- Professor of Practice, Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Sr. Director of Workforce Development for Professional & Continuing Education, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station EDGE
- Phone: 979-458-5545
- FAX: 979-458-4299
- Email: mgraul@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 4017
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University - 1995
Research Interests
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Dr. Mike Graul's research interests include lean engineering and systems theory. His favored knowledge areas include:
- Systems engineering
- System simulation
- Production system design and analysis
- Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) production systems
- Learning management systems
Industry Experience
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- Faculty sponsor, American Society for Engineering Management, 2021–present
- Director, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Society for Engineering and Management Systems, 2020–present
- ISE PE Exam Committee (Immediate Past Chair) IISE and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, 2011–present
- Senior Research Scientist, Knowledge Based Systems, Inc., 1992–present
Recent efforts as a practicing engineer- Application of AI/ML techniques for MRO prediction, 2021-present
- Application of crowd sourcing to SC engineering, 2020-present
- Advanced cause/effect chaining analysis for aircraft MRO, 2015-present
- Aircraft MRO PS design, operation and remediation, 2015-present
- Local manufacturing production system design, 2015-present
- Lean design for electronics test and repair, 2015-present
- Transmission repair facility design, 2012-14
Certifications & Memberships
- Professional Engineer (PE)
Selected Publications
- Benjamin, P., Graul, M., Akella, K., Gohlke, J., Schreiber, B, and Holt, L; “Towards Adaptive Scenario Management (ASM).” (accepted, to appear) Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2012.
- Quintana, R., J.H. Wang, J.R. Villalobos and M. Graul, “Corrective Maintenance through Dynamic Work Allocation and Pre-emption: Case Study and Application of Bucket Brigade System” International Journal of Production Research, Volume 47, Number 13, pp. 3539-3557, January 2009.
- Hamilton, J., Fernandes, R., Graul, M., et. al., “A Model-Based Methodology for Managing T&E Metadata”, Proc. International Telemetering Conference, Vol. XLV, 2009, Las Vegas, NV.
- Darr, T.P., Fernandes, R., Graul, M., Hamilton, J. and Jones, C., “Automated Configuration and Validation of Instrumentation Networks”, 44th Annual International Telemetry Conference (ITC 2008), San Diego, CA.
- Hamilton, J. , Fernandes, R., Graul, M., Darr, T.P. and Jones, C., “Extensions to the Instrument Hardware Abstraction Language (IHAL)”, 44th Annual International Telemetry Conference (ITC 2008), San Diego, CA.