Mark Rodgers

Dr. Rodgers is an Assistant Professor in the Supply Chain Management Department of the Rutgers Business School, where he currently teaches Demand Planning. His research interests include power grid expansion planning, simulation-based optimization, and quantitative methods to assess the impact of supply chain disruptions and risk on operational performance.

Dr. Rodgers holds a PhD in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, MS degrees in Statistics and Industrial & Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, a MEng in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices from Stevens Institute of Technology, and a BS in Ceramics and Materials Science Engineering from Rutgers University. Additionally, he has presented his research at many academic conferences, and was also awarded an NSF Fellowship via the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program.

Prior to joining the Rutgers Business School’s faculty, Dr. Rodgers worked in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, transportation, and management consulting industries in various business process improvement and analytics roles.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Rutgers University-New Brunswick (2010 — 2016)
• Master of Science (M.S.) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick (2010 — 2013)
• Master of Science (M.S.) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick (2010 — 2013)
• M.Eng. Stevens Institute of Technology (2007 — 2009)
• BS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick (2003 — 2007)

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management Rutgers Business School (2017)
• Business Process Manager Verizon (2016 — 2017)
• Adjunct Professor of Mathematics New Jersey Institute of Technology (2016 — 2017)
• Adjunct STEM Professor Union County College (2012 — 2016)
• Supervising Management Engineer The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (2015 — 2016)
• Management Consultant ZS Associates (2014 — 2015)
• Principal Management Engineer Port Authority of NY & NJ (2013 — 2014)
• NSF Research Fellow/Research Assistant Rutgers University (2010 — 2013)
• Analyst, Strategic & Operations Planning Bristol-Myers Squibb, Co. (2009 — 2010)