General Donald R. Keith Memorial Virtual Capstone Conference
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
29 April 2021
The General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference is a forum for cadets to present their capstone work to fellow cadets, clients, and students from other universities. The inception of a conference was developed years ago as an opportunity for cadets to demonstrate the quality work they had completed throughout the academic year. The conference invites and attracts undergraduate students from other universities to compete for conference presentation awards. The Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering publishes a Proceedings for the Conference and top papers are published in the Society for Industrial and Systems Engineering journal.
2020 General Donald R. Keith Memorial Capstone Conference Track Winners
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Judges |
Winning Project |
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Track 1: Systems Design |
Chair: Dr. Patrick Driscoll Judges: COL Rob Coker, USAR; Chick-fil-A COL Julia Coxen, PhD candidate, University of Michigan LTC Chris Green, PhD candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology |
“High Speed Transport in Vacuum Sealed Tubes” Patrick Bubel, Jared Fuller, Kyle Olstein and Rebecca Schneider SUNY Binghamton
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Track 2: Systems Design for Defense Applications
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Chair: COL Matt Dabkowski Judges: Dr. Steve Henderson, Merck Dr. John Farr, University of Central Florida Dr. Dilip Patel, Loyola University
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“Measuring the Return on Investment for AFRICOM’s African Enlisted Soldier Development Efforts” Jacob Bochonok, Meaghan Carroll, Paul Manfredini, and Delilah Wood Advisor: COL Matthew Dabkowski
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Track 3: Process Modeling and Analysis |
Chair: Dr. Greg Graves Judges: Dr. Sang Choi, University of Wisconsin Whitewater Mr. George Page, Page Engineering Dr. Santiago Balestrini-Robinson, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
“PDISE Process Improvement Program” Lucas Konen, Sean O'Brien and Michael Wilson Advisor: MAJ Christine Krueger
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Track 4: System Design 2
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Chair: LTC James Enos Judges: Mr. Oliver Manuss, Institute for Production and Automation Dr. Nagen Nagarur, State University of New York (Binghamton) Dr. Jeffrey Fernandez, Industrial and Systems Engineering Review |
“Design of a Standardized Trial Process for the Evaluation of Medical Equipment” Brianna Genova, Isabelle Poptean, Summer Purschke and Lucas Donnellan SUNY Binghamton
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Track 5: Modeling and Simulation |
Chair: Dr. Jose Jimenez Judges: LTC Josh Eaton, USMA Mr. Jay Masuret, EMCOR Group Mr. Mark Willer, Terumo BCT |
“Reaching Meaningful Participation of Women in the Kenyan Defense Force: A System Dynamics Approach” Annette Bell, John Burke, David Donnan, Daine Van de Wall, and Michael Hagelskamp Advisor: MAJ Christine Krueger
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Track 6: Modeling and Simulation for Defense Applications |
Chair: Dr. Vikram Mittal Judges: Dr. Timothy Smith, University of Miami Medical Center Dr. Simon Goerger, Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) LTC Brandon Thompson, USMA |
“Hyper-Enabled Operator: Situational Awareness as Armor” Melanie Rigoni, Ruben Arderi, Simon Kronschnabel, Aaron Chough Advisor: Dr. Vikram Mittal
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Track 7: Problem Solving |
Chair: Dr. Tim Elkins Judges: Mr. William Coe, Betlem Services Ms. Adrienne Shakespeare, Terumo BCT Dr. Tommer Ender, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
“Requirements Analysis and Conceptual Design of a Fort Bragg Deployment Complex” Sarah Henderson, Nerissa Siwietz, Allison Strong, Morgan Morris Advisor: Dr. Gene Lesinski
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Track 8: Project and Engineering Management |
Chair: COL Paul Evangelista Judges: Ms. Catherine Norman, USMA Mr. James Borchardt, Construction Ergonomics Dr. Anand Subramanian, Industrial and Systems Engineering Review |
“Applying Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Repair Cycle Time (RCT)” Justin Thomas, Edward Li, Charels Worshim, and Brendan Soucie MAJ Dan Newell
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Track 9: Decision Analysis
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Chair: LTC Dave Hughes Judges: Mr. Matthew Pierce, EMCOR Group Dr. Daryl Santos, State University of New York (Binghamton) Dr. Greg Parnell, University of Arkansas |
“Decision Support Tool for CBRN Capabilities” Benjamin Vollbach, Darryl Vincent, Christian DePinto, Christopher Landin and Eurica Diego Dr. Jose Jimenez
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Track 10: Department of Systems Engineering Honors Projects |
Chair: Dr. Kenny McDonald Judges: Mr. Neal Schmeidler, Grant Thorp LLP COL Hise Gibson, USMA Dr. Niki Goerger, Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) |
“Creating Effective Leadership and Development System for FINCA Costa Rica” Meaghan Carroll Advisor: Dr. Jose Jimenez
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Track 11: Hollis Award for Operations Research/Systems Analysis at USMA |
Chair: LTC Lee Evans Judges: Ms. Pamela Blechinger, The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC) Dr. Garry Lambert, The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC) Mr. Brad Pippin, The Research and Analysis Center (TRAC) |
“Rebound Side Tendencies: A Study on Rebound Location in Relation to Shot Location” David Pinter Advisor: LTC David Hughes |
SISE Best Paper Awards
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FIRST PLACE |
Multi-Year Inland Waterway Investment Model and the Value/Consequence Ratio |
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SECOND PLACE |
The Influence of Gangs in Central America with Respect to Woman’s Wellbeing |
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THIRD PLACE |
Causal Threat Modeling Applied to the Horn of Africa |
Every attendee including faculty mentor must individually register for the conference
Author Information
Abstract/Paper Submission: 6 Mar 20
Review back to authors: 23 Mar 20
Final paper submission: 6 Apr 20
(abstract template) (paper template)
Paper Submission and Conference Registration
(Easy Chair Submission Instructions)
Travel Information
West Point Map * Hotel Information
