Leadership Matters (ePub)

Adedeji B. Badiru is a Professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He is a registered professional engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers as well as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering, MS in Mathematics, and MS in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee University, and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is the author of several books and technical journal articles and has received several awards and recognitions for his accomplishments. His special skills, experience, and interests center on research mentoring of faculty and graduate students.

Melinda L. Tourangeau's career began in 1984 as an Air Force ROTC scholarship recipient to Georgia Tech to study lasers to prepare her to work on President Reagan's Star Wars. Her first assignment was at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, to work in WRDC (now AFRL) and then transition to AFIT. She has worked for four defense industry partners contributing her expertise in program management, electro-optics, and lasers. She is pursuing her PhD in Education to study technical leadership in industry. Mrs. Tourangeau is an accomplished technical writer, public speaker, and business leader, devoted to mindful technical leadership for mutual benefit of the US military, industry, and the world.