Education
M.S., Computer Science, Marshall University, 2025
M.B.A., Marshall University, 2024
B.S., Electrical Engineering, West Virginia Institute of Technology, 1991
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor, Marshall University — 2025–Present
Adjunct Instructor, Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center — 2025–Present
Adjunct Instructor, Marshall University — Early 2000s
Courses Taught/Teaching
EE 380 - Microprocessor Design
EE 204 - Intro to digital systems
EE 210 – Programming Lab (Marshall University)
MFG 130 – Industrial Electrical Principles
MFG 280 – Intro to Programmable Logic Controllers
MFG 281 – Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers
Publications
B. Smith, Yousef Fazea "Smartphone-Based Inertial Profiling System for Scalable and Low-Cost Road Roughness Monitoring" in Proc. 4th IEEE Opportunity Research Scholars Symposium (ORSS), Atlanta, GA, USA, 2025, Published in IEEE Xplore, Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11121630
Research Interests
Embedded systems, IoT sensing, engineering education, automation, advanced manufacturing.
Industry Experience
JM Industrial LLC (2014–2024)
Owner/Manager
Ohio Valley Solutions (2009–2014)
Owner/Senior Control Systems Engineer
Bob’s Market (2005–2009)
Information Technology, Control Systems & Production
Akzo Nobel (2000–2004)
Senior Control Systems Engineer, IT Manager
Equipment & Controls (1994–2000)
Senior Systems Engineer
Monsanto (1991–1994)
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) – Control Systems, WV (Retired status since 2015)
Technical Experience
Control Systems: Emerson, Yokogawa, Rockwell Automation
Industrial Instrumentation, Single and 3-phase AC systems, Motor Control
Data Acquisition, Data Historian systems, SQL Server
Programming: Swift, C#, C/C++, Python, MATLAB, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagrams, VisualBASIC
Microcontroller: ESP32 / Arduino