At his 22ND year
of teaching and professional services, Dr. Maleki is currently serving in the
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State
University (NDSU) teaching courses in the areas of production and operations
management and coordinating students-business/industry projects. Prior to joining NDSU, Maleki served at South
Dakota State University (SDSU) as Professor and Head in the Department of
Engineering Technology and Management.
While at SDSU, Maleki was the key figure in developing a proposal to
establish the South Dakota State Polytechnic Center of Excellence. Upon approval of the Center by the South
Dakota Board of Regents, Maleki also served as the Director of the Polytechnic
Center where he undertook the additional responsibilities of creating the
infrastructure for the Center, establishing applied research, enhancing
cooperation with industry, streamlining a number of existing programs, and creating
a number of unique campus-wide interdisciplinary programs.
During his tenure at South
Dakota State University, as a principal investigator, Maleki was instrumental
in securing more than $800,000, including $600,000 from the National Science
Foundation to establish a rapid prototyping center. Maleki was also successful in authoring and
receiving of a $640,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education in March
2002.
Prior to joining South Dakota
State University, Maleki worked with Northwest Technical College as the
Director of Allied Manufacturing Center providing technical advising and
training in the areas of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering to a number
of manufacturing companies in Northwest Minnesota. Maleki served as the Lead Professor of
Production/Operations Management at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and also
worked at Minnesota State University - Moorhead as a professor and Coordinator
of Industrial Management.
Maleki’s professional
background also includes providing consulting and training services in the lean
manufacturing concepts to a wide range of manufacturing companies. He worked as the Technology Transfer Director
for Minnesota Technology and authored the textbook, “Flexible Manufacturing
Systems - the Technology and Management.”
Maleki is a registered professional Industrial Engineer and a Certified
Manufacturing Manager. He served on the
Board of Directors for SJE Rhombus Inc. of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota for six
years. Maleki is an Academic Associate
of Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute and has been recognized in Who's Who in
America and Who's Who in Midwest. Dr.
Maleki earned his bachelor and master degrees in Industrial Engineering and
Management as well as his Engineering Ph.D. from North Dakota State University,
in Fargo, North Dakota.
Maleki’s current and past
professional affiliations include: American Production and Inventory Control
Society (APICS), 1992-2000, served as Chapter
Board Member; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1995-1998;
American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), 1988-1996, served as Chapter Vice President for Education,;
American Welding Society (AWS), 1997-1998; Institute of Industrial Engineers
(IIE), 1979-1994 and 2002-present; National Association of Industrial Technology
(NAIT), 1987-1997; and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 1984-present,
served as Chapter President and Technical
Program Chair; Minn-Dak Manufacturers Association, 2002-present, serving as the Vice President of Programs.
Follow this link http://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/maleki/Credentials.doc
to learn more about Dr. Maleki’s professional background including some of his
consulting activities. To see a list of
companies visited by Dr. Maleki, Follow http://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/maleki/Companies.doc.