Dr. Carl Chang has a Ph.D. in Engineering from Technological University Aachen, Aachen, Germany and an MBA degree in Business Administration from University at Buffalo, Buffalo. New York. His areas of expertise include engineering management, product development, web-based engineering/business tools, activity based costing, strategic planning, and business development.

Current Positions
Adjunct Professor of Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo – SUNY, Amherst, New York (Jan. 2000 – present). Taught the graduate courses of “Principles of Engineering Management I and II” and “MEng Project Guidance” annually. Supervised graduate students pursuing the Master of Engineering degree program with emphasis on Production Management.

President, CarlChang LLC (1998 – present). This Amherst, New York based consulting firm is specialized in developing Chinese market for U.S. export products, assisting U.S. investors in forming Chinese joint ventures, and creating/evaluating strategic plans for expert success in Greater China.

Professional Experience
Manager, Business Development (1995 – 1998), Strategic Business Analyst (1994 – 1995), Senior Development Associate, Development Associate, Supervisor, Consultant, Senior Engineer and Staff Engineer (1973 – 1994), Praxair Inc., Tonawanda, New York. Created business plans, conducted marketing studies, organized business teams and developed selected industrial gases businesses in China and Taiwan. Applied intelligent technologies to enhance business proposals, plant operations, and knowledge management. Solved high-speed machinery problems in plants. Designed novel dual-level high-efficiency cryogenic turbines to create competitive advantages. Managed various technology application projects. Coordinated with universities (e.g., MIT and University of Virginia) to develop specific new technologies. Invented technologies to remove sub-micron particulates in gas streams. Managed groups of engineers. Others.

Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering and School of Engineering (1987-94), Adjunct Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1981-87), University at Buffalo – SUNY, Amherst, New York. Developed and taught the graduate courses of “Principles of Engineering Management I and II.” and a special topic undergraduate course on “Emerging Energy Technologies.” Taught the undergraduate courses of “Heat Transfer” and “Thermodynamics.”

Honors and Awards
“Distinguished Service Award” (1981), "Engineering Educator of the Year Award" (1990), "Basinski Award" (1984), and "Basinski/Wohler Award" (1994) from the Professional Engineers Society, and "Person of the Year Award"(1986) from the Technical Societies Council of the Niagara Frontier. Special Recognition Award for Technology Leadership, Praxair (1992).

President, Erie-Niagara Chapter of New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Buffalo, New York (1980-81).

Listed in Who’s Who in America (54th Edition, Year 2000), Who’s Who in American Education (6th Edition, Year 2004), and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry (1987, 1993).

Membership: Beta Gamma Sigma (1985), American Society of Engineering Education.

License
Registered Professional Engineer, New York and Virginia.

Book
“Engineering Management: Challenges in the New Millennium,” Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (2004).

Patents
“Knowledge Based Diagnostic Advisory System and Method for an Air Separation Plant,” U.S. Patent 5,557,549 (September 17, 1996).

“Rotary Fluid Handling Machine Having Reduced Fluid “ (co-inventor: R. H. Sentz), U.S. Patent 4,472,107 (September 18, 1994).

“Electrostatic Precipitation System for Particle Removal,” U.S. Patent 4,251,234 (February 17, 1981).

“High Intensity Ionization – Wet Collection Method and Apparatus” U.S. Patent 4,247,307 (January 27, 1981).

“High Intensity Ionization – Electrostatic Precipitation System for Particle Removal and Method of Operations,” U.S. Patent 4,244,709 (January 13, 1981).