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Curriculum vitae
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" Dr Rassoul Noorossana "
Full Professor
Ph.D., Applied Statistics, University of Louisiana, USA, Dec. 1990
Department: Industrial Engineering
Office : 73225017
Dept. : 7322 5000
Fax : 7322 5098
Email : rassoul AT iust.ac.ir
www.linkedin.com/in/rassoul-noorossana
scholar.google.com/citations?user=IbJvYvkAAAAJ&hl=en
Academic Background
Ph.D. in Applied Statistics, University of Louisiana, December 1990.
Dissertation Topic: “An Empirical Bayes Approach to Statistical Process Control”
Advisor: Prof. William H. Woodall
M.S. in Engineering Management, University of Louisiana, May 1986.
Thesis Topic: “ARL Performance of Statistical Process Control Charts”
B.S. in Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, December 1983.
Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor (Fall 2015)
Industrial and System Engineering Dept., University of Oklahoma, Norman, Ok, USA
Full Professor (2004-present)
Industrial Engineering Dept., Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor (2000-2004)
Industrial Engineering Dept., Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
Assistant Professor (1992-2000)
Industrial Engineering Dept., Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, Iran
Assistant Professor (1990-1992)
Management Dept., University of Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond, USA
Teaching Assistant (1987-1990)
Statistics Department, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, USA
Consulting Experiences (1992-present)
Experiences in more than 100 projects include methods related to Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Methodologies, Statistical Analysis, Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Lean Production, Customer Satisfaction Measurement, Quality Management, Sampling, Time Series Analysis, and Multivariate Analysis in many industrial fields including automotive, auto parts manufacturing, transportation, oil and gas, healthcare, petrochemical, mining, and postal services.
Certificates
ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – Certificate No. 2942
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer - Certificate No. 47106
Iran National Standards Organization, Certified Quality Manager, Certificate No. 808
Teaching Responsibility
· Iran University of Science and Technology
ü Graduate Courses: Statistical Learning, Advanced Statistical Quality Control, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Advanced Engineering Statistics, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Operations Management, Total Quality Management
ü Undergraduate Courses: Statistical Quality Control, Applied Engineering Statistics, Quality Management
· University of Oklahoma
ü Graduate Courses: Statistical Analysis for System Design
ü Undergraduate Courses: Applied Engineering Statistics
· University of Southeastern Louisiana
ü Graduate Courses: Advanced Business Statistics, Operations Management
ü Undergraduate Courses: Business Statistics
· University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ü Undergraduate Courses: Elementary Statistics, College Algebra
Consulting Experience
Provided consulting services to more than 20 companies over 25 years using quality engineering, statistical learning, and lean six sigma (L6S) techniques such as supervised and unsupervised learnings, multivariate statistical analysis, measuring and modeling relationships between variables, statistical process control, design and analysis of experiments, measurement system analysis, and process capability analysis in over 200 quality improvement and cost reduction projects with a successful track record across many manufacturing and service industries including healthcare, postal services, automotive, mining, transportation, port operation, and pharmaceutical industries.
Selected Consulting Projects
·Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex (1994-2019)
Worked on 45 L6S projects and 10 process improvement projects that resulted in savings of over $3.4 million.
·IKCO Automobile Manufacturer (1994-2019)
Worked on 45 L6S projects and 15 process improvement projects that led to over $1.65 million in savings. Based on the savings of L6S projects led by several BBs, the executive team decided to lower the price of the products for the year 1998.
·SAIPA Automobile Manufacturer (2005-2019)
Advised executive leadership and led over 30 L6S projects and 5 process improvement projects to saving over $880,000. In particular, the part inspection plan project helped the company to create a feedback loop among part manufacturers, auto manufacturer, after sales, and clients.
·Tidewater Middle East Company (2011-2013)
Training, coaching, and mentoring L6S teams and worked on 30 L6S projects that led to over $700,000 in port operations.
·Taleghani General Hospital (2010-2012)
Training, coaching, and mentoring L6S teams and worked on 15 L6S projects that led to over $600,000 in hospital processes.
