Marton Takacs received his PhD degree in 2007 at Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME). He is currently associate professor at Department of Manufacturing Science and Engineering of BME. Between 2007-2015 he worked at Szent István University’s Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, where he was appointed as college professor in 2011, and served as vice dean from 2010-2014. He was the Head of Department of Building Materials between 2009-2012. His main scientific interest and research activity focus on modern building materials, concrete technology, manufacturing technology, micro- and nanotechnology. He prepared numerous expert’s report about failure of building materials. He is the author and co-author of 70 journal article and conference papers.
Adel Francis is an associate Professor, in the Construction Engineering Department, École de technologie supérieure, ETS, Quebec University. He holds a BS degree in civil engineering (1982), a Master degree in Project management (1992) and a PhD degree in Project Planning and computer management (2004). He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Civil engineer. His primary research interests are focused on visualization, optimization and graphical modeling of project planning. The last decade has been primarily dedicated to the study, analysis, development and implementation of a Chronographic modeling approach for construction operation planning. He has also more than 25 years of relevant industrial relevant experience in the field of construction engineering. Within these years, he worked for public services, consulting engineering groups and general contractor corporations.
EDUCATION/SCIENTIFIC DEGREE
2004. PhD in Management and Business Administration, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
2001. Master of Business Administration, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
1999. Engineering Economist, Budapest University of Economic Sciences (former Corvinus)
1996. MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Budapest
LANGUAGES
English (fluent; intermediate ‘C’; TOEFL 610, 1999)
Spanish (beginner, passive)
German (beginner, passive)
POSITIONS
2007. Associate professor (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Management and Corporate Economics)
2004. Assistant professor (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Management and Corporate Economics)
2000. Teaching assistant (Technical University of Budapest, Department of Industrial Management and Business Economics)
TEACHING EXPERIENCES/COURSES
Project Management (Power Management Program, MBA DESS Program, MBA Program, Distant Teaching – Open University, bachelor level Economic Sciences, bachelor level Industrial Engineering, master level Business Informatics, master level Management and Leadership etc.)
Production and Operations Management (Engineering program in English, Water Engineering Program, MBA Program, bachelor level Economic Sciences, bachelor level Industrial Engineering etc.)
Business Economics (bachelor level programs)
Trainings, projects (KPMG-BME Academy, Karsai Holding, Richter Gedeon, Ruukki Construction, Pantech, FŐTÁV etc.)
RESEARCH FIELDS
Operations Management: analysis of impact of operations management decisions using activity-based costing.
Cost Accounting: developing a new production-planning model according to the new cost structure.
Project Management: quality aspects, project portfolio management.
SCIENTIFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES/MEMBERSHIPS
2015- Lector (International Journal of Construction Management)
2013. Lector (PMI: Projektmenedzsment útmutató. Project Management Institute, Akadémiai Kiadó, 2013; orig: PMI: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: Pmbok Guide, Project Management Institute, 2013)
2010-2014 Member of the Committee for the Master’s Program in Business Informatics
2009. Lector (Englund, R.L. and Bucero, A: Projektszponzorálás, Akadémia Kiadó Zrt., 2009; orig.: Englund, R.L. and Bucero, A: Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success, Jossey-Bass Business & Management, 2006.)
2006. Lector (Verzuh, E.: Projektmenedzsment. HVG KIADÓI ZRT, 2006; orig.: Verzuh, E.: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Wiley, 2005)
2006. Lector (PMI: Projektmenedzsment útmutató. Project Management Institute, Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006; orig: PMI: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: Pmbok Guide, Project Management Institute, 2004)
2005-2010. Education Director BME MBA program (Institute of Business, Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
2004-2011 Co-editor (Harvard Businessmanager, Harvard Business Review, Hungarian Edition)
2001-2011 Lector (Harvard Businessmanager, Harvard Business Review, Hungarian Edition)
2000- Member of the management team of BME MBA Program (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
2000- Member of Hungarian Project Management Association
1997. Teaching assistant in WSOM-IMC MBA (International Management Center – Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland)
SIGNIFICANT HONORS/ FELLOWSHIPS
1999. Colorado State University (exchange program)
1998. „Best PhD student” award
1995. Dublin Institute of Technology (TEMPUS scholarship)
1994. Grant of the State
PUBLICATIONS
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