William 'Bill' Klimack

Biographical Profile

Decision Analysis Consultant, Chevron

Education

Ph.D. Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2002; M.M.A.S. General Studies, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1991; M.S. Applied Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1990; B.S. Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1979

Professional Experience

Decision Analysis Consultant, Chevron (2012- present); Senior Consultant, Kromite (2009-2011); Engagement Leader, Decision Strategies (2006-2009); Senior Decision Analyst, Innovative Decisions (2005-2006); Colonel, U.S. Army (Service 1979-2005), Highlights: Associate Professor including Acting Department Head, U.S. Military Academy; Chief of Staff, U.S. Forces Haiti; Chief, Operations, 101st Airborne Division; Operations Research Analyst, Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity

Professional Honors and Awards

Decision Analysis Society 2003 Practice Award; Best Paper, Education Track, 2003; Interservice/ Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference; George C. Marshall Foundation Award, 1979; Honor society membership: Omega Rho, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, Phi Kappa Phi.  Fellow: Explorers Club, Royal Geographical Society.

INFORMS / ORSA / TIMS Activities

INFORMS Vice President for Meetings, January 2010-present; Practice Conference: 2010 Chair, 2006-2009 Planning Committee, Organizer, 2008-2010 Soft Skills Workshop; 2006 Professional Colloquium Planning Committee; Annual Meeting: MAS Cluster Chair, 2006; Session Chair, 2003-2005; Presenter: 2002-2005; Subdivision Council, 2006-present; MAS: Executive Committee, 2002-present; DAS: Editor, Newsletter Practice Column, 2009-present; Committees: Chair, Continuing Education, 2008-2009; Member: Practitioner and Practice Activities, 2006-2009; Continuing Education, 2006-2007.

Publications

Referred papers in decision analysis, modeling, and simulation; Fifteen years as columnist and Associate Editor,NSS News.

Other Professional Activities

Fellow, Society of Decision Professionals; Senior Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers; Member: International Council on Systems Engineering, Project Management Institute. Referee:IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation,Military Operations Research; Professional Engineer (Maryland); Certified Systems Engineering Professional (INCOSE); Junior Achievement of Southeastern Texas Strategic Planning Lead, 2009. National Speleological Society Board of Directors, 2000-2005; Explorers Club Science Advisory Board, 1997-2005.

Position Statement

These are exciting times in INFORMS.  The Annual Meeting continues to be extremely successful, attracting about 4,000.  If attendance increases, we’ll consider using the Regional Conferences to offer additional conference opportunities.

The spring meeting was modified to include analytics professionals, fueling a 30 percent increase in attendance in 2011 and 10 this year.  We continue to build bridges with our International Conferences.  We have over 1,000 abstracts submitted for our conference in Beijing.  In 2013 we will host our International Conference jointly with the EURO society.  Our first Topical Conference, Healthcare 2011, was a resounding success.  We’ll repeat it and examine other opportunities.

Success of our meetings is shown by other organizations leveraging them for their purposes.  The POMS held a min‐conference immediately prior to our 2011 Annual Meeting.  The Petrochemical Forum held meetings following ours in 2011 and 2012.  The Society for Medical Decision Making’s 2012 meeting is being held jointly with us in Phoenix.

These successes are due to the superb members who dedicate their time and expertise, as well as the exceptional professionals we have in the Meetings Department.  I have the honor of coordinating these efforts to support our members, our society, and our profession.