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Matthew P. Stephens, Ph.D.
Professor and University Faculty Scholar

Department of Industrial Technology

Office: Knoy 366
Phone: (765) 494-1091
Fax: (765) 496-2700
Email: mpstephens@purdue.edu

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Educational Measurement and Statistics, Southern Illinois University, 1991
• M.S., Operations Management, University of Arkansas, 1986
• B.S., Industrial Technology, Southern Illinois University, 1984
• B.S., Technical Careers (Information Systems), Southern Illinois University, 1982

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Teaching experience:

• 2000-present – Professor, Industrial Technology, Purdue University
• 1996-2000 – Associate Professor, Industrial Technology, Purdue University
• 1992-1996 – Assistant Professor, Industrial Technology, Purdue University,
• 1986-1992 – Visiting Assistant Professor, Technology, Southern Illinois University

Industrial experience:

• 1982-1986 – Cunningham Enterprises Corporation, Anna, IL
• 1980-1982 – Norge Company, Herrin, IL
• 1975-1980 – United Computer Services, Marion, IL

Leadership and management experience:

• 2006-2007 – Interim Department Head, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University
• 2004-present – Member of the Executive Board of the Teaching Academy and Chair of the Grant Committee, Purdue University
• 1997-1998 – Assistant Department Head, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University
• 1995-1998 – Chair, Board of Certification, National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
• 1999-2000 – Vice-Chair of the Executive Board, NAIT
• 1999-2000 – President, Student Division, NAIT
• 1997-1999 – Chair, Lafayette Section, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• 1995-1998 – Founding Trustee for Purdue Chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau International Honorary Society for Professions in Technology

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND SERVICES:

• 2005- present – Board of College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE)
• 2000-present – NAIT Board of Accreditation (re-elected in 2003)
• 1999 – Reviewer for National Science Foundation (NSF) grant proposals for DUE
• 1996-present – Accreditation Visiting Team for NAIT (Chair)
• 1995 – Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) from American Society for Quality
• 1994-2004 – Member of the Standards and Accreditation Committee, NAIT
• 1994-present – Review Board for the Journal of Industrial Technology
• 1993 – Certified Senior Industrial Technologist (CSIT) from NAIT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Training:

• 2005 – Material Handling Teachers Institute Conference, Quebec, CA
• 2003 – Lean Manufacturing Workshop/Training, Rockwell International
• 2002 – Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Training, ASQ, Milwaukee, WI
• 2000 – University of Wisconsin, Engineering Professional Development
• 1999 – University of Wisconsin, Engineering Professional Development
• 1998 – Info-Process Technologies, Detroit, MI, Workshop in Facilities Planning
• 1997 and 1996 – Iowa State University, Workshop on Simulation

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• 2006 – Recognized as the Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology by the Purdue Panhellenic Association
• 2003 – Inducted into Purdue University’s Book of Great Teachers
• 2002 – Named Alumnus of Year and received the Alumni Achievement Award from Southern Illinois University
• 2001 – Awarded the designation University Faculty Scholar
• 2001 – Awarded the Dwyer Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching
• 2001 – Laureate Citation from Epsilon Pi Tau, the International Honorary for Professions in Technology for Distinguished Service
• 2000 – Received the Frederick L. Hovde Outstanding Faculty Fellow Award
• 2000 – Received the Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology Award from the National Association of Industrial Technology
• 1999 – Nominated by the School of Technology (SoT) for Purdue University’s Teaching for Tomorrow Award
• 1998 – Nominated by the faculty for the Outstanding Tenured SoT Faculty Award
• 1998 – Awarded the Big Apple Award by the Purdue Panhellenic Association
• 1997 – Recipient of the Purdue University’s Charles B. Murphy Award for outstanding teaching
• 1997 – Inducted into Purdue University’s Teaching Academy as a Founding Fellow
• 1996 – Received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service from NAIT  
• 1995 – Awarded the Dwyer Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching
• 1995 – Recipient of the Outstanding Non-tenured SoT Faculty Award
• 1995 – SoT nominee for the Purdue University Murphy Award
• 1994 – Nominated for the School of Technology’s Dwyer Award
• 1993 – Nominated for the Outstanding Non-tenured Faculty Award

