpillar, $5,000, January – May 2007.
37. (PI) Inventory Management System for Elgin Industries, Elgin Industries, $5,000,
January – May 2007.
38. (PI) Analysis and Time Study of Assembly Operation, Bergstrom Inc., $5,000,
January – May 2007.
39. (PI) Inventory Management for Ideal’s T-Stripper Product, Ideal Industries Inc.,
$5,000, January – May 2006.
40. (PI) Ideal Process Capability for the T-Stripper, Ideal Industries Inc., $5,000,
January – May 2006.
41. (PI) Cycle Time Reduction for an Assembly Operation using Kitting, Elgin
Industries, $5,000, January – May 2006.
42. (PI) Mirage 500 (manual controls) Accelerated Testing, Belvedere USA
Corporation, $10,500, August – September 2005
43. (PI) Freight Overcharge Analysis, Motorola Radio Support Center, $8,100, February
-June 2005.
44. 45. (PI) Failure Rate Reduction, S&N Manufacturing, Inc., $23,750, April – August
2005.
45. (PI) Redesign of the Existing Layout of the Packing and Assembly Department,
Elgin Industries, $8,000, January – August 2005.
46. (PI) Managing Inventories in the Clipper Cord Supply Chain, Wahl Clipper
Corporation, $5,000, January – May 2005.
47. (PI) Line Balancing for the Clipper Assembly and Packing Operations, Wahl Clipper
Corporation, $5,000, January – May 2005.
48. (PI) Redesign of the Existing Layout of Plant 4 –Macro and Micro Analysis, Raynor,
$10,000, January – May 2005
49. (Co-PI) Elgin Inbound Analysis for Repair Process, Motorola Radio Support Center,
$4,950, February 2004 - May 2004
50. 49. (Co-PI) Elgin Inbound Analysis for Distribution Processes, Motorola Radio
Support Center, $4,950, February 2004 - May 2004
51. (Co-PI) Elgin Process Mapping, Motorola, Rockford, Illinois, $4,919, February 2003
- May 2003
52. 51. (Co-PI) Two-way ATE area at Rockford Facility, Motorola, Rockford, Illinois,
$4,919, February 2003 - May 2003
53. 52. (Co-PI) Simulation Study and Flow Analysis of Motorola’s Radio Repair
Facility, Motorola, Rockford, Illinois, $4,950, Sept. - Dec., 2002
54. (Investigator) sub-project: “Task 3. Virtual Supply Chain Network” as part of the
Rapid Optimization of Commercial Knowledge (ROCK) project,
Department of Defense (through the Dean’s office), $45,000, 2003 for 3 years
55. (PI) Software and Equipment Grant, Automatic Identification & Data Capture
Technical Institute, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, $32,711, summer 2002.
C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
1. NIU Strategic Enrollment Steering Committee, 2017-present
2. Tuition and Fees Steering Committee, 2017-present
3. NIU Council of Deans, 2016-present
4. NIU University Council, 2016-2017
5. College Council, 2016-2017
6. Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), panel member, 2010-2017.
7. Council of Curricular Deans, member, 2010-2016.
8. Council of Advising Deans, member, 2010-2016.
9. College Curriculum Committee, Chair, 2010-2016.
10. CEET Senate, member, 2006-2017.
11. NIU Outreach Advisory Committee, member, 2010-present.
12. Chaired and served on many Search Committees.
13. The University Strategic Planning Task Force, member, 2006-2007.
14. Baccalaureate Review Steering Committee, member, May 2008 – 2010.
15. The Responsible Conduct of Scholarship committee, member, Fall 2005-2007.
16. College Curriculum Committee, member, Spring 2005-2006.
17. NIU Faculty Senate, member, Spring 2001 – Spring 2005.
18. Executive Committee of Faculty Senate, member, Fall 2002 – Spring 2004.
19. Academic Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate, member, Fall 2003 – Spring
2005
20. Engineering floor program for Engineering and Engineering Technology,
Faculty Advisor, Fall 2002-2006.
21. Curriculum Committee of Industrial Engineering Department, member,
Fall 2001- 2005.
C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
COURSES TAUGHT:
- Northern Illinois University
Design and Analysis of Supply Chains (Undergraduate/Graduate).
Facilities Planning and Design (Undergraduate/Graduate). Production Planning and Inventory Control (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Integrated Manufacturing Systems (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Advanced Production Planning and Inventory Control (Graduate only)
Discrete Optimization (Graduate only).
Statistics for Engineering (Undergraduate only).
Engineering Economy (Undergraduate only).
Supply Chain Management (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Advanced Production Planning and Inventory Control (Graduate)
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Material Handling/Facilities Planning
Industrial safety
Manufacturing Processes
Automation
- New Mexico State University
Operations Research (IE 413)
Computational Methods in Industrial Engineering II (IE 351)
Computational Methods in Industrial Engineering I (IE 151)
GRADUATE STUDENTS
I. Completed theses/project (Advisor):
1. Konduri, Narasimharao, “A Genetic Algorithm for Jobshop Scheduling Problem
with Fuzzy Processing Times and Fuzzy Due Dates,” Northern Illinois
University, (Advisor), Master’s thesis, December 2002.
