Darren Olson

• Olson, D. C. (2006). Innovation and Diversification in the Icelandic Industrial Sector: A Case Study and Comparative Analysis. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Cleveland, OH. November, 2006.
• Olson, D. C. (2009). Using Team Projects to Teach a Project Management Course: A Case Study Involving the Formation of an ATMAE Student Chapter. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Louisville, KY. November, 2009
• Olson, D. C. (2012). A Classroom Device for Teaching Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Process Improvement Techniques. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Nashville, TN, November 2012.
• Olson D. C. (2013). Teaching Students How to Innovate. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in New Orleans, LA, November 2013.
• Olson, D. C. (2014). Using a Student Term Project to Teach Work Design, Process Design, and Facilities Layout. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in St. Louis, MO, November 2014.
• Olson, D. C. (2014). Where Are They Now? Demographics Gathered From LinkedIn.com about Graduates from B.S. Programs in Industrial Technology. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in St. Louis, MO, November 2014.
• Olson, D. C. (2015). Development of a Master’s Project Option Focused on the Entrepreneurial Development of Technical Innovations. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Pittsburgh, PA, November 2015.
• Olson, D. C. (2015). Mapping Service Quality Problems to Their Causes Using a Taxonomic Framework of Causal Candidates: A Diagnostic Tool for Facilitating Root Cause Analysis. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Pittsburgh, PA, November 2015.
• Olson, D. C. (2016). Teaching Students How to Create Innovative Design Solutions Within a Product Development Context. Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education 2016 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.
• Olson, D. C., Calahan, S., & Pringle, C. (2016). Using Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis to Improve the Build Quality of Wood Laminate Guitar Bodies. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Orlando, FL, November 2016.
• Olson, D. C., & Davis, N. (2012). Development of an Interdisciplinary Lab Module. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Nashville, TN, November 2012.
• Olson, D. C., & Morken, A. (2010). Synthesizing Managerial and Technical Knowledge and Skills: Guiding a Student Team Through the Process of Developing a Robot for the ATMAE Student Competition. Presented at the annual conference of the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Panama City Beach, Fl. October, 2010.
• Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (2002). Quality management in the global economy: Relationships between the quality management body of knowledge and organizational effectiveness. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Panama City Beach, FL. November 2002.
• Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (2004). Correlations between quality management practices and compliance with quality system requirements: Results of a study comparing implementation of ASQ CQM practices to success as measured by ISO 9001: 2000 and the MBNQA Criteria. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Louisville, KY. November, 2004.
• Olson D. C., Pringle, C., & Slyfield, H. (2013). Installation and Commissioning of a Rotating Shadowband Radiometer System. Accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in New Orleans, LA, November 2013.
• Olson, D. C., & Whelan, M. (2011). Delivering a Master of Science program in Engineering Technology to cohorts of Chinese nationals: An analysis of the challenges, the benefits, and the pursuit of continuous improvement. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, in Cleveland, OH. November, 2011.
• Olson, D. C., & White, K. (2007). Establishing a Center of Excellence: Building Partnerships with Industry and Two-Year Institutions. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology, in Panama City Beach, FL. October, 2007.
• Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (1999). Technologists’ core knowledge: Web-based strategy for defining our discipline. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology in Panama City, FL. November 1999.
• Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (2000). Technical management core knowledge: User’s web-based research group for defining our discipline. Presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Industrial Technology in Pittsburgh, PA. November 2000.

Publications:

• Olson, D. C. (2004). Assessment of current quality management practices (Doctoral dissertation, Indiana State University, 2004). Dissertation Abstracts International. (UMI No. 0388150) Olson, D. C. (2013). Teaching Students How to Innovate. In Proceedings Papers. Presented at the ATMAE 2013 Conference: Developing the Future Workforce, New Orleans, LA.
• Olson, D. C. (2016). Teaching Students How to Create Innovative Design Solutions Within a Product Development Context. Proceedings Paper ID 17315. Presented at the ASEE 2016 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Olson, D. C., & Sinn, J. W. (1999). An update on Applied Quality Science at Bowling Green State University and the instructional use of student-based applied research as a technology transfer mechanism: A critical element of education for technologists. Journal of Industrial Technology, 15 (4), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org
• Ousterhout, J. N., & Olson, D. C. (2013). Power Generation Using Simultaneous Capture of Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Energy. Journal of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering, 29 (2), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org
• Sinn, J. W., & Olson, D. C. (2001). An Industrial Technologist’s Core Knowledge: Web-based Strategy for Defining Our Discipline. Journal of Industrial Technology, 17 (2), [On-Line Journal]. Available: http://www.atmae.org

Courses Taught:

• Engineering Economy
• Statics
• Strength of Materials
• Quality Control
• Product Design and Development
• Project Management
• Material Handling and Plant Layout
• Emerging Technologies
• Research Methods and Design of Experiments

Professional Memberships:

• Association for Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

Graduate Committees:

Committee Chair

• Boe, B. W.W. (2013). Maintenance and testing program for Department of Defense large aperture antenna inventory – Yakima Research Station. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Campbell, B. S. (2015). Study of the Otto Cycle and application of gasoline direct injection (GDI) on a single cylinder engine. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Elliott, N. (2016). An Implementation and Evaluation of Network Audio Transmission Using the Java Socket API. Master’s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.

Committee Co-Chair

• ​​​​​​​Anderson, G. C. (2010). The effect of wood core construction on the performance of alpine skis. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Clark, D. M. (2012). The assistance of career planning and interviewing to aviation students. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Liao, C. W. (2010). An energy efficiency comparison of a solar tracking PV system to a stationary PV system. Master’s thesis for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Ousterhout, J. N. (2010). Combined solar photovoltaic and thermal energy potential. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.

Committee Member

• ​​​​​​​Anthes, T. (2010). Green roofs storm water runoff analysis. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University. 
• Bramble, T. C. (2012). Steering methodology comparison. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Domingo, M. C. (2014). Designing and evaluating a document control management system for an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system audit certification. Master’s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.
• Foster, T. T. (2010). Unmanned air vehicle efficiency improvement. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Fuhrman, D. (2012). Photovoltaic system on the Hogue Technology Building for renewable energy education. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Hobbs, C. (2013). Designing a ball position measurement system for improving feedback accuracy on a ball and beam control system. Master’s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.
• Hortman, M. (2017). Development of an Excel Rocket Simulator for Application in Middle School, High School, and University STEM Education. Master’s thesis for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.
• Lyman, G. S. (2012). Design, construction, and assembly of an acoustically responsive fireplace with resonant flame tubes. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Sagier, A. A. (2010). Dean Hall LEED certification gold rating. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.
• Slyfield, H. J. (2013). Installation and commission of a rotating shadowband radiometer system. Master’s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.
• Waytuck, D. (2014). Control system: Design and implementation of real-time data collection. Master’s project for the Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University.
• Winslow, C. A. (2011). Jeep YJ suspension upgrade. Master’s project for the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Central Washington University.