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Dr. Gregory A. Sedrick. Ph.D., P.E.


Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor, Information and Industrial Engineering/
Engineering Management
Chief Information Officer
University of Tn Space Institute
Tullahoma, TN 37388-9700

Phone: (931) 393-7292
Fax: (931) 393-7201
gsedrick@utsi.edu

Dr. Gregory A. Sedrick

Education

  • 1982, B.S., Engineering Management. University of Missouri-Rolla. Minor
    Electrical Engineering
  • 1988, M.S., Systems Management. Florida Institute of Technology
  • 1990, PhD, University of Missouri-Rolla

Professional Experience

  • 2006 -present, University of Tennessee Space Institute Tullahoma, TN
    Professor, Information and Industrial Engineering/Engineering Management
  • 2002-present, The New Economy Institute. Founder and Chief Operating Officer - Director
  • 2001-2002, Technology, LeTourneau University
    Full Professor and Founding Dean, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology
  • 1998-2001, Chattanooga State Technical Community College
    Full Professor and Vice President, Academic Affairs and Strategic Planning - Chief Academic Officer
  • 1996-1998, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    UC Foundation Associate Professor and Interim Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science
  • 1992-1996, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    UC Foundation Associate Professor and Chair, Engineering Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Programs, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • 1990-1992, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    UC Foundation Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
  • 1989-1990, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Productivity Center - Senior Research Associate
  • 1988-1989, University of Missouri- Rolla Engineering Management Department, Small Business Development Center - Research Assistant
  • 1984-1988, Army Management Engineering College, Department of Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering Group - Industrial Engineer
  • 1983-1984, Army Munitions and Chemical Command, Installation and Services Division - Industrial Engineer

Courses Taught

  • BMGT 212 Business Statistics II
  • BMGT 211 Business Statistics I
  • ENGM 581 Technology Management
  • ENGM 553 Work Design
  • ENGM 552 Reliability Engineering
  • EM 541 Change and Improvement
  • EM 539 Strategic Management
  • EM 537 Analytical Methods
  • EM 536 Project Management
  • EM 532 Productivity and Quality
  • ENGR 558/ENGM 558 Advanced Engineering Economy
  • ENGR 552 Industrial Statistics QC
  • ENGR 494 Senior Design Experience II
  • ENGR 493 Senior Design Experience I
  • ENGR 458 Facilities Layout
  • ENGR 457 Statistical Quality Control
  • ENGR 453 Product Design
  • ENGR 450 Industrial Engr Design
  • ENGR 410/411 Senior Seminar
  • ENGR 354 Work Design
  • ENGR 352 Engineering Economy
  • ENGR 322 Engineering Statistics
  • ENGR 1812 Fundamentals of Engineering Design
  • ENGR 124  Engineering Computation
  • ET 3233 Manufacturing Processes
  • IE 518 Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis
  • RI 135- New Millenium Entrepreneur
  • SOC 235 Mentor Leadership

Research Interests

  • Strategic Planning in Technical Organizations
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Properties
  • Workforce Development
  • Engineering Management and Leadership

Research

  • Alstom Power (formerly ABB Combustion); Material Composites Joining (2007 anticipated)
  • Idaho National Laboratories, Strategic Planning and eKnowledge Base Systems (2006)
  • ITGCO, Cost Acquisition Systems (2006)
  • Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Centers (2004)
  • US Department of Labor, Workforce Aging Management Initiative (2003-2007)
  • Hamilton County; Advanced Technology Incubation (2002)
  • Synthetic Industries; Lean Manufacturing (2002)
  • Alstom Power (formerly ABB Combustion); Lean Manufacturing (2002)

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow of American Society for Engineering Management 1996
  • Sarchet Award (Engineering Management Research) 1994, 1997
  • Engineer of the Year 2001 Chattanooga Regional Professional Societies

Publications

  • “The New Economy: Revitalizing our Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematical Workforce”, accepted and under final review by the Engineering Management Journal, anticipate publish date of December 2006.
  • “Commercializing Intellectual Properties” Tennessee Business Journal 2005.
  • “The Workforce Aging Management Program Initiative: Workforce Development in the Technical Arena” Tennessee Business Journal 2004.
  • “TechTalk: Career Crossroads Up Ahead”, (Information Technology Incubators) Sedrick, Winter (2001) Chattanooga On the Move Magazine