Faculty
Full-time Faculty
                                        Hiral A. Shah, Ph.D., CEI, CPEM, CSM, PMP
- Professor and Graduate Director Engineering Management
 - ASEM Fellow, Editor, ASEM Engineering Body of Knowledge (EMBOK).
 
- Ph.D. 2008, Eastern Michigan University
 
(320) 308-6083 | SCSU Plymouth, Office #113
Research Interests: Project management, facilities layout design, certification exam development, lean manufacturing, Delphi technique, curriculum development, trends and improvements in online teaching systems
                                        Gary J. Nierengarten, EdD, CSP, CHMM, CPEM
- Professor of Engineering Management
 
- MBA, Business Administration (Operations emphasis) St. Cloud State University
 - BS, Engineering Technology, St. Cloud State University
 
MEM Adjunct Faculty
                                        Baskaranathan Barath, CQE, CAEM
- Adjunct Professor
 - Quality Manager at TSI Incorporated
 
- MS, Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University
 - BS, Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham
 
                                        Marshall Meier
- Adjunct Professor
 - Director of Engineering at Emerson
 
- MS, Software Engineering, University of St. Thomas
 - BS, Computer Science, University of North Dakota
 
                                        Anshu Suri
- Adjunct Professor
 - Packaging Manager at Abbott
 
- MS, Engineering and Technology Management, St. Cloud State University
 - Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ
 
Plymouth Campus
EMEM Adjunct Faculty
                                        Richard Bernett
- Co-Founder/Partner - 3sixty solution llc
 
- MBA
 
Bernett holds his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
                                        Annie Bullert
- Adjunct Faculty, Management, Metropolitan State University
 
- MBA (HR-OD), 1999, University of St. Thomas
 - M.S., Exercise Science, St. Cloud State University
 - B.S., Marketing, B.S., Community Health, St. Cloud State University
 
                                        Terri Erickson, PE
- M.S., Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
 - B.S., Structural Engineering, University of Minnesota
 
Lean and Strategic Improvement Consultant; Engineering Manager; Structural Engineer.
Interests include application of operations science to improve project production management systems. Dedicated to improving construction and design services and the teams who deliver them.
                                        Roger Hargreaves, P.E.
- Director, Xcel Energy
 
- MEM, St. Cloud State University
 
                                        Trent Lackie, PMP
- Project Management Supervisor, Boston Scientific
 
- MBA, University of Phoenix
 - B.S., Biochemistry, University of Minnesota
 
                                        Kevin Le
- Executive Master of Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
 - B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
 
                                        Dr. Changyue Luo
- Ph.D., Business Management, University of Minnesota
 - B.S., Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of Beijing
 
                                        Marshall Meier
- Director of Engineering, Emerson
 
- M.S., Technology Management, University of St. Thomas
 - M.S., Software Engineering, University of St. Thomas
 - B.S., Computer Science, University of North Dakota
 
                                        Cory Otto
- Sr. Metrology Manager, Boston Scientific
 
                                        Dr. Vadhindran K. Rao
- Professor of Finance, Metropolitan State University
 
- Ph.D. in Business Administration (Finance), 1996, University of Mississippi
 - Post Graduate Diploma in Management, 1988, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
 - M.S. in Mathematics, 1995, University of Mississippi
 
(612) 659-7291 | Management Education Center, Minneapolis, Office #2032
Research Interests: Financial Economics; Information, Knowledge and Uncertainty; Communication
                                        Lamya Ait Sadiq, CAEM
- Engineer (Medical Device Industry)
 
- Masters in Executive Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University
 - B.S, Mechanical Engineering, St. Cloud State University
 
                                        Joseph Wax
- Principal Engineer, Midcontinent Independent System Operator MEM, St. Cloud State University
 
Staff