Have been teaching for the past three years and have experience teaching courses related to Production, Planning and Control, Scheduling and Sequencing, Engineering Economy, Lean Manufacturing, Facilities Planning, Manufacturing systems, Materials Science and Discrete-Event Simulation. Have also designed and developed a senior-level course in Lean Manufacturing. Obtained excellent student evaluations in all the courses. Have worked on developing a Cost Estimation Tool in Java funded by NIST.

• Currently teaching undergraduate-level courses titled ‘Facilities Planning and Material Handling’ and ‘Project Management and Control’, ‘Computer Aided Manufacturing Systems’, and ‘Applied Computer Networking I’ in Spring 2010.
• Successfully guided 2 graduate students on their M.S. Projects and currently guiding 2 students.
• Taught undergraduate-level courses titled ‘Facilities Planning and Material Handling’, ‘Project Management and Control’, and ‘Computer Aided Manufacturing Systems’ and graduate-level courses titled ‘Advanced Materials and Processes’ and ‘Advanced Manufacturing Systems’ in the past.

• Taught courses titled ‘Probabilistic Models in OR’, ‘Production Planning and Control-I’ ‘Production Planning and Control-II’ and a graduate-level course titled ‘Sequencing and Scheduling of Resources’.
• Actively participated in various departmental committees.
• Obtained a student evaluation rating of 4.8/5.0. Was ranked 3^rd among the 18 faculty members in the department.

• Responsibilities included lecturing, conducting lab activities, and grading for the course titled ‘Lean Manufacturing Workshop’. This class provides the students with an overview of various lean manufacturing concepts like kanban, continuous flow, TPM, SMED, 5S, poka-yoke through a combination of in-class presentations and LEGO Model-based simulation activities.
• Obtained a student evaluation rating of 3.65/4.0.

• Responsibilities included lecturing, preparing assignments and tests, and grading for the course titled ‘Engineering Economy’.
• Obtained a student evaluation rating of 3.4/4.0.

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dissertation: Mathematical Formulation and Scheduling Heuristics for Cyclic Permutation Flow-Shops
Advisor: Dr. Robert P. Judd
Abstract: Designed a mathematical formulation for cyclic flow-shops using max-plus algebra and developed scheduling heuristics to efficiently generate optimal or near-optimal schedules for a given flow-shop.

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Thesis: Data Exchange in Multi-Disciplinary Optimization Frameworks
Advisor: Dr. Robert P. Judd
Abstract: Developed two tools using Java to facilitate an efficient and effective data exchange mechanism that handles one-dimensional arrays and name-value pairs with a data-caching algorithm to permit interoperability of these two tools.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Real-time scheduling of manufacturing systems with feedback mechanism.
• Modeling of manufacturing systems using approaches like Petri Net and Disjunctive Graphs.
• Cost estimation of parts and processes in production systems.
• Production planning and control of manufacturing processes.
• Application of latest manufacturing concepts like lean principles, mass customization, and agile manufacturing.
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) applications.

• Developed Java-based scheduling application to generate schedules, execute comparative analysis and display Gantt Charts for a given flow-shop system.

• Implemented a cost-elements module using Java for manufacturing processes in the Cost Estimation tool developed as a part of the FIPER project funded by NIST.
• Implemented a risk-analysis module using Java in the Cost Estimation tool developed as a part of the FIPER project funded by NIST.
• Developed a data exchange framework using Java enabling users to apply different structures to parse large text files and retrieve data in a structured format and modify the data.
• Implemented the one-dimensional and name-value pair data exchange tools.

• Gained extensive exposure to CNC machines and proficiency in CNC programming.
• Developed process plans and routing sheets for axle components of heavy earthmoving vehicles.
• Organized Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) for CNC machines in Axle Plant.
• Developed and implemented a structured format for kaizen activities in Axle Plant.
• Implemented 5S framework in Axle Plant office area.
• Developed an Expert System using Prolog to track and monitor defects in Axle plant assembly area.

• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, “Max-Plus based Mathematical Formulation for Cyclic Permutation Flow-Shops”, accepted by International Journal Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Optimization, February, 2010.
• A. N. Nambiar, N. P. Mahalik, Trends in Food Processing and Packaging Manufacturing Systems, Trends in Food Science and Technology - Special Issue on Advances in Food Processing and Packaging Automation Technology, Vol. 21, Issue 3, pp 117 - 128, March 2010.
• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, J. Greenblatt, Data Exchange among Different Modules in a Manufacturing or Service Framework, International Journal of Product Development, 8(2), pp. 122-140, 2009.
• D. A. Koonce, R. P. Gandhi, A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, Identifying and Removing Error in Hierarchical Cost Estimates, International Journal of Production Economics, 109(1),pp 41–52, 2007.

