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1. Dr. Dean De Cock
Associate Professor Statistics
Truman State University
Department of Mathematics and
Computer Science

2. Outline
Background about me
 Where I’m at now (TSU)
 Where I’ve worked
 Where I’ve gone to school
 How statistics was involved
 Please ask questions!
Statistics in Industry
Employment
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3. Where is Truman?
Kirksville, MO
Pop. 17,000
3 hours from
everywhere….
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4. Truman State University
Public Liberal Arts Institution
 N=6000
 Primarily undergraduate
 Highly Selective (Average ACT=27)
 No engineering program (2/3 & 3/2)
 No statistic major
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5. Truman State University
STAT190 – Introductory Statistics
 Required for everyone
Statistics Minor (Theoretical)
Statistical Methods Minor (Applied)
Regression, Design of Experiments,
Quality Control, and Non-parametrics
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6. Why should you be interested?
Where I’m at now
 Truman State might not be that relevant
But how I got there
 Not your typical statistician…..
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7. Iowa State University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
 Unusual that I am NOT a math major
 “Real” Engineer
 Thermo, Heat/Mass, Statistics/Dynamics, etc.
 Machine Design and HVAC
 Worked with fluidized bed combustors
 Almost no statistics!!!
 Internship at ALCOA after my 4th year
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8. ALCOA
Aluminum Company of America
 They make metal – sheet, plate, shapes
Project Engineer (2 years)
 Rarely used my degree
 Managed $$, manpower
 Furnace Gaging (R&R)
 Took my first Statistical Quality Class
 Ingot Saw (pre, post, purchase)
Economic Downturn($ back to school $)
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9. University of Iowa
MS in Quality Management and
Productivity (Stats, IE, & MBA)
Coursework
 Probability & Statistics, Regression, DOE,
Time Series, Multivariate Data Analysis,
Quality Control, Reliability, Administration,
Linear programming, Quality Engineering,
Interned at Maytag
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10. Maytag
Quality Engineer for Washing Machines
 Used my training in Engineering & Stats
 Day-to-Day Trouble shooting (JAT)
 Process improvement
 Teams, Teams, & more Teams
 Statistics
 Control charts
 Gage R&R’s (Repeatability & Reproducibility)
 Incoming Inspection/Dimensional Tolerancing
 Supplier Audits
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11. Maytag
Statistical training
 Control charting, DOE, Big Red X
I’m the statistical expert??!!
 Consultant
 Charting Multi-spindle machines
 R&D dryer design (DOE)
 Team Evaluation (Time Series)
 Recall issues
Back to school
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12. Iowa State University
Co-major Ph.D in Statistics and
Industrial Engineering (5.5 years)
 Coursework
 Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods,
Design of Experiments I & II, Linear Models,
Categorical Data, Quality Control, Reliability,
Queuing Theory, Game Theory, Simulations,
Linear programming, Scheduling
 Consultant to the engineering college
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13. Internships (during Ph.D.)
Lennox – Quality Department
 Furnaces
 No Sweat Statistics
3M – Optical system (2 summers)
 Computer Glare Screens
 Statistics everywhere!!
Corning – Ceramics (NY)
 Catalytic Converter components
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14. Statistics in Industry
John Deere
 http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/your_career/quality_eng.html
Boeing
 http://www.boeingsuppliers.com/supplier/d1-9000-1.pdf
ASQ
 Numerous companies in Midwest
Monster
 Six Sigma (black belt), Quality Engineer,
Design of Experiments, SPC, ASQ Cert.
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15. Internships – Get one!
Hardees-Ames Lab-Terracon Consult.
ALCOA (4th year) – Full time offer
Maytag (M.S.) – Full time offer
Lennox (Ph.D) – Quit graduate school?
3M (Ph.D.) – Full Time offer
Corning (Ph.D.)– Full Time offer
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16. Its not about the job!
It’s not about the work you do
 You will not accomplish anything useful in
a summer
But rather the type of worker you are
 Are you dependable? Are you self
motivated? Do you get things done?
Think of it as a 3 month job interview
 http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/college/engineering_intern.html
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17. Conclusions
Almost every manufacturer collects data
Statistics is a tool for understanding
data
Take what you can here at the U of I
 Midwest Research Institute (MRI)
 Self taught
 Design of Experiments, Quality Control,
Quality Management
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18. Questions?
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