Dr. Vicki Rainey, President

Dr. Vicki Rainey is a native of Dyersburg, Tennessee. She received her B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Tennessee – Martin (1968), an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi (1970), a Ph.D. in Higher Education (mathematics concentration) at the University of Mississippi (1979), and an M.A. in Counseling from Amberton University (2001). Dr. Rainey began her career as a math teacher for the Memphis City Schools from 1969 through 1975. In the Fall of 1975, she joined the mathematics staff at Shelby State Community College (consolidated as a part of Southwest Tennessee Community College) where she attained the rank of Associate Professor of Mathematics. In November of 1980, Dr. Rainey left West Tennessee to work as a software engineer for E-Systems, a small defense company in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. In 22 years at the Texas location, including acquisition by the defense giant Raytheon, she rose to the rank of Director, Software Engineering responsible for the management and technical direction of up to 850 engineers. As Director, Software Engineering, Dr. Rainey worked with several universities to aid in the coordination of industrial needs and academic curricula. She was also active in the efforts to integrate engineering concepts into other academic areas through sponsoring of transdisciplinary education. Dr. Rainey presented her ideas through publications, national presentations, international presentations, and development of societies and academies to further these ideas. Her involvement with the theory behind the way engineering processes blend with other subjects and the way engineers approach problem solving, led her to pursue a degree in counseling. After completing her counseling degree and "retiring" from Raytheon to return home, Dr. Rainey was hired as an instructor of developmental mathematics at Dyersburg State Community College.

 Dr. Tim Maxwell, Managing-Vice President

Dr. Tim Maxwell, Professor of Mechanical Engineering,  had many years of industrial experience prior to pursuing academic profession.  Dr. Tim Maxwell has been one of the driving force behind the conception and the development of the transdisciplinary model for education and research. Dr.  Maxwell has written numerous technical papers and modules on transdisciplinary education. Dr. Maxwell’s contributions to teaching and research have been recognized by numerous honors and awards.

 

   Dr. Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Vice President for International Activities

Dr. Hiroshi Yamaguchi received his B.S. degree in Instrumentation Engineering from Keio University and the Dr. Eng. degree in information Security from Chuo University in Japan. He originally joined NEC in 1963, in the Computer Software Development Department. While with NEC, he was a member of the team that designs the Operating systems and Database systems. He has served as the vice president in NEC Soft. He pioneered the design of information security systems and the collaboration with the universities in the USA. He was a head of the research and development group on the next generation electronic voting system funded by the NICT in Japan.

Currently he is serving as a full professor in the Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University and as a visiting professor in the Bioinformatics Research Institute, Waseda University since 2004. He has been a Keynote and plenary speaker at several international conferences, such as IEEE-ICTAI, HASE, BIBE, and ISM. He is a fellow of the Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS).