HECTOR A. VERGARA. Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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1 HECTOR A. VERGARA School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University 204 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, Oregon Phone: EDUCATION Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR), August 2012 Dissertation Title: Optimization Models and Algorithms for Truckload Relay Network Design M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), June 2005 Thesis Title: Efficient Heuristics for Buffer Allocation in Closed Serial Production Lines B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador), September 2002 Study Abroad: Oregon State University, Honors: Summa Cum Laude FACULTY EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) December 2012 to present Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) September 2012 December 2012 Full Time University Instructor, Department of Industrial Engineering Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador) January 2007 July 2009 RESEARCH INTERESTS Operations research applications in transportation, logistics and distribution, supply chain design and optimization, facility location and network design; data collection and decision support systems. PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW: 1. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Mixed Fleet Dispatching in Truckload Relay Network Design Optimization, submitted for review to Transportation Research Part E (2012). 2. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Composite Variable Model for Truckload Relay Network Design, submitted for review to European Journal of Operational Research (2013). 3. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Feasible Path Enumeration for Directed Acyclic Graphs Limiting Path Length and Nodes Visited, submitted for review to Networks (2011). 1

2 JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: 1. Vergara, Hector A. and Kim, David S., A New Method for the Placement of Buffers in Serial Production Lines, International Journal of Production Research, 47(16), (2009). 2. Porter, J.D., Kim, D.S., Vergara, H.A., Long, M.D., and Staley, D.R., Performance Evaluation of an RFID-Based Vehicle-Miles-Travelled Revenue Collection System, International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, 1(2), (2007). 3. Porter, J.D., Kim, D.S., Vergara, H.A., Whitty, J., Svadlenak, J., Larsen, N.C., Sexton, C.B., and Capps, D.F., Development and Performance Evaluation of a Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Revenue Collection System, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1932, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 9-15 (2005). CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AS BOOK CHAPTERS: 1. Root, Sarah and Vergara, Hector A., A Mathematical Model for Driver Balance in Truckload Relay Networks, to appear in Progress in Material Handling Research: 2012 (2012). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: Invited and Sponsored 1. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Truckload Relay Network Design and Mixed Fleet Dispatching Optimization, Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL, Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Truckload Relay Network Design Optimization, INFORMS Optimization Society Conference, University of Miami School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, FL, Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Algorithms and Optimization Models for Truckload Relay Network Design, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Feasible Path Enumeration for Directed Acyclic Graphs Limiting Path Length and Nodes Visited, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Truckload Relay Network Design using a Composite Variable Formulation, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV, Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Path Enumeration with Side Constraints for Directed Acyclic Graphs, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV, Vergara, Hector A., Root, Sarah, and Rainwater, Chase, Modeling a Coal Car Cooperative Transportation Network, Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancún, México, Vergara, Héctor A., Nuevo Concepto Tecnológico para Recaudación Consistente de Impuestos Viales, 2do. Congreso Internacional de Calidad ASQ - Capítulo Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, Contributed 1. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Mixed Fleet Dispatching Optimization in Truckload Transportation, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ,

3 2. Vergara, Hector A. and Root, Sarah, Composite Variable Formulation for Truckload Relay Network Design, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, Interactive Presentations 1. Root, Sarah and Vergara, Hector A., A Mathematical Model for Driver Balance in Truckload Relay Networks, 12th International Material Handling Research Colloquium, Gardanne, France, RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) August 2009 August 2012 Dissertation research: Developed an exact algorithm for the enumeration of paths in directed acyclic graphs when side constraints on number of nodes visited and length of the paths are enforced simultaneously. Developed a mathematical model for Truckload Relay Network Design (TLRND) using a composite variable formulation that allows explicitly considering difficult operational constraints that have been relaxed in previous research. Studied a generalization to TLRND where a decision is made with respect to which dispatching method should be used for every truckload between traditional Point-to-Point and relay network dispatching. Completed computational implementation and testing of algorithms and optimization models. Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi): Developed a decision support tool for volume feasibility and cost feasibility analyses of an alternative coal rail transportation network with shipper collaboration. Developed a simulation model for the analysis of operational issues related to the distribution of coal under a collaborative environment for shippers. o Project funded by the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) September 2002 June 2006 Thesis research: Developed heuristics for efficient buffer allocation in serial production lines. Completed computational implementation and testing of heuristics and genetic algorithm for the buffer allocation problem. Graduate Research Assistant: Involved in the development of a technological concept for a new revenue collection system for road use in Oregon. Designed, planned and executed hardware and software acceptance tests. Created and maintained software applications and database for pilot test of the new system. o Project funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). 3

