Academic Positions & Appointments
Consultant (Technical Advisor), Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea, 2025-present
Program Coordinator, Industrial Engineering Program and Civil Engineering Program, Department of Engineering,
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2023-present
Associate Professor (Tenured) | Industrial Engineering Program, Department of Engineering,
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2022-present
Assistant Professor | Industrial Engineering Program, Department of Engineering,
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, 2016-2022
Education & Training
Post-doc. Biosciences Group, UMTRI, Ann Arbor, MI, 2014-2016 (supervisor: Dr. Matthew Reed);
Ergonomics Design Technology Lab, POSTECH, South Korea, 2013-2014 (supervisor: Dr. Heecheon You)
Ph. D. Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH, South Korea, 2007-2013
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Ajou University, South Korea, 2003-2007
CV (last updated: October 2025)
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Research Interest:
Human Factors/Ergonomics, Anthropometry, Automobile Ergonomics, Product Design & Development,
Digital Human Modeling & Simulation, Usability Testing, Affective Engineering, and Universal Design.
Graduate Student
2025
Ian Garcia
Research
Technicians
Alicia Valdes
Emily Hinojosa
Mirza Pearson
Gabriela Torres
Gabriella Lares
Carolyn Armendarez
Aishwaray Vadla
Taylor Maashoff
Undergraduate RA
2025
Aishwarya Vadla
Ian Garcia
2024
Bryson Gardner
Ian Wall
2023
Priciliano Diaz
Noah Morrison
Matthew Craig
Tyler Diep
Victor Adames
Nathan Hurley
2022
Amine Khodja
Brian Torres
Jacob Seelhammer
Yinteresie Reuben
Eduardo DeLeon
Elizabeth Soto
2021
Amy Ayala
Cheyenne Rumfield
2020
John Schneider
2019
Artemio Anguiano
Brandon Hodge
Joshua Rowe
Heather Gillmeister
2018
Jordan Scott
2017
Tri Vo
Joaquin Avila
Dejeanne Adams
Isiah Foster
Kimberly Brotherton
Celeste Branstrom