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Curriculum Vitae -‐ Farr 1 5/29/14

John Vail Farr, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Engineering Management and

Director of the Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development, United States Military Academy

Office: Department of Systems Engineering Room 403A, MaHan Hall United States Military Academy West Point, New York 10996 Tel: 845-‐938-‐5206 (W) Email: [email protected]

Home: 4 Braden Place Cornwall-‐On-‐Hudson, NY 12520 Tel: 845-‐534-‐7142 (H) 845-‐667-‐9573 (C) Email: [email protected]

I. Education, Registration, Societies, and Awards

Education

• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 1986, Ph.D. Civil Engineering • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; 1981, M.S. Civil Engineering, Major – Geotechnical

Engineering • Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; 1979, B.S. Civil Engineering, Major – Structural

Engineering • Hinds Junior College, Raymond, MS; 1975, A.A.S. Drafting and Design Technology • U. S. Army Command and General Staff College (Correspondence Program), Fort Leavenworth, KS;

1991 Professional Registration and/or Certification

• Engineer In Training, State of Mississippi, 1980 • Registered Civil Engineer in the State of Mississippi, 1985, Registration No: 09388 • Registered Civil Engineer in the State of New York, 1996, Registration No: 073921

Professional or Technical Societies/Organizations

• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), Member (since 1999) • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Member (since 1994) • American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), Fellow (since 2002), President (2002-‐

2003), Member (since 1994) • Military Operations Research Society, Member (since 1994) • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Fellow (since 1999), Member (since 1978) • International Society of Logistics (SOLE), Member Board of Advisors (2002-‐2003)

Honorary, Scientific, and Engineering Societies Awards and Special Recognition

• Certificate of Appreciation, US Army Engineering Research and Development Center, February 2013 , 2014

• Fulbright Scholar, 2013-‐2018, selected under the Specialist Program o Vietnam, Summer 2013, helping with assessment and engineering curriculum reform at

Ho Chi Minh Technical University • First ABET Commissioner to represent INCOSE, 2010 – Present


• Meritorious Service Award, ASEM, 2009, 2010 • Chosen by the INCOSE to be their first ABET sponsored program evaluator (PEV) in systems

engineering (SE), 2009 • Henry Morton Distinguished Teaching Professor Award, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2007 –

2008 • Bernard R. Sarchet Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2006 • Appointment of Membership to the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies, 2006 • Franklin W. B. Woodbury Service Award, ASEM, 2005 • Appointment of Membership to the Army Science Board, 2004 • Bernard R. Sarchet Award, ASEM, 2004 • Merl Baker Award, Engineering Management Division, ASEE, 2004 • President ASEM, 2003 • Founding Member Epsilon Mu Eta (honorary Engineering Management), 2002 • Fellow, ASEM, 2002 • Appointment as a consultant to the Army Science Board, 2002 • Founding Director, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Stevens

Institute of Technology, 2000 • Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2000 • Commanders Award for Civil Service, 1999 • Fellow, ASCE, 1999 • Superior Civilian Service Award, 1997 • Phi Kappa Phi (national honor society), West Point, 1994 • President of Chi Epsilon Fraternity (Civil Engineering honor society), Mississippi State University,

1979 • Chi Epsilon, Mississippi State University, 1978

Security Clearance

• Secret (since 1983) • Top Secret, SBI (1990 – 2002, 2011 – present), SCI (2012 – present)


II. Work Experience

Academic 7/2010 to Present. Professor of Engineering Management and Founding Director of the Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York Position Description Teaches undergraduate courses in engineering management and systems engineering to future Army leaders at West Point. Serves as program advisor for the engineering and systems design and management programs. Also teaches capstones and conducts and supervises research. Manages a nationally recognized center in nation reconstruction and capacity develop with research areas including economic development, complex systems, life cycle costing, and infrastructure. Achievements

• Developed and leads a new center focused on nation reconstruction and capacity development that cuts across departments, federal agencies, and universities tackling research on governance, policy, and infrastructure. This interdisciplinary center involves multiple universities, government agencies, non-‐government agencies. Supported the development of an interdisciplinary study abroad program focused on cultural immersion for mainly engineering students.

• Responsible for an annual reimbursable budget of approximately $250k to $500k. • Funds one full time research professor. Typically, between 3 and 7 faculty support center research

activities on an annual basis to include reimbursable and regular faculty and post doctorates.

Courses Taught • SE 300 Introduction to Systems Engineering • EM 381 Engineering Economics • EM/SE 402 Systems and Engineering Management Design I • EM/SE 403 Systems and Engineering Management Design II • SM 401 Systems Management Capstone

3/2007 to 7/2010. Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, School of Systems and Enterprises (SSE), Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey Position Description Evolved the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM) into a new school for focused on systems and enterprise solutions. Responsible for all academic (undergraduate and graduate) programs for the new school. As Associate Dean was responsible for the professional development and supervision of all tenured and tenure track faculty. Oversees all aspects of program content, admissions, curricula content, assessment, accreditation (ABET and Middle States) etc., for the new school. Also serves as program director for the Engineering Management (EM) family of programs. Also served on the leadership team and involved in all operational and business development aspects of a 50 plus person organization with research and graduate revenue in excess of $18M annually. Achievements

• Integrated new graduate degrees at both the masters and PhD levels to include Enterprise Systems, Infrastructure Systems, Space Systems Engineering, and Financial and Software Engineering into the SSE family of programs,

• Responsible for all undergraduate and graduate program content and assessment in the new school, • Oversaw the supervision and professional development and hiring of tenure and tenure track faculty,


• Helped develop new processes, web, literature, etc., for the SSE, • Served as the primary point of contact for all international and dual degree programs, • Developed support infrastructure, positions, and processes for over 1000 graduate students, • Led all accreditation efforts for the new school to include Middle States (2008) and ABET (2009), • Oversaw the business operations of the school to include developing a student and faculty support

center, admissions, billing, etc., and • Served as the Henry Morton Distinguished Teaching Professor for 2007 – 2008.

Courses Taught

• E 101 Engineering Seminar • E 421 Engineering Economic Design • EM 270 Management of Engineering and Technology • EM 620 Engineering Cost Management (web, executive, and traditional formats)

7/2000 to 3/2007. Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and Founding Director of the Department of SEEM, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on the Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey Position Description Served as the founding director for a new department focused on systems engineering (SE) and engineering management (EM). Duties include coordinating curriculum content, research, counseling, assessment, faculty and support staff hiring and supervision, accreditation, and developing new graduate programs for the telecommunications, financial services, chemical, and consulting companies regionally, nationally, and internationally. Achievements

• Led the design and development of the curriculum and marketed six new graduate certificates, two new masters, and two PhD programs in SEEM including web, regional, and executive versions of the programs,

• Oversaw the hiring of thirty new diverse faculty and the recruiting of about twenty adjuncts/research faculty,

• Developed marketing material to include printed and department web site, • Developed nationally and internationally recognized programs in SE (currently the largest program in

the U.S) and EM1, • Received 6-‐year ABET accreditation and ASEM certification of EM graduate programs in 2004, • Transformed the undergraduate EM program from a manufacturing theme to one focused on

services by introducing five new courses, • Led the development of an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Information Systems

Engineering, • Helped raise over $2M in funding for new office facilities, • Developed executive education, web, regional, and on campus graduate programs that grew from 0

to over $6M in six years, • Received the ASEM award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and Technical

Management for Undergraduate Programs (Best Undergraduate Program in 2001, 2003, runner up 2005), ASEM award for the Outstanding Student Chapter (2001, 2005, 2006), and

• Department received the Presidential Merit Award for Excellence in Logistics Education from the International Society of Logistics (2002).

Courses Taught 1 From September 2001 through the spring of 2005 over 600 students have been enrolled in graduate programs or training classes.


• E 101 Engineering Seminar • E 421 Engineering Economic Design • EM 302 Management of Engineering Design II • EM 355 Engineering Economics • H 184 Research Seminar II • EM/SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation (executive, web, and traditional formats) • EM/SYS 612 Project Management of Complex Systems (executive format)

7/97 to 7/2000. Professor (promoted 2000) and Associate Professor (promoted 1994) of Engineering Management and Director, Engineering Management Program, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York Position Description Performed professional functions to include coordinating curriculum content, research, and academic student evaluations and counseling. Planned, developed, evaluated, and taught upper-‐level courses in SE, EM, and operations research. Program Director‘s duties include responsibility for accreditation, course content, and supervision of the faculty. Achievements

• Served in the rating chain for up to eleven military officers between the rank of CPT and LTC, • Developed and funded real-‐world capstone experiences for the Engineering Management Program

(EMP) majors with private and government clients, • Enrollments doubled from around 20 in 1996 to graduating between 40 and 60 majors a year by 2000

– the largest undergraduate major at USMA during 2000, • Student evaluations of teaching exceeded department and Academy average for all courses taught

since 1992, • Served on the USMA admissions committee and was responsible for admissions for the U.S Military

Academy Preparatory School, • Actively involved in athletics to include recruiting, served as Vice President of the Army Hockey

Association, and served as the academic officer for the Army Lightweight Football Team, and • Received the ASEM award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and Technical

Management for Undergraduate Programs (1999). Courses Taught

• SE381 Engineering Economy • SE387 Deterministic Models • SE388 Probabilistic Models • SE421 Engineering Management Applications and Practices

9/92 to 7/97. Assistant (9/92 to 7/95) and Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York Position Description Performed professional functions to include curriculum and course development, research, and academic student evaluations and counseling. Planned, developed, evaluated, and taught upper-‐level courses in SE, EM, and operations research. Assisted in accreditation and program content for the EMP. Conducted curriculum development, research, academic student evaluations, and counseling. Achievements

• The appointment in 1992 resulted in being the first permanent civilian professor in the Departments of Engineering and Systems Engineering at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point,


• Received ASEM Award for Academic Excellence for Leadership of Engineering and Technical Management for undergraduate programs (1992),

• Participated in the civilianization of the USMA faculty to include contributing to the development of criteria for promotion and tenure, sabbatical criteria, etc.

