Jacob Van Roekel, MSIE, MS(MIS)
Associate Dean of Engineering and Associate Professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Box 1804, Edwardsville, IL 62026
Voice: (618) 650-2817 Fax: (618) 650-3374
E-Mail: jvanroe@siue.edu
Web: http://www.siue.edu/~jvanroe/

Biography
Professor Van Roekel served as a practicing industrial/management engineer for 16 of 24 years in the United States Air Force where he developed and led numerous management consultant and human resource standard studies. Since joining academia in 1984, he has pursued interests in computer-integrated manufacturing, information systems, assessment, retention and minority education. He also designed and implemented the current IME state-of-the-art computer integrated manufacturing laboratory.

Degrees Held
MS Management Information Systems, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, 1991
MS Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1968
BS Industrial Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 1966

Areas of Expertise
Computer-integrated manufacturing
Information systems
Assessment
Retention and minority education

Courses
IME 335
IME 430
IME 476
CE 595
IS 375
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