Current Research Topics

Novice modeling of unstructured problems, spreadsheet engineering, sensitivity analysis

Selected Publications

With K. Baker, "Methods of Assigning Students to Groups: A Study of Alternative Objective Functions," Journal of the Operational Research Society, 53(3), 2002; with M. Schwaninger and C. Trimble, "Modeling a Control System for Organizational Processes," Cybernetics and Systems, 33, 2002; with E. Fleisch and H. Oesterle, "Rapid Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems," Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 14(2), 2004; with K. Schultz, "Throughput in Serial Lines with State-Dependent Behavior," Management Science, 50(8), 2004; with K. Baker, The Art of Modeling with Spreadsheets, John Wiley & Sons, second edition, 2007; with K. Baker and B. Lawson, "A Critical Review of the Literature on Spreadsheet Errors," Decision Support Systems, June 2008; with K. Baker and B. Lawson, "An Auditing Protocol for Spreadsheet Models," Information & Management, 45(5), 2008; with K. Baker and B. Lawson, "Errors in Operational Spreadsheets," Journal of End User and Organizational Computing, 2008; with R. Batt, Modeling for Insight, John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Awards

Award for the Teaching of OR/MS Practice, Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2001

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Tuck School of Business, 1987–present; Faculty Affiliate, Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Tuck School, 2001–present; Academic Director, INFORMS Workshop on Teaching of Management Science

Nonacademic positions: Senior Strategic Analyst, Wang Laboratories, 1983–85; Senior Operations Research Analyst, RCA, 1985–86; Senior Management Science Analyst, Merrill Lynch, 1986–87