PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION HENRY D. LESTER College of Engineering Systems Engineering Program 150 Jaguar Drive, Shelby Hall, Suite 4106 University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688 Phone: (251) 460-7993 E-mail: hlester@southalabama.edu Website: http://www.southalabama.edu/engineering/index.shtml Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering Concentration: Construction Engineering & Management Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering Master of Science in Civil Engineering Concentration: Construction Engineering & Management Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering Master of Science in Applied Statistics Concentration: Quality & Six Sigma Department of Information Systems, Statistics, & Management Science Master of Science in Operations Management Department of Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Department of Aeronautical Science Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Systems Analysis & Modeling: Particularly Systems Vulnerable to Disruptions: Resiliency/Mitigation/Recovery Critical Infrastructure Systems: Built Environment, Transportation, Logistics, and Energy Systems Life Cycle: Risk, Reliability, Quality, Maintainability, Availability, and Sustainability Project Management: Construction, Planning, Scheduling, Productivity, and Risk/Cost Analysis Engineering Management: Crisis Management, Team Building, Leadership, and Economic/Decision Analysis Analytics/Statistics: Generalize Linear Modeling, Process Control, Change-Point, and Multivariate Analysis Homeland Security: Natural & Manmade Disasters, Emergencies, Aerospace, and Defense EMPLOYMENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering (2015 Present) University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Instructor of Systems Engineering (2014 2015) University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Instructor of General Engineering (2013) Graduate Assistant of Civil Engineering (2009 2013) Updated November 2015
UNITED STATES ARMY Tactical Academy Commandant (2005 2006) Training & Doctrine Command, Ordnance Munitions & Electronic Maintenance School, Fort Gordon, Georgia Chief Support Operations Noncommissioned Officer (2003 2005) 1 st Infantry Division, Main Support Battalion, Harvey Barracks, Germany Chief Support Operations Maintenance Noncommissioned Officer (2002 2003) 1 st Infantry Division, Main Support Battalion, Harvey Barracks, Germany Recruiting Station Commander (2001) Recruiting Command, Des Moines Recruiting Battalion, Mason City, Iowa Recruiting Station Commander (1998 2000) Recruiting Command, Jacksonville Recruiting Battalion, Gainesville, Florida Senior Field Recruiter (1997 1998) Recruiting Command, Jacksonville Recruiting Battalion, Gainesville, Florida Avionics and Armament Systems Platoon Sergeant (1994 1996) Avionics Maintenance Supervisor (1993 1994) Field Recruiter (1990 1993) Recruiting Command, Montgomery Recruiting Battalion, Pensacola, Florida Senior Avionics Technician (1988 1990) Avionics Technician (1986 1987) TEACHING ACTIVITIES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA Instructor of Record EG 231: Engineering Economics & Ethics (Fall 2014, 2015) SE 601: Systems Engineering Fundamentals (Fall 2014, 2015) SE 602: Risk & Failure Analysis (Spring 2015) SE 605: System Engineering Project Management (Spring 2015) UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Instructor of Record GES 255: Engineering Statistics (Summer 2013) Graduate Teaching Assistant CE 366: Construction Engineering & Economics (Fall 2009, 2010, 2011; Spring 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) CE 418/518: Engineering Management (Spring 2012) CE 461/561: Horizontal Construction Systems (Fall 2010, 2011, 2012) CE 462/562: Vertical Construction Systems (Spring 2010) CE 463/563: Construction Cost Estimating (Spring 2011, 2013) CE 464/564: Engineering Safety (Spring 2012) CE 467/567: Construction Accounting & Finance (Spring 2011) CE 468/568: Construction Scheduling (Fall 2010, 2012) 2
GES 255: Engineering Statistics (Fall 2009, 2012) GES 401/501: Operations Research (Fall 2011) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES REFEREED PUBLICATIONS [1] Lester H., M. Perry, and G. Moynihan, (2014) Detecting Shift Moments in Construction Activity to Estimate Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk Quantification, Mitigation, and Management: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014) & Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling and Analysis (ISUMA2014), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, July 2014, 1148 1157 [2] Tran D., H. Lester, and N. Sobin, (2014) Toward Statistics for Construction Engineering and Management Research, Proceedings of the 2014 Construction Research Congress (CRC2014), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2014, 1139 1148 PRESENTATIONS [1] Lester H., M. Perry, and G. Moynihan, Detecting Shift Moments in Construction Activity to Estimate Disaster Recovery, Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014) & Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling and Analysis (ISUMA2014), Liverpool, United Kingdom, July 2014 [2] Lester H., Built Environment System Resiliency Subject to Extreme Events, College of Engineering, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, June 2014 [Invited] [3] Lester H. and G. Moynihan, Resiliency Copula for Disaster Recovery, IIE Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC2014), Montreal, Canada, June 2014 * Refereed abstract published in proceedings [4] Lester H. and D. Tran, Construction Engineering and Management Research