G. Keong Leong

Background

Leong, G. Keong was born on March 10, 1950 in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Son of Eng Loong Leong and Mee Lan Chiew.

Education

BEngring., U. Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 1973; Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, University of Southern California, 1987.

Career

Trainee executive Fraser and Neave Company, 1973-1974. Project engineer Behn Meyer Engineering, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 1974-1976, export manager Malaysia, 1977. Technical manager Behn Meyer Engineering, Malaysia, 1980-1982.

General manager Hanseatic Engineering and Trading Company, Bangkok, 1978-1980. Research assistant, teaching assistant University South Carolina, Columbia, 1983-1987. Assistant professor operations management Ohio State University, Columbus, 1987-1993, associate professor operations management, 1993—2001.

Professor, chair management department University of Nevada, Las Vegas, since 2001. Advisor Ohio State University chapter American Production and Inventory Control Society, 1989-1990, 91-2000, academy liaison, 1995-2000. Associate director Center Excellence in Manufacturing Management, 1995-2000.

Achievements

• G. Keong Leong has been listed as a noteworthy operations management educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Coordinator United Way Center Ohio, Columbus, 1988-1991. Fellow Institute of Engineers Malaysia. Member Decision Sciences Institute (chair innovative education committee 1994-1995, track chair in strategic management 3d international meeting, co-track chair Production and Operations Management Manufacturing 1996, vice president 1997-1999, 2006-2007, coordinator doctoral student consortium 1998, chair doctoral student affairs committee 1999, editor Decision Line 2002-2007, co-chair manufacturing management track 2003, Best Paper award 1990, Stan Hardy Best Paper award 1994, 96), Academy of Management (co-chair doctoral colloquium 2003, chair professional development workshop 2004, chairman operations management program 2005, chair operations management division 2007), Western Decision Sciences Institute (vice president membership services 2004-2005, vice president programs-elect 2005-2006, program chair, vice president programs, proceedings editor, 2006-2007, president-elect since 2007), Beta Gamma Sigma.

Interests

• Avocation: golf.

Connections

Married C. Lin Khong. 1 child, Michelle P.Y.

Father:

Eng Loong Leong

Mother:

Mee Lan Chiew

Spouse:

C. Lin Khong

child:

Michelle P.Y Leong