Background
Keene,, Samuel James was born on December 28, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Samuel James and Althea (Dudley) Keene.
educator reliability engineer researcher
Keene,, Samuel James was born on December 28, 1939 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Samuel James and Althea (Dudley) Keene.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Maryland, College Park, 1962. Master of Science in Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research, University Colorado, Boulder, 1986.
Reliability engineer Bendix, Towson, Maryland, 1962-1964. Research scientist National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 1964-1967. Advisory engineer International Business Machines Corporation, Boulder, Colorado, 1967-1993.
Consultant engineer Performance Technology, since 1993. Six sigma senior master black belt Seagate Technology Corporation, 1998—2004. Consultant engineer, since 2005.
Adjunct professor Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, Texas, 1973-1974. Instructor University Colorado, Boulder, 1984-1985, National Technologies University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1992-1996. Member Colorado State University Quality Improvement Institute, Fort Collins, since 1982.
Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Boulder, 1966-1980. Sunday school teacher Latter Day Saints Church, Boulder, 1968-1983. Baseball coach Little League American, Boulder, 1976-1982.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Reliability Society (executive committee 1976-1979, 81-93, 96-99, president 1991-1992, chairman software reliability technical committee, chairman reliability prediction technical committee, video tutorial chairman, award 1996, Reliability Engineer of Year award 1996, Allen Chop American Society for Quality award 1999).