Education

1996 Ph.D. Industrial Engineering North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.
1993 M.S. Manufacturing Engineering Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY.
1990 B.S. Mechanical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.

Professional Experience

August 1998 - present Assistant Professor Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Florida International University, Miami, FL.

September 1997 - May 1998 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Florida International University, Miami, FL.

September 1996 - September 1997 Postdoctoral Research Associate Manufacturing Systems Integration Division. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

February 1995 - August 1995 Guest Research Assistant Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering Rheinland-Westphalen Technisher Hochschule (RWTH) Technical University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

June 1990 - July 1993 Production Engineer Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department AIL Systems Incorporated, Deer Park, NY.

May 1988 - September 1988 Junior Computist Materials Research Laboratory Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT.


Referred Journal Publications

1. Giachetti, A systems engineering perspective of the cruise industry, FIU Hospitality Review, in press, 2002.

2. Giachetti, R.E., and Alvi, M.I., Object-oriented information model for manufacturability analysis of printed circuit board fabrication, Computers in Industry vol. 45 no. 2 (2001) pp. 177-196.

3. Giachetti, R.E., Models to estimate printed circuit board fabrication yield during the design stage, Journal of Electronics Manufacturing, vol. 9, no. 3, (1999) pp. 191-202.

4. Giachetti, R.E., A Standard Information Model to Support Design for Manufacturing in Virtual Enterprises, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 10, no. 1, (1999), pp. 49-60.

5. Giachetti, R.E., A Decision Support System for Material and Manufacturing Process Selection, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 9, no. 3, (1998), pp. 265-276.

6. Giachetti, R.E., Young R.E., Roggatz, A., Eversheim W., and Perrone G., A Methodology for the Reduction of Imprecision in the Engineering Design Process, European Journal of Operations Research, vol. 100, no. 2, (1997), pp. 277-292.

7. Giachetti, R.E., and Young, R.E., A Parametric Representation of Fuzzy Numbers and Their Arithmetic Operators, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 91, no. 2, (1997), pp. 185-202.

8. Giachetti, R.E. and Young, R.E., Analysis of the Error in the Standard Approximation Used for Multiplication of Triangular and Trapezoidal Fuzzy Numbers and the Development of a New Approximation, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, vol. 91, no. 1, (1997) pp. 1-13.


Conference Proceedings

1. Patel, M., Giachetti, R.E., Kengskool, K., and Chow, J., Web Engineering Methodology using the UML, 4th Annual Memphis Area Engineering and Science Conference, May 10, 2002.

2. Sandino, R. M., and Giachetti, R.E., Using simulation modeling to predict scalability of an e-commerce website, Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Orlando, FL, May 19-21, 2002.

3. Arteta, B., and Giachetti, R.E., Minimizing the Moving Probe Test Time: Algorithm Development & Analysis, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November 4-7, 2001.

4. Giachetti, R.E., Chen, C.C., and Saenz, O. Toward Measuring the Scalability of Enterprise Information Systems, IEEE Proceedings of the International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS'2001), Setúbal, Portugal, 7-10 July, 2001, pp. 24-29.

5. Giachetti, R.E., Rodriguez-Medina, M., Modeling Extensions for Object-Oriented Web Application Design, IEEE Proceedings of the International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS'2001), Setúbal, Portugal, 7-10 July, 2001, pp. 827-833.

6. Gonzalez, L.M., Caldera, C., Gonzalez, I., and Giachetti, R.E., (2001) Analysis of an Information Technology Help Desk, Proceedings of the 12th Production and Operations Management Conference, Orlando, FL.

7. Rodriguez-Medina, M., and Giachetti, R.E., (2001) An investigation of design methodologies for Internet business application development, Proceedings of the 12th Production and Operations Management Conference, Orlando, FL.

8. Giachetti, R.E., and Chen, C.C., (2001) Toward a methodology for scalability measurement of enterprise systems, NSF Grantees Conference, Tampa, FL.

