Dr. Dean De Cock Associate Professor Statistics

Truman State UniversityDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science

Outline

Background about me Where I’m at now (TSU) Where I’ve worked Where I’ve gone to school How statistics was involved Please ask questions!

Statistics in IndustryEmployment

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Where is Truman?

Kirksville, MOPop. 17,000

3 hours from everywhere….

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Truman State University

Public Liberal Arts Institution N=6000 Primarily undergraduate Highly Selective (Average ACT=27) No engineering program (2/3 & 3/2) No statistic major

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Truman State University

STAT190 – Introductory Statistics Required for everyone

Statistics Minor (Theoretical)Statistical Methods Minor (Applied)Regression, Design of Experiments, Quality Control, and Non-parametrics

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Why should you be interested?

Where I’m at now Truman State might not be that

relevant

But how I got there Not your typical statistician…..

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Iowa State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Unusual that I am NOT a math major “Real” Engineer

Thermo, Heat/Mass, Statistics/Dynamics, etc.

Machine Design and HVAC Worked with fluidized bed combustors

Almost no statistics!!! Internship at ALCOA after my 4th year

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ALCOA

Aluminum Company of America They make metal – sheet, plate, shapes

Project Engineer (2 years) Rarely used my degree Managed $$, manpower Furnace Gaging (R&R) Took my first Statistical Quality Class Ingot Saw (pre, post, purchase)

Economic Downturn($ back to school $)

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University of Iowa

MS in Quality Management and Productivity (Stats, IE, & MBA)Coursework Probability & Statistics, Regression, DOE,

Time Series, Multivariate Data Analysis, Quality Control, Reliability, Administration, Linear programming, Quality Engineering,

Interned at Maytag

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Maytag Quality Engineer for Washing Machines Used my training in Engineering & Stats

Day-to-Day Trouble shooting (JAT) Process improvement Teams, Teams, & more Teams

Statistics Control charts Gage R&R’s (Repeatability & Reproducibility) Incoming Inspection/Dimensional Tolerancing Supplier Audits

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Maytag

Statistical training Control charting, DOE, Big Red X

I’m the statistical expert??!! Consultant

Charting Multi-spindle machines R&D dryer design (DOE)

Team Evaluation (Time Series) Recall issues

Back to school

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Iowa State University

Co-major Ph.D in Statistics and Industrial Engineering (5.5 years) Coursework

Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Design of Experiments I & II, Linear Models, Categorical Data, Quality Control, Reliability, Queuing Theory, Game Theory, Simulations, Linear programming, Scheduling

Consultant to the engineering college

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Internships (during Ph.D.)

Lennox – Quality Department Furnaces No Sweat Statistics

3M – Optical system (2 summers) Computer Glare Screens Statistics everywhere!!

Corning – Ceramics (NY) Catalytic Converter components

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Statistics in Industry

John Deere http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/your_career/quality_eng.html

Boeing http://www.boeingsuppliers.com/supplier/d1-9000-1.pdf

ASQ Numerous companies in Midwest

Monster Six Sigma (black belt), Quality Engineer,

Design of Experiments, SPC, ASQ Cert.

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Internships – Get one!

Hardees-Ames Lab-Terracon Consult.ALCOA (4th year) – Full time offerMaytag (M.S.) – Full time offerLennox (Ph.D) – Quit graduate school?3M (Ph.D.) – Full Time offerCorning (Ph.D.)– Full Time offer

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Its not about the job!

It’s not about the work you do You will not accomplish anything useful in a

summer

But rather the type of worker you are Are you dependable? Are you self motivated?

Do you get things done?

Think of it as a 3 month job interview http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/college/engineering_intern.html

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Conclusions

Almost every manufacturer collects dataStatistics is a tool for understanding dataTake what you can here at the U of I Midwest Research Institute (MRI) Self taught Design of Experiments, Quality Control,

Quality Management

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Questions?

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