- Biography -

Education
  • Ph.D. Technology Education - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1982
  • M.S. Industrial Education - University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin. 1976
  • B.S. Industrial Education - National Taiwan Normal University. 1974


    Professional Experience
  • 1998-Present: Chair, Department of Industrial Technology
  • 1996: Vice Chair, Department of Industrial Technology
  • 1994-Present: Regional Director, National Association of Industrial Technology.
  • 1992-Present: Manufacturing Program Coordinator, Department of Industrial Technology, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1991-1993: President, California Association of Industrial Technology.
  • 1985-Present: Professor, California State University, Fresno
    Teach Industrial Data Processing, Interactive Computer Graphics, Numerical Control Programming, Computer-Aided Design, CIM System Analysis and Management, Computer-Aided Process Planning, and Programmable Logic Controller courses.
  • 1989-Present: System Consultant, CAD Systems, Fresno, CA
  • 1985-89: Senior Consultant, Quannon Data Products, Fresno Office, California CIM, CAD/CAM System Consulting, Sales, Services. Representing CAD/CAM System Manufacturers Computervision, Calcomp, Auto CAD and many others.
  • 1984-Present: Faculty Advisor, Fresno Chapter, National Computer Graphics Association.
  • 1983-85: President, Quannon Data Products, Eden Prairie, Minnesota CAD/CAM System consulting, Sales. Accounts including 3M, General Mills, Honeywell, and Control Data Corp., Wagner Spray Paint, Economics Laboratory, ITT. (Annual sales volume up to one million dollars). 1981 Associate Professor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Taught Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing, Industrial Design, Computer Graphics courses.
  • 1978-1981: Instructor, University of Minnesota Taught Drafting, Transportation, Manufacturing, Automation courses.
  • 1977: Auto Mechanic, Quinlevan Buick Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • 1976-1978: Teacher, Franklin High School, Franklin, Wisconsin. Taught Power Mechanics courses.
  • 1976-1978: Auto Mechanic, J.C. Penney Auto Center, Minneapolis.
  • 1974-1975: Instructor, Tungsee Technical School, Taiwan.


    Professional Memberships
  • Senior Member, Computer and Automated Systems Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (CASA/SME).
  • National Computer Graphics Association, California State University, Fresno Chapter Faculty Advisor.
  • National Association of Industrial Technology California Association of Industrial Technology 


    Professional Activities of Significance
  • 1995 Central California Total Quality Conference, Fresno, California
  • 1995 SME WESTEC95 Exposition, Los Angeles, California
  • 1995 National Association of Industrial Technology Conference, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1994 Sabbatical Leave Studies at the following industries:
    • Apple Computers, Elk Grove, California; Quality Management System
    • Quickie Design, Clovis, California; Quality Management System
    • Duncan Enterprises, Fresno, California; Manufacturing Resourse Planning System
    • New United Motors, Fremont, California; Computer Integrated Manufacturing
    • Grundfos Pumps, Clovis, California; IS09000 Quality Manufacturing System
  • 1993 CAD/CAM Integration Project, FMS Systems
  • 1992 Local Area Network Consultant, Quickie Designs, Fresno, California.
  • 1991 CAD/CAM Integration Project Consultant, Pelco, Inc., Fresno, California.
  • 1990 System Consultant, retained by Duncan Enterprises as a System Consultant. Project included installation of IBM AS400 Midrange Computer and MRPII Software.
  • 1989 Major participant, IBM CIM Higher Education Alliance Project ($1,000,000 project to develop a CIM Demonstration Facility at CSU, Fresno).
  • 1987 Developed new courses, "CIM System Analysis", and "System Management" at California State University, Fresno.
  • 1986 Co-author of textbook, An Introduction to Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. Published in January, 1990 by Prentice Hall Company.
  • 1986 Developed a new course "Computer Aided Process Planning" at California State University, Fresno.
  • 1986 Organized student chapter of National Computer Graphics Association in California State University, Fresno.
  • 1986 Secured authorized access to Control Data Corp. Computer Integrated Manufacturing System (ICEM) and many other mainframe software to support course developments in Computer Integrated Manufacturing at the Department of Industrial Technology, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1985 Developed a new course "Computer-Aided Design" at the Department of Industrial Technology, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1985 Served as a consultant for Westland Water District and FMC Corporation in Engineering Design and documentation automation.
  • 1985 Presented a paper "The Affordable CAD/CAM System'@' at the 1985 American Industrial Arts Association conference.
  • 1985 Developed a new course: Computer Graphics Applications in Industry for the Department of Industrial Studies St. Cloud State University.
  • 1985 Installed the IBM based Autocad CAD/CAM system at St. Cloud State University.

Grants and Awards
  • 1995 Development of a Cattle Feeding Monitoring System, $5,000 Research grant from California Agriculture Technology Institute.
  • 1993 Software Grant $20,000 from Autodesk.
  • 1992 Software Grant $7,000 from CACI, San Diego.
  • 1991 Software Grant $5,000 from Automation Intelligence Inc.
  • 1991 Software Grant, $3000 from Index Technology.
  • 1990 Industrial Technology Advisory Council Award, $500.
  • 1990 Meritorious Performance Award, $1500 from California State University, Fresno.
  • 1988 Faculty Development Grant, $1500 from Automatic Identification Institute.
  • 1988 Faculty Development Grant, $1200 from California State University, Fresno.
  • 1987 Research Grant, $3000 from Bureau of Automotive Repair.
  • 1986 Software Grant, $6000 from Autodesk.
  • 1985 Equipment Grant from Control Data Corp. to install five CAD/CAM work stations at the Department of Industrial Studies, hardware and software has a market value of over one-half million dollars.
  • 1985 Funded for an "Initiate Project" for ten thousand (10,000) dollars. The project is to develop a computer graphics course within the Department of Industrial Studies.


    Professional Development
  • 1995 Central California Total Quality Conference, Fresno, California.
  • 1995 Internet Workshops, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1994 Repaid Phototyping Workshops, National Association of Industrial Technology Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.
  • 1994 3D Solid Modeling with AutoCad Workshop, AutoCad,University, San Francisco, California.
  • 1991 "Expedite 3D CAM System" Training, Automation Intelligent, Maltand, Florida.
  • 1990 "SIM Factory" Factory Simulation Workshop, CACI Products, La Jolla, CA.
  • 1989 IBM CIM Higher Education Alliance Conference, San Jose, CA.
  • 1989 Computer-Aided Process Planning Workshop, SME, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 1988 CAPP Workshop CAM Software, Provo, Utah.
  • 1988 Automatic Identification Workshop, Automatic Identification Institute, Athens, Ohio.
  • 1988 National Association off Industrial Technology Conference, San Jose, CA.
  • 1987 Unix Operating System Training, AT&T, Los Angeles, CA.
  • 1987 Cyber Line Editor Workshop, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1986 Prime Computer System Training, California State University, Fresno.
  • 1985 Local Area Network System Training, MICRO Inc., Chicago.
  • 1985 Auto CAD Advance Training, Autodesk, Inc., Sausalito, California.
  • 1985 CAD system training at MEGA CAD, Seattle, Washington.
  • 1985 CAD/CAM system training at Personal CAD systems, Inc., Los Gatos, California.

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