4 Conducted research on PDA accessibility. Developed and administered surveys to assess PDA usefulness in undergraduate engineering education. Completed statistical analysis of data collected through the surveys. o Project funded by the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC). TEACHING EXPERIENCE As Principal Instructor: Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) September 2012 December 2012 Developed course materials, presented lectures and supervised teaching assistant. Course Taught IE 425 Industrial Systems Optimization (Fall 2012) Student Evaluation: 5.2/6 Full Time University Instructor, Department of Industrial Engineering Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador) January 2007 July 2009 Developed course materials, presented lectures and supervised teaching assistants. Served as faculty advisor for ten senior projects (fifteen students) and as committee member in nineteen graduation committees (thirty students). Courses Taught IIN322 IIN442 IIN425 IIN565 IIN548 MAT360 Statistical Quality Control (3 times) Engineering Economy (4 times) Facility Layout and Location (2 times) Supply Chain Management (2 times) Manufacturing Systems (2 times) Simulation (2 times) As Teaching Assistant: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas) January 2010 May 2010 INEG3613 Introduction to Operations Research Developed solutions for homework assignments, graded homework assignments and exams for undergraduate course in introductory operations research. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) September 2002 December 2003 IE415 Simulation and Decision Support Systems (1 time), IE425 Industrial Systems Optimization (2 times) Developed solutions for homework assignments, graded homework assignments and exams for undergraduate courses in optimization and simulation. Interacted with students during office hours. 4

5 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador) August 2000 May 2001 Taught laboratory sessions and graded lab reports for undergraduate courses in general physics. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Logistics and Supply Chain Management Consultant, Grupo de Logística Integrada (GLI) Centro de Transferencia de Tecnologías USFQ (Quito, Ecuador) August 2008 July 2009 Developed products for consulting services for industry clients in topics related to logistics, inventory management, transportation, and distribution center design. Presented seminar on order picking operations to representatives from manufacturing and distribution industries. Industrial Engineering Intern, Quality Control Department Tecnividrio 2000 S.A. (Quito, Ecuador) May 2001 August 2001 Involved in developing documentation, communicating and implementing procedures for the certification process of QS9000 in an automotive glass production plant. Designed graphic models of new windshield products and the plant layout using AutoCAD HONORS & AWARDS IIE New Faculty Colloquium Attendee, Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, INFORMS Future Academician Colloquium Attendee, Doctoral Student Travel Grant, Graduate School, University of Arkansas, Eric Malstrom Endowed Memorial Scholarship, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, E.J. Sierleja Memorial Fellowship, Institute of Industrial Engineers, rd. Place Winner, IIE Doctoral Colloquium Poster Competition, IIE Doctoral Colloquium Attendee, Doctoral Student Travel Grant, Graduate School, University of Arkansas, Doctoral Student Travel Grant, Graduate School, University of Arkansas, Honor Roll International Students, Oregon State University (as exchange student) Fall 2001, Winter 2002, and Spring Newton Scholarship, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Chancellor s List, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society (APM) Member and 2010-present Webmaster , Oregon State University Student Chapter 5

6 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Member and 2009-present Operations Research Division Logistics & Supply Chain Division Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Member 2010-present Transportation Science and Logistics Society Optimization Society Junior Interest Faculty Group Vice President 2012, University of Arkansas INFORMS Student Chapter SERVICE ACTIVITIES Internal to School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University Faculty Advisor, IIE Student Chapter at Oregon State University, September 2012 Present. Member of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Undergraduate Program Committee, School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, September 2012 Present. External to Profession Beta Tester, Freight Performance Measures Program, Federal Highway Administration American Transportation Research Institute, Session Chair, Operations Research Track, Industrial and Systems Research Conference, Orlando, FL, Peer Reviewer, Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Research Conference, Orlando, FL, Judge IE Challenge 2012, Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, April 21, Judge IE Challenge 2011, Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, University of Arkansas, April 23, STUDENTS SUPERVISED Honors College Students: Christopher Jenks (BS expected 2014) MS Students: Andrew Bluett (MS expected 2014, Co-advisor with J. David Porter) Committee Service: Maryam Agahi (MS expected 2013, Advisor: David S. Kim) Hao Zhang (Ph.D. expected 2014, Co-advisors: Karl Haapala and Javier Calvo) Last Modified: January 6,