• Helped establish an ASEM student chapter, • Conceived and funded a facility to conduct infrastructure research to support the EMP, • Actively involved in the Middle States accreditation process, • Served on the USMA and U.S. Military Academy Prep School admissions committees, • Actively involved in athletics to include recruiting and serving as the academic officer for the Judo

club, and • Participated in a successful ABET study in 1996.

Courses Taught

• SE381 Engineering Economy • SE387 Deterministic Models • SE388 Probabilistic Models • SE420 Production Operations and Systems • SE421 Engineering Management Applications and Practices • SE489 Advanced Individual Study in Systems Engineering • SE491 Research Project in Systems Engineering

8/82 to 5/83. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Position Description Served as laboratory instructor for undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering. Duties included designing laboratory experiments, maintaining equipment, teaching, and student evaluations. Courses Taught

• Field Sampling and Laboratory Testing • Civil Engineering and Dynamic Measurements

1/80 to 8/81. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Position Description Served as a grader for undergraduate courses in Civil Engineering.

Other Teaching Positions

2009 to Present. Principal Investigator, University Transportation Research Center, The City College of New York, New York, New York 10/2009 to Present. Adjunct Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, teaching a graduate level executive education class in engineering economy to a wide variety of corporate and government clients and serving on dissertation committees. 8/2010 to 8/2011. Industry Professor, Engineering Management Program, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, teaching a graduate level online class in life cycle costing.


8/1991 to 9/1992. Adjunct Professor and Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University.

Industrial 8/98 to Present. Farr Engineering and Management Consulting, Cornwall On Hudson, NY Conducts education and analysis life cycle costing, large data analysis, and decision supports systems for a wide variety of corporate, educational, and government clients. Clients have included Toffler and Associates, Jefferson Insurance Group, West Point Underwriters, Beacon Insurance, and the University of Central Florida. Also associated with Assett Inc., Bayonet Forward, and Innovative Decision Inc.

5/98 to 8/98. U.S. Army Chief Information Office, Strategic and Advanced Computing Center, Washington, DC Conducted research to develop models to quantify and assess the physical and telecommunications infrastructure for the Department of the Army. These models were used in a large decision support system to study resource tradeoffs. 5/93 to 8/93. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Washington, DC Conducted research to develop optimization techniques for evaluating joint force structure for resource allocation studies and force design. 10/88 to 9/92. Team Leader, Combat Engineering and Simulations Group, Mobility Systems Division, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi Responsible for the marketing, planning, direction, and conducting of major studies in the field of combat modeling and computer simulations. Managerial efforts involved the technical supervision of eight to ten professionals. Other duties included marketing programs to senior Army management, responsible for a $2M budget for the organization, and technical oversight of a $1.7M direct allotted basic and applied research program in the area of mobility. Typical work included the development and modifications of existing combat simulation models and mobility analysis of military equipment. 12/84 to 10/88. Research Civil Engineer, Geomechanics Division, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi Worked as a senior project engineer in the research, development, and application studies in the field of soil dynamics as related to the response of the earth and buried structures under explosive loading. Typical assignments were to design and direct material properties investigations and develop theoretical and/or computer codes to model the response of the earth or structures to dynamic loadings from conventional or nuclear sources. 5/83 to 12/84. Civil Engineer, Vicksburg District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi Worked as a project geotechnical engineer in the design, evaluation, and construction of flood control structures. Performed cost and economic analysis and design work in the area of earthquake engineering of earthen dams. 8/82 to 5/83. Consulting Engineer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Employed by several local engineering firms on a part-‐time basis to perform consulting services such as machine vibration analysis and laboratory testing. 7/81 to 8/82. Project Engineer, McClelland Engineers Inc., Houston, Texas Worked as a project geotechnical engineer in the offshore division. Duties included penetration studies for offshore jackup rigs and foundation analysis for fixed offshore structures. Served in a supervisory capacity for up to 20 employees in both the U. S. and Saudi Arabia. Marketed and supervised projects that typically cost clients between $20k to $100k per day (1983 dollars). 5/80 to 8/80. Civil Engineer, Northern Testing Laboratories, Boise, Idaho


Worked as a summer employee with duties that included supervision of field investigation and the design of conventional foundations and earth dams. Performed supervisory functions for two employees. 1/76 to 12/79. Student Trainee, Vicksburg District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi Worked as a student trainee in the cooperative education program. Duties included structural design, construction inspection, evaluation of existing structures, construction management, and the review of plans and specifications.


III. Professional Publications Books 1. Farr, John V. and Faber, Isaac J., “Financial Aspects of Engineering Techniques for Economic Analysis,

Management, and Decision Making,” open source ebook for undergraduate engineering economics, August 2016

2. Farr, John V., Systems Life Cycle Costing: Economic Analysis, Estimation, and Management, CRC Press, June, 2011

3. Merino, Donald M., and Farr, John V., Engineering Management Handbook, Editors, Published by ASEM, Edition 1.0, December, 2010

4. Griffis, Fletcher H., and Farr, John V., Construction Planning for Engineers, McGraw Hill Inc., October, 1999 Book Chapters 5. Farr, John V., Enos, James R., and McCarthy, Daniel J., “An Application of System Dynamics to Quantify

Investments in Stability and Reconstruction Operations by the Department of Defense,” from Case Studies in System of Systems, Enterprises, and Complex Systems Engineering, Ireland, V., and White, B.E., editors, Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, expected July, 2014

6. Farr, John V., “Chapter 5, Life Cycle Cost Considerations for Complex Systems,” Systems Engineering, Intech Publishing, Edited by Dr. Boris Cogan, December, 2011, accessed at http://www.intechopen.com/books/systems-‐engineering-‐practice-‐and-‐theory

7. Kotnour, Timothy, and Farr, John V., “Chapter 1: Engineering Management – Past, Present and Future,”

ASEM Handbook on Engineering Management, December, 2010 8. Farr, John V., and Down, Benjamin, “Chapter 11: Project Management’s Role in Life Cycle Costing,” ASEM

Handbook on Engineering Management, December, 2010

9. Kljajić, Miroljub, and Farr, John V., “The Role of Systems Engineering in the Development of Information Systems,“ Strategic Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Edited M. Gordon Hunter, 4 Volumes, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, June, 2009

10. Jiang, Wei, and Farr, John V., “Chapter 3: Process Control for Quality Improvement,” Handbook of

Industrial & Systems Engineering, Editor, Adedeji B. Badiru, CRC Press, December, 2005

Refereed Publications in Journals of Professional or Technical Societies Infrastructure Systems and Resource Prioritization 11. Farr, John V. and McDonald, Kenneth W., “ Strategic Resource Investment Methodology For Developing

Countries,” International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy, Vol. 1, Issue 3/4, pages 329-‐348, 2013 12. Julian, Cotye S.*2, Lucy, Tana B.*, and Farr, John V., “Commercial-‐Off-‐The-‐Shelf Component Evaluation

and Selection Process,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Volume 23, Number 2, pp 63 – 71, June, 2011

13. Day, Thomas J.*, Farr, John V., and Koeller, C. Timothy, “Screening and Analysis Methodology for

Outsourcing of Publicly Owned Treatment Works,” Special Issue on Critical Infrastructure Systems and Enterprises, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, accepted March 2010

2 * Indicates a student author


14. Ramirez-‐Marquez, Jose Emmanuel, and Farr, John V., “Decision-‐making Approach for Catastrophic

Scenario Selection in Disaster Recovery Planning,” International Journal of Decision Support and System Technology, Volume 1, Number 2, pp 36-‐51, April -‐ June, 2009

15. Carroll, Lora M.*, Farr, John V., and Trainor, Timothy, “Weighted Scoring Model for Resource Allocation in

Post-‐Conflict Reconstruction.” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 14, No. 3, pp 169-‐177, September 2008

16. Ezell, Barry C. and, Farr, John V., “An Infrastructure Risk Analysis of a Municipal Water Distribution

System,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 6, No. 3, pp 114-‐117, September 2000

17. Ezell, Barry C., Farr, John V., and Wiese, Ian D., “The Infrastructure Risk Analysis Model,” Journal of

Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 6, No. 3, pp 118-‐122, September 2000 18. Lind, Elizabeth A., Farr, John V., and James L. Kays, “Resource Allocation for Army Installation

Management,” Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 3, No. 2, pp 87-‐92, December, 1997

19. O’Hara, Thomas E., Kays, James L., and Farr, John V., “The Installation Status Report,” Journal of

Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 3, No. 2, pp 87-‐92, June, 1997

Education and Training 20. Farr, John V. and Brazil, Donna M., “Developing the Leadership Skills Needed for Technical Based

