A Systematic Guide to Leadership Selection Using Total Quality Management Techniques (PDF)

Luis Rabelo, PhD

Luis Rabelo, PhD, was the NASA EPSCoR Agency Project Manager and is currently a Professor in the Department of IEMS at the University of Central Florida. He received a joint degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Panama and master's degrees from the Florida Institute of Technology (1987) and the University of Missouri (1988). He received a PhD in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri in 1990, where he also did post-doctoral work in Nuclear Engineering in 1991. In addition, he holds a dual MS degree in Systems Engineering & Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has contributed to over 300 publications. He holds 3 international patents, and he has published 3 books and graduated 50 doctoral students as advisor/co-advisor.

Ahmed Elattar, PhD

Dr. Ahmed Elattar is a Product Manager working in the software and IT industry and is also an Adjunct Professor in the field of Systems Engineering. He received his bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering with a minor in Computer Science in 2005 and received his master's degree in Engineering Management in 2010, both of which were from The George Washington University. After spending a few years working in the manufacturing space, he completed his doctorate in 2014 at the University of Central Florida in Industrial Engineering. His dissertation was focused on Change Management and modeling/simulating executive transitions and succession planning.

Ahmed has experience in manufacturing, systems architecture, project management, and Information Technology. In the past, he has held various positions with Symantec Corporation, EGAT Group, and ECG-NACO International. His career today is focused on Customer Engagement, Technical Marketing Engineering, and driving user insight into the Research and Development process.

Hamed M. Almalki, PhD