9. Chen, C.C., Giachetti, R.E., and Protopapas, S., (2000) Scalability Measurement for Web-Based Manufacturing Enterprises, Information2000, Japan.

10. Giachetti, R.E., Integrated Product and Process Design of PCBs, FAIM 2000 Conference in College Park, MD.

11. Resnick M.L., Centeno M.A., and Giachetti R. (2000). Research experience for undergraduates - Motivating and retaining bright engineering students. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Conference, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA.

12. Giachetti, R.E., Design for Manufacturing across the Supply Chain in the Printed Circuit Board Industry, Proceedings of the 9th International Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, June 25-28, 1999, pp. 1033-1044.

13. Giachetti, R.E., Kusiak, A., Toh, K., and Zelm, M., Human-Machine Interaction in Enterprise Modeling, Proceedings of the International Conference on Enterprise Integration Modeling Technology, Torino, Italy, October 28-30, 1997, vol. 1, pp. 75-81.

14. Giachetti, R.E., Manufacturing Process and Material Selection During Conceptual Design, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Industrial Engineering Research Conference, pp. 772-777, (1997).

15. Giachetti, R.E., and Jurrens, K.K., Manufacturing Evaluation of Designs: A Knowledge-Based Approach, Proceedings of the Third Joint Conference of Information Sciences, vol. 1, (1997), pp. 194-197.

16. Giachetti, R.E., Evaluating Engineering Functions with Imprecise Quantities, Proceedings of the Seventh International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress, vol. 2, (1997), pp. 150-155.

17. Giachetti, R.E., and Young, R.E., Analysis of Variability in the Design of Wood Products Under Imprecision, Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 3, (1997), pp. 1203-1208.

18. Young, R.E., Giachetti, R.E., and Ress, D.A., A Fuzzy Constraint Satisfaction System for Design and Manufacturing, Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, vol. 2, (1997), pp. 1106-1112.

19. Sriram, R. D., Chase, S. Szykman, S, Kim, G., Lyons, K., Hart, P., Schwabacher, M., and Giachetti, R., Engineering Design Technologies Group: Research on Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Systems: A Semiotic Perspective, Proceedings of 1996 International Multidisciplinary Conference, vol. 2, (1997), pp. 148-153.

20. Roggatz, A., Perrone G., Young R.E., Eversheim W., and Giachetti, R.E., Precision Convergence in a Simultaneous Engineering Problem Using Fuzzy Constraint Technology, EUFIT 95, Third European Congress on Fuzzy and Intelligent Technologies, Aachen, Germany, vol. 2, pp. 1254-1256, August 28-31, 1995.


Invited Presentations

1. Giachetti, S.F., Trujillo, R., and Giachetti, R.E., (1999) The Reproductive Nursing Net: An Information and Continuing Education Web-Site, presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Conference, Toronto, Canada, September 25-30, 1999.

2. Giachetti, R.E., Manufacturability Review of Printed Circuit Boards, presented to Manufacturing Engineering Department of Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, June 28, 1999.

3. Giachetti, R.E., Manufacturing Automation, presented to Americ Disk Corporation and the Miami IIE Chapter, October 1, 1998.

4. Giachetti, R.E., and Chen, C.C., Manufacturing Process Capability Evaluation On-line Tool for Printed Circuit Boards, presented to Motorola, Plantation, FL, July 7, 1998.

5. Giachetti, R.E., and Young, R.E., Analysis of the Error in the Approximation Used for the Multiplication of Triangular Fuzzy Numbers and Development of a New Approximation, Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensforschung und Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Operations Research), Rheinland-Westphalen Technisher Hochschule, Aachen, Germany, August 19, 1995.


Workshop Proceedings

1. Giachetti, R.E., Kusiak, A., Toh, K., and Zelm, M., Human-Machine Interaction in Enterprise Modeling, Breakout Report of the Workshop on Enterprise Organization and Human Issues, Gaithersburg, MD, April 16-18, 1997.

