Profiles in the School of IE

Undergraduate Spotlight

Tara McDaniel

Tara is an IE senior who is also participating in the five-year MBA program through the Price College of Business. She originally hails from Edmond, Oklahoma. Tara chose IE because it was the appropriate fit for her talents and provided a wide array of coursework options. As to why she chose the University of Oklahoma, Tara reasons that OU is "close to home, but not too close. And, the Football!"

At OU, Tara has found several diverse avenues for campus involvement, including Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, the Panhellenic Association, Habitat for Humanity, and the Institute for Industrial Engineers. What she likes most about the campus is that it's "like its own little city" and lists Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, site of OU football games, as her favorite spot on campus.

Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean

Favorite Song: Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls

Favorite Hobbies: Working crossword puzzles

David Substen

David is a junior majoring in IE and hails from Fairview, Oklahoma. David saw value early in earning an IE degree as he “met Industrial Engineering graduates in practically every field imaginable” and because he “recognized the need for what IE can give to every aspect of our society.”  Among the aspects of the industrial engineering discipline that he appreciates include the ability to “look at any problem and find the aspects you can control,” adding that such an ability “helps in every situation you encounter in life or work.”

David is involved in a number of campus organizations, including Orientation Programs, LEAD Team, Crimson Club, Sooner Promise Student Mentor, and the Campus Activities Council’s High School Leadership Conference.  His favorite spot on campus would be a South Oval bench “by the Pittman fountain with Bizzell Memorial Library in the distance.”

Favorite Book: Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham

Favorite Movies: The recent Batman series has been a new favorite

Favorite Song: Dream Big by Ryan Shupe and The Rubberband… although
Boomer Sooner is good at any given time

Favorite Hobbies: Playing the piano, watching movies, and listening to
music

Faculty Spotlight

Scott Moses

Dr. Moses, a native Oklahoman, is an associate professor in the School of IE and has been at the university since 1999. In addition to his teaching and research duties, he serves as the Graduate Liaison for the School, which allows him to get to know all incoming graduates as well as facilitate the application process for all new applicants to the graduate program.

Prior to coming to OU, Dr. Moses spent over nine years working in industry, including six years at i2 Technologies, a leading developer of supply chain planning and scheduling software. In his industry work, Dr. Moses consulted with top companies from a number of diverse industries, including high tech, aerospace, textile, and semiconductor companies, among others. And he brings his industrial experience to the classroom, teaching courses in production systems and engineering economy.

When asked what he likes about OU, Dr. Moses said, "each day I have many, many opportunities to serve, each year the excellence is increasing, and OU will always be located in the great state of Oklahoma." His favorite spot on campus is, as he puts it, "The Fred," otherwise known as the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Outside of his duties at OU, Dr. Moses enjoys "hiking in southern Utah, walking in Manhattan, wandering Australia, and restoring my 1915-era home for its centennial."

Favorite book: Anything written by author Philip Yancey

Favorite movie: Out of Africa

Favorite song: Any Glenn Miller tune

Shivakumar Raman

Dr. Raman, the John A. Myers Professor in Engineering and David Ross Boyd Professor, a significant university honor, has called the OU School of Industrial Engineering home for nearly 20 years. He, along with colleague Dr. Binil Starly, represents the School’s scholarship and research in manufacturing, including specific research efforts in reverse engineering, metrology, and biomanufacturing.

Outside of his teaching and research work at OU, Dr. Raman enjoys performing East Indian classical music, East Indian musicology and music history, and Dallas Cowboys football. Asked what he liked about OU, he responded with the “campus and its integration” and “students at all levels.” While Dr. Raman spends much of his time at OU in Carson Engineering Center, his other favorite campus spots include Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in the Catlett Music Center and all the many gardens and fountains that adorn OU’s beautiful campus. Dr. Raman is a great fan and admirer or the works of Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Abraham Lincoln.

Favorite books: Pygmallion by George Bernard Shaw and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Favorite movie: One

Favorite song: Rock n Roll by Led Zeppelin