Grants and contracts (funded projects and industry partnerships):

• 2006 – Development contributions for undergraduate scholarships, $10,000
• 2005 – Fellowship grant for doctoral student, $14,715
• 2005 – SME Educational Foundation grant for program development in Product Life Cycle Management, Co-Principal Investigator, $13,570 (Grant Total: $271,400)
• 2004-2006 – Fellowship grant for doctoral student, $29,430
• 2004 – Development contributions for undergraduate scholarships, $12,500
• 2002 – Grant from Purdue Teaching Academy for instructional development, $950
• 1999 – Grant from Ford Corporation for instructional development in TPM and lean, $2,000
• 1998 – Grant from State of Indiana/Ball State for “personnel development of occupational specialist I certification of vocational teachers”, $13,166
• 1996 - Grant from Sparton Engineered Products for manufacturing/instructional development and training, Co-Principal Investigator, $9,351
• 1996 – Grant from Arvin North American Automotive to study pressroom capacity, Co-Principal Investigator, $8,700
• 1994 - Grant from Arvin North American Automotive for design and implementation of a manufacturing simulation laboratory, Co-Principal Investigator, $26,913
• 1993 – PRF grant for implementing manufacturing simulation in technology, $5,000

Publication journals:

• Quality Engineering
• Journal of Engineering Technology
• International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems
• American Technical Education Association Journal
• American Society for Engineering Education
• The Journal of Technology Studies
• Journal of Industrial Technology
• Vocational Education Journal
• The Engineering Handbook
• The Technology Management Handbook

Publications:

a.         Textbooks and book contributions

1. Meyers, F. E., & Stephens, M. P. (2005). Manufacturing facilities design and material handling (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
   ISBN: 0-13-112535-4.
2. Stephens, M. P. (2004). Productivity and reliability-based maintenance management. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-096657-6
3. Stephens, M. P. (2004). Productivity and reliability-based maintenance management. Instructor’s and Students’ Manual. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
4. Kraebber, H.W., Martin, T.D., & Stephens, M. P. (2004). Manufacturing facilities design. Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Center, Dayton, OH.
5. Meyers, F. E. (1999). Motion and time study for lean manufacturing (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Book Chapter contribution)
6. Stephens, M. P., & Kmec, J. F. (1999). Quality. In R. C. Dorf (Ed.), The technology management handbook (pp. 1327-1335). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press and IEEE Press.
7. Stephens, M. P., & Kmec, J. F. (1996). Quality. In R. C. Dorf (Ed.), the engineering handbook (pp. 1709-1717). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

b.         Refereed journal articles

1. Torres, P., & Stephens, M. P. (in review). Educating the business process managers of the future: The six sigma techniques. Manuscript submitted for publication.
2. Torres, P., Stephens, M. P., & McWilliams, D. (2005). Improving production performance through lean manufacturing techniques. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 8(1), 17-27.
3. Stephens, M. P., & Woods, M. E. (2005). Improved reliability, customer service, and profit through Six Sigma methodology. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 8(1), 53-65.
4. Stephens, M. P., & Latif, N. (2005). A cross-disciplinary biotechnology initiative: A new frontier for industrial technology. Journal of Industrial Technology, 21(2), 1-5.
5. Stephens, M. P., & Ramos, H. X. (2002). Who moved my MRP solution? Journal of Industrial Technology, 19(1), 1-6.
6. Stephens, M. P., & Mouw, J. T. (1999). An examination of the pooling effect on the error rates using S/N ratios for the analysis of designed experiments. Quality engineering, 11, 273-279.
7. Stephens, M. P., & Kraebber, H. (1998). A cross-disciplinary partnership to improve manufacturing education. American Technical Education Association Journal, 25(4), 10-11.
8. Stephens, M. P. (1997). Computer simulation in the workplace and technology classes. The Journal of Technology Studies, 23(1), 7-13.
9. Stephens, M. P. (1996). Effects of heterogeneity of variance on analysis of designed experiments: A comparison of robustness of classical ANOVA with the use of s/n ratios. Quality Engineering, 8, 411-417.
10. Stephens, M. P. (1996). An alternative approach to design and interpretation of experiments. Journal of Industrial Technology, 12(1), 25-28
11. Stephens, M. P., & Landaw, S. C. (1995). The emerging leadership role of women in technology. Journal of Industrial Technology, 11(2), 16-20.
12. Stephens, M. P. (1994-95). A comparison of robustness of Taguchi's methods with classical ANOVA under conditions of homogeneous variances. Quality Engineering, 7, 147-167.
13. Kraebber, H. W., & Stephens, M. P. (1994). A full scale model for manufacturing education. Journal of Engineering Technology, 11(2), 40-44.
14. Stephens, M. P., & Kraebber, H. (1994). Meeting the challenge of lean production and synchronous manufacturing systems. Journal of Industrial Technology, 10(3), 15-16.
15. Stephens, M. P. (1993). Providing for a quality education in the high school curriculum. Vocational Education Journal, 68(6), 46-47.
16. Stephens, M. P. (1988). CETARC - Forming a dynamic partnership between industrial and education. Journal of Industrial Technology, 4(3), 13-14.

