Darren C. Olson EDUCATION Indiana State University Ph.D. in Technology Management, May 2004 Quality Systems Specialization Bowling Green State University M.Ed. in Career and Technology Education, May 1997 Brigham Young University B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, April 1991 PROFESSIONAL HISTORY IN EDUCATION Central Washington University Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety & Construction 2008 Present Associate Professor Program Coordinator, M.S. in Engineering Technology (MSET) University Graduate council Faculty senate MSET advising, curriculum development, & program assessment 2012 present 2010 present 2008 present Honors and Awards Tenured 2014 Represented MSET at CWU commencement in LiuZhou, China 2011 Department s outstanding teacher award 2011 Courses Taught Quality Control Work Design & Facilities Layout Industrial Operations Management Engineering Economy Product Design & Development Project Management Industrial & Academic Research Methods Emerging Technologies Page 1 of 8
Service to the Profession Association for Technology, Management, & Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Reviewer for the Journal of Technology, Management & Applied Engineering Reviewer, ATMAE conference presentation proposals ATMAE accreditation (CHEA recognized) visiting team member 1998 Present 2014 Present 2013 Present 2009 Present University of California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, 2015 & 2009 University of Idaho, 2014 San Jose State University, 2010 Bemidji State University 2002 2008 Department of Technological Studies Department Chair 2006 2008 Associate Professor 2007 2008 Assistant Professor 2002 2007 Faculty Senate 2007 2008 Worked with IT program coordinator to achieve ATMAE accreditation 2007 University Curriculum Committee 2004 2008 University Academic Affairs Planning Committee 2005 2006 Developed department s assessment plan 2007 2011 cycle Courses Taught Emerging Technologies Technical Sales & Presentations Material Handling & Plant Layout Evaluation in Career & Technology Education Quality Assurance Total Quality Management Technical Research Design Page 2 of 8
OTHER EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION Eastern Kentucky University 2001 2002 Instructor, College of Business & Technology Bowling Green State University 2000 2001 Instructor, College of Technology Bowling Green State University 1995 1997 & 1998 2000 Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Technology ITT Technical Institute 1997 1998 Instructor, Dayton Ohio Campus OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Kern-Liebers USA, Toledo, OH 1994 1995 Product Engineer Toledo Molding & Die, Carey OH 1993 1994 Quality Engineer Hansen Machine Corp, Auburn WA 1992 1993 Manufacturing Engineer CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Olson, D. C. (2006). Innovation and Diversification in the Icelandic Industrial Sector: A Case Study and Comparative Analysis. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Cleveland, OH. November, 2006. Olson, D. C. (2009). Using Team Projects to Teach a Project Management Course: A Case Study Involving the Formation of an ATMAE Student Chapter. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Louisville, KY. November, 2009. Page 3 of 8
Olson, D. C. (2012). A Classroom Device for Teaching Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Process Improvement Techniques. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Nashville, TN, November 2012. Olson D. C. (2013). Teaching Students How to Innovate. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in New Orleans, LA, November 2013. Olson, D. C. (2014). Using a Student Term Project to Teach Work Design, Process Design, and Facilities Layout. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in St. Louis, MO, November 2014. Olson, D. C. (2014). Where Are They Now? Demographics Gathered From LinkedIn.com about Graduates from B.S. Programs in Industrial Technology. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in St. Louis, MO, November 2014. Olson, D. C., & Davis, N. (2012). Development of an Interdisciplinary Lab Module. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Nashville, TN, November 2012. Olson, D. C., & Morken, A. (2010). Synthesizing Managerial and Technical Knowledge and Skills: Guiding a Student Team Through the Process of Developing a Robot for the ATMAE Student Competition. Presented at the annual conference of the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Panama City Beach, Fl. October, 2010. Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (2002). Quality management in the global economy: Relationships between the quality management body of knowledge and organizational effectiveness. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Panama City Beach, FL. November 2002. Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (2004). Correlations between quality management practices and compliance with quality system requirements: Results of a study comparing implementation of ASQ CQM practices to success as measured by ISO 9001: 2000 and the MBNQA Criteria. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Louisville, KY. November, 2004. Page 4 of 8
Olson D. C., Pringle, C., & Slyfield, H. (2013). Installation and Commissioning of a Rotating Shadowband Radiometer System. Accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in New Orleans, LA, November 2013. Olson, D. C., & Whelan, M. (2011). Delivering a Master of Science program in Engineering Technology to cohorts of Chinese nationals: An analysis of the challenges, the benefits, and the pursuit of continuous improvement. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Cleveland, OH. November, 2011. Olson, D. C., & White, K. (2007). Establishing a Center of Excellence: Building Partnerships with Industry and Two-Year Institutions. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Panama City Beach, FL. October, 2007. Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (1999). Technologists core knowledge: Web-based strategy for defining our discipline. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology in Panama City, FL. November 1999. Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (2000). Technical management core knowledge: User s web-based research group for defining our discipline. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology in Pittsburgh, PA. November 2000. PUBLISHED WORKS Olson, D. C. (2004). Assessment of current quality management practices (Doctoral dissertation, Indiana State University, 2004). Dissertation Abstracts International. (UMI No. 0388150) Olson, D. C. (2013). Teaching Students How to Innovate. In Proceedings Papers. Presented at the ATMAE 2013 Conference: Developing the Future Workforce, New Orleans, LA. In Press. Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (1999). An update on Applied Quality Science at Bowling Green State University and the instructional use of student-based applied research as a technology transfer mechanism: A critical element of education for technologists. Journal of Industrial Technology, 15 (4), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org Page 5 of 8
Ousterhout, J. N., & Olson, D. C. (2013). Power Generation Using Simultaneous Capture of Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Energy. Journal of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, 29 (2), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (2001). An Industrial Technologist s Core Knowledge: Web-based Strategy for Defining Our Discipline. Journal of Industrial Technology, 17 (2), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org Graduate Committees Committee Chair Boe, B. W.W. (2013). Maintenance and testing program for Department of Defense large aperture antenna inventory Yakima Research Station. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Campbell, B. S. (2015). Study of the Otto Cycle and application of gasoline direct injection (GDI) on a single cylinder engine. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Committee Co-Chair Anderson, G. C. (2010). The effect of wood core construction on the performance of alpine skis. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Clark, D. M. (2012). The assistance of career planning and interviewing to aviation students. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Liao, C. W. (2010). An energy efficiency comparison of a solar tracking PV system to a stationary PV system. Master s thesis for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Page 6 of 8
Ousterhout, J. N. (2010). Combined solar photovoltaic and thermal energy potential. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Committee Member Anthes, T. (2010). Green roofs storm water runoff analysis. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Bramble, T. C. (2012). Steering methodology comparison. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Domingo, M. C. (2014). Designing and evaluating a document control management system for an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system audit certification. Master s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University. Foster, T. T. (2010). Unmanned air vehicle efficiency improvement. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Fuhrman, D. (2012). Photovoltaic system on the Hogue Technology Building for renewable energy education. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Hobbs, C. (2013). Designing a ball position measurement system for improving feedback accuracy on a ball and beam control system. Master s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University. Lyman, G. S. (2012). Design, construction, and assembly of an acoustically responsive fireplace with resonant flame tubes. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Sagier, A. A. (2010). Dean Hall LEED certification gold rating. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Page 7 of 8
Slyfield, H. J. (2013). Installation and commission of a rotating shadowband radiometer system. Master s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University. Waytuck, D. (2014). Control system: Design and implementation of real-time data collection. Master s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University. Winslow, C. A. (2011). Jeep YJ suspension upgrade. Master s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. Page 8 of 8