PhD Candidate in Operations and Management Science

Carlson School of Management
321 Nineteenth Avenue South

Minneapolis MN, 55455
Phone: (612) 626-9724

Fax: (612) 624-8804
zepe0003@umn.edu

PhD, 2010, Operations & Management Science, University of Minnesota
MS, 2010, Statistics, University of Minnesota
MBA, 2004, Business Administration, University of Tulsa
BSEE, 1997, Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Technology Management
Logistics Management
Service Operations
Lean Manufacturing
Organizational Leadership

• "Integrating multi-product production and distribution in newspaper logistics", with Robert Russell and Wen-Chyuan Chiang, forthcoming in Computers & Operations Research.

• "Taking the steps to translate technology into a sustainable competitive advantage", Newspapers & Technology, January, 2008.
• "Tracking your newspaper's operations capabilities", Newspapers & Technology, November, 2007.
• "Hybrid sustainability still unanswered", Newspapers & Technology, July, 2007.

• "A Simulation / Metaheuristic Approach to Newspaper Production and Distribution Supply Chain Problems", with Wen-Chyuan Chiang, Robert Russell and Xiaojing Xu.

Service

• Adhoc reviewer for national Academy of Management conference
• Adhoc reviewer for International Journal of Revenue Management

• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
• Etta Kappa Nu (HKN) - Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society

• Institute for Operations Research (INFORMS)
• Academy of Management (AOM)
• Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
• The PhD Project - Management Doctoral Student Association

• Harold Hardy Fellowship - University of Minnesota
• College of Business Administration Honors - University of Tulsa
• Academic Honors - Milwaukee School of Engineering
• Academic Scholarship - Milwaukee School of Engineering

• Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota - OMS 6056 Managing Supply Chain Operations, Fall 2008
• Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota - OMS 6051 Service Management, Fall 2008
• Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota - MKTG 4020 Advanced Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Fall 2008
• Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota - OMS 6072 Managing Tech. in Supply Chains, Spring 2008
• Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota - MBA 6220 Operations Management, Fall 2007 & Spring 2008
• Discussion Session Instructor - University of Minnesota - OMS 2550 Business Statistics, Fall 2006 & Spring 2007
• Adjunct Instructor - St. Greggory's University - MA 3033 Business Statistics, Spring 2006 & Summer 2006

• Production Coordinator -World Publishing Co.
• Applications Engineer - World Publishing Co.
• Sales Applications Engineer - ABB Automation Inc.
• Technical Support Engineer - ABB Industrial Systems Inc.
• Field Service Engineer - ABB Industrial Systems Inc.
• Consulting - ABB Industrie AG, WIFAG Maschinenfabrik AG, Oklahoma Offset Inc., World Publishing Co.