Title
Cameron Endowed Chair of Management and Marketing
Department Chair
Professor

Education
B.S., 1977, College of Planning and Computer Applications (Iran), Applied Mathematics and Operations Research
M.S., 1980, University of Rhode Island, Industrial Engineering
PhD, 1984, University of Massachusetts, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Experience

Academic

1987-2008 College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy

• Professor of Operations Management and Systems Optimization (1994-2008)
• Director of International Business (2006-2008)
• Academic Director of the Product Development Program (2002-2008)
• Acting Director of the Executive MBA Program (2004-2007)
• Discipline Coordinator of Decision Sciences (2002-2008)
• Academic/Research Coordinator (1990-1998)
• Associate Professor, Operations Management and Systems Optimization (1987-1994)

2004 Beijing International MBA Program, Peking University, China

• Visiting Professor of Operations Management

1984-1987 Bernard Baruch College, The City University of New York

• Assistant Professor, Department of Management

Industry

Consultant to the following companies:

• Baker Hughes
• Ford
• Visteon
• New Venture Gear (Joint Venture of DaimlerChrysler and General Motors)
• Consortium of Holden (Australia), Marubeni (Japan), Japan High Comm and PAC (USA)
• Optimal Scheduling Solutions
• Comcater International

Teaching Areas

• Operations and Global Supply Chain Management
• Systems thinking
• Lean Management
• Quantitative Methods/management Science
• Simulation
• Management Information Systems
• Business Policy Planning

Research Areas

• Lean Operations in Manufacturing and Service
• Designing and Managing the Global Supply Chain
• Business Modeling for the Bottom of the Pyramid
• Optimizing Human Diet

Other Interests

• Volleyball
• Mountain Climbing