Organizations in the Global Economy,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Invited Paper for Special Edition on Engineering Leadership, Volume21, No. 1, pp 9-‐14, March 2009

21. Kotnour, Timothy, and Farr, John V., ”Engineering Management – History, Trends, and Professional

Issues,” IEEE Engineering Management Review3, Volume 33, Number 3, pp 39-‐52, 3rd Quarter, 2005 22. Verma, Dinesh, Farr, John V., and Johannesen, Line H., “System Training Metrics and Measures: A Key

Operational Effectiveness Imperative,” INCOSE Journal on Systems Engineering, Volume 6, No. 4, pp 238 -‐ 248, 2003

23. Farr, John V., and Buede, Dennis, “Systems Engineering and Engineering Management: Keys to the

Efficient Development of Products and Services,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Volume 15, No. 3, pp 3 – 11, September 2003

24. Farr, John V., and Buede, Dennis, “Systems Engineering and Engineering Management: Keys to the

Efficient Development of Products and Services,” IEEE Engineering Management Review, Volume 32, Number 1, First Quarter, pgs 49-‐56, 2004

25. Farr, John V., and Merino, Donald M., “Educating Entry Level Engineers: Are Broad-‐based

Business/Management Skills a Key to Sustaining the U.S. Innovation Based Economy?” International Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 19, No. 2, pp 252 -‐ 259, 2003

26. Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “Training Issues Associated With COTS-‐Based Information Intensive

Systems,” Journal of European Industrial Training, Volume 26, No. 9, pp 442-‐452, 2002 3 The IEEE Engineering Management Review (EMR) is a collection of the best papers from refereed journals on engineering management. A committee reviews all of the relevant publications and chooses the best refereed articles for publication. The two IEEE, EMR articles referenced are essentially reproductions of the similarly named articles.


27. Farr, John V., Lee, Marc A., Metro, Richard P., and Sutton, James P., “Using a Systematic Engineering

Design Process to Conduct Engineering Management Capstone Projects,” Educational Brief, Journal of Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education, Volume 90, No. 2, pp 193–197, April, 2001

28. Bowman, Bruce A., and Farr, John V., “Embedding Leadership In Civil Engineering Education,” Journal of

Professional Issues and Engineering Education, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 126, No. 1, pp 16-‐20, January, 2000

29. Farr, John V., and Bowman, Bruce A., “Why ABET Accredited Programs are Important to the Engineering

Management Profession,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Volume 11, No. 4, pp 7-‐13, December, 1999

30. Farr, John V., Walesh, Stuart G., and Forsythe, George B., “Leadership Development for Engineering

Managers” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 13, No. 4, pp 38-‐41, May, 1997

31. Farr, John V., and Sullivan, James F., “Re-‐Thinking Training in the 90s,” Journal of Management in

Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 12, No. 3, pp 29-‐33, May/June, 1996 General Engineering Management/Systems Engineering 32. Kljajić, Miroljub, and Farr, John V., “A System View of Systems Engineering and a System Approach to

Information Systems Development,” Invited Paper for the Inaugural Issue of the International Journal of Information Technology and Systems Analysis, Volume 1(1), 49-‐63, January-‐June 2008

33. Jain, Rashmi, Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “A Taxonomy and Holistic Approach to Risk Assessment of

Network-‐Centric Systems,” Journal of the Operational Research Society of India, Volume 42, No. 2, June 2005

34. Kotnour, Timothy, and Farr, John V., ”Engineering Management – History, Trends, and Professional

Issues,” Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, Volume 17, No. 1, pp 15-‐26, March 2005

35. Farr, John V., Johnson, William, R., Birmingham, Robert P., “A Multi Tiered Approach to Army

Acquisition.” Defense Acquisition Review Journal, pp 234-‐246, April -‐ July, 2005 36. Farr, John V., “Commodities and Value Based Pricing of Engineering Services,” Journal of Management in

Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 17, No. 4, pp 224-‐228, October, 2001

37. Farr, John V., and LeBoeuf, Eugene J., “Simple Services Inc: A Case Study in Ownership Transition for a Small Consulting Company,” Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 16, No. 3, pp 68-‐77, May 2000

Quantitative 38. Lennon, Elizabeth A.*, Farr, John V., Besser, Ronald S., “Evaluation of multi-‐attribute decision making

systems applied during the concept design of new microplasma devices,” Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, accepted for publication May, 2013

39. Cataruozolo, Patricia E. *, and Farr, John V., “A Systems Dynamics Approach to Modeling Multivariate

Data as Exhibited in Suicide in the Army,” Issues in Clinical Research, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 54-‐59, June 2011


40. Kobylski, Gerald C. *, Buede, Dennis M, and Farr, John V., and Peters, Douglas, “The Use of Dynamic Decision Networks to Increase Situational Awareness in a Networked Battle Command,” Journal of Military Operations Research, Accepted for the Special Issue on Value-‐Focused Thinking Applied to the Challenges of the Long War, Volume 12, Number 2, November, 2007

41. Jiang, Wei and Farr, John V., “Integration of Statistical Process Control and Engineering Process

Control for Quality Improvement”, Journal of Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, Volume 4, No. 3, pp. 345 -‐ 363, 2007

42. Farr, John V., "Evaluating One-‐Dimensional Loading Rate Effects," Journal of Geotechnical Engineering,

American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 16, No. 1, pp. 119-‐135, January, 1990 43. Farr, John V., and Woods, Richard D., "A Device for Evaluating One-‐Dimensional Compression Loading

Rate Effects," American Society for Testing and Materials, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Volume 11, No. 4, pp. 269-‐275, December, 1988

Product Development 44. Smith, Margret, Farr, John V., and Sauser, Brian J., “Using Process Simulation to Manage New Product

Development Pipeline Throughput,” Engineering Management Journal, Volume ??, Issue ?, pp. ???-‐???, March, 2012

45. Ganguly, Anirban*, Nilchiani, Roshanak and Farr, John, V., “Defining a Set of Metrics to Evaluate the

Potential Disruptiveness of a Technology,” Engineering Management Journal, Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 34-‐44, March 2010

46. Ganguly, Anirban*, Nilchiani, Roshanak and Farr, John, V., “Quantifying Agility in Corporate Enterprises,”

International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 118, pp. 410–423, January, 2009

47. Ganguly, Anirban*, Nilchiani, Roshanak and Farr, John V., “Identification, Classification and Prioritization of Risks Associated with a Disruptive Technology Process” International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Vol. 8, No. 2, 273–283, August, 2011

Studies of Significant National Interest4 48. National Research Council of the National Academies, “Pre-‐Milestone A Systems Engineering -‐ A

Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Systems Acquisition,” Air Force Studies Board, Co-‐Lead Author for Chapter 1 and Appendix C, August 2007

49. National Research Council of the National Academies, “Graduate Education Needs of DoD In STEM and Management,” Lead Author for Chapter 3, July 2014

Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings 50. Farr, John V., Harris, Jacqueline A., O’Conner, Gregory J., “Cost Benefit Analysis Methodology for Strategic

Investments in Industrial Base Support,” 35th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, VA, October 15-‐18, 2014

51. Ward, Kyle*, Newman, Allan*, Gleason, Jacob*, Lee, Hyunseok*, Saltysiak, Thomas, and Farr, John V., “Complex Systems Architecture Analysis of Nation State Disaster Response,” Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference Y. Guan and H. Liao, eds, Montreal, Canada, May 2014

4 The NRC reports are extensively peer reviewed before publication by a nationally recognized panel of subject matter experts


52. Dabkowski, Matthew, Valerdia, Ricardo, and Farr, John, “Identifying and Exploiting Architectural Communities in Early Life Cycle Cost Estimation,” Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER 2014), California Institute of Technology, Procedia Computer Science 28 (2014 ), pgs 95 – 102, March 21-‐22, 2014

53. Dehghani, Pouya, Young, Leone*, Ghandi, Jimmy, and Farr, John V., “An Evaluation of Curriculums of Graduate Engineering Management Programs,” 34th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Old Dominion University, Bloomington, Minnesota, October 2-‐5, 2013

54. Lane, William*, Pak, Wayne*, Prakel, Mary*, Rocha, Cheyne*, Faber, Isaac, and Farr, John V., “The Role of Micro Energy Grids and Consumer Preferences on Power Reliability, Quality, and Environmental Considerations,” The Infrastructure Security Partnership, 2013 Critical Infrastructure Symposium, West Point, NY, 15 April 2013

55. Farr, John V., Alsfelder, George*, Hartong, Timothy*, and Rodriguez, Michael*, “Methodology for

Prioritization of Investments to Support Energy Security and NetZero Investments for Military Installations,” 33th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 17-‐20, 2012

56. Young, Leone*, Ganguly, Anirban, and Farr, John V., “Project Management Processes in an Agile Project Environment,” 33th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Old Dominion University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 17-‐20, 2012

57. Alsfelder, George*, Rodriguez, Michael*, Hartong, Timothy*, and Farr, John V., “Methodology for

Prioritization of Investments to Support the Army Energy Strategy for Installations,” The Infrastructure Security Partnership, 2012 Critical Infrastructure Symposium, Arlington, VA, 23 April 2012