2. Giachetti, R.E., Tolerance Analysis and Synthesis in Concurrent Engineering: A Constraint Network Approach, Proceedings of the Workshop on Assembly Level Tolerancing, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, April 24-25, 1997.

3. Giachetti, R.E., A Decision Support System for Material and Manufacturing Process Selection, Sigma Xi Postdoctoral Poster Presentations, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, February 19, 1997.

4. Ress, D., Giachetti, R.E., and Young, R.E., FuzCon User's Manual, Group for Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1995.

5. Giachetti, R.E., and Palmietto, J., Electronic Work Instructions User's Guide: Process Planning for Electronics Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Technical Report, AIL Systems, June 1991.


Book Chapters

1. Giachetti, R.E., Asynchronous distance learning for a course in information systems: reflections and practical experience, Compendium on Uses of Distance Learning Technologies in Engineering Education, edited by J.S. Greenberg and M.S. Bonhomme, pp. 44-54 (ASEE, 2nd Edition, January 2000).

2. Giachetti, R.E., Manufacturability, 1999 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Technology, (edited by M.L. Thomas), (McGraw-Hill, NY), pp. 210-211.
Research Grants and Funded Projects

Funded Research Projects

1. Giachetti, R.E., A modeling and measurement framework for enterprise systems integration, 10/15/02 - 10/15/05, $300,000, NASA Ames Research Center, Faculty Academic Research Award.

2. Giachetti, R.E., and Resnick, M., Industrial & Systems Engineering Scholarship Program, 9/1/02-9/1/06, $251,675, NSF-DUE.

3. Giachetti, R.E., A framework to model and measure enterprise integration, FIU IT2 institute, $13,498, (May 2002 - August 2002).

4. Giachetti, R.E., Process Improvement at CAC CarePlus Medical Center, $26,796, Coral Gables, FL, (April 8, 2002 - September 30, 2002).

5. Giachetti, R.E., IT Process Evaluation at Americatel, $27,320, Americatel, Miami, FL (Nov 19, 2001 - March 22, 2002).

6. Giachetti, R.E., Revenue Management: Analysis of Forecasting Models and Revenue Management Information System, $29,606, Carnival Cruise Lines, (May 21, 2001 - August 17, 2001).

7. Resnick M.L. Centeno M.A. and Giachetti R. Engineering Leaders of the Future, $21,098. National Science Foundation. Supplement to EEC 9619728. 9/1/99-8/31/00.

8. Kengskool, K., Chow, J., and Giachetti, R.E., Development of quality reporting systems, $2,640, American Express, (April 2, 2001 - May 25, 2001).

9. Kengskool, K., Chow, J., and Giachetti, R.E., Web-based Equipment Database Development, $5,610, American Express, (January 1, 2001 - April 15, 2001).

10. Giachetti, R.E., (principal investigator) E-commerce System Support at MyCity.Com, $14,000, MyCity.Com (August 2000 - April 2001).

11. Giachetti, R.E., and Resnick, M., (principal investigator) E-commerce through Information Technology Process Design At Royal Caribbean, $62,000, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, (August 2000 - April 2001).

12. Giachetti, R.E., and Chen, C.C., (principal investigator) Measurement Methodology Of Scalable Enterprise Systems (MOSES), $120,000, National Science Foundation, (June 2000 - June 2001).

13. Tansel, I.N., and Giachetti, R.E., SME In-Kind Gifts Proposal, $225,960 (in-kind gifts), Society of Manufacturing Engineering, (2000).

14. Giachetti, R., (principal investigator) A formalism for measuring scalability of enterprise information systems, 2000 Provost's Office Summer Research Competition, $10,946, (May 2000-July 2000).

15. Giachetti, R., (principal investigator) Optimization of a Warehouse Layout and Design, $7,336, AEI Logistics Incorporated, (January, 2000 - July, 2000).

