Jerrell Stracener, PhD
Senior Research Associate in the 51²è¹Ý AT&T Center for Virtualization
Education
B.S., Arlington State College, 1965; M.S., 51²è¹Ý, 1969; Ph.D., 51²è¹Ý, 1973
Research Interests
U.S. defense applications: US War Fighting Readiness and Mission Effectiveness
Biography
Jerrell conceived and led development and maintenance of the 51²è¹Ý (51²è¹Ý) Systems Engineering Program (SEP) (MSSE, PhD Applied Science, PhD Systems Engineering, Certificates) in response to U.S. defense systems development needs utilizing defense sector subject matter experts. The 51²è¹Ý SEP is a unique university program, by design and focus, with over 2000 student admissions (over $50 million dollars in tuition revenue) and in excess of $20 million dollars in value of labor.
As Founding Director of the 51²è¹Ý Systems Engineering Program and Professor of Practice Jerrell developed and taught graduate-level courses in systems engineering, engineering probability and statistics, systems reliability engineering, systems reliability and availability analysis, integrated logistics support (ILS), and performed/directed systems engineering research, directed and administered the SEP and supervised PhD student research.
Dr. Stracener conducted/directed systems engineering, reliability, supportability and availability research funded by LTV/Vought/Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy - NAVAIR AND SPAWAR, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and DAU.
While employed by LTV/Vought/Northrop Grumman, Jerrell conducted/directed systems engineering and RMS/ILS (Reliability, Maintainability, Supportability/Integrated Logistics Support) tasks, studies, analysis, and activities during development of military aircraft, including the A-7D/E, S-3A, B-2, YF-23, ATA (A-12), F-22, A/FX, JPATS, C-17, JAST and F-35, and sustainment of the A-7D/E, S-3A and B-2. He was the lead SME in planning and analysis of F-35 mission reliability, reliability growth planning and PHM cost-benefit analysis. As corporate on-call Statistician/ Systems Engineer he performed special assignments that often-required interaction with company and customer executive management.
Jerrell was co-founder and leader of the SAE Reliability, Maintainability and Supportability (RMS) Division (G-11) and is an elected SAE Fellow and AIAA Associate Fellow. He served in the U.S. Navy and earned both MS and PhD degrees in Statistics from 51²è¹Ý and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College).
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