Academy
of
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
2004
Induction Banquet
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Eric
A Nielsen earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering in
1980 at Michigan Tech and went on to earn
an MBA-Finance & International Business, at the University of
Chicago in 1988.
After graduating
from Michigan Tech he started as a consulting engineer with Hazard
Engineering in Morton Grove, IL. From 1983 to 1994 he held engineering
and management positions at Omron Electronics in Illinois, Conveyor
Equipment Division in Mississippi and FMC Corporation in Pennsylvania.
In 1994 he joined Volvo Construction Equipment Parts in Eskilstuna,
Sweden as Vice President – Business Control and Information
Systems. From 1997-1998 he was Chief Financial Officer of WECO Metals
in Illinois. In 1998 he became Chief Financial Officer and de facto
CIO of Volvo Construction Equipment Korea, Seoul, Korea. In 2000
he assumed his current position of President and CEO of Volvo Excavators
and Volvo Construction Equipment Korea Ltd.
Eric’s awards include the Gold Industry Medal
from the Government of Korea, the Achievement Award from the Ministry
of Industry & Resource for achieving $300 million in exports,
and the Safety Management Award from the Ministry of Labor and the
Presidential Award for Manufacturing Based Technology. In 2002 he
received the Gold Tower Award for meritorious service from Korean
President Dae-Jung. He is an active volunteer for Habitat for Humanity,
Korea. Since 1988 he has been a lecturer in the Graduate School
of Management at the International Management Institute in Seoul,
Korea.
While at Tech, Eric was active in ASME, Skydiving
Club, Four Wheelers and intramural sports. Eric has reestablished
his connection to Michigan Tech through Volvo. In 2003, Eric recruited
two Michigan Tech students through his Engineering Internship Program.
Last year, four Korean students from Tech participated and three
of the four accepted permanent employment with Volvo.
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James
L. Reum graduated from Michigan Tech in 1953 with a BS in Mechanical
Engineering and later earned an MBA from Xavier University
in 1965 and his P.E. license from the State of Ohio in 1959. Jim started
his career at General Electric (GE) in 1957 after serving in the United
States Army Aviation Division as a company commander and as a pilot
in Korea. He began as a process engineer at GE and later held various
management positions in quality control and manufacturing. He later
held the positions of Director of Engine Maintenance at United Airlines
in California, Executive Vice President of Engine Operations at Cooper
Airomotive (now Avicell Inc) in Texas; and Executive Vice President
and General Manager of Chromalloy, Gas Turbine Corp; Oklahoma.
From 1986 to1990, he was self-employed as a management
and engineering consultant to companies in the aerospace industry.
In 1990, he joined Jet Avion Corp, a subsidiary of HEICO, as Director
of Research and Development. From 1991 to 1998, he served as President
of LPI Industries Corporation (subsidiary of HEICO); and as President
of Jet Avion Corp from 1996 to 1998. He was Chief Operating Officer
of HEICO from 1995 to 1999. Jim became Executive Vice President
of HEICO Aerospace from 1993 until he retired from full-time service
in 2001. In 2001, HEICO sales were $171.3 million with 1,012 employees.
In his “retirement” he works part-time for HEICO Aerospace
Holding Corp.
While a student at Michigan Tech, Jim was a member
of the varsity golf team and Sigma Rho fraternity. He was also a
Cadet Captain in the Army ROTC. In 2001, Jim and Ann established
the James and Ann Reum Endowed Scholarship at MTU to recognize undergraduate
students majoring in mechanical engineering. Jim has been active
in community and charitable groups such as the Chamber of Commerce
and the United Appeal Fund.
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Hussein
M. Zbib earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1981, an
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1983 and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics in 1987 all from Michigan Tech. In 1988 he was
hired as an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and
Materials Engineering at Washington State University. He was promoted
to Professor in 1998. Currently he is Interim Director and Professor
of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington
State University (WSU) Pullman, WA. While at Michigan Tech he taught
for seven years as a graduate student, Instructor and Visiting Assistant
Professor. He is also the Director of the Computational Mechanics
and Materials Laboratories at WSU.
In 2003 he received
the 2003 Computational Mechanics Achievement Award from the Japanese
Society of Mechanical Engineers for his distinguished achievements
in the field of computational mechanics. He was named a Fellow of
ASME in 2001 which recognizes exceptional engineering achievement
and contributions to the engineering profession. Other awards include
the 1994 Research Excellence Award from the College of Engineering
at WSU, the 1994 and 2000 Research Award from the School of Mechanical
and Materials Engineering at WSU, two Japanese Fellowships, the
NSF Research Initiation Award, and a NATO Fellowship.
He is very active
professionally and serves on a number of national and international
committees. He was selected as the Associate Editor of the ASME
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology in 1997. He is a
member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Plasticity,
Member of the Board of Review of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions
A, in 2000, Member of the International Advisory Board: Materials
Science Research International in Japan 2001, Review Committee Member
of the “Revue de Mecanique Appliquee et Theorique, Morocco
Society of Mechanics Science.” He is the chair of the joint
ASME MD-AMD Committee on Constitutive Equations. His publication
record includes six edited books and over 160 technical articles.
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