16. Giachetti, R., (principal investigator) Health Information Systems Development Project, $3,204, IVF and Fertility Center of Miami, (September 1999 - January 2000).

17. Giachetti, R., Giachetti, S., and Trujillo, R., (principal investigator) The Reproductive Nursing Net: An Information and Continuing Education Web-Site, $6,000, Serono Pharmaceutical Corporation, (August 1999 - August 2000).

18. Giachetti, R., (principal investigator) An Information Modeling Formalism for Design for Manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards, $75,196, US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, (September 1998 - August 1999).

19. Giachetti, R., Tansel, I., and Chow, J., (principal investigator) CAD/CAM In-Kind Gifts, $430,090, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (September 1999 - May 2000).

20. Giachetti, R., and Young, R.E., (principal investigator) US-Germany Dissertation Research: Industrial Engineering, $8,500, National Science Foundation, International Programs Dissertation Enhancement Award, (February 1, 1995 - July 31, 1995).

21. Giachetti, R., (principal investigator) Integration of a Constraint Satisfaction System with an Object-Oriented Database, DM 10,000 (approximately $7,500), Deutscher Akademisher Austausch-Dienst (DAAD) Ph.D. Exchange Program, (February 1, 1995 - July 15, 1995).

Funded Research Projects As Investigator

1. Electronic Work Instructions, Airborne Instrumentation Laboratories, (January 1992 - May 1993).


AWARDS

Third Place in the IIE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award (1996)

National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship (1996-1998)

Dean's Fellowship - North Carolina State University (1993 - 1994)

Rensselaer Scholarship - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1986 - 1990)

Leroy Clark Scholarship - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1986-1990)

New York State Regents Scholarship - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1986 - 1990)

Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

Institute of Industrial Engineers Society of Manufacturing Engineers


Professional Activities

Refereed for First International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC2002), held at Miami Airport Marriot, Miami, FL April 25-26, 2002.

Refereed for International Journal of Production Economics (2001)

Refereed for Journal of Manufacturing Systems (2001) Member, College of Engineering Curriculum Committee, FIU (2000-2001)

Information Systems and Management Track Coordinator for Production and Operations Management Conference in Orlando, FL March 2001

Refereed for Fuzzy Sets and Systems Journal (2001)

Coordinator of Graduate Information Systems Track (2000)

Refereed for 2000 Institute of Industrial Engineers Research Conference, Cleveland, OH.

Refereed for Fuzzy Sets and Systems Journal (1999)

Program Committee Reviewer for Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference (1999)

Member, Library Committee, FIU (1998-1999)

Refereed for Journal of Manufacturing Systems (1997)

Refereed for 1997 Institute of Industrial Engineers Research Conference, Miami, FL

Reviewed Small Business Investigative Research (SBIR) Proposals for NIST Member, College of Engineering Computer Committee, FIU (1999-2000)

Member, Industrial Engineering Search and Screen Committee, FIU (1999-2000)


Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Facilities Planning & Material Handling (5 credits) (Spring, 1998, Fall 1999)

Manufacturing Processes (Summer A & B, 1998)

Industrial Automation (Fall, 1997; Spring, 1998; Fall, 1999)

Generic Models I (Fall, 1998)

Industrial Information Systems (Spring, 1999, Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Spring 2002)

Graduate

Information Systems Modeling (Spring 2002) (developed course)

Applications of Operations Research in Manufacturing (Spring 2000)

Manufacturing Systems Design (Fall 1997)

Advanced Industrial Information Systems (Spring 1999; Spring 2000; Summer 2000; Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Summer 2001, Fall 2001)

Engineering Data Representation and Modeling (Fall 2000, Fall 2001) (developed course)

Advanced Industrial Information Systems, Chihuahua, Mexico Program (2000)

Manufacturing Systems Design, Chihuahua, Mexico Program (1999)