Francis Mediavilla

Teaching Interests

Statistical Methods and Exploratory Data Analysis.

Research Interests

Exploratory data analysis and computational statistics.

Education

• PhD Rutgers University - Newark (1999 — 2005)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Universidad de Puerto Rico (1995 — 2000)
• BBA Universidad de Puerto Rico (1987 — 1992)
• U.S. Marine Parris Island, USMC Recruit Depot (1983 — 1983)
• Military Occupational Specialty USMC Infantry Training School (1983 — 1983)

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

• Kim, J., Mendez, F. A., & Jimenez, J. (2020). Storage location assignment heuristics based on slot selection and frequent itemset grouping for large distribution centers. IEEE Access, 8, 189025–189035.
• Wierschem, D. C., Jimenez, J. A., & Mendez, F. A. (2020). A Motion Capture System for the Study of Human Manufacturing Repetitive Motions. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Retrieved from McCoy College
• Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J. A., Mendez, F. A., Wierschem, D. C., Rolfe, R. M., & Valles Molina, D. (n.d.). Manufacturing Operator Ergonomics: A Conceptual Digital Twin Approach to Detect Biomechanical Fatigue. IEEE Access.
• Mendez, F. A., Wierschem, D. C., & Jimenez, J. (2018). A Motion Capture System Framework for the Study of Human Manufacturing Repetitive Motions. In Digital Commons@Georgia Southern (pp. 1–8). Georgia Southern University.
• *Kothamasu, M., Perez, E., & Mendez, F. A. (2021). A Stochastic Programming Model for Food Bank Disaster Relief Operations considering Transportation Capacity Limitations. In Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Conference (IISE).

Awards

2022 * Award / Honor Recipient: 1 ST Place Excellence in the Student Poster Competition at the 2022 Conference on Statistical Practice, American Statistical Association. * Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professorship in Business Administration, McCoy College of Business Administration.

2019 * Award / Honor Recipient: 2019 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, McCoy College of Business. * Award / Honor Nominee: Dean Paul R. Gowens Professorship of Excellence, McCoy College of Business.

2018 * Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. * Award / Honor Nominee: 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas State University.

2016 * Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

2015 * Award / Honor Recipient: College of Business Administration Nominee for Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creativity Activity, Texas State University.

2014 * Award / Honor Recipient: 2014 Gregg Master Teacher Symposium, McCoy College of Business Administration, Texas State University. * Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

2013 * Award / Honor Recipient: Perfect Attendance Award, Kiwanis Club of San Marcos. * Award / Honor Recipient: 2013 Runner-Up for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, McCoy College of Business Administration.

2012 * Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.

2010 * Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities., McCoy College of Business Administration.

2008 * Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.

2007 * Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.