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Amjed Shafique

Adjunct Faculty

Contact

2145 Sheridan Road
Tech C210
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

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Departments

Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Affiliations

Master of Engineering Management Program

Education

Master of Engineering Management – Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Field of Concentration: Project Management, Quality Engineering Tools

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – University of Illinois, Chicago

Field of Concentration: Kinematics, Robotics

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – University of Illinois, Chicago

Field of Concentration: Kinematics, Fluid Mechanics, Machine Design


Research Interests

Professor Shafique's research interests include project management, process excellence, design for six sigma, lean six sigma, robust engineering/taguchi methods, as well as data analysis. In addition to being an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, he is also an adjunct faculty member at Ohio University, and Sr. Management Consultant at Bank of Montreal.

Courses Taught

  • MEM407: Decision Tools
  • MEM414: Supply Chain

Patents

  • Port Integrated Within Valve Stem (Patent #: 7,828,012; Date Issued: November 2010)
  • Combination Valve (Patent #: 7,445025; Date Issued: November 2008)
  • Fluid Flow Switch Sensing Device Having a Test Button (Patent #: 6,563,064; Date Issued: May 2003)
  • Triple duty valve (Application #: 20070209719; Date Filed: February 2006)

Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute (April 2011)
  • Project Management, Northwestern University (June 2004)
  • Process Management, Northwestern University (June 2004)
  • Value Based Six Sigma Black Belt, ITT Industries, Inc. (Feb. 2003)
  • Robust Design/Taguchi Methods, American Suppliers Institute (May 2000)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member, Quality Engineering Society, Japan