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René Villalobos
Department of Industrial Engineering
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5906
Phone: +1 (480) 965-0437;Fax: +1 (480) 965-8692
E-Mail: rene.villalobos@asu.edu

General

Education

Ph. D. in Industrial Engineering - December 1991
Texas A&M University , College Station , Texas
Dissertation: "Inspection Strategies for Flexible Inspection Systems"
Chairman of the Advisory Committee: Dr. Joseph W. Foster

M.S. in Industrial Engineering - August, 1987
University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas
Thesis: "A Computer Vision System for Solderability Inspection"
Chairman of the Advisory Committee: Dr. Carroll W. Johnson

B.S. in Industrial-Mechanical Engineering - February, 1982
Instituto Tecnologico de Chihuahua , Chihuahua , Mexico

Educational and Research Experience

Associate Professor , Ind. Eng. Dept., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, January 1999-Present.
Associate Professor , Mech. & Ind. Eng. Dept., The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, September 1997-December 1998.
Graduate Advisor for Manufacturing Eng. , Mech. & Ind. Eng. Dept., The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso , Texas , December of 1993-Present.
Director, Center for Electronics Manufacturing , Mech. & Ind. Eng. Dept., The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, September 1995-Sept. 1998.
Assistant Professor , Mech. & Ind. Eng. Dept., The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, September of 1991-August 1997.
Lecturer Industrial Engineering Department, Texas A&M University , 1990 - 1991.
Research Assistant/Lab. Manager , Automated Visual (AVI) Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Department, Texas A&M University , 1987 - 1990.
Research Assistant , Computer Vision Laboratory, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Texas at El Paso , 1986 - 1987.
Teaching Assistant , Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, University of Texas at El Paso , 1985 - 1986.

Industrial Experience

Industrial Engineer , Packard Electric, Juarez , Mexico , 1987.
Project Engineer , Renault Co., Gomez Palacio, Mexico, 1982-1984.
Research Intern , Celulosa de Chihuahua , Chihuahua , Mexico , 1982.

Consultant and Professional Projects

Thomson Consumer Electronics, SL Waber, El Paso Foreign Trade Association, Diesel Recon, White-Rodgers, TRW, Lear (United Technologies Automotive)

Honors

1993 IIE Doctoral Dissertation Award Recipient
NSF Early Career Development Program (Career) Grant Recipient
Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society)