Distinguished Lecturer - Entrepreneurship Department                                

Department of Industrial Engineering & Technology
Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Phone: 903-468-8188
Fax: 903-886-5960
E-mail : Bob_Collins@tamu-commerce.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
MBA, Management, University of Dallas
ME, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
BS, Mathematics, Lamar University

Current Research Interests

Entrepreneurship
Business Incubators
Strategic Planing

Professional Experience

• Texas A&M University-Commerce (August 1998-Present)
• Chief Operating Officer, EMED, A Raytheon E-Systems Company (1998)
• Managing Director, Raytheon E-Systems LTD (1996-1998)
• Corporate Vice President, E-Systems, Inc. (1993-1996)
• Vice President, E-Systems, Inc., Garland Division (1991-1993)
• Product Line Vice President, E-Systems, Inc.,Garland Division (1985-1991)
• Program Director, E-Systems, Inc., Garland Division (1985-1991)
• Program Manager and System Engineer, Texas Instruments, Inc. (1968-1978)

Courses, Fall 2005

MGT308 Entrepreneurial Strategy
IT 525 Problems in Industrial Technology
IT 340 Quality Management and Improvement