2. Katamaraja, Krishna, " Minimizing Earliness/Tardiness of Jobshop Scheduling
Problem with Fuzzy Processing Times and Fuzzy Due Dates," Northern Illinois
University, (Advisor), Masters project, May 2003.
3. Rizwan, Mohamed, "Comparison of Two Clustering Algorithms: A Case
Study," Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Masters project, May 2003.
4. Madipalli, Sharath, " Random Keys GA to schedule jobs on Parallel flexible
machines," Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Master’s thesis, December
2003.
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5. Tan, Boon, "A push-pull hybrid production planning system," Northern Illinois
University, (Co-Advisor), Master’s thesis, May 2003.
- Note: This student’s thesis won as the second best master’s thesis at the
university level
6. Pradeep Ramamurthy, "A genetic local search to minimize earliness/tardiness of
jobs with common due dates," Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Master’s
thesis, December 2004.
7. Nicole Lohmeier, " Cycle time reduction of internal supply chain using value
stream mapping," Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Masters project,
December 2004.
8. Sunil Musilreddy, " A meta heuristic approach to product simplification,”
Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Masters project, May 2005.
9. Lohita Gogineni, “Improving order picking efficiency,” Northern Illinois
University, (Advisor), Masters project, May 2005.
10. Ameesh Arora, “Managing Inventories in the Supply Chain,” Northern Illinois
University, (Advisor), Masters Project, May 2005.
11. Anandan, Sathya, “Solving Job-Shop Scheduling Problem using Ants
Algorithm,” Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Master’s Thesis, December
2006.
12. Bittorf, Joe, “Redesign of the Existing Layout of the Packing and Assembly
Department for Elgin Industries, (Advisor), Masters project, December 2006.
13. Juli Smith, " Using simulated annealing and genetic algorithms to determine the
batch size in a G/G/1 system,” Northern Illinois University, (Co- Advisor),
Master’s Thesis, December 2006.
14. Sujana Kokkanti, " On the design and implementation of ERP system,”
Northern Illinois University, (Advisor), Masters Project, December 2006.
15. Dan Baily, " MARRV simulation and project,” Northern Illinois University,
(Co-Advisor), Masters Project, December 2006.
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II. Completed theses/project (Committee member):
16. Hermes, Christian, “Modeling Queues using Cellular Automata,” Northern
Illinois University, (Committee member), Master’s thesis, December 2004.
17. Pyreddy, Premchandra Reddy, "Biomechanic analysis of Printing Operation,"
Northern Illinois University, (Committee member), Masters project, December
2004.
18. Asadi, Akbar, "Heart Rate Analysis to Optimize the Rest Break Schedule Using
Neural Network," Northern Illinois University, (Committee member), Master’s
thesis, May 2004.
19. Zhao, Zhiwei, "Evaluation and Selection of Robot for Assembly," Northern
Illinois University, (Committee member), Master’s thesis, May 2002.
20. Shin, Kwangjin, "Selection of Optimal Batch Size in Scheduling of Wafer
Fabrication to Reduce the Cycle Time by Setup Reduction," Northern Illinois
University, (Committee member), Master’s thesis, June 2002.
21. Shu, Zhang, Tool Wear Monitoring: A sensor Fusion Approach," Northern
Illinois University, (Committee member), Master’s thesis, June 2002.
22. Vinnakota, Dinakar, "Allocating Trucks to Drivers to Achieve Optimal Use of
Trucks," Northern Illinois University, (Committee member), Masters Project,
November.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Students’ Choice Award, voted by the students of NIU, 2006.
Outstanding Faculty Award, voted by the students of Industrial Engineering,
Northern Illinois University, 2002-2003, 2003-2004.
My student won the second place in the Best Maters Thesis at the university
level, Northern Illinois University, 2003.
My students won the first place in IIE/TEFEN Graduate Student Competition
Excellence in Industrial Engineering was organized by The Institute of
Industrial Engineers (IIE), Orlando, Florida, May 2002.
Alpha Pi Mu, The Industrial Engineering Honor Society, 1999
C.V., Omar Ghrayeb, Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Senior member of American Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
REFERENCES
Bradley Bond,
Dean, Graduate School
Phone: 815-753-9402
Email: [email protected] Jason Rhode
Director, Faculty Development and Instructional Design
Phone: 815-753-2475
Email: [email protected]
Purush Damodaran,
Professor and Chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: (815) 753-5660 [email protected]
Federico Sciammarella,
Associate Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 815-753-1288
Email: [email protected]
Shanthi Muthaswami,
Associate Professor and former Acting associate Dean
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 815-753-4155