·Abouraihan Pharmaceutical Company (2010-2011)
Training, coaching, and mentoring L6S teams and worked on 15 L6S projects that led to over $200,000 in production and laboratory processes.
Research Grants
Principal researcher in many projects supported by different organizations including
·Iran University of Science and Technology Research Affairs
·Iran National Science Foundation
·Iran National Standard Institute
·Tehran Chamber of Commerce
·Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex Research Center
·Iran Post Company Research Center
Awards
· Best book award (Introduction to Statistical Quality Control), Iran Statistical Center, Tehran, Iran, 1998
· Best book award (Introduction to Statistical Quality Control), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2005
· Industrial Engineering Society Excellence Award, Tehran, Iran, 2007
· Excellence in Teaching Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2008
· Industrial Engineering Department Best Researcher Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2010
· Industrial Engineering Department Best Researcher Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2011
· Industrial Engineering Department Best Researcher Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2013
· Industrial Engineering Department Best Researcher Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2014
· Excellence in Teaching Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2017
· Excellence in Teaching Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2018
· Excellence in Teaching Award, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2019
Conference Chair
· First International Six Sigma Conference, Tehran, Iran, 2007
· Second International Six Sigma Conference, Tehran, Iran, 2008
· International Management Conference, Quality Management Division Chair, 2007-2015, Tehran, Iran
· First International Quality Engineering Conference, 2012, Tehran, Iran
Editor
· Journal of Industrial Engineering International - Springer, Senior Editor, (2008-2018)
· Journal of Quality Technology and Quantitative Management - Taylor and Francis, Associate Editor, (2013-present)
· Journal of Quality Engineering and Management - PQP Research Center, Editor (2011-2016)
Books in English
· Noorossana, R., Saghaei, A., and Amiri, A. (2011), Statistical Analysis of Profile Monitoring, edited, John Wiley and Sons.
· Noorossana, R., Zero Acceptance Sampling for Variable Quality Characteristics, working book.
Books in Persian
· Noorossana, R. (1998), Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Iran University of Science and Technology (Award Winner), Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. (2000), Introduction to Design of Experiments, Institute of Industrial Management, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R., Salehipour, A., and Saghaei, A. (2004), What is Six Sigma?, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R., and Saghaei, A.(2005), What is Lean Six Sigma?, Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Saghaei, A., Noorossana, R., and Eyvazian, M. (2005), Six Sigma with Minitab, Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. (2006), Design and Analysis of Experiments, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
· Saghaei, A. and Noorossana, R. (2007), Probability and Statistics in Cartoon, Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. (2008), Introduction to Design and Analysis of Experiments, Iran University of Science and Technology Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R., and Saghaei, A. (2012), Quality Improvement Glossary, House of Quality Publication, Tehran, Iran..
· Noorossana, R., Shekari, M., Saghaei, A. (2012), Introduction to Statistical Quality Control Solution Manual, House of Quality Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Saghaei, A., Noorossana, R., Rezaeian, S. (2012), Delivering Quality Service, House of Quality Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R., Saghaei, A., and Amiri, A. (2013), Design for Six Sigma, Shahed University Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. and Saghaei, A. (2013), Quality Improvement Glossary, House of Quality Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. and Taleizadeh, A. (2015), Quality Management, Control, and Improvement, House of Quality Publication, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. and Sabri Leghaei, K. (2018), Introduction to Reliability Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
· Espahbodi, M. and Noorossana, R. (2018), Statistical Analysis for Chemical Laboratories, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
· Sabri Leghaei, K. and Noorossana, R. (2018), Reliability Analysis with Minitab, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
· Noorossana, R. and Sabri Leghaei, K. (2018), Advanced Statistical Quality Control, Working book.
Refereed Journal Publications
1- Yousry, M. A., Strum, G. W., Feltz, C. J., and Noorossana, R. (1991), “Process Monitoring in Real Time: Empirical Bayes Approach - Discrete Case,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 123-132.