58. Elgort, Greg*, Jones, Eric*, Kim, Eric*, Mosera, Taylor*, and Farr, John V., “Evaluation of Assessment

Methodology to Support Combined Joint Task Force-‐Horn Of Africa,” 17th Cornwallis Group, West Point, New York, 4 April 2012

59. Han, Steven*, Melson, Nolan*, Stephens, Joshua*, Turner, Derek*, Farr, John V., and Graham, Kristin,

“Methodology to Model and Understand the Complexities of Social, Economic, and Governance Interactions for Regional Assessment in Africa,” 17th Cornwallis Group, West Point, New York, 4 April 2012

60. Farr, John V., Sawser, Brian, and McDonald, Kenneth W., “Strategic Resource Identification and

Prioritization Methodology for Nation Reconstruction,” 32th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Session Chair for Logistics and Strategy, Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, October 19-‐22, 2011

61. Young, Leone* Ganguly, Anirban, Farr, John V., and Wade, Jon “Ranking of Project Risks Based on a

Systems Life Cycle Perspective,” 32th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, October 19-‐22, 2011

62. Young, Leone Z.*, Wade, Jon, Farr, John V., Valerdi, Ricardo, and Kwak, Young Hoon, “An Approach to

Estimate the Life Cycle Cost and Effort of Project Management for Systems Centric Projects,” International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA) and the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA)2011 ISPA/SCEA Joint Annual Conference and Training Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 7 -‐ 10, 2011

63. Lennon, Elizabeth*, Besser, Ronald S., and Farr, John V., “Definition and Determination of Effectiveness

Metrics for Multi-‐Attribute Decision Analysis (MADA) Tools Applied during the Concept Design of Novel Technologies,” 9th Conference on Systems Engineering Research Redondo Beach, CA, April, 2011


64. Ganguly, Anirban*, Mansouri, Mo, and Farr, John V, “Exploring the Risks Associated with Supply Chain Agility,” 31th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Rogers, AK, October, 2010

65. Young, Leone Z.*, Farr, John V., Valerdi, Ricardo, and Kwak, Young Hoon, “A Framework for Evaluating Life

Cycle Project Management Costs on Systems Centric Projects,”31th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Rogers, AK, October, 2010

66. Young, Leone Z.*, Farr, John V., and Valerdi, Ricardo, “The Role of Influential Complexities in Systems

Engineering Cost Estimating Processes,” 8th Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Hoboken, NJ, March, 2010

67. Lennon, Elizabeth*, Besser, Ronald S., and Farr, John V., “Efficiency Metrics for Multi-‐Attribute Decision

Analysis Methods Used during the Concept Design of Novel Technologies,” 8th Conference on Systems Engineering Research, Hoboken, NJ, March, 2010

68. Day, Thomas J.*, Farr, John V., Koeller, C. Timothy, and Mansouri, Mo, Screening and Analysis

Methodology for Outsourcing of Publicly Owned Treatment Works, 1st Annual Global Conference on Systems and Enterprises, Washington, DC, December 3-‐4, 2009

69. Farr, John V., Young, Leone Z.*, and Ganguly, Anirban, “Determining Input Cost Variations for Simulation-‐

based Risk Assessment of Life Cycle Costing,” 30th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Springfield, MO, October, 2009

70. Ganguly, Anirban*, Nilchiani, Roshanak, and Farr, John V., “Using a Systems Process to Access the

Potential for Disruptive Technology, Conference on Systems Engineering Research, University of Southern California, October, 2008

71. Ganguly, Anirban*, Henry, Devanandham*, and Farr, John V., ”Evaluating Attributed of Business Agility

for a Service-‐Oriented Organization,” 29th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, West Point, NY, October 2008

72. Ganguly, Anirban*, Nilchiani, Roshanak, and Farr, John V., “Using Metrics to Assess the Disruptiveness of

a Technology,” 28th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Chattanooga, TN, October, 2007

73. Farr, John V., Hole, Eirik, and Gully, John, “Systems Approach to the Army’s Evolving Role in Support of

Civil Authorities,” 27th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Session Chair for Systems Engineering Management, Huntsville, AL, October, 2006

74. Farr, John V., Sauser, Brian J., Jain, Rashmi, and Verma, Dinesh, “Engineering Management Education -‐

Technology Integration, Manufacturing, or the Management of Engineers and Scientists?”, 26th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Session Chair for Engineering Management Education, Virginia Beach, VA, October, 2005

75. Farr, John V., Verma, Dinesh, and McFadden, Willie, “Technology Insertion Strategies for Spiral

Development of Complex Weapon Systems,” 25th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Washington, D.C., pp 541 -‐ 546, October, 2004

76. Dey, Sujoy*, Kloeber, Jack M., and Farr, John V. “Using Simulation to Understand the Effect of

Uncertainties in the Drug Development Process,” 25th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Washington, D.C., pp 389 -‐ 396, October, 2004


77. Osipenko, Leeza*, and Farr, John V., “System Dynamics and Dynamic Systems Integration in Regulatory Environments,” 22nd Annual International Conference on Systems Dynamics, Oxford, United Kingdom, http://www.systemdynamics.org/conf2004/indexpapers.htm, 2004

78. Barr, Paul, Vickers, Lucas*, Jiang, Wei, and Farr, John V., “Real-‐Time Enterprise Stream-‐Oriented C2

Decision Making Architecture,” 2nd Annual Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER)5, University of Southern California, March, 2004

79. West, Paul*, Farr, John, Verma, Dinesh, Buede, Dennis, and Merino, Donald M. “Reliability Taxonomy for

Network-‐Centric Systems,” 24th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, St. Louis, MO, pp 110 -‐ 114, October, 2003

80. Verma, Dinesh, Pennotti, Michael, Buede, Dennis, and Farr, John V., “The System Design and Operational

Effectiveness (SDOE) Program: Experiences and Lessons Learned,” 4th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 03), Stockholm, Sweden, August 19, 2003

81. Buede, Dennis M., Farr, John V., Powell, Robert*, and Verma, Dinesh, “Considerations in the Design of an

Air Traffic Management Systems,” 21st Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Irvine, CA, best paper award in the Session and the Systems Track and a Finalist for Best Conference Paper, October, 2002

82. Farr, John V., and Verma, Dinesh, “Involving Industry in the Design of Courses, Programs, and a Systems

Engineering and Engineering Management Department,” ASEE Annual Conference, Session Chair for Focus on Undergraduate Impact Montreal, Quebec, June 16-‐19, 2002

83. Merino, Donald M., and Farr, John V., “Commercializing Technology – What Do Engineers Need to Know

and When Do They Need to Know It?” Twenty Second Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Huntsville, AL, pp 454 -‐459, October, 2001

84. Farr, John V., and Parnell, Gregory S., “A Comparison of Portfolio Analysis Techniques for Research and

Development Program,” 21st Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, finalist for the Merritt Williamson best paper award, Washington, DC, pp 293-‐304, October, 2000

85. Kewley, Robert H., Jr., and Farr, John V., “Performance Based Management for Military and Municipal

Services,” 20th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Session Chair for Engineering Management Issues, Virginia Beach, VA, pp 367-‐374, October, 1999

86. Bowman, Bruce A., and Farr, John V., “Learning to Lead: A Lifelong Pursuit,” 19th Annual American Society

of Engineering Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, pp 158-‐163, October, 1998 87. Farr, John V., West, Paul D., and McGinnis, Michael L., “PLOWSHARES: Transferring Military Combat

Simulation Technology to Civilian Emergency Management Training,” 18th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Session Chair for Environment and Technological Issues, Virginia Beach, VA, pp 237-‐244, October, 1997

88. Kays, James L., Thomas, David A., and Farr, John V., “Lessons Learned From ABET Accreditation Process,”

17th Annual American Society of Engineering Management Conference, Dallas, TX, pp 125-‐132, October, 1996

5 The CSER was founded at Stevens with the first conference in March 2003. It was originally titled the Conference on Systems Integration (CSI) but the name was later changed to the CSER. I served as the first conference co chair. The conference rotates annually between the University of Southern California and Stevens. For 2005, over 300 people attended the conference at Stevens.


