Full-time Faculty

Hiral A. Shah, Ph.D., CEI, CPEM, CSM, PMP

Hiral A. Shah, Ph.D., CEI, CPEM, CSM, PMP

  • Professor and Graduate Director of Engineering Management
  • ASEM Fellow, Editor, ASEM Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK).
  • Ph.D., Engineering Management, Eastern Michigan University
  • MS, Engineering Management, Eastern Michigan University
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, MS University of Baroda

(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

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Gary J. Nierengarten, EdD, CSP, CHMM, CPEM

Gary J. Nierengarten, EdD, CSP, CHMM, CPEM

  • Associate Professor of Engineering Management
  • MBA, Business Administration (Operations emphasis) St. Cloud State University
  • BS, Engineering Technology, St. Cloud State University

(763) 496-6086 | Plymouth Campus


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Ben Baliga, Ph.D.

Ben Baliga, Ph.D.

  • Emeritus Professor of Engineering Management
  • Ph.D. 1999, Swinburne, Australia Manufacturing engineering and engineering management, computer integrated manufacturing.

MEM Adjunct Faculty

Baskaranathan Barath, CQE, CPEM

Baskaranathan Barath, CQE, CPEM

  • Adjunct Professor
  • Director of Quality at Trystar
  • MS, Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University
  • BS, Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham

Plymouth Campus


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Marshall Meier, PMP

Marshall Meier, PMP

  • Adjunct Professor
  • VP of Engineering at Emerson
  • MS, Software Engineering, University of St. Thomas
  • BS, Computer Science, University of North Dakota

Plymouth Campus


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Anshu Suri, SSBB

Anshu Suri, SSBB

  • 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

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.

Anne Bullert

Anne 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

(651) 210-6641 (mobile)

Organizational Behavior & Leadership, Management, Entrepreneurship
Terri Erickson, PE

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.

Roger Hargreaves, P.E.

  • Director, Xcel Energy
  • MEM, St. Cloud State University
Trent Lackie, PMP

Trent Lackie, PMP

  • Project Manager, Boston Scientific
  • MBA, University of Phoenix
  • B.S., Biochemistry, University of Minnesota
Kevin Le

Kevin Le

  • Executive Master of Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer/Supervisor at local medical device manufacturers in Twin Cities area. Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor by American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Dr. Changyue Luo

Dr. Changyue Luo

  • Ph.D., Business Management, University of Minnesota
  • B.S., Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of Beijing
Dr. Luo is a resident faculty of the College of Management. Dr. Luo’s research interests include product innovation management, machine learning, operations and decision sciences in supply chain. His research appears on peer reviewed journals such IIE Transactions on System Engineering, IIIE Engineering Management, and Engineering Management Review. Prior to pursuing an academic career, he worked as a computer programmer and a project coordinator at the Computing Institute of China.
Marshall Meier

Marshall Meier

  • VP 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

Cory Otto

  • Program Manager, Boston Scientific
Otto holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and his Master of Engineering Management from St. Cloud State University.
Dr. Vadhindran K. Rao

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, PMP

Lamya Ait Sadiq, PMP

  • Program Manager (Medical Device Industry)
  • Masters in Executive Engineering Management, St. Cloud State University
  • B.S, Mechanical Engineering, St. Cloud State University
Lamya is Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt/Black belt Certified through Purdue University.
Joseph Wax, P.E.

Joseph Wax, P.E.

  • Principal Engineer, Midcontinent Independent System Operator MEM, St. Cloud State University
Wax holds his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota and his Master of Engineering Management from St. Cloud State University.

Staff

Charlotte Murphy

Charlotte Murphy

  • Office Manager

(320) 308-5654 | ECC 100