2- Noorossana, R., Nojavan, M. (1998), “A Mathematical Model for Optimization of the Zone Control Chart,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 9, pp. 25-33.
3- Noorossana, R. (2001), “A Combined Multiple Regression – Time Series Approach to Process Capability Analysis When Data Are Autocorrelated,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 11-19.
4- Noorossana, R. (2002), “Process Capability Analysis in the Presence of Autocorrelation,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 75-77.
5- Noorossana, R., Woodall, W. H., and Amiriparian, M. (2002), “On the Economic Designs of the Multivariate Control Charts,” Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1665-1673.
6- Noorossana, R., Farokhi, M., and Saghaie, A. (2003), “Using Networks to Detect and Classify Out-of-Control Signals in Autocorrelated Processes,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 493-504.
7- Noorossana, R., and Alemzad, A. H. (2003), “Quality Improvement through Multiple Response Optimization,” International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 49-58.
8- Noorossana, R., and Jafari, D. (2004), “Quality Function Deployment in Fuzzy Environment,” Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 15, No. 57-D, pp. 142-157.
9- Noorossana, R., and Lotfi, M. R. (2004) “A Heuristic Method to Compare Distributions of Two Quality Characteristics,” International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 173-182.
10- Noorossana, R., and Soltanpanah, H. (2004), “Developing a Method for Determining the Function for Decision Making and Appling it in Multi-response Optimization,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 221-233.
11- Raissi, S., and Noorossana, R. (2005) “Estimating Process Capability Indices Using Ridge Regression,” Journal of Industrial Engineering International, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 20-27.
12- Valmohamadi, Ch., Najmi, M., and Noorossana, R. (2005), “TQM and ISO 9000:2000, A Comparative Study,” Moddares Engineering Journal, Vol. 36, pp. 181-211.
13- Noorossana, R., Asgharpour, M. J., and Nasiri, Z. (2005), “Prioritizing Customer Requirements in QFD,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 21-27.
14- Noorossana, R., Asgharpour, M. J., and Soltanpanah, H. (2005), “Developing a Method to Obtain Decision Function in Multiresponse Optimization,” Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 60, No. 15, pp.61-72.
15- Noorossana, R., and Vaghefi, S. J. M. (2006), “Effect of Autocorrelation on the Performance of MCUSUM Control Chart,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 191-197.
16-Noorossana, R., and Saraei, A. (2006), “Economic-Statistical Design of Multivariate Projection Pursuit Cumulative Sum Control Chart,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 79-84.
17- Kazemzadeh, R. B., Noorossana, R., and Karbasian, M. (2006), “Economic Design of R2R Controller Using EWMA Procedure,” Esteghlal Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 15-28.
18- Noorossana, R., Kazemzadeh, R. B., and Karbasian, M. (2006), “Economic Optimization of R2R Control Process Based on Residual Control Chart,” International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 33-43.
19- Kazemzadeh, R. B., Noorossana, R., and Karbasian, M. (2006), “Optimum Estimation of Weight Parameters of EWMA and Double EWMA Control Charts by MCDM,” International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 31-35.
20- Noorossana, R., Saghaei, A., Paynabar, K., and Samimi, Y. (2007), “On the Conditional Decision Procedure for High Yield Processes,” Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 469-477.
21- Noorossana, R., and Seyedaliakbar, S. M. (2007), “On the Multivariate Variation Control Chart,” Journal of Industrial Engineering International, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 59-66.
22- Noorossana, R., and Rabbani, E. (2007), “Multiresponse Optimization Using Heuristic Methods,” Industrial Management Journal - Sanandaj, Vol. 3, pp. 1-12.
23- Noorossana, R., Amiri, A. H. (2007), “A Methodology to Analyze the Transient Behavior of Exponential Quality Systems,” Amirkabir Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 66, pp. 19-29.
24- Noorossana, R., Rabani, A. (2007), “An Integrated Meta-heuristic Approach to Multiresponse Optimization Using Desirability Function,” Journal of Industrial
