Professional Memberships:
APICS, American Production and Inventory Control Society, Inc.
ASEE, American Society of Engineering Educators.
IIE, Institute of Industrial Engineering
SME, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Curriculum Vita

Refereed Conference Papers:

Jerz, R., Fischer, G., "Experiences in Designing a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Course" ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.

Jerz, R., "Creating Multimedia Courseware for an Engineering Graphics Course," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

Jerz, R.,  "Redesigning Engineering Graphics to Include CAD and Sketching Exercises," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

Jerz, R., "Experiences in Continuous Improvement of Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.

Jerz, R., Hill, T., Opar, M., and Kanzaki, G.,  "An Integrated Education for ABET 2000: Experiences from a Small University," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.

Jerz, R., "Utilizing Modern Computer Development Tools In Implementing The Resource Consumption Model for Process Design (RCM)", Industrial Engineering Research Conference '98  Proceedings, Banff, Canada, May 1998.

Papers:

Jerz, R., "How CAD Forces Changes to Engineering Graphics Education," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001. (Paper presented)

Jerz, R., "Combining the Resource Consumption Model (RCM) and the Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) to Analyze Product Design" Symposium on Materials and Process Selection, Euromat, Rimini, Italy, June 2001.

Jerz, R. and Hustedde, M., "Writing Intensive in the Industrial Engineering Classroom," Longman Journal, January 2001 (not published).

Jerz, R., "A Resource Consumption Model (RCM) For Process Design," 2nd International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation Proceedings, Maui, Hawaii, August 1998.

Presentations:

Jerz, R., “Producing Multimedia Training Materials: Tools and Techniques”, SolidWorks World 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana,  February 2007.  (Videos)

Jerz, R., Fischer,G., "Experiences in Designing a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Course" ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.

Jerz, R., "Creating Multimedia Courseware for an Engineering Graphics Course," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

Jerz, R.,  "Redesigning Engineering Graphics to Include CAD and Sketching Exercises," ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 2002.

Jerz, R., "How CAD Forces Changes to Engineering Graphics Education," ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 2001.

Jerz, R., "Combining the Resource Consumption Model (RCM) and the Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) to Analyze Product Design" Symposium on Materials and Process Selection, Euromat, Rimini, Italy, June 2001.

Jerz, R., “What Can Solids Modeling Eliminate from Engineering Graphics Education?”, SolidWorks World 2001, Orlando, Florida,  February 2001.

Jerz, R., "A Resource Consumption Model (RCM) For Process Design," 2nd International Conference on Engineering Design and Automation, Maui, Hawaii, August 1998.

Jerz, R., "Experiences in Continuous Improvement of Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems," ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.

Jerz, R., Hill, T., Opar, M., and Kanzaki, G.,  "An Integrated Education for ABET 2000: Experiences from a Small University," ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 1998.

Jerz, R., "Utilizing Modern Computer Development Tools In Implementing The Resource Consumption Model for Process Design (RCM)," Industrial Engineering Research Conference '98, Banff, May, 1998.

Dissertation:

Jerz, R., "A Resource Consumption Model (RCM) for Process Design," The University of Iowa, Industrial Engineering, December 1997.

St. Ambrose Activities:

2008, 5-Year Review
2003, 5-Year Review

Grants

2006, SAU Faculty Development Grant recipient, Podcasting.
2005, SAU Faculty Development Grant recipient, Animation software.
2005, Faculty Development Grant for personal response system test equipment.
2004, Iowa College Foundation.  Final Report.  Video  (Windows Media Stream, Windows Media download), Video (RealMedia Stream, Download)
2003, Faculty Development Mini Grant for web page improvements.
2002, Faculty Development Mini Grant for exam generation software.
2002, "New Approaches in Materials and Manufacturing Education" Seminar, Granta Design Limited, participant.
2001, Faculty Development Mini Grant recipient for web page improvements.
1999, Faculty Development Grant recipient for IE110 course redevelopment.
1999, Title III Grant recipient, Utilizing Technology In The Classroom, Digital Editing.
1998, Title III Grant recipient, Utilizing Technology In The Classroom, Digital Camera.
1998, Faculty Development Mini Grant recipient for web page development.
1998, "Integrating Design Experiences in Engineering Curriculum," an NSF-sponsored workshop, Seattle, Washington, participant,.
1997, Title III Grant co-author (Dr. Kanzaki), Utilizing Technology In The Classroom, CAD software.
1996, Faculty Development funding for IE295 course redevelopment.
1996, "The Economic Principles of Engineering Design", an NSF-sponsored workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, participant.
1995, Title III Grant recipient, Utilizing Technology in the Classroom (CD Technology.)
1994, Lily Grant funding for improving teaching pedagogy for IE304.
1994, Faculty Development Research Grant recipient for "Ergonomic Issues in Controlling Machine Cells."
1993, Faculty Development Grant recipient for IE375 course redevelopment.

Committees

9/2006, MBA Admissions Committee member.
4/2005, College of Business MBA committee member, new leveling course development.
9/2001- 6/2003, Promotion, Tenure, and Standards Committee, member.
3/2002 - 10/2002, Promotion, Tenure, and Standards Subcommittee on Scholarship, member.
10/2001, College of Business MBA Internship Committee, member.
2/2001, College of Business International MBA Committee, member.
9/2000 - current, College of Business Administrative Council, member.
8/1998 - 6/2002, Chair, Industrial Engineering Program.
1/1993 - 6/2002, Industrial Engineering Lab Coordinator.
4/2001, Special Investigator for International MBA Program Offering, Shenyang, China.
2001 Spring, International MBA Committee, member.
2000-2001, College of Business, Operations Research Faculty Search Committee, member.
2000, MBA Mission Statement Committee, member.
2000, SAU Visioning Committee, member.
8/1998 - 5/2000, SAU Board of Studies Committee, member.
1999 Spring, Distance Learning Committee, member
1996, SAU Professional Development, Mini MBA Instructor.
1995, Copy Machine Planning Committee, member.
1993, Network Advisory Committee, member.
1993, Network Personnel Committee, member.

Courses Delivered at St. Ambrose University

IE 290. WI-Problem Solving With Microcomputers
IE295. Manufacturing Materials and Processes
IE 304. Design Fundamentals for Industrial Engineers
IE 350. Operations Planning, Scheduling and Control
IE 375. Computer-Aided Manufacturing Systems
IE 415. System Integration and Design
IE 490. Industrial Engineering Senior Design Seminar
CSCI 120. Introduction to Computer Science
NSS 101. New Student Seminar
MBA670. Operations Management
STBE333. Operations Management

Other Professional Activities:
Awards and Honors

United States Department of Energy - Integrated Manufacturing Predoctoral Fellowship, 1995.
Graduated with high honors from Illinois Institute of Technology, 1978.
Outstanding Undergraduate in Industrial Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1978. 
Cooperation Education Special Recognition Award, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1978.
Life member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor fraternity.
Member of Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering honor fraternity.

  External Grants

Jerz, R. and Hassenmiller, R., 2003, Iowa College Foundation (ICF) Technology Integration Grant, "Prenatal Exam Video."
Final Report.  Video  (Windows Media Stream, Windows Media download), Video (RealMedia Stream, Download)

Jerz, R. and Welke, H., "3D CAD Pilot Project for Bettendorf High School", Scott County Regional Authority (Riverboat Grant), Bettendorf, Iowa, Grant Awarded Spring, 1997.

1997, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Educational Foundation Grant to improve IE lab software.