Thomas F. Brady, Ph.D.

Professor, Operations Management

Introduction

I currently serve as Professor, Operations Management and teach courses in Operations Management, Quality Management and Statistics.

Research Overview

My research focus lies in the system improvement area where I apply tools of computer simulation and heuristic optimization to business and service institutions to improve business performance. I am also active in applying data analytics in the sports field, particularly baseball.

I enjoy playing the guitar and currently own 31 guitars. I am also a big Chicago Cubs fan and have every Topps baseball card of Cubs players that have been issued since 1952.

Select Publications

“Streaking versus Consistency: Which is Better” 30th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, May 2019

Teaching Focus

• Operations Management
• Quality Management
• Statistics

Previous Roles

At PNW, I previously served as Dean of Engineering and Technology. Prior to PNW, I was an Executive Director of a research center at the main campus, a systems engineer at Pritsker Corporation and an operations research engineer at Bethlehem Steel Corporation.