1. EAS590: Case Studies in Engineering Management
Dr. Robert E. Barnes
April 4th , Spring 2007

2. Research and Development and User Needs
Edward A. Starosielec
And
John A. Lordi

3. Case #5 – Org Chart Stop #4 in “our walk around a company”

4. Functions of Engineering Management – as applied to Case 4
Planning
Controlling
(Measuring & Correcting)
Organizing
Directing
(Motivating &
Communicating)
Staffing
DiPietro, 1986, in Handbook of Engineering Management
Bennett, 1996, in The Management of Engineering

5. John A. Lordi
Currently: Research Professor of MAE at UB and CEO of Buffalo, BioBlower Technologies
: Executive Director of Calspan – UB Research Center
: Head, Physical Sciences Dept., Calspan
: Various positions at Calspan
Education: BS & MS in A&A, 1961, MIT; Ph. D. ME, 1968, University at Buffalo.

6. Edward A. Starosielec Consultant
former Transportation Sector President for Veridian Engineering
35 years experience managing government sponsored programs applying technology-based solutions to defense, fed/civil, state/local as well as commercial markets. While at Veridian (formerly Calspan) he brought together several transportation related entities to form an organization that doubled its size to more than 200 people. He led the company’s initiative to address mobility and safety though the application of advanced technology to transportation systems resulting in more than $60 million in sales over the last decade.
Bachelors degree from Penn State, completed graduate work at UB
Co-authored and/or presented some 20 papers and presentations at various symposia at the national, state and local levels.

7. Case 5 has two parts - Part 1 –Research and Development
Part 2 – User Needs – HBS case

8. Thank you for coming tonight and sharing your expertise with us.
John and Ed
Thank you for coming tonight and sharing your expertise with us.