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Douglas J MacKinnon

Research Associate Professor
Information Sciences

Phone: (831) 656-1005
Education
  • PhD - Stanford University 2007
    Major: Civil and Enviornmental Engineering
  • BE - Stanford University 2006
    Major: Civil and Enviornmental Engineering
  • MS - Naval Postgraduate School 2000
    Major: Information Technology Management
  • MS - Naval Postgraduate School 1992
    Major: Operations Research
  • BS - United States Naval Academy 1985
    Major: Operations Research
Other Experience
  • 2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Stanford University
  • 2002 Lecturer, Crichton College
  • 2002 Lecturer, Park University
  • 2001 Lecturer, University of Memphis
  • 2007 Research Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2005 - 2007 Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University
  • 2001 - 2002 Lecturer, University of Arkansas
  • 2000 - 2002 Director of Analysis for Commander, Naval Recruiting Command
  • 1995 - 1997 Operations Officer and Smart Ship Project Manager, USS Yorktown (CG-48)
  • 1993 - 1994 Operations Officer, USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
  • 1988 - 1990 Fire Control Officer, USS South Carolina (CGN-37)
  • 1985 - 2005 Retired, U.S. Navy
  • 1985 - 1988 Navigator, Deck, Engineering, USS El Paso (LKA-117)
Research Interests
Lately, we are engaged in data mining research involving an agent learning technology to train synthetic, computer agents to automate the task of recognizing patterns, separating, and visualizing important keywords from unstructured data (e.g., text documents), to facilitate and reduce the workload of decision makers and intelligence analysts by automating this process. We also examine and develop case studies leveraging social media to discover new knowledge and trends. My doctoral research encompassed the study of knowledge flow (learning and forgetting), knowledge inventory, and knowledge management. Conducted graduate research at Stanford University and Naval Postgraduate School. This field research regarding knowledge growth and decay was conducted with Professors Ray Levitt and Michael Ramscar (Stanford) to explore how managerial interventions that impact individual learning and forgetting of skills among individuals in project groups, quantitatively affect project organizations. This research triangulates grounded theory data from empirical learning situations, synthetic experiments, and computational simulation modeling and leveraged findings from direct and participant observation, as well as unstructured interviewing.

RESEARCH GRANTS:
• Principal Investigator for Naval Research Program (NRP) research effort entitled: “Optimization of Airframe Depot Readiness Assessment Model (ADRAM),” awarded by Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, Oct 2020.
• Principal Investigator for Naval Research Program (NRP) research effort entitled: “Medical Supply Chain Impacts of Pandemic Preparedness and Response,” awarded by Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, Oct 2020.
• Co-Principal Investigator for Naval Research Program (NRP) research effort entitled: “Optimization of Engine Depot Readiness Assessment Model (EDRAM),” awarded by Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, Oct 2020.
• Principal Investigator for Naval Research Program (NRP) research effort entitled: “Naval Aviation Readiness Performance Pricing Model Integration,” awarded by Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, Oct 2019.
• Principal Investigator for Naval Research Program (NRP) research effort entitled: “Applying Big Data Analytics to Improve Naval Aviation Sustainment,” awarded by Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, Oct 2019.
Teaching Interests
Probability and Statistics
War Gaming Analysis
Simulation
War Gaming
Methods in Operations Research
Probability and Statistics for Systems Engineers
Operations Research for Information Warfare
Analytic Planning Methodology
Modeling and Simulation
Operations Management
Decision and Data Analysis

Awards

  • 2014 - Wayne E. Meyer Award for Teaching Excellence in Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2005 - Best Student Paper, International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium (ICCRTS) conference
  • 2005 - Navy Commendation Medals for superior instruction, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2004 - Navy Commendation Medal for superior leadership aboard USS Moosbrugger
  • 2004 - Recognized for Outstanding Instruction in Operations Research, Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2002 - Navy Commendation Medal for superior analysis, Navy Recruiting Command
  • 2000 - Navy Commendation Medals for superior instruction, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 1997 - "Battle E" medals for superior ship of the class
  • 1997 - "Sea Service Deployment Ribbons"

Boards, Memberships, & Certifications

Professional Memberships
  • 1990 Member, Military Operations Research Society