Bob Monson is an engineer who has managed the development of multiple complex projects from conception through manufacture. He began his career as an engineer in the railroad industry, and has had significant experience in agricultural machinery, the defense industry, DARPA program management, nanotechnology development and medical device systems development. He is currently employed at Northrop Grumman as a technical Director.
Bob has focused his work in mechanical design, software development, controls development, modeling and simulation, thermal systems, shock and vibration systems, systems design and engineering management. He has served as an Engineer, Director and Vice President for various commercial companies.
He serves as the Director of the Systems Engineering program at the University of St. Thomas and teaches the "Program/Project/Team Management" and "Human Aspects of Technical Management" courses at St. Thomas as well as several Systems Engineering courses.
View Dr. Monson's web site: http://www.mninter.net/~rjmonson/
Books
Monson, R.J., Beck, A.F. (2017) The Art of Systems Engineering, 1157 pages, Gray Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota, ISBN: 0998144223
Monson, R.J. (2017) Mastering Project Management, 512 pages, Gray Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota, ISBN: 0998144245
Monson, R.J. (2016) Engineering Leadership, 300 pages, Gray Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota, ISBN: 0998144215
Monson, R. J. (1991) A Method for the Automated Grinding of Desired Profiles in MaterialsUniversity of St. Thomas Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Monson, R. J. (2000) The Contribution of Personality Traits and Context to the Career Success of Project ManagersUMI Dissertation Database, Michigan
Monson, R. J. (1996) Management by ConquestGray Publishing, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Articles and Presentations
Monson, R. J. (2003) Successful Shock Isolation of Naval Enclosures , 74 th Symposium for SAVIAC www.saviac.org
Monson, R. J. (2003) The Use of Multiple Interfaces to Provide Maximum User Utility , ASNE HSI conference proceedings, Virginia
Monson, R. J. (2002) The People Problem: Getting and Utilizing the Resources on your Project , Presented at the International Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Feb 2002, Mpls, Minnesota.
Monson, R.J. (2000) The Human Side of Project ManagementAmerican Society of Quality, Minnesota Quality Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Monson, R. J. (2000) Human Aspects of Technical ManagementINCOSE Presentation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Monson, R. J. (1999) Capturing COTS for Defense Applications , INSIGHT Corporate Publication, Bethesda, Maryland
Monson, R. J. (1999) Packaging Techniques to Enable a Broader Use of COTSCOMASE Presentation, San Diego, CA.
Monson, R. J., et al (1999) The Packaging of COTS TechnologyCOTS Journal, San Clemente, CA
Monson, R. J., et al (1998) Humans and Machines as Symbiotic Elements of a Complex SystemASNE HSI conference proceedings, United States
Monson, R.J. (1998) A Method for the Automated Grinding of Desired Profiles in MaterialsSPIE Conference Proceedings, New York
Monson, R.J. (1996) The Application of Enhanced GPS Systems on Mobile Agricultural Equipment , Presented at the ASAE International Meeting, 1996, Paper No. 961023, ASAE, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659 USA
Monson, R.J. (1995) Effective Interface Design in Agricultural Controls , Presented at the Computers in Agriculture Meeting, 1996, Cancun, Mexico
Monson, R.J. (1994) The Application of Distributed Controls and the Windows User Interface on Mobile Agricultural Equipment , Presented at the ASAE International Meeting, 1995, Paper No. 951753, ASAE, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659 USA
Monson, R.J. (1990) VISTA, The Development of an Expert System , Journal of Applied Manufacturing Systems, University of St. Thomas Press, Spring 1990