Analytics, IIE Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal (ISERC2014), Canada, June 2014 * Refereed abstract published in proceedings [5] Tran D., H. Lester, and N. Sobin, Toward Statistics for Construction Engineering and Management Research, ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC2014), Atlanta, Georgia, May 2014 [6] Lester H., Approximating Disaster Recovery with Construction Activity Divergences, ASCE Construction Research Congress(CRC2014), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2014 [Poster] [7] Lester H., Built Environment System Resiliency Subject to Extreme Events, School of Civil & Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, January 2014 [Invited] [8] Lester H., Approximating Disaster Recovery with Construction Activity Divergences, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 2013 [Poster] [9] Lester H., An Approach to Estimate Post-Disaster Built Environment Recovery, INFORMS Deep South Analytics Research Workshop,, April 2013 [Poster] [10] Lester H., A Change Point Approach to Estimate Post-Disaster Built Environment Recovery, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2012 [Sponsored] [11] Lester H. and G. Moynihan, Impact Analysis of Post-Disaster FEMA Reconstruction Grants on Residential Resiliency, IIE Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC2012), Orlando, Florida, May 2012 * Refereed abstract published in proceedings SERVICE ACTIVITIES [1] Reviewer, ASEE Annual Conference, Systems Engineering Division (2016) [2] Reviewer, INCOSE Annual International Symposium (2015, 2016) [3] Member, Doctor of Science in System Engineering Committee, University of South Alabama (2014 Present) 3
[4] Member, Ethics & Engineering Economics Committee (EG 231), University of South Alabama (2014 Present) [5] Facility Advisor, International Counsel on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), University of South Alabama Student Chapter (2014 Present) [6] Chair, Hazards Risk Assessment and Management Session, ASCE International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management & International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling and Analysis (2014) [7] Reviewer, ASCE International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management & International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling and Analysis (2014) [8] Reviewer, IIE Annual Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (2014, 2015, 2016) [9] Reviewer, ASEE Annual Conference, Construction Engineering Division (2014, 2015, 2016) [10] Reviewer, ASEE-SE Annual Conference, Civil Engineering & Industrial Engineering Divisions (2014) [11] Organizing Committee Member & Representative, Chi Epsilon National Conclave (2010) HONORS & AWARDS ACADEMIC Young Scientist Award ASCE-ICVRAM-ISUMA & Springer Verlag (2014) Outstanding Ph.D. Student Civil Engineering, University of Alabama (2014) Poster Competition Finalist INFORMS Annual Meeting (2013) Bibb Graves Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Civil Engineering, University of Alabama (2012) Graduate Research and Travel Grant Graduate School, University of Alabama (2012, 2013, 2014) Space & Missile Defense Graduate Fellowship Grant National Defense Industrial Association (2011) National Order of the Engineer (Civil Engineering) University of Alabama (2011) Chi Epsilon National Honor Society (Civil Engineering) University of Alabama (2010) Golden Key International Honor Society University of Alabama (2010) Graduate Assistantship Civil Engineering, University of Alabama (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society University of Arkansas (2008) Who s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities University of Arkansas (2008) Dean s List Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (1989 1990) UNITED STATES ARMY Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (3 Awards) Army Commendation Medal (4 Awards) Army Achievement Medal (5 Awards) Good Conduct Medal (6 Awards) National Defense Service Medal (2 Awards) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon (3 Awards) Army Overseas Service Ribbon (2 Awards) Army Service Ribbon Army Superior Unit Award (5 Awards) 4
Master Parachutist Badge Senior Parachutist Badge Parachutist Badge Senior Aircraft Crewman Badge Aircraft Crewman Badge Wheeled Vehicle Drivers Badge Recruiter Ring Sapphire Recruiting Star (3 Awards) Gold Recruiter Badge Gold Recruiting Star (3 Awards) Recruiter Badge Top Recruiting Station Commander Award (2000) Sergeant Major s Top Producer Club Recruiting Award (10 Awards) Commanding General s Best of the Best Recruiting Award (1991, 1992, 1993) Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course Leadership Award Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course Commandants List Primary Leadership Development Course Honor Graduate Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operations Officers Course Honor Graduate PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS International Counsel on Systems Engineering (2014 Present) American Society for Engineering Education (2013 Present) American Society for Engineering Management (2013 Present) American Society of Quality (2012 Present) United States Green Building Counsel (2012 Present) American Statistical Association (2011 Present) Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2011 Present) American Society of Civil Engineers (2009 Present) Society of American Military Engineers (2009 Present) American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2008 Present) Institute of Industrial Engineers (2007 Present) Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (2007 Present) 5