INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FACULTY VITA
1. Name and academic rank: 2. Degrees: Martin Cala B.S. in Engineering M.S. in Applied Science. Ph.D. in Advanced Technology Associate Professor 1978 1987 1991
3. Years of service and dates of advancement:
11 years since appointed on Sept. 15, 1990 1990 to 1996 1997 to present 1998 to present
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Program Coordinator 4. Other related experience: Universal Instruments Corporation, Binghamton, New York 1989 to 1990-Staff Manufacturing Engineer 1988 to 1989-Senior Manufacturing Engineer 1988 to 1988-Manufacturing Engineer 1987 to 1988-Product Manager 1983 to 1987-Electrical Systems Engineer 1981 to 1983-Electrical Engineer Richards Manufacturing Company, Memphis, Tennessee 1980 to 1980-Manufacturer's Representative Mennen Medical Corporation, Clarence, New York 1978 to 1980- Project Manager
5. Consulting and patents: 1992 - Altronic, Inc., Girard, Ohio, Work Simplification Project 1992 - Copperweld Steel Company, Warren, Ohio, Soaking pit study 1992 - Excel Extrusions, Inc., Warren, Ohio, Job and Wage System 1993 - Commercial-Intertech, Youngstown, Ohio, Business Process Re-engineering project 1993 - Mahoning County Mental Health Agency, Youngstown, TQM training 1993 - Step Up Consultants, Canfield Ohio, June ISO-9000 Adequacy audit 1995 - Copperweld Steel Company, Warren, Ohio, , Soaking pit study with rolling mill analysis 1995 to 1996 - City of Warren (Ohio): Vehicle Study to determine vehicle utilization. 1997 - Vinyl Factory Outlet, Boardman, Ohio: Storm Water Analysis. 1997 - Vinyl Factory Outlet, Boardman, Ohio: Foundation Design. 1998 - Expert Witness, Product liability analysis for loss of life due to malfunctioning liquid oxygen tank in a health care setting, Trumbull County, Case 97-CV-475, For Attorney Mark Gervellis, Youngstown, Ohio, Resolved 1998. 1999 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for injury due to fall in a public setting, Columbiana County, Case 97-CV-808, For Attorney Alan Sinclair, Youngstown, Ohio, Resolved 1999 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for loss of leg in an industrial setting, Trumbull County, For Attorney Alan Sinclair, Youngstown, Ohio, Proceeding since 1999. 1999 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for injury due to fall in a public setting, Mahoning County, For Attorney Alan Sinclair, Youngstown, Ohio, Proceeding since 1999. 1999 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for loss of life due to fall in a public setting, Mahoning County, Case 96-CV-706, For Attorney Alan Sinclair, Youngstown, Ohio, Resolved 1999 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for injury and Case limitation of quality of life due to fall in a public setting, Stark County, 1999-CV-01548, For Attorney John Coury, Akron Ohio, resolved spring 2000. 2000 - Expert Witness, Accident prevention and causation analysis for loss of life due to electrocution, Stark County, For Attorney Michael Willis, Akron Ohio, pending. 2001 - Expert Witness, Biomechanical analysis for injury due to automobile accident, Stark County, For Attorney Bruce Williams, Akron Ohio, pending
6. Professional registration: State of Ohio: E-59924 7. Publications of last five years: Cala, M., Srihari, K., Emerson, C.R., 'Process and Production Planning for Circuit Board Assembly', IIE Transactions, vol. 27, pgs. 90 - 98, 1995, Institute of Industrial Engineers, Norcross, GA. 8. Professional society membership: IIE, Institute of Industrial Engineers IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers ASQ, American Society of Quality ASME, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASEE, The American Society for Engineering Education SME, Society of Manufacturing Engineers 9. Honors and awards: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Summer 1995, 1996 Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio: Summer Faculty Fellowship. 10. Institutional and professional service in the last five years: Peer Reviewer "IEEE Tranactions on Rototics and Automation", 1996. University or College Services Faculty Advisor, IIE Student Chapter, 1990 – present College Curriculum Committee Chairman, 1995 to 1999 and 2001 First-year Engineering Curriculum Committee, 1997 to present Graduate School Policy Committee representative, 2001 University Academic Programs Committee Representative, 1996 University Outreach-Small Business Entrepreneurship Series , 1997, 1998, 1999 Workforce Development Seminar Series, Fall 1998. Organized and coordinated "Engineering Assessment Mini-Symposium", March, 1999 YSU Assessment Newsletter - Author of article: Engineering Programs Assessment, Spring 1999 University Outreach-‘Quality Planning Systems’, Commercial Intertech, Fall 1999 Fundamentals Exam (FE) Review Course Instructor, 1992 to present Department Senator,1996
11. Professional development activities in the last five years: Certification as a MOST instructor – 1992, H.B. Maynard Co., Pittsburgh, PA Certification as an ISO-9000 instructor – 1992, Lakeland Community College, Lakeland, OH Attended "Successful Methods for Recruiting Students into Your Manufacturing Program" Seminar, April 29 - May 1, 1991, sponsored by SME, Detroit. Attended "Computer Aided Engineering Workshop", June 18-19, 1994, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Attended "Engineering Assessment Symposium", April, 1998, sponsored by ASEE at Rose-Hulman, Terre Haute, IN. Certification as an Achieve Global (formerly Zenger-Miller) instructor – Fall 1998, YSU Attended “Accident Reconstruction & Litigation Seminar, February 2001, L&J Publishing, Anahiem, CA