89. Olsen, Richard S., and Farr, John V., "Site Characterization Using the Cone Penetrometer," ASCE Specialty Conference, Use of In-‐Situ Testing in Geotechnical Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, pp 854-‐869, June, 1986

Publications in Proceedings of Non Refereed Professional Conferences and/or Symposia 90. Dabkowski, Matthew, Valerdia, Ricardo, and Farr, John, “Leveraging DoDAF Artifacts in Pre-‐Milestone A

Cost Estimation"82nd MORS Symposium, Washington, DC, 16-‐19 June, 2014 91. Han, Steven*, Melson, Nolan*, Stephens, Joshua*, Turner, Derek*, Farr, John V., and Graham, Kristin,

“Methodology to Model and Understand the Complexities of Social, Economic, and Governance Interactions for Regional Assessment in Africa,” 6th Annual Network Science Workshop, Poster Session, West Point, New York, 22 April 2012

92. Charbonneau, Steven M., Thomas, David A., and Farr, John V., “ Traditional Versus Technology Based

Education: Lessons Learned from Re-‐engineering a Quantitative Methods Course”, Zone I Spring Meeting, American Society of Engineering Education, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, April, 1997

93. Wood, Douglas D., Farr, John V., Horsley, Michele, and Petty, Mikel D., “PLOWSHARES: Hurricane,

Tornado, and Fire Modeling In TERRA”, Southeastern Simulation Conference, Orlando, FL, October, 1995 94. Farr, John V., Dunn, William H., and Ratzenberger, Annette C., "A Verification, Validation, and

Accreditation Methodology for Distributed Interactive Simulations," Army Operations Research Symposium, Ft Lee, VA, October, 1993

95. Farr, John V., Dunn, William H., and Ratzenberger, Annette C., "A Verification, Validation, and

Accreditation Methodology for Distributed Interactive Simulations," The 9th Workshop on the Standards for the Interoperability of Defense Simulations, Orlando, FL, September, 1993

96. Griffis, F. H., Farr, John V., and Pagdadis, Sotiris, “Design of Urban Construction Processes,” Joint Triennial

Conference, Kent, United Kingdom, September, 1993 97. Loental, David A. and Farr, John V., "Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of the Engineer Functional

Area Model," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, November 1992 98. Farr, John V., Cain, Mark J., and Oliver, Kim M., "Mine Plowing Performance and Combat Effectiveness in

Support of the Combat Mobility Vehicle (CMV) Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis (COEA)," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, November 1991

99. Farr, John V., "Strength Properties from Cone Index Tests," 5th International Conference on Terrain-‐

Vehicle Systems, Budapest, Hungary, September 1991 100. Copes, John G., Pijor, Thomas D., Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Minefield Attrition, Delay, and

Mobility Model," Army Operations Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, October 1989 101. Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Enhancing Mine Warfare in Vector-‐In-‐Commander," Army Operations

Research Symposium, Fort Lee, VA, October 1989


Technical Reports 6 102. Fugate, Peter M.*, Gill, Elaine T. *, Hamilton, Grace A.*, Jolly, Robert M.*, Farr, John V., Larson, Steven L.,

Johnson, Jared L., Felt, Deborah R., and Nestler, Catherine, “Life Cycle Cost Models for IMX Wastewater Treatment,” Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, ERDC/EL TR-‐13-‐X, July 2014

103. Lane, William*, Pak, Wayne*, Prakel, Mary*, Rocha, Cheyne*, Faber, Isaac, and Farr, John V., “Costing Consumer Preferences for Micro Energy Markets,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development Technical Report, Report 2013-‐1, August, 2013

104. Walters, Joseph,* Mackey, Jarrett,* Maki, Kahlan,* Northcutt, Raymond,* Farr, John V., Martin, W. Andy Larson, Steven L., Ballard, John H., and Nestler, Catherine, “Cost Analysis of Remediation Systems for Depleted Uranium,” Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, ERDC/EL TR-‐13-‐X, April 2013

105. Han, Steven,* Melson, Nolan,* Stephens, Joshua,* Turner, Derrick,* Farr, John V. and Graham, Kristin C., “Methodology to Model and Understand the Complexities of Social, Economic, and Governance Interactions for Regional Assessment in Kenya,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development Technical Report, Report 2012-‐1, August, 2012

106. Elgort, Gregory,* Jones, Eric,* Kim, Eric,* Mosera, Taylor* and, Farr, John V., “Evaluation of Assessment Methodology to Support Combined Joint Task Force-‐Horn Of Africa,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development Technical Report, Report 2012-‐2, August, 20112

107. Alsfelder, George,* Hartong, Timothy,* Rodriguez, Michael* and Farr, John V., “Methodology for

Prioritization of Investments to Support the Army Energy Strategy for Installations,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development Technical Report, Report 2012-‐3, DTIC: AXXXXXXX, August 2012

108. Farr, John V., Sawser, Brian D., McDonald, Kenneth W, and Hoskins, Jamie, “Afghanistan Sustainable

Infrastructure Plan: Strategic Resource Investment Methodology for Developing Countries,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development, Technical Report 2011-‐3, August, 2011

109. Sawser, Brian D. Farr, John V. and Rieper, Bill, “Resource Prioritization Methodology to Support Strategic

Investments in Afghanistan,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development, Technical Report 2011-‐3, August, 2011

110. Farr, John V., “Claims Data and Policy Holder Characteristics for Calendar Years 2002 – 2004,” West Point

Federal Credit Underwriters, Farr Engineering and Management Consulting Technical Report, July 2005

111. Farr, John V., “Training IPT Report,” Acoustic-‐Rapid COTS Insertion Guaranteed Operational Effectiveness (A-‐RCI GOE) Pilot, Final Report, Lockheed Martin, Manassas, Virginia, 2001

112. Farr, John V., Duracinsky, Joseph M.*, Ivanova, Elena I.*, and Parranto, Gregory B., Jr.*, “Examination and

Standardization of the Loss Pick Credit Program of AIGC, Inc.,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 99/2, July 1999

6 Many of these reports represent funded research or consulting projects from government or industry each funded in amounts from a few to several hundred thousand dollars. Many underwent significant internal and external peer review. Much of the material is proprietary or sensitive in nature and not publishable in open sources.


113. Farr, John V., Stinson, Gregory K., Keys, Ryan D.*, Surrey, Nathan S.*, Taylor, Robert W.*, and Wanzeck, Matthew J.*, “Conceptual Representation of the Infrastructure Functional Area for the Army Flow Model,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 99/1, January 1999

114. Goldberg, Jeffrey B., Farr, John V., Robinson, Stephen R. and Davis, David F., “Force Allocation Modeling In

Support of Contingency Operations,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 97/2, January 1997

115. West, Paul D., Farr, John V., Fortier, Gregory S.*, Lilly, Kevin A.*, Ingalls, Gerald D.*, “The Effects of Cold

Weather on Tactical Operations,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 97/1, January 1997

116. Farr, John V., West, Paul D., and Melendez, John A., “Summary of USMA PLOWSHARES Initiative,”

Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. 96/1, October 1995

117. Gade, Patton S.*, Petty, John R.*, McIntyre Stephen R.*, Farr, John V., and Barr, Donald R., “Detectability

and Effectiveness of the Wide Area Mine,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. FY94/2, July 1994

118. Farr, John V., Nelson, Michael S., and Diaz, Alfonso A., “Resource Allocation Methodology to Support

Mission Area Analysis,” Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, Technical Report No. FY94/1, July 1994

119. Green, John G., Farr, John V., and Mason, George L., "Engineer Model Improvement Program, Report 9,

Enhancements to the Road Networks for the Vector-‐In-‐Commander and Engineer Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐90-‐8, August 1992

120. Perkins, William E., Meier, Roger W., and Farr, John V., "Strength Property Estimation For Dry,

Cohesionless Soils Using The Military Cone Penetrometer," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐92-‐5, May, 1992

121. Farr, John V., Ahlvin, Richard B., and Drinkard, Rhonda M., "Evaluation of Skipped Zones for the Combat

Engineer Vehicle Mine Rake," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Miscellaneous Paper GL-‐91-‐10, March, 1991

122. Farr, John V., Rabalais, Conrad P., Underwood, Robert B., and Ahlvin, Richard B., "Mobility and Plowing

Capabilities of Combat Mobility Vehicle," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐91-‐6, April, 1991

123. Baylot, Erwin A., Dickson, Walton C., Green, John G., and Farr, John V., "Engineer Model Improvement

Program, Report 10, User's Guide for the Vector-‐In-‐Commander Based Engineer Functional Area Model," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐90-‐8, February 1990

124. Meier, Roger W., Farr, John V., and Green, John G., "Engineer Model Improvement Program, Report 2,

Enhanced Representation of Minefield Effects for the Vector-‐In-‐Commander and Engineer Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐90-‐8, September 1990


125. Mason, George L., Dean, Tommy C., and Farr, John V., "Engineer Model Improvement Program, Report 1, Standardization of Terrain Data for the Vector-‐In-‐Commander and Engineer Functional Area Models," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report GL-‐90-‐8, September 1990

126. Farr, John V., "MINUTEMAN Hardness Assessment Program, Report 3, Estimated Groundwater Table

Depths at Each Launch Control Center (LCC) and Launch Facility (LF)," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report SL-‐87-‐17, February, 1989

127. Andersen, John M., Farr, John V., Meier, Roger W., and Mosher, Reed M., "Analysis of Pile Load Tests,

Olmsted Lock and Dam," Letter Report to Louisville District, Corps of Engineers, Louisville, KY, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg MS, October, 1988

128. Farr, John V., "Results of Laboratory Tests on Subgrade Samples From Malmstrom Air Force Base," Letter

Report to Ballistic Missile Office, Norton Air Force Base, CA, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, June, 1988

129. Farr, John V. and Jackson, Andrew E. Jr., "Research Studies on the Behavior of NTS Tuffs and Containment

Grouts, Report 2, Results from FY 87 Laboratory Tests on DSRM-‐2, HSSL-‐50/50, and ME8-‐05 Grouts," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report SL-‐88-‐27, May, 1988

130. Farr, John V., "Fort Riley Earth Penetration Program: Materials Properties Investigation," U. S. Army

Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report SL-‐88-‐26, April, 1988 131. Farr, John V., "Installation and Rehabilitation of Groundwater Monitoring Wells at Selected MINUTEMAN

Sites," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Miscellaneous Paper SL-‐87-‐2, May, 1987

132. Farr, John V., "Loading Rate Effects on the One-‐Dimensional Compressibility of Four Partially Saturated

Soils," U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, Technical Report SL-‐86-‐46, December, 1986

