Faculty spotlight

The School of Engineering is fortunate to have top-ranked faculty in its classrooms. Bringing industry and research experience as well as excellent academic records to the School, engineering faculty continue to remain current in their fields and specialties through consulting work, research, and societal involvements. We are proud of all our faculty members accomplish and are pleased to recognize our current faculty spotlight, Dr. Scott Schultz .

Dr. Scott Schultz supplements text book lessons with knowledge he gained through thirteen years of industry experience.

Dr. Scott Schultz serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and has been on the School of Engineering faculty since 2002.

Prior to coming to Mercer, Schultz spent thirteen years in industry working for Ford Motor Company where he assumed a variety of positions and responsibilities that have helped to shape him into an excellent instructor.

He began his time at Ford as an Operations Research Analyst within the finance staff, centered at Ford's worldwide headquarters. He then moved into a management position as Team Manager of Information Systems at the Windsor and Wessex engine plants. The experience he gained at these engine plants made him a desirable candidate for his next position-- a member of the launch team that built the engine plant for the F-150 pickup truck. Schultz's final time at Ford was spent as a Section Supervisor, a role in which he was responsible for developing plant floor information systems for Ford on a global basis.

Throughout his time at Ford, Schultz remained in contact with his undergraduate professors who encouraged him to pursue his doctorate and transition into teaching, leading him to Mercer.

Since joining the faculty, Schultz has been an active researcher in his two primary fields of interest, production scheduling and manufacturing simulation. View a paper Schultz authored on production scheduling in industrial environments. Within his research on manufacturing simulation, Schultz has worked on developing computer models of manufacturing processes. View a conference paper Schultz authored on this subject. Schultz's current research activity is advising three graduate students on the scheduling of radar warning receivers within the military.

Schultz is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and serves as faculty advisor of Mercer's chapter. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).