PROFILE:

·         Over 15 years of professional and success-driven experience in engineering enterprise software application (including research, analysis, design, development, test/debug, and support) and engineering management.

·         Over six years college teaching and research experience.

·         Profound knowledge of distributed computing, enterprise architecture, web application, enterprise application integration, automation, and system modeling.

·         Prolific technical writer (about 80 published papers).

·         Organized and chaired dozens of international conferences (sessions).

·         Strong analytical ability and excellent written communication skills.

 


EXPERIENCE:

 

7/2001 -- present

Dept. of Information Science, Pennsylvania State University, Malvern, PA 19355, USA

Associate Professor (Full-time)

 

·         Investigate and analyze enterprise architecture, integration strategy, distributed computing technologies, and implementation methodologies to integrate enterprise information silos, aiming at enabling the delivery of concise and pertinent data, information, and knowledge to a privileged user at the right time.

·         Study mechanisms to enable real-time visibility of object location, data, information, and knowledge in distributed information systems.

·         Research on Enterprise Information Systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management and Inventory Control, Real-time Production Data Networks, Integrated Health Delivery Networks, Agility Technologies, and Business-to-Business System Integration.

·         Teach Web-based Systems (Web Application Architecture, J2EE, .Net, and Design Patterns), Enterprise Integration (Data-, Method-, API-, and Process-Level Integration, Middleware, and Business Process Management), Computer Networks, Distributed Systems (Architecture, Coordination, and Synchronization), Computer Architecture, Software Engineering (Conventional, OOD/OOP, UML, SDLC), System Engineering, etc.

 

12/2000 – 8/2001

Software Development, GHR Systems, Inc., Wayne, PA 19087, USA

Sr. Computer Scientist (Full-time)

 

·         Developed and debugged eNtelligenceTM Premier Net. Premier Net is an interactive web-based network for mortgage applications. Active Server Page (ASP), DCOM were used as the main technology, while SQL server was used as the data warehouse and IIS as the web server. DHTML, JavaScript, XML, and VBScript were also used as programming languages.

·         Designed eNtelligenceTM Call Center. By combining the telephony techniques with the Internet technology, Call Center adds additional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) supports to improve customer satisfactions.

·         Engineered enterprise data models; performed DBA (SQL server) duties.

 

1/2000 – present

Department of Computing Science, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085

Adjunct Faculty (Part-time)

 

·         Teaching graduate level courses in the evening (e.g., Computer Organization, Distributed Systems).

·         Advising M.S. students’ independent studies and projects (M.S. Thesis).

 

3/1999 – 12/2000

Factory Systems Division, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Willow Grove, PA

Software Development Team Leader / System Architect (Full-time)

 

·         Researched on information systems implementation strategy for the Semiconductor Industry. An open-system architecture used in the Semiconductor Industry was proposed. Designed a component-based factory system solution through information management, system control, and material transport networks. Manufacturing execution system, production plan and control, and system control were well modularized for ease of integration.

·         Worked on LotManagerTM information system, which manages, controls, and tracks semiconductor manufacturing facilities and production. Oracle server, SQL server, Visual Basic, ActiveX, COM/DCOM, Visual C++/MFC, TCP/IP socket, and ADO were used as developing tools.

·         Designed and implemented two LotManagerTM web applications (IIS vs. J2EE). ASP and Java Server Page (JSP) were the mainly deployed technologies. SQL server, Oracle, JDBC, Servlet, ADO, VB script, JAVA, and JAVA script were used in the applications.

·         Scheduled and coordinated projects.

 

7/1996 – 3/1999

Factory Systems Division, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Willow Grove, PA

Sr. Software Engineer (Full-time)

 

·         Completed a computer-integrated manufacturing control system. Multi-tier client/server architecture was implemented. SQL server, Visual Basic, ActiveX, COM/DCOM, Visual C++/MFC, and RDO/ADO were used.

·         Developed a generic cell controller KNETTM using a real time database, network, C/C++, and Tcl/Tk. An NT-based cell controller for a group of IC packaging equipment was successfully released. The controller included four major function modules: control, statistics, material management, and recipe management.