133. Bieganousky, Wayne A., and Farr, John V., "The Sardis Earthquake Study, Design Memorandum 1,

Introduction, Geology, Seismology and Selection of Design Earthquake," U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, Vicksburg, MS, November, 1984

134. Farr, John V., "Jack-‐Up Rig Site Investigation, Boring 2, Block 32 4424' FSL & 7292' FEL, Grand Isle Area,

Gulf of Mexico,” Report No. 0182-‐0514 to CONOCO, McClelland Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX, March, 1982 135. Farr, John V., "Geotechnical Investigation, Boring 2, Block 438 L, 528' FNL & 2020' FEL, Brazos Area, Gulf

of Mexico," Report No. 0182-‐0514 to Champlain Petroleum, Co., McClelland Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX, March, 1982

136. Farr, John V., “Wave Equation Analysis of Piles,” Purdue University, Geotechnical Engineering Report, July

8, 1981. Other Miscellaneous Publications 137. Farr, John V., Ganguly, Anirban* and Verma, Dinesh, “Developing Systems Engineering Technical Leaders,

Volume I -‐ Competency Definitions and Development,” Draft SERC Technical Report, March 1, 2010 138. Farr, John V. “Special Issue on Systems of Systems” Engineering Management Journal, served as special

edition editor, Volume 20, No. 4, December 2008


139. Farr, John V. “Preparing a Curriculum Vitae for Entry Level Academic Position” ASEM Practice Periodical, Volume VIII, Number 1, Fall/Winter 2008

140. Farr, John V. “Visibility, Perception, and Technical Competence – Keys to Success?” ASEM Practice

Periodical, Volume VI, Number 2, pp 7 -‐ 9, Fall/Winter 2007 141. Farr, John V. “A Formal Leadership Program for Young Engineers?” ASEM Practice Periodical, Volume V,

pp 7 -‐ 9, Fall/Winter 2006

142. Farr, John V. “Are Dollars the Most Important Measure of Job Compensation?” ASEM Practice Periodical, Volume II, pp 10 -‐ 11, Fall 2004

143. Buede, Dennis M., Farr, John V., Powell, Robert, and Verma, Dinesh, “Considerations in the Design of an

Air Traffic Management Systems,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Volume 18, Number 10, pp 3-‐8, (Invited Paper), 2003

144. Farr, John V., “Book Review of Building a Project-‐Driven Enterprise -‐ How to Slash and Boost Profits

Through Lean Project Management," written by Ronald Mascitelli, Engineering Management Journal, American Society of Engineering Management, pp 40-‐41, September, 2002

145. Farr, John V., “How to Measure Total Job Compensation,” Feature Article, Leadership and Management in

Engineering, ASCE, Special Issue on Compensation, January, 2002 146. Farr, John V., “Develop you Oral Communication Skills,” Forum Article, Journal of Management in

Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 2000 147. Farr, John V., “Visibility, Perception, and Technical Competence -‐ Keys to Success” Forum Article, Journal

of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 1999 148. Farr, John V., “An On-‐line Education,” Forum Article, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE,

Sept/Oct, 1999 149. Farr, John V., “Education Reform: Pros and Cons” Feature Editorial, Journal of Management in

Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 34-‐36, Nov/Dec, 1997 (served editor for a special edition on engineering education)

150. Farr, John V., “The Impacts of Technology on Engineering Education,” Feature Editorial, Journal of

Management in Engineering, ASCE, Nov/Dec, 1996 151. United States Military Academy, “Curriculum 2000 -‐ A Study of the Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Curriculum” (One of seven authors), United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, June 1995 152. Colby, Anthony H., and Farr, John V., “Report Writing Handbook: A Basic Guide to Writing Effective

Reports for a Decision Maker,” Department of Systems Engineering Report, West Point, NY, August, 1994 153. Engineers Strategic Study Center, "Analysis of the Engineer Training Aspects of the JANUS Combat

Simulation," Report CETEC-‐ES-‐R-‐92-‐3, Fort Belvoir, VA (Wrote Annex D Entitled U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Analysis of the Engineering Representation of the JANUS(A) Combat Simulation Model), 1992

154. Farr, John V., "Terrain Representation Research Analysis Supports Engineer Model Improvement

Program,” Digital Data Digest, Volume 2, Number 1, published by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, Fall, 1991


155. Farr, John V., "Loading Rate Effects on the One-‐Dimensional Compressibility of Four Partially Saturated

Soils," Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986

Professional Conferences in Which Papers and/or Presentations Were Presented Without Published Proceedings 156. Kobylski, Gerald C.*, Buede, Dennis M., and Farr, John V., “Optimizing Time Sensitive Decisions in a

Networked Battle Command”, 73rd Military Operations Research Symposium, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 2005

157. Kobylski, Gerald C.*, Buede, Dennis M., and Farr, John V., “A Theoretic Approach for Comparing Heuristics

to Dynamic Programming”, INFORMS Conference, 2004

158. Farr, John V., and Parnell, Gregory S., “A Comparison of Research and Development Portfolio Analysis Techniques,” 68th Military Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Air Force Academy, June, 2000

159. Farr, John V., Entner, Mark, West, Paul, Williams, Mike*, and Delapena, James*, “Measures of

Effectiveness for Civil Emergency Management Planning and Peacekeeping,” Military Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Naval Academy, June, 1995

160. Diaz, Alfonso A., and Farr, John V., “Mission Area Analysis (MAA) A Tradeoff for Making DoD -‐ Wide

Tradeoff Decisions,” 62nd Military Operations Research Symposium, U.S. Air Force Academy, June, 1994

161. Farr, John V., and Meier, Roger W., “Conventional Minefield Play in VIC,” Mobility/Countermobility Simulation and Analysis Symposium, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 1992

162. Farr, John V., and Blanchard, David R., “Proposed Enhancements to the BREACH Model,”

Mobility/Countermobility Simulation and Analysis Symposium, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, 1992 163. Farr, John V., “Terrain Representation in VIC,” Special Working Party on Combat Modeling of the Effects

of Terrain (SWP/CMET),” Vicksburg, Mississippi, January, 1991

164. Farr, John V., and Meier, Roger W., “Mine Warfare in Aggregated Combat Simulation Model,” Operations Research Society of America/The Institute of Management Science (ORSA/TIMS) annual meeting, New York City, NY, 1989

White Papers 165. Farr, John V., and Prakel, Mary*, “Methodology for Conducting Cost Benefit Analysis to Support Energy

Security Investments,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development White Paper 2013-‐1 January, 2013

166. Farr, John V. and McDonald, Kenneth W., “Strategic Resource Investment Methodology For Developing Countries,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development White Paper 2012-‐2, July 2012

167. Farr, John V., Enos, James R., and McCarthy, Daniel J., “An Application of System Dynamics to Quantify

Investments in Stability and Reconstruction Operations by the Department of Defense,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development White Paper 2012-‐2, August 2012

168. Chack, Andrew*, Farr, John V., and Schreiner, James H., “A Systems Perspective of Foreign Intervention with Regards to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea,” Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development White Paper, June, 2012


Publications Currently Under Review or Being Revised 169. Farr, John V., Cloutier, Robert, and Saltysiak, Thomas I., “An Architectural Framework for Nation States in

Support of Peace Building Operations,” accepted and under revision for the Journal of Enterprise Transformation, December, 2013

170. Farr, John V., Faber, Isaac J., Ganguly, Anirban, Larson, Steven L., and Martin, W. Andy, “The Use of Simulation Based Costing for Determining Life Cycle Costs and Risks for Army Environmental Remediation Programs,” submitted to the Engineering Economist, May 26, 2014

171. Faber, Isaac, Lane, William*, Pak, Wayne*, Prakel, Mary*, Rocha, Cheyne*, and Farr, John V. "Micro-‐Energy Markets: The Role of a Consumer Preference Pricing Strategy on Micro-‐grid Energy Investment," submitted to Energy, May 12, 2014

IV. Graduate Students Dissertation Advisor (Served as Chair or Co-‐chair) 1. Gerald Charles Koblyski, “Comparing Dynamic Decision Networks to Dynamic Programming,” Dissertation

Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Interdisciplinary (Systems Engineering and Statistics), Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2005

2. Sujoy Dey, “Managing Process Uncertainties for Increased Productivity in Pharmaceutical Drug

Development Using Modeling and Simulation,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2005

3. Apichart Choopavang, “Integration of the Dominant Node Identification and Separation Processes into

Conditional Probability Distribution Elicitation Process in Bayesian Networks,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, August, 2005

4. Leeza Osipenko, “Systems Dynamics Models of the ELI-‐P Test,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial

Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, September, 2005

5. Thomas J. Day, “A Systems Approach to Privatization and Outsourcing of Publicly Owned Treatment

Works,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2007

6. Mitchell C. Kerman, “The Application of Robust Metamodel for Salinity Uncertainty Quantification and

Event Detection Confirmation with New York Harbor Oceanographic Data,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2009

7. Tod M. Schuck, “Processing Information for Compact Combat Identification Knowledge Representation in

Distributed Tactical Military Information Systems,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2010

8. Patricia E. Cataruozolo, “A Systems-‐Approach to Modeling Suicide in the Army,” Dissertation Submitted in

Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2010

9. Margret Smith, “Using Process Simulation to Manage New Product Development Pipeline Throughput,”

Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy – Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, October, 2010