c.         Selected paper with presentation

1. Ortega, M.J., & Stephens, M. P. (2002). Using computer simulation to aid with understanding control charts. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 284-291.

d.         Reviewed abstracts (with presentation)

1. Torres, P., & Stephens, M. P. (2006, June). Educating the business process managers of the future: The six sigma techniques. Symposium conducted at the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago.
2. Torres, P. & McWilliams, D. (2006). The application of lean manufacturing in the production of luxury goods [Abstract]. Symposium conducted at the 2006 NAIT Convention, Cleveland.
3. Torres, P.A., & Stephens, M. P. (2005). Improving production performance through lean manufacturing techniques and education in lean concepts. 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
4. Torres, P., & Stephens, M. P. (2005, June 15). Improving production performance through lean manufacturing techniques and education in lean concepts. 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
5. Stephens, M.P., & Latif, N. (2004). Emerging technology-Biotechnology minor within industrial technology. Annual Conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, Louisville, Kentucky.
6. Latif, N., & Stephens, M. P. (2004). Design, development, and implementation of the B.S. in industrial technology program for eight locations in Indiana. Annual Conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, Louisville, Kentucky.
7. Stephens, M. P., & Mignano, B. P. (1997). A survey of industrial technology faculty salaries [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 14.
8. Mignano, B. P., & Stephens, M. P. (1997). Operations analysis: Key to global competition [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 52.
9. Stephens, M. P. (1996). NAIT Certification exam: Development, validation and administration process [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 68.
10. Stephens, M. P. (1995). Fractional factorial designs in quality improvements. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 101-104.
11. Stephens, M. P. (1995). Statistical process control techniques to meet the challenge of just-in-time production. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 179-181.
12. Stephens, M. P. (1995). Understanding and implementing the principles of lean manufacturing systems [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 7.
13. Stephens, M. P., & Mouw, J. T. (1994). The effects of using Taguchi's s/n ratios on the interpretation of designed experiments. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Quality Congress of the American Society for Quality Control, 379-385.
14. Stephens, M. P. (1994). A comparative study of experimental design methodologies for quality improvement. Proceedings of the Annual Quality and Metrology Symposia at Bowling Green State University, 92-116.
15. Stephens, M. P. (1994). Non-statistical methods in design of experiments [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 24.
16. Stephens, M. P. (1993). Incorporating computer simulation into the industrial technology curriculum [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 22.
17. Stephens, M. P. (1993). Gaining back the edge through simulation. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 11-16.
18. Stephens, M. P., & Stuessy, G. (1984). The CIM simulation laboratory -- A place where high technology is integrated with education. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 28-33.

Affiliations:

• Senior Member, American Society for Quality
• National Association of Industrial Technology
• Member, Epsilon Pi Tau International Honorary Society for Professions in Technology
• College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education