ESC Personnel

Director and Founder of ESC

Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University

Fellow - Society of Industrial Engineers, Fellow - Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Responsible for the ISE Senior Capstone Course. Created and teaches the nationally recognized Leadership Development Course and Leadership Minor. Principal investigator on more than 200 research and technology transfer projects. Selected for the Robinson Award for Outstanding Service to the University Community and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

BS-Industrial Engineering; BS-Mechanical Engineering; MS-Industrial Engineering; PhD-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University

H. Robert Gustafson, Jr. "Gus"

Managing Director and Senior Fellow-Leadership Development Co-founder Millbrook, Inc

Achieved exit of this data mining software company

Manufacturing experience with P&G and Pepsico. International sales and marketing experience with entrepreneurial companies in U.S. and internationally

President-Lehigh University Class of 1974, King-of-Tailgates

BS-ChE, Lehigh University; MS-Dynamics of Organizations, University of Pennsylvania

Victor See "Vic"

Senior Fellow

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral responsible for $7B Navy Space satellite programs

Senior Vice President: Major systems/software engineering firm supporting DoD and the Intel Community

Designated Major Program Manager (MPM) Defense Systems Management College, helicopter pilot

BS-Oceanography/Physics, US Naval Academy; MS-Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School

Gregory E. Paul "Greg"

Senior Fellow

Retired COO, Martin Guitar

Founder-Stonegate Consulting: Serving PA family businesses

Founder-Drone-based videography and mapping business

Off-ice official for the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms

BS-Chemistry/Business/Philosophy, University of Scranton: MBA-Operations, University of Scranton

Arthur H. Anderson, Jr. "Art"

Senior Fellow

Retired Director–Global Business Services, Air Products and Chemicals, Co. Responsible for the SAP implementation of the Global Electronics Division

Thirty years of experience in sales and marketing with product and regional P&L portfolios. Assigned corporate leadership roles in customer engagement, e-commerce, and global business services.

BS-ChE, Syracuse University; MS-ChE, Howard University; MBA-Marketing, City University of Seattle

Joseph J. Munley, Sr. "Joe"

Senior Fellow

Retired Executive VP-Global Manufacturing, ABEC, Inc.

Thirty-seven years of experience with senior level leadership roles, both domestic and International. Responsible for business management, operations, sales, continuous improvement and product management

BS-Chemistry/Business, University of Scranton

Scott H. Kress "Scott"

Retired Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Volvo Trucks North America. Set new records for simultaneously driving revenue growth, profitability, and market share.

Board member of multiple industry and Volvo Parts NA Board of Directors

BS-Management and Marketing, Lehigh University; Harvard Business School Executive Courses-Strategic Negotiations, Competition and Strategy, Global Marketing Strategy

Richard K. Ross, Jr. "Rick"

Senior Fellow

Retired National Director, KPMG Transportation/Logistics Consulting Practice

CFO for numerous companies from startups to international construction and manufacturing entities

BS-Economics, Lehigh University; MBA-Lehigh University; Certified Public Accountant

Peter J. Rittenhouse

Senior Fellow

Retired Director of Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Nestle Waters NA

Manufacturing leader with experience in plant start-ups, continuous improvement, cost reduction and high-speed production.

Board Member- Kutztown University; Trustee-Da Vinci Science Center Allentown

BS-Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

Bryon D. Broos "Bryon"

Senior Fellow

Retired General Manager Northeast Regional Manufacturing, Behr Process

Increased production from 8 million to 24 million gallons per year to become the largest volume, highest productivity, and lowest cost producer among eight Behr Paint manufacturing facilities.

Co-founder, BoosRock Winery: Produces 35,000 bottles/year of high-quality wines.

BS-Agriculture, The Ohio State University

Richard H. de Moll "Rich"

Senior Fellow

Retired Chief Financial Officer, Dun & Bradstreet and Partner-Deloitte Consulting

Former Partner-EY Consulting Finance Transformation Practice

Former Specialist Executive-Deloitte Consulting Blockchain Finance Practice

Former Global Managing Director-Hewlett Packer BPO business

Former VP Global Finance Solutions & Transformation-IBM Cognitive Process Services

BS-Economics, Lehigh University

John G. Englesson "John"

Senior Fellow

Co-Founder, EVP & Chief Strategic Officer, Integrity Business Services, LLC

Co-Founding Director & Audit Committee Chair-Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley

Co-Owner, Chief Operating Officer & EVP-The Chadwick Family of Telecommunications Companies

BS-Chemistry (Engineering College), Lehigh University; MBA, Lehigh University

Andrea G. Wittchen "Andrea"

Senior Fellow

Former Vice President, QuestOne Decision Sciences Corporation - fourteen years from bootstrap to exit.

