• Dr. Mandara Savage
• Dr. Roger Chang
• Dr. Bruce DeRuntz
• Dr. Julie Dunston
• Dr. Carl Spezia
• Dr. Tomas Velasco
• Mr. Dave Williams
• Dr. Garth Crosby

Dr. Tomas Velasco

Dr. Tomas Velasco
Graduate Program Director in Manufacturing Systems
Associate Professor
Department: Industrial Technology
Office: Engineering D112C
Phone: (618) 453-7842
Email: velasco@engr.siu.edu

Tomas joined the Department of Technology as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 1993.  He received a professional degree (B.S. & M.S.) in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia in 1984, a M.S. in Manufacturing in 1985 and a M.B.A. in 1987, both from Pittsburg State University.  In December of 1991, he received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas.  

His research interests include the areas of quality assurance, reliability and applications of artificial intelligence to manufacturing.

Courses

IT 390, IT 470a, IT 470b, IT 490, MFGS 540