Degrees/Credentials/from what university?

B.Sc.: in Civil Engineering, Engineering College, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
M.Sc.: in Civil Engineering, Engineering College, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Ph. D.: in Civil Engineering, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Current Role/Title/Years at RIT:

Associate Professor/ First Year at RIT
I taught several course such as: Land Use Planning, Contracts and Specifications, Civil 3D, Transportation engineering, Civil Graphics, Labor Relations, Route Surveying, Statics and Dynamics, Engineering Drawing, Descriptive Geometry, Construction Methods and Equipments.

Previous Role:

I have over 30 years of experience in Civil Engineering Design and Construction Projects such as Highways & Roads, Subdivisions, Commercial and Industrial Developments. I owned Engineering & Surveying firm for 12 years.
I developed a computer simulation model to simulate traffic behavior at Merges on Expressways and Highways. The model was calibrated and validated using field data. The simulation model has been applied to develop regression models to predict delay and capacity at freeway and highway merges.
I taught at the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Basra-Iraq. I have compiled Civil Engineering Specifications in Iraq.

Areas of Interest, Scholarly Work, Research

Study the safety and efficiency of transportation systems, and the effect on traffic and pedestrians.

Research interests include: Social networking behaviors, social capital, human resource development, career development and the transition to the labor market.

John-Paul Hatala, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Service Systems. He joined RIT at the start of the 2010-2011 academic year. Hatala is the founder of the Social Capital Development firm Flowork International. His academic research focuses on social networking behaviors, social capital, human resource development, career development and the transition to the labor market. To date, Hatala has developed a number of innovative systems and assessment tools including; Social Networking Management System (includes network analysis and network monitoring system), Strategic Job Search Management System (includes a monitoring system for labor market re-entry) and a series of assessments including the BEST for adults and BEST for youth (Barriers to entrepreneurship success tools), as well as the SELF (Social Exploration Learning Form). His latest book is entitled "The Strategic Networker: A Learner's Guide to Effective Networking."

Publications:

• Hatala, J.P. (2009). Assessing Individual Social Capital Capacity: The Development and Validation of a Network Accessibility Scale. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 22(1), 53-68.
• Hatala, J.P. & Lutta, J. (2009). A method for measuring information sharing among employees in a knowledge intensive firm: A social network perspective. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 21(4), 5-33.
• Rizzuto, T.E. & Hatala, J.P. (2008). Modeling Person and Socio-Technical Context Factors in Academic Performance. Teaching of Psychology, 10(4), 1381-2890.
• Manning, L., Hatala, J.P. & Schneider, K. (2008). Cracking the cement ceiling: Immigrant mobility in the workplace. Paper presented at the Diversity 08 Conference. Ottawa, Canada.
• Manning, L., Hatala, J.P. & Schneider, K. (2008). Canadian companies talk the talk, but are they walking the walk? Workforce diversity and management capabilities. Paper presented at the Diversity 08 Conference. Ottawa, Canada.
• Fridel, C. & Hatala, J.P. (2008). Incorporating Problem Solving Theory and Social Capital Theory to Improve Entrepreneurial Goal Attainment. 24th annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE). Costa Rica.
• Hatala, J.P. (2007). Assessing Social Capital Capacity: The Development of a Network Accessibility Scale. 2007 Academy of human resource development proceedings. Indianapolis, IN: Academy of Human Resource Development.
• Rizzuto, T.E. & Hatala, J.P. (2007). It's Not Just Who You Know, but Who Knows You: Measuring the Impact of Social Network Density on Performance. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) conference in San Francisco, CA.
• Hatala, J.P. (2007). Making a career transition: a social network approach. The Canadian Journal of Career Development, 6(1), 28-38.
• Hatala, J.P. & Fleming, P. (2007). Making barriers to training transfer visible: Social Network Analysis as a method for facilitating the transfer of training. Human Resource Development Review, 6(1), 33-63.
• Hatala, J.P. (2006). Social Network Analysis: A New Methodology for Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review, 5(1), 45-71.
• Hatala, J.P. & Gumm, J. (2006). Managing organizational cultural influences during the implementation of Competency-Based Training. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 8(2), 229-246.
• Hatala, J.P. (2005). Identifying barriers to self-employment: the development and validation of the barriers to entrepreneurship success tool. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 18(4), 50-71.

Hatala is an active member of the Academy of Human Resource Development, the American Society of Training and Development, and National Association of Workforce Development Practitioners. He is also a reviewer for the Human Resource Development Review Journal and Performance Improvement Quarterly. In 2006, Hatala received the Elwood F. Holton, III Research Excellence Award, Academy of Human Resource Development.

Research interests include: SmartGrid, low energy consumption electric vehicles, cars that do not crash, applications of technology to the field of entertainment and entertainment systems.

Clark Hochgraf, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department. He joined RIT in 2008 and was previously the Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering Supervisor for General Motors Research and Development. His research focus is SmartGrid, low energy consumption electric vehicles, cars that don't crash, applications of technology to the field of entertainment and entertainment systems. He is an active member of several professional organizations including the International Council on Systems Engineering Finger Lakes Chapter for which he serves as Treasurer; UL 1741 and UL 1778 Standards Technical Panel Member; IEEE p1547 Interconnection of Distributed Resources Standards Development Group Writing committee member; IEEE, ASEE, INCOSE, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. Hochgraf has been received numerous prestigious awards including the Westinghouse Signature Award, the Grainger Outstanding Power Engineering Student Award and was a Teaching Assistant Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jon Horne, Assistant Professor

M.A., University of Phoenix; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology
Certifications: SHRM, GPHR, PHR

Campus Address: Ross Building (#10) 1182
Campus Telephone: 585-475-5848
Email: jjharm@rit.edu
Research interests include: Progressive leadership and management techniques which encourage employee engagement, participative organizational systems/processes within organizations. 

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Jon Horne is an assistant professor in the Department of Service Systems in the School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation.  He has been with RIT since 2002. His work’s focus is on Employee (and student) training, education and development in preparation for supervisory, managerial and/or international assignments; progressive leadership and management techniques which encourage employee engagement, participative organizational systems/processes within organizations and effective methods on the following; pedagogy, student retention, and student placement into ‘leading corporations.’
Horne is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE); and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

Research interests include: understanding the effect of sociological change on technology leadership.

James J. Hurny is an associate professor in the Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department. He has taught at RIT since 1999. Previously he was an adjunct instructor in his discipline. His teaching interests include Circuit Analysis, Electronic Devices, Circuit Theory, RF Communication, and Business Principles for Engineers. His scholarship and research interest centers on understanding the effect of sociological change on technology leadership. Currently, Hurny is an active member of the American Society of Quality, American Society of Engineering Education, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York State Engineering Technology Association, Industrial Advisory Board, Morrisville State College and ABET, Inc.