The Liaison Engineer’s Guide: A Resource For Capstone Design Project Industrial Sponsors And Faculty Mentors

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He received his B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in 1985, 1991 and 1995, respectively. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years of industrial experience with United Technologies Corporation and has designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, including the Joint Strike Fighter. He served as a key resource to the Carrier New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product development and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer, entrepreneurship, product development, design education and Design for X. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Florida and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education. Thuriya Rajkumar, University of Florida Thuriya Rajkumar is a Global Logistics Improvement Leader in the After-market Division at Cummins Engine Ltd. He received his B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 2006 at Anna University in India and his M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida in 2008. He served as a Teaching Assistant at UF for the Industrial & Energy Management course and helped the professor revise the course syllabus to create a more interactive research based learning methodology for the students. He is actively involved as an alumni with the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and the Indian Student Association (ISA) at UF. Thuriya's main interest lies in continuous improvement and Lean in Global Supply Management and Distribution.