Verner's Professional Page

Educational Background

B.S. Engineering Management, May 1986, United States Military Academy
M.S. Industrial Engineering, September 1995, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
M.S. Management, March 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology

West Point Links: USMA Home Page Association of Graduates Class of 1986 Page

Georgia Tech Links: Ga Tech Home Page School of Industrial and Systems Engineering School of Management Alumni Association

Academic Projects and Papers:

• Cognitive Systems Engineering Project For An Indycar Motorsports Team, with Michael Bertz
• The Impact Of Technology On Organizational Transformations
• The Effect Of Military Downsizing On The Defense Industry - What Is The Microeconomic Impact And What Can The Firm Do?

Career Information:

Currently I work for Walt Disney World as manager at the Epcot Main Entrance. Prior to this role, I was part of an internal consulting team at Epcot, which assisted our business units with productivity and general business issues. My first job at Disney was as an Industrial Engineer in the Resorts Industrial Engineering Department.

I spent the first part of my career as a U.S. Army officer, and continue my service as a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Official Photo

U.S. Army Home Page

Previous Military Assignments:

• E Battery, 320th Field Artillery (155mm sp), Berlin, Germany
• International Student Division, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• A Battery, 2-2 Field Artillery (105mm), Fort Sill, Oklahoma

My Most Recent Active Duty Assignment:

Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation (JADS) Joint Test Force, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico

I was assigned as the Analyst for the Electronic Warfare Test. My primary efforts were:

• Assisting in test planning.
• Observing and assisting with the analysis effort for the Engineering Protofederation of the Department of Defense-sponsored High Level Architecture (HLA) project, which was developing a common technical framework for simulations.
• Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) issues for distributed simulations. I drafted the V&V plan for the Army's Advanced Distributed Electronic Warfare System (ADEWS) being developed by the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

Current Military Activity

· Assigned to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)

· Attached to the United States Military Academy as a Military Academy Liaison Officer

Professional Affiliations

• Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

My Resume

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