Bio of Frank L. Chelko
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Instructor of Operations & Supply Chain Management |
Introduction
Frank Chelko is a Supply Chain and Information Systems instructor with the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. and 2008 recipient of the Dillwyn Paste III Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Mr. Chelko's instructional expertise includes: Manufacturing and Service Operations, Quality Management, Project Management, Materials/Procurement Management, Lean Supply Chain Strategies as well as Six Sigma Black Belt Training/Certification. His employment for the Smeal College of Business began in the spring semester of 2001. Frank was formerly the Corporate Director of Quality and Reliability Assurance for C-COR.net, a manufacturer of telecommunications electronics equipment and software. Mr. Chelko led the corporation's efforts in achieving the Baldrige based Central Pennsylvania Quality Award in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Executive management experience includes the leadership of quality assurance, manufacturing operations, manufacturing technology transfer (Far East and Europe) and includes project management of new product engineering within high-tech start-up companies as well as several Fortune 500 corporations. Mr. Chelko's past employment includes Xerox Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Seagate Technology and Conner Peripherals as well as several entrepreneurial start-ups located in California's Silicon Valley. Mr. Chelko in 2007-2008 also served as an elected faculty senator representing the Smeal College of Business and is currently a faculty advisor to the Masters in Manufacturing Management QMM program.
Expertise
Project Management, Manufacturing and Operations Management, Quality Management, Lean Enterprise, Lean-Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement
Media Mention
Central Pennsylvania Quality Award 1999,2000,2001,2002,
Centre Daily Times
Penn State Executive Programs - Grainger,
Pennsylvania Business Central
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Education
MMM ,
Quality and Manufacturing Management,
The Pennsylvania State University,
2000
BS,
Electrical Electronics Technology,
Point Park University,
1972
AAS,
Electrical Electronics Technology,
The Pennsylvania State University,
1969
Courses
SCM 405, Strategic Manufacturing and Services
SCM 406W, Strategic Procurement
QMM 551/85, Quality Strategies and Management
QMM 871-87, Design Practices for Manufacturing
MMM Six Si, PSU Black Belt Certification - MMM Graduate Program
BA 302, Introduction to Supply Chain Management
SCM 421, Supply Chain Modeling
PSU 006, First Year Business Seminar
SCM 450, Design and Management of Supply Chains
SCM 840, Supply Chain Project Management
BA 499, Supply Chain and Manufacturing of Italian Companies
SCM 404, Demand Fulfillment