• A. N. Nambiar, Traceability in Agri-Food Sector using RFID. To appear in the Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Information Technology (ITSIM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 14-17 June 2010
• A. N. Nambiar, Modern Manufacturing Paradigms, Proceedings of the 2010 International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS), Hong Kong, March 17-19, 2010, Vol III, pp 1662 - 1667, March, 2010.
• A. N. Nambiar, “Challenges in Sustainable Manufacturing”, Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9-10, 2010, January, 2010.
• A. N. Nambiar, A Supply Chain Perspective of RFID Systems, Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Industrial and Information Engineering (ICIIE’09), Vol 60, pp 877 - 881, October, 2009.
• A. N. Nambiar “RFID Technology: A Review of its Applications”, Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2009 Vol II, San Francisco, CA, pp 1253-1259, August 2009.
• A. N. Nambiar, Agile Manufacturing: A Taxonomic Framework for Research, Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE 39), Troyes, France, pp 684-689 July, 2009.
• A. N. Nambiar, Mass Customization: Where do we go from here?,Proceedings of the World Congress of Engineering 2009 Vol I, London, UK, pp 687-693, July 2009.
• H. J. Carlo, A. N. Nambiar, Mathematical Modeling of Assembly Line Balancing Problem using Max-Plus Algebra, Proceedings of The 17th Industrial Engineering Research Conference IERC 2008 – CD ROM, Vancouver, Canada, May 18-21, 2008.
• A. N. Nambiar, D. T. Masel, Teaching Concepts of Lean Manufacturing through a Hands-on Laboratory Course, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 2008.
• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, Scheduling and Buffer Allocation for Cyclic Permutation Flow-Shops using Max-Plus based Formulation, Proceedings of The 16th Industrial Engineering Research Conference IERC 2007 – CD-ROM, Nashville, TN, May 19−23, 2007.
• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, J. Greenblatt, Data Exchange among Legacy Codes in a Service-based Environment, CE2005: The 12th ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications Next Generation Concurrent Engineering CE3: Smart and Concurrent Integration of Product Data, Services, and Control Strategies Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX, 25 – 29 July, 2005.
• D. N. Sormaz, R. P. Judd, D. A. Koonce, A. N. Nambiar, Development of Cost library for Manufacturing Processes in Cost Estimation tool, Proceedings of 13th Industrial Engineering Research Conference IERC 2004 – CD ROM, Houston, TX, May 15–19, 2004.

• A. N. Nambiar and A. H. Sabuwala, A Max-Plus Algebra-based Model for Stochastic Permutation Flow-shops, abstract accepted by Industrial Engineering Regional Conference (IERC’10), Cancun, Mexico, December, 2009.
• A. K. Dutta and A. N. Nambiar, Expert System for Student Advising using JESS, abstract accepted by Industrial Engineering Regional Conference (IERC’10), Cancun, Mexico, December 2009.
• A. N. Nambiar and A. H. Sabuwala, Modeling Probabilistic Behavior in Cyclic Permutation Flow-shops using Max-Plus Algebra, abstract accepted by Industrial Engineering Regional Conference (IERC’09), Miami, FL, December, 2008.

• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, Max-Plus based Scheduling Heuristics for Cyclic Permutation Flow-shops, Working Paper.
• A. N. Nambiar, R. P. Judd, “A Comparative Analysis of Heuristics for Cyclic Permutation Flow-Shops”, Working Paper.

• International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
• International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering
• International Journal of Modern Engineering
• Journal of Industrial Technology (JIT)
• Journal of Online Teaching and Learning (JOLT)
• Trends in Food Science and Technology

• American Society for Engineering Management Annual Conference, October 2010
• 2010 Annual Industrial Engineering Regional Conference, June 2010
• 2009 Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Conference, August, 2009
• Member of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Scientific and Technical Committees & Editorial Review Board
• Trends in Food Science and Technology
• MERLOT Learning Materials

• Member of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Scientific and Technical Committees & Editorial Review Board
• Advisory Board Member of IAENG Engineering Letters
• Editor of Engineering at Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)

• Programming Languages – Java (including RMI, JDBC, JNI), JSP, JESS, LISP, SQL, XML, HTML, Lex & Yacc, SAS/BASE, SAS/MACRO, SAS/SQL
• Software Packages – JBuilder X, NetBeans, Eclipse, IDEF0, IDEF1X, Lispworks, KnowledgeWorks for LISP, TaylorED Simulation, Rockwell Automation’s Arena 8.0, JUnit, JIndent

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