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 National Service
 
 Technology Accreditation Committee of Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (TAC/ABET)
 

 2010 - 2011
 
Team Chair of the visiting team for DeVry Campuses at Metro-Chicago.
 

 2009 - 2010
 
Executive Committee member of TAC/ABET, National Past-Chair. Also Chair of the Nominating Committee.
 

 2008 - 2009
 
Executive Committee member of TAC/ABET, National Chair.
 

 2007 - 2008
 
Executive Committee member of TAC/ABET, Chair-Elect.
 

 2006 - 2007
 
Executive Committee member of TAC/ABET, Vice Chair of Operations.
 

 2004 - 2006
 
Executive Committee member of TAC/ABET. As one of the eight national members of the executive committee, I have edited 12-15 institutional reports as well as chairing the panel discussions in the TAC/ABET July meetings where the accreditation decisions are made.
 

 1998 - 2011
 
Union Tank Car Company, East Chicago, IN. Provided technical training on mechanical systems. Eight hours/ week for 20 weeks.TAC commissioner. As the chair of the visiting team, visited and prepared accreditation report for the following colleges and universities:
 
- DeVry University, 2010
- Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia, 2009
- Miami University, OH, 2007
- State University of NY at Farmingdale, NY, 2006
- New Mexico State University, NM, 2005
- Murray State University, Murray, KY, 2004.
- Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, 2004.
- New York City College of Technology, NY, NY, 2002.
- San Juan College, San Juan, NM, 2001.
- Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg, SC, 2001.
- Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, 2000
- Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY, 2000
- West Virginia State College, Institute, WV, 1999
- Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME, 1999
- Arkansas State University, Beebe, AK, 1998
 
As the TAC Commissioner, I have written the preliminary institutional report, checked them after due processes, and presented the university/college at the ABET annual meeting in July of each year.
 
  • Member of the Criteria Committee of TAC 2001 - 2003.

 1992 - 1998
 
ASME/ABET evaluator for TAC. Visited the following colleges and universities as either an Mechanical Engineering Technology or a Design & Drafting engineering technology program evaluator:
 
- Lima Technical College, Lima, OH, 1997.
- Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA, 1996.
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 1995.
- Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, PA,1994.
- Pennsylvania State University, York, PA,1994.
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, 1993.
- SUNNY - Buffalo, NY, 1992.
 
 
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 

 1992 - Present
 
ASME representative in TAC of ABET.
 

 1995 - 2005
 
Member of the Committee on Technology Accreditation (CTA) of ASME.
   
Chair of the Committee, 2001-2003.
   
Chair of the Criteria Committee, 2000-2004. As the chair of this committee oversaw the development of the new criteria for both Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Drafting & Design Engineering Technology for TC2K. Solicited for input and put the criteria together, presented it to the Board on Engineering Education as well as MET Department Heads Committee.
 

 2000 - 2003
 
Member of the Council on Engineering Education as the senior TAC of ABET commissioner.
 

 1997 - 2003
 
Member of the Board on Engineering Education of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Served the Board at various positions as the chair and past chair of the MET Department Heads Committee, as well as the TAC commissioner.
   
Received certificate of appreciation from ASME International in 1997.
   
Received the ASME Dedicated Service Award in November of 2002.
 

 1996 - 1997
 
Chair of the Nominating Committee of the National MET Department Heads Committee of ASME.
 

 1996 - 1997
 
Member of the Ben C. Sparks Medal Selection Committee.
 

 1995 - 1996
 
National Chair of the MET Department Heads Committee (METDHC) of the ASME. In charge of the actions taken by this committee and also the organizer of the meetings of the MET Department Heads in both Winter annual meeting and the Summer Annual meeting of this committee for ASME and ASEE.
 

 1994 - 1995
 
National Vice-Chair of the METDHC of the ASME. In charge of all three technical sessions sponsored by the METDHC in the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition held in November 12-17, 1995 in San Francisco, CA.
 

 1993 - 1994
 
National Secretary of the MET Department Heads Committee of the ASME.
 
I have also been involved in numerous committees at the Regional, State and Community levels as well as those at the University, School and Departmental level at Purdue University Calumet.
 
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