Adjunct Professor–Music Department, Lehigh University

Professional harpist- performed with Bernadette Peters, Brian Wilson, Johnny Mathis, etc.

Named to Best 50 Women in Business in Pennsylvania Convener, Steering Committee, Lehigh Valley Sustainability Network

BMusic - Harp, Jacksonville University; Masters Music - Harp, Eastman School of Music; MBA, Lehigh University; Certificate in Strategic Management, AMA

Philippe J. Barzin "Phil"

Senior Fellow - Tableau Development

Retired Director-Global Strategic Business Planning & Execution, Janssen R&D Pharma - J&J

Executive experience domestically and internationally in both start-up and Fortune 20 corporations in life sciences, finance and high tech
Dual US and Belgian citizenships, multilingual; former NATO officer; triathlete and ultra-endurance athlete

BS–Exercise Physiology; University of Liege, Belgium; MSc-Education, University of Liege, Belgium;

Postgraduate-Education, University of Liege, Belgium; MBA-Managed Care, University of Pennsylvania

Master Black Belt Training in Lean Six Sigma

Robert S. Thomson, III "Bob"

Senior Fellow

Retired Regional Manager, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of NE PA, investing in and monitoring early stage technology companies

Board Member and Chair of the Sustainable Energy Fund

BA-Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania; MS - Mineral Processing Engineering, Pennsylvania State University; MBA - Lehigh University

William T. Henry "Bill"

Senior Fellow - Analytics

Founder - pH-Analytics, a consulting firm for corporate improvement using advanced analytics, R and SPSS Programming in clinical/experimental/business modeling

BA-Experimental Psychology, La Salle University; MA-Agency Psychology, Kutztown University; PhD candidate-dissertation accepted in experimental design, Capella University

Doug D. Sunday "Doug"

Senior Fellow

Former Plant Manager, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

Managed over 100 projects and mentored over 500 students at ESC in process improvement, applied statistical process controls, lean/JIT systems, plant simulation and facilities lay-out.

BS-Psychology, Lehigh University; MS-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University

Charalambos A. Marangos, PhD "Harry"

Senior Fellow

Founder, Zephyros, Inc.

Operations Research Adjunct Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Lehigh University

Teaches courses in AutoCAD, Data Analytics, Engineering Statistics, Optimization, Engineering Minor

PhD Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University

Cari A. Schmitt "Cari"

Fellow

Former Marketing Director - ViiHealth

Marketing and Business Development Consultant

BS - Marketing, Bucknell University; MBA - Lehigh University

Lawrence R. Butler, P.E. "Larry"

Senior Fellow

Founder - Butler Engineering and Contracting, Inc.

Adjunct Professor, Lehigh University teaching AutoCAD, Industrial Controls and Fundamentals of Engineering. Lifelong member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers

BS-Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University

Thomas W. Brinker "Tom"

Emeritus (Available for Consultation)

Senior Fellow-Advanced Analytics

Retired Director- Enterprise & Analytical Solutions, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Led the Decision Sciences, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Enterprise Value and Transportation Management Program groups. His areas of expertise are operations research, analytics, supply chain modeling, logistics, and IT applications development.

BS-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University; MS-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University

Stephen Senkowski "Steve"

Emeritus

Senior Fellow

Retired President, Armstrong Building Products. $1.4 billion in sales, $240 million in profits,28 factories around the world with 3200 employees.

Board of Directors: National Association of Manufacturers; Design Futures Council; Lehigh University ISE Department; Harvard University Joint Center for Housing

BS-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University

Sekar Sundararajan "Sekar"

Emeritus

Senior Fellow

Chief Supply Chain Officer, Melissa and Doug

Mentored hundreds of students in successful industry projects. Saved PA DOT millions of dollars through the AgilePA efforts.

BTech-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai; MS-Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University; Harvard University Course on Finance for Senior Executives

Raymond J. Novotny "Ray"

Emeritus

Senior Fellow-Mechanical Engineering

Retired Vice President-Engineering, Thiokol. More than 50-years of engineering design experience and holds 36 U.S. patents.

BS-Mechanical Engineering, City College of NY; MS-Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Daniel B. Mulholland "Dan"

Emeritus - Senior Fellow (deceased) Retired President, Mallinckrodt Baker. Achieved a compounded annual growth rate of 25% in company profits during nine years as president. BS-Finance, Lehigh University; MBA, The Ohio State University

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