10. Elizabeth Lennon, “A Systems Engineering Approach to Microplasma Reforming if Acetylene (C2H2) for Air-‐Independent Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power Systems,” Dissertation Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy -‐ Interdisciplinary (Systems Engineering and Chemical Engineering), Stevens Institute of Technology, June, 2011

Thesis Advisor 1. Lora M. Carroll, “A Decision Support Model for Nation Reconstruction,” Thesis Submitted in Partial

Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, serves as thesis advisor, December, 2005

2. George L. Mason, “Effects of Road Degradation on Convoy Movement," Thesis Submitted in Partial

Requirements for a Master's Degree of Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, Served as co-‐advisor, 1990

Thesis Reader 7 1. Arpit Kotak, “Identification and Repriorization of System Failures Using Failure Mode and Effects and

Analysis and Classification Trees,” Thesis Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2009

2. William Carr, "Examining the Use of Air Traffic Control Procedures for Exit Utilization to Reduce Runway

Occupancy Times," Thesis Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2009

3. Dhanashri Sathaye, “Detecting Disease Outbreaks Using Wavelets and CUSUM,” Thesis Submitted in

Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, December, 2008

4. Elizabeth Ann Lennon, "Systematic Design of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Decomposition Microreactors for

Oxidant Supply to Air-‐Independent Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Power Applications," Thesis Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, December, 2007

5. Ozge Doguc, “A Bayesian Network Framework for System Operational Effectiveness Assessment and

Analysis,” Thesis Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2006

Masters Degree Special Project 1. Jonathan Fratello, “E-‐2C Aircraft Subsystem Operating and Support Cost Trending Via Linear Regression,”

Special Project Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2009

2. Anthony Lombardo, “Commercial-‐Off-‐The-‐Shelf (COTS) Software Evaluation and Selection Process,”


3. Joseph Darney, “The Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model (COSYSMO) and its Application in

Future Combat Systems (FCS),” Special Project Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, May, 2009

7 Stevens uses a two-‐advisor system for a master’s degree. One serves as the primary advisor and is responsible for the content of the thesis. Another faculty member servers as a reader and also serves as a secondary or co advisor.


4. Cotye S. Julian and Tana B. Lucy, “Commercial-‐Off-‐The-‐Shelf (COTS) Component Evaluation and Selection Process,” Special Project Submitted in Partial Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, December, 2009

5. Bruce Wight, “Simulating Received Signal Performance for Systems Employing Frequency Diversity,”


6. LaRon Wagener, “Data Center Operational Cost Guide Sheet,” Special Project Submitted in Partial

Requirements for a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, August, 2009


Served on the Following PhD Committees

Name University Date John Escobar Stevens Institute of Technology November 2001

COL Robert Powell Stevens Institute of Technology June 2002 Fred Chang Stevens Institute of Technology January 2003 Paul West Stevens Institute of Technology May 2003 Tom Herald Stevens Institute of Technology May 2006 Fangyi He Stevens Institute of Technology September 2007 Jason Cook Stevens Institute of Technology May 2008

Michael DiMarino Stevens Institute of Technology May 2009 Zhen Sullivan Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010 Abhro Ganguly Stevens Institute of Technology May 2009 John Wirbinski Stevens Institute of Technology May 2009 Pierre Brice Stevens Institute of Technology December 2010 Patrick Eigbe Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010

Anita Chandrasekaran Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010 Ozge Doguc Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010

Shereazad Gandhi Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010 Ilona Murynets Stevens Institute of Technology May 2010 Romulo Magnaye Stevens Institute of Technology June 2010 Alice Squires Stevens Institute of Technology May 2011 Larry Earnest Stevens Institute of Technology May 2011 Janet Oren Stevens Institute of Technology May 2012 Brig Bjorn University of Central Florida May 2012

Robert Barnett Stevens Institute of Technology July 2012 Leone Young Stevens Institute of Technology Expected 2014

Edward Teague University of Virginia May 2013 Greg O’Connor Stevens Institute of Technology May 2014


V. Research Funding – Academic Funded

Agency and Description Amount Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development, United States Military Academy (2010 – Present)

• U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Center to conduct a study on the optimum strategy for the Army’s investment in the ammunition manufacturing industrial base (PI, 2014)

$103,000

• Defense Threat Reduction Agency to develop an architectural framework in support of consequence management in Thailand in response to a nuclear incident (PI, 2013)

$30,000

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an economic model for cost benefits of IMX explosives and waste treatment processes (PI, 2013)

$30,000

• Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM) for research into architecture and pricing strategies for energy specifically for micro grid applications (Co PI, 2012)

$30,000

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an economic model for cost benefits of treating depleted uranium soils (PI, 2012)

$32,750

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a system dynamics and an analytical model for regional instability for Kenya (PI, 2011)

$65,000

• ACSIM for research into resource prioritization and allocation for energy security (PI, 2011)

$75,000

• ACSIM for research and operational support of the Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development (PI, 2010)

$230,000

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a decision support system for use in Afghanistan for resource allocation in support of nation reconstruction. Joint project with the University of Virginia (PI, 2010)

$200,000

• U.S. Army Research and Development Engineering Center to develop a decision system of systems diagram and a high-‐resolution model for resource allocation in support of counterdrug activities (Co PI, 2010)

$10,000

Total $805,750


Stevens Institute of Technology (2000-‐2010) • Defense Acquisition University/Systems Engineering Research Center to develop a

curriculum for senior leadership program for systems engineering and technical leaders (PI, 2009)

$860,000 over 2 years

• Definition, and construction of a Systems Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Center (PI, 2006)

$466,000

• Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development – Part II (PI, 2005)

$30,000

• Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development – Part I (PI, 2004)

$19,000

• Dynamical Decision Networks as a Decision Support Tool for the Future Combat Systems, DARPA (Co PI with LTC Gerald C. Kobylski, 2003)

$9,954

• Simulation Model for Drug Pipeline Costs, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development (PI, 2003)

$12,750

• Probabilistic Decision Support for Evaluating Technology Insertion and Assessing Aviation Safety System Risk, subcontractor to Rutgers and NASA (PI, 2003)

$45,724

• Performance Based Logistics Strategies (subcontractor to Decisive Analytics from the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Logistics, Plans, and Programs (Co-‐PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2002)

$70,000

• NASA as a subcontractor to Rutgers to develop reliability models for human and hardware (PI, 2002)

$37,225

• United Defense titled “Assessment of the Crusader Technology Refreshment/Obsolesce Avoidance Strategy and Suggest a Plan Framework,” (Co-‐PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2001)

$27,000

• Lockheed Martin Corporation, to develop training procedures and metrics for using commercial of the shelf software (COTS) for the next generation submarines sonar systems (Co-‐PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2000)

$108,809

• Lockheed Martin Corporation, to develop an assessment and evaluation methodology for COTS-‐intensive open systems architecture (Co-‐PI with Dr. Dinesh Verma, 2000)

$40,000

Total $1,726,462


United States Military Academy (1992 – 2000) • Assistant Secretary of the Army Financial Management and Comptroller

(ASAFM&C) for installation support in the areas of BPR and critical infrastructure protection, (PI, 1999)

$22,400

• American International Group, Consultants (AIGC), Inc., to document and recommend improvement for loss pick credit methodology for general causality insurance, (PI, 1999)

$8,500

• ASAFM&C for developing minimal sets of service standards and predictive models for Army installations, (PI, 1999)

$33,400

• AIGC, Inc., to develop decision support systems for construction industry insurance assessment, (PI, 1998)

$8,000

• U.S. Army Artificial Intelligence Center to develop an infrastructure model as part of decision support systems for cross-‐functional analysis of Army funding, (PI, 1998)

$25,000

• ASAFM&C for installation support in BPR and environmental management, (PI, 1998)

$50,000

• ASAFM&C for an ABC measures of effectiveness study, (PI, 1998) $35,000 • ASAFM&C for installation decision support system, (PI, 1997) $57,800 • Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory for studying cold weather effects on

the modern battlefield using computer simulation, (PI, 1997) $15,000

• Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory for studying cold weather effects on the modern battlefield using computer simulations, (PI, 1996)

$7,500

• ASAFM&C for installation re-‐engineering, (PI, 1996) $95,000 • Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation to conduct

joint force structure analysis for various roles and mission, (PI, 1996) $25,000

• Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) to develop a civilian emergency management simulation, (PI, 1995)

$270,000

• Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program Analysis and Evaluation to analyze joint force structure for various roles and mission, (PI, 1994)

$5,000

• Program Manager, Combat Mobility Vehicle to perform analysis of minefield breaching, (PI, 1993)

$7,500

Total $672,600 Proposals Written and Under Consideration

Agency and Description Amount • None


Research Proposals Written and Not Funded Agency and Description Amount

• U. S. Agency for International Development, to develop potential conflict indicators for the water allocation problem for the Nile River (Co PI, 2012)


• U. S. Army AFRICOM, to develop potential conflict indicators in partnership with Addis Ababa University for the water allocation problem for the Nile River (Co PI, 2012)

$30,000

• U. S. Department of State, to establish a study abroad program that is mainly focused on engineering students (Co PI, 2012)


• Market Survey for NextGen Systems Engineering and Environmental (NSEE) Public-‐Private Academic Partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (Lead Proposal Writer, 2009)

