2013 ASEE International Forum

1. Prof. William Robinson Stevens Institute of Technology [biography]

   Bill Robinson is the Program Director for Systems Engineering and Distinguished Service Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology.
   He has delivered more than 60 graduate Systems Engineering classes at Stevens in many different formats, including standard semester-based classes, synchronous multi-location distance learning, online distance learning, and on-site modular formats.
   Prior to coming to Stevens Bill worked for more than twenty-five years in different technical and business leadership roles. For many years, he was Vice President for Bell Labs. Other positions he held include Vice President and General Manager for EasyLink Services Corporation as well as President of Innovation and Quality Solutions.
   Bill has received numerous quality, reliability and innovation leadership awards and has authored several technical and process quality papers. He was twice awarded the Bell Labs President’s Award for innovation and Technical Excellence.
   Bill received a BSEE from the University of Connecticut and a MSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a senior member of the American Society for Quality, member of INCOSE and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

2. Dr. Michael Pennotti Stevens Institute of Technology [biography]

   Michael Pennotti, Ph.D. is Director, Systems Programs and a Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Stevens in 2001, Mike spent twenty years in systems engineering practice and leadership at Bell Laboratories, primarily working on undersea surveillance systems for the Navy. He then spent ten years applying the same principles and practices to organizations and enterprises as a member of the senior leadership teams of three different AT&T businesses. Since joining Stevens in 2001, Mike has helped develop the SDOE Program into one of premier systems engineering graduate programs in the U.S. He has taught Fundamentals of Systems Engineering and System Architecture and Design to more than 1000 industry and government students and has delivered workshops in Systems Engineering and Architecting, Systems Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Technical Leadership across the U.S. and in Europe. He is a Fellow of the International Council on Systems Engineering and a senior member of both the IEEE and the American Society for Quality. He holds Ph.D. and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York, a BEE from Manhattan College, and is a graduate of the AEA/Stanford Executive Institute for Technology Executives.

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