·         Built a generic equipment module (GEM) based on Semiconductor Industry Standards. A GEM could be used as a generic interface between a computer host and a piece of GEM compliant equipment or embedded into a controller as a GEM interface.

·         Designed and ran software test.

·         Finished up all the necessary documentation.

 

8/1993 - 6/1996

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Lab, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

Research Assistant (Half-time)

 

·         Completed a distributed management/control system network, which consisted of two DEC workstations and fourteen PCs. The software supported product design, managed material flow, and controlled machine operations. C++/C, Visual C++, and TCP/IP were used in writing the software.

·         Studied an effective methodology for designing the management/control software of a large-scale automated manufacturing system. The following three major issues had been resolved: model complexity, modeling efficiency, and model applicability.

·         Designed equipment (automated machines, robots, material transport systems, etc.) level computer controllers. Serial, parallel, PLC interfaces were involved.

·         Analyzed production systems or processes (ARPA project) using 1) simulation packages: AutoMod, SIMAN; and 2) optimization packages: LINDO, MPSX, etc.

·         Designed products and process plans using CAD/CAM packages: AutoCAD, I-DEAS, Pro/Engineer, MasterCAM.

 

 


AWARDS & HONORS:

·         Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2006-7

·         Listed in Marquis Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders, 2007 (1st Edition)

·         Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2006 (23rd) Edition

·         Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America Education, 2006

·         Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2004-6

·         Listed in International Who’s Who, 2003

·         Listed in UNITED Who’s Who, 2002

·         Distinguished Research Award, Penn State Great Valley, 2006

·         On-the-Spot Award, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 1999

·         On-the-Spot Award, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., 1997

·         Member of Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society)

·         "The Monitoring System of an FMS" won the National Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Research Achievements, Department of Mechanical and Electronic Industry, China, 1991. (Certificate No: 92-2-08-05, 1993)

 

 


PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Journal/Book (Guest) Editor

·         Enterprise Service Computing: From Concept to Deployment, Idea Group Publishing

·         Special Issue on “Advances in Heterogeneous and Complex System Integration” -- IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans, Oct 2005

·         Special Issue on “Enterprise Management and Production Information Systems: New Challenges and Emerging Technologies” -- International Journal of Production Research, July 2005

·         Special Issue on “Enterprise Integration for Real Time Visibility in Manufacturing” -- Journal of Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, Jan.-Feb. 2006

·         Special Issue on “Manufacturing Enterprise Computing, Integration and Management” -- International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 2006.

Other Institutional Doctoral Committee Member and Master Advisor
  • Serving as Ph.D. committee member and Master Degree student advisor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • Serving as Master Degree student advisor, Department of Computing Science, Villanova University

 

National and International Agency Panelist and Journal Referee
  • Serving as a member on Panel for

Governmental Agencies:

1.        National Science Foundation, USA

2.        Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

3.        State of New Jersey, Commission on Science and Technology

  • Serving as a Referee for

International Journals:

4.        International Journal of Production Research

5.        IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing

6.        Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems

7.        Computers and Industrial Engineering

8.        IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

9.        IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

10.     IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

11.     Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

12.     Journal of Manufacturing Systems

13.     International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

14.     International Journal of Computers and Electrical Engineering

15.     International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

16.     International Journal of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems

17.     Information & Management

18.     Computing Review

19.     International Journal of Production Economics

20.     Production Planning and Control

 

International Conference Reviewer

·         2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, June 21-23, 2006, Shanghai, China.

·         11th IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, Stanford University, CA, USA, 14-18 August 2006

·         The 11th International Symposium on Logistics, Beijing, China, 9-11 July 2006.

·         2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Oct. 10 – 12, 2005, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA.

·         2005 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, Aug. 10-12, 2005, Beijing, China.

·         2005 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, March 19-22, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

·         The 7th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems, Washington, D.C., Oct. 3-6, 2004.

·         The 7th Biennial ASME Conference Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, Manchester, UK, July 19-22, 2004.

·         2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 10 – 13, 2004.

·         14th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, July 12 – 14, Toronto, Canada

·         2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         The 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, June 10 - 12, 2003, Montreal, Canada.