$140,000,000 over 10 years

• Support Services for the Weapons and Software Engineering Center, Weapon System and Technology Directorate, related and supporting elements of WSEC and ARDEC located at Picatinny Arsenal (part of a team led by HPTi, PI for all Stevens work and proposal development, 2009)

$10,000,000 over 5 years

• National Science Foundation, Developing System of Systems-‐based Resilience and Sustainability Frameworks and Metrics for Interconnected Infrastructure Systems Design, Operation and Management (Co PI, 2007)

$1,802,218

• New Jersey Department of Transportation, Comprehensive Impact Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Investments on the New Jersey State Economy (Co PI, 2007)

$191,998

• Ford Foundation, to study the historical and engineering aspects of postwar reconstruction (PI, 2005)

$260,000

• James S. McDonnell Foundation, to study the historical and engineering aspects of postwar reconstruction (PI, 2004)

$260,000

• U.S. Navy, Earle Facility, New Jersey title “Simulation of the Ship-‐to-‐Ship Weapons Supply Chain,” (PI, 2004)

$35,000

• United Defense titled “Cost Modeling, Technology Refreshment Template, and Concepts for Operations Architecture for the COTS Service Center In Support of the Advanced Gun System,” (Co PI, 2001)

$78,690

• Winstar Corporation titled “Strategic Resource Planning Using Simulation for Financial Reporting,” (PI, 2001)

$47,118


VI. Service

Academic

United States Military Academy (2010-‐Present)

Committee Level From To Advisor, Systems Management Program Department 2012 Present Advisor, Engineering Management Program Department 2010 2012 Academic Research Council Academy 2011 2012 Faculty Council, Subcommittee on Interdisciplinary Efforts Academy 2010 2011 Faculty Council Academy 2010 Present Faculty Representative, Wrestling Academy 2010 2014 ABET Credit Hours Subcommittee Academy 2010 Present Core Curriculum Think Tank Academy 2013 2013 Core Curriculum Working Group Academy 2013 2014 Stevens Institute of Technology (2000-‐2010)

Committee Level From To Academic Planning and Resource (APAR) Committee of the Faculty Senate

University 2005 2008

2007 2010

Educational Assessment Committee University 2008 2010 Institute Software Selection Committee University 2008 2010 Middle States – Planning and Resources Committee University 2007 2008 Faculty Representative to the Wrestling Team University 2007 2010 Associate Dean for Academics University 2007 2010 SSE Promotion and Tenure (Chair from 2007-‐2010) School 2007 2010 PhD Committee (Chair) School 2007 2010 SSE Admissions Committee (Chair) School 2007 2010 SSE Programs Committee School 2007 2010 Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management Academic Committee

Department 2001 2010

Chair, Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management Academic Committee

Department 2000 2001

Committee on Education/Research and Global Preparedness University 2005 2006 Committee to Develop the 2002 Strategic Plan for the School of Engineering

School 2002 2002

Committee to Re-‐engineer the PhD Process School 2001 2001 Corporate Outreach Team University 2000 2002 Dean of Engineering Search Committee University 2002 2006 Department Director University 2000 2007 Director, Engineering Management Program Department/

School 2001 2009

Faculty Representative to Annual Giving Council University 2000 2003 Graduate Committee University 2000 2006 Infrastructure Committee, Board of Trustees University 2006 2010 Integrated Product Development Advisory Committee School 2000 2001 Planning, Resource Allocation, Institutional Renewal, and Institutional Resources Committee for Middle States Self Study

University 2006 2008

School of Engineering Awards Committee School 2004 2005 School of Engineering Executive Committee School 2000 2007 Systems Engineering Program Committee Department 2003 2007


United States Military Academy (1992-‐2000)

Committee Level From To ABET Committee Representative Academy 1999 2000 Vice President, Army Hockey Association National 1998 2000 Director, Engineering Management Program Academy 1997 2000 Admissions Committee Academy 1996 2000 Admissions Committee – Prep School Academy 1997 2000 Freshman Mentor Program Academy 1996 2000 USMA Faculty Council Academy 1994 2000 Phi Kappa Phi Representative Department 1994 2000 Chair, Phi Kappa Scholarship Awards Academy 1998 1999 Middle States Accreditation Subcommittee – USMAPS Academy 1997 1999 Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Awards Academy 1997 1999 Faculty Representative, Army Lightweight Football Academy 1996 1999 MaHan Hall Renovation Academy 1996 1999 Chair, Systems Engineering Award for Excellence Department 1996 1999 Chair, Civilian Faculty Hiring Department 1998 1998 Chair, Budget Department 1996 1997 Executive Committee of Phi Kappa Phi Academy 1994 1996 ABET Accreditation Department 1993 1996 Faculty Representative, Army Judo Academy 1994 1995 Curriculum 2000 Academy 1993 1995 Admissions Review Academy 1993 1994 Design Review Department 1993 1993


Professional Technical Societies Organization Committee From To

ASCE Corresponding Member, TCAP3 – Task Committee on Academic Prerequisites in Professional Practice

2001 2004

Corresponding Member, Task Committee on Publications (TCP), Committee on Professional Practice (CPP)

2001 2004

Member, Task Committee on Publications (TCP), Committee on Professional Practice (CPP)

1997 2001

Chairman, TCP, CPP 1997 1999 Member, Publications Committee of the Engineering

Management Division (EMD) 1994 1997

Secretary, Publications Committee of the EMD 1995 1996 Member, Soil Properties Committee 1987 1991 ASEM Member of the Board of Directors 2004 2009 Past President and Member of the Board of Directors 2003 2004 President 2002 2003 President Elect 2001 2002 Member, Ad Hoc Committee for Graduate Certification 2000 2001 Secretary 2000 2001 Epsilon Mu Eta Board of Directors, Engineering Management Honor Society 2004 2010 SOLE Board of Advisors, International Society of Logistics (SOLE) 2002 2004 Active or Former Reviewer for the Following Journals

Journal (Organization) Computers and Industrial Engineering Engineering Management Journal (ASEM) International Journal of Engineering Education International Journal of Information Technology and Systems Analysis Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE) Journal of Engineering Education (ASEE) Journal of Infrastructure Systems (ASCE) Journal of Management in Engineering (ASCE) Journal of Natural Hazard Review Journal of Professional Issues and Engineering Education (ASCE) Military Operations Research Journal (MORS) Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE) Systems Engineering Journal (IEEE) Journal Editor Organization Committee From To

ASCE Editor, Journal of Management in Engineering (JME) 2000 2001 ASEM Founder and First Editor of the Engineering Management

Practice Periodical (EMPP) 2003 2009

IJISSA Senior Member of Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Information Systems and Systems Approach

2006 2010


Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology Position Accomplishments To

Commissioner Study Chair or Co-‐Chair • Youngstown State University – General Review • University of South Carolina -‐ Interim Report • West Texas A&M University – Interim Report • Lake Superior State University – General Review • Wayne State University – General Review with TAC • Kansas State University – General Review with CAC • University of Vermont – Interim Report • Arkansas Tech University – Interim Report

2011 to Current 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011

Evaluator Naval Postgraduate School – Program Evaluator, Master of Science in Systems Engineering – Distance Learning

2010

Committee Members

Training Mentor Materials Committee Distance Learning Assessment Task Force

2009 to Current 2011 to Current 2012 to 2013

International and National Academic Advisory Boards

Organization Committee From To Stevens Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering Management Advisory Committee, Stevens Institute of Technology

1998 2000

Canada Evaluator for Ontario Council of Graduate Studies, Appraiser for Engineering and Technology Management Programs

2005 2006

Norwich University Member of the University Board of Fellows 2007 Present New York State Evaluator, Systems Engineering Program, SUNY Stony Brook 2005 2005 State of Arizona External Evaluator, Department of Industrial and Systems

Engineering Program, University of Arizona 2007 2008

U. S. Army Board of Visitors/Advisors, Department of Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy

2001 2010


Government Advisory Boards Organization Committee From To U. S. Army Member of the Army Science Board

• Member, Study on Reduced Footprint and Logistical Burden of an Expeditionary Force, 2010

• Chair, Energy and Security Panel, Installation 2025 Study, 2009

• Chair, Functional Analysis Panel, Generating Force Census Study, 2008

• Chair, Science and Technology Panel, Homeland, Defense Summer Study, 2007

• Co-‐Chair, Systems Architecture and Interoperability Panel, Homeland Defense Summer Study, 2006

• Member, Summer Study on Business Process Reengineering, Installation Management Panel, 2005

• Member, Summer Study on Spiral Acquisition, 2004

2004 2010

Consultant to the Army Science Board • Member, Summer Study Panel Member for Reliability of

the Future Combat System, 2003

2002 2004

Engineering Model Improvement Program (EMIP) Advisory Group 1991 1992 Steering Committee Member, Battlefield Environment and Semi-‐

Automated Forces, Distributed Interactive Simulations 1991 1992

Miscellaneous Advisory Boards Organization Committee From To

National Academies

Member of the Air Force Studies Board • Study Member on “Pre-‐Milestone A and Early Phase

Systems Engineering: A Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Systems Acquisition”

• Study Member on DoD STEM Education Graduate Study Needs

2006 2007

2013

2012 2008

2014

Industry Advisory Boards Organization Committee From To

Lockheed Martin Co.

Executive Steering Committee, Advanced Rapid COTS Insertion Initiatives

2000 2001

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