Leadership

The following is a list of the CICMHE officers, academic members and industry members. To find out more about the research, consulting, and teaching expertise / interests of each academic member, go to the Academic Members Interests page.

Alumni - Academic
Alumni - Industry

Officers/Staff
Benoit Montreuil, President Universite Laval Dept. Operations & Decision Systems Pavillion-Palasis-Prince, Local 2636 Quebec, CANADA G1K 7P4 Phone: 418/656-3124 Fax: 418/656-2624 Email: Benoit.Montreuil@cirrelt.ca Term: 2002 – 2013 Jeff Smith, Vice President Auburn University Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering Auburn, AL 36849 Phone: 334/844-1412 Email: jsmith@eng.auburn.edu Term: 2004 – 2015 Kevin Gue, Past-President Auburn University Dept. of Industrials & Systems Engineering Auburn, AL 36849-5346 Phone: 334/844-1425 Email: kevin.gue@auburn.edu Term: 2002 – 2011		Managing Director Dr. Mike Ogle Material Handling Industry of America 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201 Charlotte, NC 28217 Phone: 704/676-1190 Fax: 704/676-1199 Email: mogle@mhia.org Senior Administrative Assistant Carmen Murphy Material Handling Industry of America 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201 Charlotte, NC 28217 Phone: 704/676-1190 Fax: 704/676-1199 Email: cmurphy@mhia.org Russ Meller,, Liaison University of Arkansas 4207 Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: 479/575-6196 Fax: 479/575-8431 Email: rmeller@uark.edu Term: 1997-2009

Academic Members
Yossi Bukchin Tel Aviv University Dept. of Industrial Engineering Ramat Aviv 69978 ISRAEL Phone: 972-3-640-7941 Fax: 972-3-640-7669 Email: bukchin@eng.tau.ac.il Term: 2006-2009 Dr. Andrés L. Carrano Associate Professor Industrial and Systems Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Phone: (585) 475-6062 Fax: (585) 475-2520 Email: alceie@rit.edu Term: 2008-2011 Dr. Donald E. Eisenstein Professor of Operations Management University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Phone: (773) 702-2576 Fax: (773) 834-3976 Email: don.eisenstein@ChicagoGSB.edu Term: 2008-2011 Kimberly Ellis Virginia Tech Grado Dept. of Ind. & Sys. Eng. 250 Durham Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540/231-9073 Fax: 540/231-3322 Email: kpellis@vt.edu Term: 2006-2009 Mike Ensby Clarkson University P.O. Box 5740 Potsdam, NY 13699-5740 Phone: 315/268-3849 Fax: 315/268-4478 Email: mhensby@clarkson.edu Term: 2006-2009 (Sponsored by MHEDA) Carter Kerk South Dakota School of Mines/Tech. 501. E. Saint Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701 Phone: 605/394-6067 Email: carter.kerk@sdsmt.edu Term: 2006-2009		Karl Manrodt Georgia Southern University Dept. of Mgmt., Marketing & Logistics Statesboro, GA 30460 Phone: 912/681-0588 Fax: 912/681-0710 Email: kmanrodt@georgiasouthern.edu Term: 2006-2009 Dale Masel Dept. of Industrial & Manufacturing Eng. Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 Phone: 740/593-1541 Email: masel@ohio.edu Term: 2004-2009 Dr. Leon F. McGinnis, P.E. Eugene C. Gwaltney Professor of Manufacturing Systems School of ISyE Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: (404) 894-2312 Fax: (404) 385-6178 Email: leon.mcginnis@isye.gatech.edu Term: 2008-2011 Lloyd Rinehart University of Tennessee Dept. of Marketing and Logistics Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: 865/974-1651 Email: rinehart@utk.edu Term: 2006-2009 James A. Rumpf Associate Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Technology Ferris State University Phone: (231) 591-3591 Fax: (231) 591-2407 Email: rumpfj@ferris.edu Term: 2008-2011 Dr. Uday Venkatadri Associate Professor Industrial Engineering Dalhousie University Phone: (902) 494-3987 Email: uday.venkatadri@dal.ca Term: 2008-2011 Dr. J. René Villalobos Associate Professor Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering Dept. of Industrial Engineering Arizona State University Phone: (480) 965-0437 Fax: (480) 965-8692 Email: rene.villalobos@asu.edu Term: 2008-2011

Industry Members
Tom Andel Modern Materials Handling Magazine 225 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451 Phone: 216/542-2999 Fax: 781/290-3267 Email: tom.andel@reedbusiness.com Peter Bradley DC Velocity 500 East Washington Street North Atteboro, MA 02760 Phone: 508/695-4530 x.2 Fax: 508/695-0343 Email: peterbradley@dcvelocity.com Brian McNamara Southworth International Group, Inc. P.O. Box 1380 Portland, ME 04104-1380 Phone: 207/878-0700 Fax: 207/797-2184 Email: bem@southworthproducts.com Gregg Meyer E.R. Wagner Mfg. Co. 331 Riverview Drive Hustisford, WI 53034 Phone: 920/349-3271 Fax: 920/349-3487 Email: gregg.meyer@erwagner.com Clyde Witt Material Handling Management Magazine 1300 E. 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 Phone: 216/696-7000 Email: cwitt@penton.com Steve Parsley Bastian Material Handling P.O. Box 17276 Fort Mitchell, KY Phone: 513/398-0382 x720 Fax: 859/331-0358 Email: sparsley@bmhcorp.com		Tom Pinkin Carter Control Systems, Inc. 7618 Hayward Road Frederick, MD 51702-3006 Phone: 301/698-9660 Fax: 301-698-3851 Email: TomPinkin@cartercontrols.com Term: 2008-2010 Daniel Quinn Vertical Systems International, LLC 12035 Chandler Drive Walton, KY 77843-3131 Phone: 859/485-9650 Fax: 859/485-9654 Email: dan.quinn@vsilift.com Liz Richards MHEDA 201 US Highway 45 Vernon Hills, IL 60061-2398 Phone: 847/680-3500 Fax: 847/362-6989 Email: lrichards@mheda.org Mike Romano Associated M.H. Ind., Inc. 550 Kehoe Blvd. Carol Stream, IL 60188 Phone: 630/588-8800 Fax: 630/588-8815 Email: mromano@associated-allied.net