ENGR 1010 - Survey of Mathematical Topics as Applied to Engineering Problems
ENGR 1020 - Engineering Disciplines and Skills
ENGR 1100 - Engineering Success Skills
ENGR 1410 - Programming and Problem Solving
ENGR 1510 - Engineering Skills
Education
Ph.D. Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology (1995)
M.S. Electrical Engineering (Optics & Imaging), Stanford University (1986)
B.E.E. Electrical Engineering, Auburn University (1983)
B.S. Mathematics, Illinois College (1981)
Experience
Engineer and Program Manager - U.S. Air Force
Group Leader, Integrated Sensing & Decision Support - MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Technical Director, Missile Defense - Raytheon Company
Director, Modeling, Simulation and Operations Analysis - Raytheon Company
High School: math/science teacher - Oconee Christian Academy
Professional Activities
Member, ASEE – American Society of Engineering Education (current)
Honors and Awards
2015 – Raytheon President’s Award – Outstanding Leadership of Operational Analyses
2013 – Raytheon STAR Award – Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers
2012 – Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Innovation Excellence Award
2000 – Lieutenant General O’Neill Program Manager of the Year, Electronic Systems Center
1995 – Rochester Institute of Technology’s Outstanding Graduate Scholar
Selected Publications
[Patent] P. C. Hershey, J. O. Chapa, E. Umberger, “Methods and Apparatuses for Eliminating a Missile Threat,” Patent Application, Case Number 14-5815-US-NP, September 2014.
J. O. Chapa, M. R. Rao, “Algorithms for designing wavelets to match a specified signal,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, December 2000.
