Education


Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, May 1989

Combinatorial Optimization Emphasis
Thesis topic: A Decomposition of Minimally 3-Connected Graphs.
Research focuses on graph and matroid decomposition, graph and matroid optimization, and polyhedral theory
Significant coursework: Combinatorial Optimization, Integer Programming, Computational Geometry, Advanced Simulation Design and Analysis

Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, August 1985

Operations Research Emphasis
Significant coursework: Linear and Integer Programming, Probability, Statistics, Stochastic Modeling, Real Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Advanced Production Control, Systems Simulation (SLAM), Economic Decision Analysis

Master of Science, Mathematics, Indiana State University, August 1983

Education emphasis, physics minor

Bachelor of Arts, Physics and Mathematics, DePauw University, May 1979

Teaching minor in chemistry