·         The 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002.

·         IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington D.C., May 11-15, 2002

·         ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

                                                              

International Conference Program/Technical/Organizing Committee Member

·         General  Conference Chair, The 17th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, June 17-20, 2007, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA 19355, USA.

·         General Co-Chair, 2007 IEEE International Conference on Grey Systems and Intelligent Services, Nov. 18-20, 2007, Nanjing, China.

·         Advisory Committee, The 12th International Symposium on Logistics, Budapest, Hungary, 8-11th July 2007.

·         General Co-Chair, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, June 21-23, 2006, Shanghai, China.

·         International Advisory Board, 4th International IEEE Conference on Industrial Informatics, 16-18 August 2006, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.

·         Advisory Committee, The 11th International Symposium on Logistics, Beijing, China, 9-11 July 2006.

·         Advisory Board, 2006 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, June 21-23, 2006, Shanghai, China.

·         Advisory Board, The 4th International IEEE Conference on Industrial Informatics, 16-18 August 2006, Singapore.

·         Program Committee, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, Sept. 16 -18, 2006, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA.

·         Local Program Committee, The 10th Mechatronics Forum Biennial International Conference, June 19-21, 2006, Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA 19355, USA

·        Advisory Board, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, Aug. 10-12, 2005, Beijing, China.

·        General Chair, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics, Aug. 10-12, 2005, Beijing, China.

·         Program Committee, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, August 15-17, 2005, Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

·         Program Committee, The IEEE International Conference on Granular Computing (IEEE GrC-2005), July 25-27, Beijing, China, 2005.

·         Program Committee, 2005 International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, Aug. 18-21, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

·         Special Session Chair, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, March 19-22, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

·         Student Award Committee, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, March 19-22, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

·         Program Committee, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, March 19-22, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

·         Program Committee, 7th Biennial ASME Conference Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, Manchester, UK, July 19-22, 2004.

·         Program Committee, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Hawaii, USA, Oct., 2005.

·         Program Committee, 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 10 – 13, 2004.

·         Program Committee, the 8Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 18-21, 2004.

·         Publicity Chair, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         Program Committee, the International Conference on Socio-Political Informatics and Cybernetics: SPIC’03, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

·         International Program Committee, the 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, June 10 - 12, 2003, Montreal, Canada.

·         Program Committee, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         Exhibition Committee, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei, Taiwan, May 12-17, 2003.

·         Organizing Committee, the 7Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

·         Program Committee, the 7Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

·         Technical Committee, Managing Innovative Manufacturing Conference 2002: "e-Manufacturing and e-Business Integration", Milwaukee, WI, USA, September 9-11, 2002.

·         Organizing Committee, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002.

·         Program Committee, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002.

 

International Conference Program Session Chair/co-Chair and Organizer

·         Session Chair, 2005 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, March 19-22, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

·         Session Co-Chair: Information Technology in Manufacturing, 14th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, July 12 – 14, Toronto, Canada

·         Track Organizer: Production Information Systems: Emerging Implications, 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 10 – 13, 2004.

·         Session Chair: Manufacturing I, the 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, June 10 - 12, 2003, Montreal, Canada.

·         Session Co-Chair: Manufacturing II, the 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, June 10 - 12, 2003, Montreal, Canada.

·         Track Organizer: Enterprise Application Integration: Methods and Technologies, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         Session Organizer and Co-Chair: Model, Tool, and Innovation, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         Session Organizer and Chair: Theory and Applications, 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Washington D.C. Oct. 5 – 8, 2003.

·         Session Co-Organizer: Real Time Factory Systems and Internet Technologies, the 4th International Conference on Control and Automation, June 10 - 12, 2003, Montreal, Canada.

·         Session Organizer: Design, Development, and Deployment of Enterprise-wide Real Time Information Systems, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002

·         Session Organizer: Neural Networks, Agents, and Automata, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002

·         Session Chair: Design, Development, and Deployment of Enterprise-wide Real Time Information Systems, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002

·         Session Co-Chair: Neural Networks, Agents, and Automata, the 6Th world Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 14-18, 2002

·         Session Co-Chair: CACSD (Computer-Aided Control System