Dan Fields
Professor, Director, Center for Product and Research Development
Centers and Institutes; Engineering
106 Sill Hall
Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, Adult and Continuing Education, Industrial Training, 1991
- Master's, Western Michigan University, Educational Leadership, Industrial Training
- Bachelor's, Western Michigan University, Major 1: Group Science, Major 2: Physical Geography
Professional Summary
Prior to coming to EMU he was employed by the Casting Division of Textron, Inc., a large, multi-national conglomerate. At Textron, he held positions of Division Manager of Training and Development, Quality Manager, Inspection Superintendent, Pattern Shop Superintendent, Quality/Process Engineer, and Budget Analyst.Interests and Expertise
- Research and Product Development
- Manufacturing Process Engineering
- Foundry Engineering
- Quality Management and Engineering
- Statistical Process Control
- Quality Systems and Audits
- Engineering Cost Analysis
Courses Taught
- CADM 122 Engineering Graphics I
- FMGT 432 Senior Seminar in Facility Management
- MFG 203 Industrial Operations
- QUAL 420 Industrial Quality Control
- MFG 636 Analysis of Manufacturing Processes
- MFG 641 Materials of Industry
- MFG 649 Manufacturing Process Planning
- QUAL 550 Advanced Statistical Process Control
- QUAL 552 Quality Planning
- QUAL 553 Geometric and Surface Texture Tolerancing
- QUAL 555 Quality Audits
- EM 547 Management of Research,Development and Technology
- COT 705 Technology Design, Development and Transfer
Selected Publications
- D. Fields, Statistical Tools for Continuous Improvement, HFG, LLC, Southfield, MI 1999.
- D. Fields & W. Tucker, Manufacturing Process Engineering, Ypsilanti, MI 1993. (for General Motors Corporation)
- D. Fields, A Study of Factors Associated With the Transfer of Statistical Process Control Training to Shop-floor Applications, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1991. (Ph.D. Dissertation)
- D. Fields, Manufacturing Processes, Beal & Assoc., Ypsilanti, MI, 1989. (for Ford Motor Company)
Patents / Awards / Grants
- COT Outstanding Faculty award in 1996
Dr. Fields is the director of the Center for Product R&D. He has been a faculty member at EMU since 1986. He implemented EMU's master's degree in quality and several cooperative programs with community colleges. He served in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Lieutenant with the 101st Airborne Division and in the Army Reserve and National Guard as an Engineering Corp Executive Officer and Infantry Company Commander.