Caroline C. Krejci Assistant Professor Iowa State University (317) 341-0387 (mobile) Dept. of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering (515) 294-4867 (office) 3004 Black Engineering Bldg. ckrejci@iastate.edu Ames, IA 50011 EDUCATION University of Washington, Seattle, WA Ph.D., Industrial Engineering December 2013 Dissertation: Complex Adaptive Food Supply Systems Advisor: Dr. Benita M. Beamon Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN M.S., Industrial Engineering December 2004 Thesis: The Effects of Initial Microstructure on the Properties of Machined Steel Chips and Their Use in Powder Metallurgy Applications Bradley University, Peoria, IL B.S., Industrial Engineering (summa cum laude) December 2001 REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2015), Impacts of Farmer Coordination Decisions on Food Supply Chain Structure, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, in press. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2012), Modeling Food Supply Chain Sustainability Using Multi-Agent Simulation, The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 143-157. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2010), Environmentally-Conscious Supply Chain Design in Support of Food Security, Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 14-29. Balcik, B., Beamon, B.M., Krejci, C.C., Muramatsu, K.M., & Ramirez, M. (2010), Coordination in Humanitarian Relief Chains: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 22-34. REFEREED PROCEEDINGS Bora, H.D. & Krejci, C.C. (2015), Multi-Agent Simulation Modeling of Supplier Selection for Local Food Systems, 2015 Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN (in review). Page 1 of 5
Page 2 of 5 Schomburg, K., Collopy, P., Componation, P. & Krejci, C.C. (2015), Systems Engineering and Project Success at NASA, 2015 Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN (in review). Schomburg, K., Componation, P. & Krejci, C.C. (2014), The Role of Non-Technical Variables in NASA Research & Development Project Success, presented at the 2014 American Society for Engineering Management International Annual Conference, Virginia Beach, VA. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2014), Assessing Regional Farm-to-Institution Food Distribution Systems: An Agent-Based Approach, paper presented at the 2014 Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal, Canada. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2013), Modeling the Impacts of Farmer Coordination on Food Supply Chain Structure, paper presented at the 2013 Computation Social Science Society of the Americas Annual Conference, Santa Fe, NM. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2012), Modeling Food Supply Chains Using Multi-Agent Simulation, paper presented at the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference, Berlin, Germany. Krejci, C.C. & Beamon, B.M. (2010), Disaster Resilience and Environmentally-Sustainable Food Supply Chains, paper presented at the 2010 Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society, Vancouver, Canada. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Bora, H.D. & Krejci, C.C. (2014), A Multi-Agent Simulation of Regional Food Hub Supplier Management, poster presented at the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, GA. Krejci, C.C. (2014), Structural Emergence in Regional Food Supply Systems, presented at the SwarmFest 18th Annual Meeting on Agent-Based Modeling & Simulation, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. RESEARCH GRANTS Krejci, C.C., Development and Delivery of an Online Course: Decision Analysis in System Design (IE 564X), Iowa State University College of Engineering (funded: July 2014-June 2015, $3,000) Krejci, C.C. & Shaw, A., Supply Chain Management for Iowa Regional Food Systems, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (funded: February 2015-January 2017, $50,785) Krejci, C.C., Jackman, J., & Ryan, S.M., Strategic Supplier Selection for Boeing Analytics Research Scholars, The Boeing Company (pending: 12 months, $75,000)
Page 3 of 5 Passe, U., Dorneich, M., & Krejci, C.C., Development of a task-based, user-centered building control paradigm to improve the human experience in context of the built environment, NSF (pending: 24 months, $299,255) Beamon, B.M. & Krejci, C.C. (research assistant), Food Supply Chain Structure and Sustainability: An Agent-Based Framework, University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (funded: September 2013- August 2014, $100,000) ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Iowa State University, Ames, IA January 2014-present Assistant Professor Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering Assistant Professor Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture University of Washington, Seattle, WA September 2008-June 2010 Research Assistant Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN August 2002-July 2004 Research Assistant Center for Materials Processing & Tribology TEACHING EXPERIENCE Iowa State University Assistant Professor Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering Decision Analysis in Systems Design (IE 564) Systems Engineering & Analysis (IE 565) University of Washington Instructor Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Simulation (IND E 424) Probability & Statistics for Engineers (IND E 315) Multi-Agent Simulation (IND E 498) New course design and development, supported by UW Huckabay Teaching Fellowship University of Washington Teaching Assistant Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Probability & Statistics for Engineers (IND E 315) Simulation (IND E 424) Design of Experiments (IND E 316) INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE VillageReach, Seattle, WA Dec.-March 2009 & June-Sep. 2010 Supply Chain Analyst Designed supply chain analysis tool for Mozambican vaccine distribution program enabled field data collection, data analysis, and cost comparisons.
Page 4 of 5 Lutron Electronics Company, Inc., Coopersburg, PA June 2005-May 2008 Operations Engineer Project manager: designed raw material supply chain for new assembly plant in Mexico. Operations team leader for Ivalo Lighting (Lutron subsidiary): led manufacturability design initiatives, implemented inventory tracking and kanban systems, developed production standards, trained employees. Developed capacity planning tool for manufacturing plants (worldwide implementation), developed automated scheduling tool for power panel production, implemented job scheduling process improvements for Integrated Systems Division. United Parcel Service, Indianapolis, IN August 2004-May 2005 Industrial Engineering Management Trainee Analyzed and redesigned driver delivery and pickup routes to improve operational efficiency. Helped implement and support new electronic package handling and sorting system. Developed forecasts for seasonal labor requirements. The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO May 2001-July 2001 Intern Estimating Analyzed project-specific technical, cost, and scheduling data for Military Aerospace Support and prepared cost estimates. Bradley University, Peoria, IL May 1999-August 1999 Student Consultant Industrial Assessment Center Researched client manufacturing processes, developed productivity assessments, and provided recommendations for operational efficiency improvements. Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL May 1998-August 1998 Student Consultant Designed layout improvement alternatives for Advanced Materials Technology Division office and laboratory workflows. SERVICE & LEADERSHIP Presenter, Iowa State University Program for Women in Science and Engineering Taking the Road Less Traveled Career Conference for middle-school and high-school girls, 2014 Member, Iowa State University Women in Science and Engineering Advisory Board, 2014-present Member, Iowa Food Hub Strategic Planning Steering Committee, 2014-present Member, Iowa Food Systems Working Group, 2014-present Referee, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2012-present Referee, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2014-present Judge, State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa, 2014 President, University of Washington Alpha Pi Mu, 2009-2011 Graduate Student Representative, University of Washington IIE, 2008-2010
Page 5 of 5 HONORS & AWARDS UW Industrial & Systems Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2012 UW SWE Outstanding Female Industrial & Systems Engineering Graduate Student, 2012 UW College of Engineering Student Innovator Teaching Award, 2011 UW Industrial & Systems Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2011 UW Huckabay Teaching Fellowship, 2010 UW Industrial & Systems Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2009