JONATHAN F. BARD
The University of Texas
Graduate Program in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
Austin, TX 78712-1591
512-471-3076 (office)
512-471-8727 (fax)
jbard@utexas.edu
www.sites.utexas.edu/bard
EDUCATION:
D.Sc. – The George Washington University
Operations Research (Minor in Statistics)
M.S. – Stanford University
Aeronautical Engineering (Concentration in Optimization and Control Theory)
B.S. – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Aeronautical Engineering
REGISTRATION:
Professional Engineer, Texas # 58835
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1984 – present
University of Texas
Austin, TX
Professor & Industrial Properties Corp. Faculty Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research & Industrial Engineering Graduate Program
Area Coordinator, ORIE Program (1997-2009)
Associate Director, Center for Mgt of Ops & Logistics (2001-2014)
Assistant Graduate Advisor, Mfg Systems Program (1993-2008)
1981 – 1983
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Assistant Professor
College of Business Administration
Department of Management Science
1979 – 1982
University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
Assistant Professor
College of Management
Department of Management Science
VISITING POSITIONS:
May 2015
Universidad Nacional del Sur
Professor
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
June 2014
Augsburg University
Professor
Operations Management Department
Augsburg, Germany
May – July, 2010
London Business School
Professor
Department of Management Science and Operations
London, UK
1989 – 1990
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Professor
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
Haifa, Israel
1983 – 1984
University of California
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Berkeley, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1975 – 1979
The Aerospace Corporation
Program Manager
Washington, DC
1972 – 1975
Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Project Manager
Bethesda, MD
RESEARCH:
Design and analysis of manufacturing systems, healthcare delivery, internal and external logistics, hierarchical optimization and decomposition techniques, personnel planning and scheduling, irregular airline operations.
HONORS & AWARDS:
Best Paper (2017)
IIE Transactions on Manufacturing & Design
Honorary Doctorate (2016)
Technical University of Munich
Fulbright Scholar (2015)
Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Harold Kuhn Award (2015)
Naval Research Logistics
INFORMS Fellow (2006)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Hamilton Book Award; Operations Research Models and Methods (2004)
University Co-operative Society
Outstanding IIE Publication (2003)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
IIE Transactions Award for Best Application Paper (2003)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award (2002)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Dean’s Fellow (2002)
The University of Texas
Fellow, Center for Decisions under Uncertainty (2001)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Operations Research Division Outstanding Contribution Award (1997)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
IIE Fellow (1996)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award; Project Management (1995)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
LAIL Research Fellowship (June 1995)
Ecole Centrale de Lille
Outstanding IIE Publication Award (1994)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
CORE Research Fellowship (1994)
Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, UCL, Belgium
Distinguished Scholar (June 1994)
Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Operations Research Division Application Award (1993)
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Industrial Properties Corp. Endowed Faculty Fellow (1990-present)
The University of Texas
Lady Davis Fellowship (1989-90)
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
University Faculty Research Award (1989)
The University of Texas
IIE, Vector to Excellence Award, Austin Chapter (1988-89)
US Army-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship (1988)
Belvoir RD&E Center
Sun Oil Fellowship (Spring 1986)
NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship (1985)
Johnson Space Center/Texas A&M University
NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship (1983)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/CALTECH
EDITORSHIPS:
IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering (Editor), 1996 – 2009
Management Science (Associate Editor), 1997 – 2002
IEEE Trans. on Engineering Management (Editorial Board), 1985 – 2010
Journal of the Operational Research Society (Advisory Board), 2006 – present
Int’l Journal of Production Research (Editorial Board), 1997 – present
Computers & Operations Research (Editorial Board), 1985 – 2019
Computers & Industrial Engineering (Editorial Board), 2008 – present
IIE Transactions (Department Editor for Applied Optimization), 1986 – 1995
INDUSTRIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Designed long-range planning framework for automating general mail processing facilities at the U.S. Postal Service and developed software to manage both equipment acquisition and operations.
Reengineered the information flows in a PCB assembly plant and developed a decision support system for scheduling production.
Designed and implemented a nurse management decision support system now running in over a dozen hospitals in the US and UK.
Analyzed and redesigned the layout of a $10 million FMS work center using group technology concepts.
Developed the requirements for, and oversaw the acquisition of, a fully automated MRP system for an international electronics firm.
Designed a management information system for measuring worker productivity in the shipbuilding industry and performed a longitudinal statistical study to assess operational deficiencies.
Designed and conducted a wide variety of feasibility and operation analyses involving vehicle routing, risk-benefit tradeoffs, telecommunications systems, and corporate strategic planning.
SOFTWARE:
BLP: Branch and bound algorithm for linear and integer bilevel programming
NBLP: Branch and bound algorithm for nonlinear bilevel programming
AHP: Implementation of Saaty’s Analytic Hierarchy Process
R&D: Interactive code for R&D project selection and termination
PALB: Dynamic programming implementation of assembly line balancing with parallel workstations
MAJOR CONSULTING:
2017 – present
AccentCare, Inc.
Dallas, TX
2001 – present
Care Systems, Inc.
Rockville, MD
2006 - 2012
Federal Express
Pittsburgh, PA
1997 – 2005
Caleb Technologies
Austin, TX
1996 – 2003
Continental Airlines
Houston, TX
1994 – 1996
Ryder Trucking
Miami, FL
1994 – 1996
Ministry of Agriculture
Paris, France
1994 – 1996
Japan Post
Tokyo, Japan
1992 – present
Planmatics, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
1992 – 1993
AIQ Systems, Inc.
Incline Village, NV
1990 – 1991
U.S. Postal Service
Washington, DC
1988 – 1991
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Washington, DC
1988 – 1991
Texas Instruments
Austin, TX
1987 – 1988
American Airlines
Dallas, TX
1985 – 1990
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
1984 – 1985
Transamerica Delaval, Inc.
Burlingame, CA
1983 – 1984
Zehntel Corporation
Walnut Creek, CA
1982 – 1984
Decision Analysis Corporation
Lexington, MA
1982 – 1985
System Software, Inc.
Boston, MA
1981 – 1983
Office of Technology Assessment
Washington, DC
1980 – 1983
U.S. Department of HUD
Washington, DC
BIOGRAPHICAL
Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology
LISTINGS:
Who’s Who in Computer Education and Research
International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
International Who’s Who in Engineering
Who’s Who in Engineering Education
SOCIETIES:
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) (Past President, Austin Chapter)
Production & Operations Management Society (POMS)
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Omega Rho (Operations Research)
Sigma Tau (Engineering)