Department of Mechanical Engineering

Senior Lecturer

2066 Black Engineering Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: 515 294-3005
E-mail: eagba@iastate.edu

Education
University of Benin (Nigeria), B.ENG., Mechanical Engineering
University of Benin (Nigeria), M.ENG., Mechanical Engineering
Florida Atlantic University, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Areas of interest
Product realization, product lifecycle management, virtual manufacturing engineering, computer-aided engineering, high-speed machining, robotics, composite materials, plastics production, reverse engineering

Biosketch
Previously, Dr. Agba was a Manufacturing Manager at Ford Motor Company. He is experienced in the automotive and plastics industries and virtual manufacturing technologies, product lifecycle management (PLM), CAD, CAM, CAE, and components traceability. Dr. Agba is also experienced in supplier integration, design and manufacturing collaboration, technical training, and plastics production. He is knowledgeable about teaching, research and consulting as a lead professor of Mechanical system design. Dr. Agba has implemented new technologies for process improvement and cost reduction. He is Six Sigma certified.

Professional Experience
Consultant, GLG Council Member/Educator, 2008 - Present
Manager, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 2000 – 2008
Professor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MI, 1991 – 2000
Manager, Starline Nigeria Ltd, Aba, Nigeria, 1984 – 1985

Honors and Awards
VP’s Award for Outstanding 6-Sigma Contribution, Ford Motor Company 2008
Technical Maturity Model Award, Ford Motor Company 2006
Manufacturing Excellence Awards, Ford Motor Company 2005
MTA/SME Best Paper , Society of manufacturing Engineers 1999

Certifications
Certifed Six-Sigma Black Belt, Ford Motor Compnay, 2007     
Registered Professional Engineer, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), 1998

Patent
United States Patent 20080110224 - Method of forming a surface finished workpiece for a vehicle from a metal sheet