Dr Dean De Cock Associate Professor Statistics Truman

Dr. Dean De Cock Associate Professor Statistics Truman State University Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Outline Background about me n n n Where I’m at now (TSU) Where I’ve worked Where I’ve gone to school How statistics was involved Please ask questions! Statistics in Industry Employment 2

Where is Truman? Kirksville, MO Pop. 17, 000 3 hours from everywhere…. 3

Truman State University Public Liberal Arts Institution n n N=6000 Primarily undergraduate Highly Selective (Average ACT=27) No engineering program (2/3 & 3/2) No statistic major 4

Truman State University STAT 190 – Introductory Statistics n Required for everyone Statistics Minor (Theoretical) Statistical Methods Minor (Applied) Regression, Design of Experiments, Quality Control, and Non-parametrics 5

Why should you be interested? Where I’m at now n Truman State might not be that relevant But how I got there n Not your typical statistician…. . 6

Iowa State University B. S. Mechanical Engineering n n Unusual that I am NOT a math major “Real” Engineer w Thermo, Heat/Mass, Statistics/Dynamics, etc. w Machine Design and HVAC w Worked with fluidized bed combustors n n Almost no statistics!!! Internship at ALCOA after my 4 th year 7

ALCOA Aluminum Company of America n They make metal – sheet, plate, shapes Project Engineer (2 years) n n n Rarely used my degree Managed $$, manpower Furnace Gaging (R&R) Took my first Statistical Quality Class Ingot Saw (pre, post, purchase) Economic Downturn($ back to school $) 8

University of Iowa MS in Quality Management and Productivity (Stats, IE, & MBA) Coursework n Probability & Statistics, Regression, DOE, Time Series, Multivariate Data Analysis, Quality Control, Reliability, Administration, Linear programming, Quality Engineering, Interned at Maytag 9

Maytag Quality Engineer for Washing Machines n Used my training in Engineering & Stats w Day-to-Day Trouble shooting (JAT) w Process improvement w Teams, & more Teams n Statistics w Control charts w Gage R&R’s (Repeatability & Reproducibility) w Incoming Inspection/Dimensional Tolerancing w Supplier Audits 10

Maytag Statistical training n Control charting, DOE, Big Red X I’m the statistical expert? ? !! n Consultant w Charting Multi-spindle machines w R&D dryer design (DOE) n n Team Evaluation (Time Series) Recall issues Back to school 11

Iowa State University Co-major Ph. D in Statistics and Industrial Engineering (5. 5 years) n Coursework w Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Design of Experiments I & II, Linear Models, Categorical Data, Quality Control, Reliability, Queuing Theory, Game Theory, Simulations, Linear programming, Scheduling n Consultant to the engineering college 12

Internships (during Ph. D. ) Lennox – Quality Department n Furnaces n No Sweat Statistics 3 M – Optical system (2 summers) n n Computer Glare Screens Statistics everywhere!! Corning – Ceramics (NY) n Catalytic Converter components 13

Statistics in Industry John Deere n http: //www. deere. com/en_US/careers/your_career/quality_eng. html Boeing n http: //www. boeingsuppliers. com/supplier/d 1 -9000 -1. pdf ASQ n Numerous companies in Midwest Monster n Six Sigma (black belt), Quality Engineer, Design of Experiments, SPC, ASQ Cert. 14

Internships – Get one! Hardees-Ames Lab-Terracon Consult. ALCOA (4 th year) – Full time offer Maytag (M. S. ) – Full time offer Lennox (Ph. D) – Quit graduate school? 3 M (Ph. D. ) – Full Time offer Corning (Ph. D. )– Full Time offer 15

Its not about the job! It’s not about the work you do n You will not accomplish anything useful in a summer But rather the type of worker you are n Are you dependable? Are you self motivated? Do you get things done? Think of it as a 3 month job interview n http: //www. deere. com/en_US/careers/college/engineering_intern. html 16

Conclusions Almost every manufacturer collects data Statistics is a tool for understanding data Take what you can here at the U of I n n n Midwest Research Institute (MRI) Self taught Design of Experiments, Quality Control, Quality Management 17

Questions? 18