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James A. DiLellio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences
Phone: (714) 403-0085
E-mail: james.dilellio@pepperdine.edu
- PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- MBA, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
- MS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- BS, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
Dr. DiLellio has over a decade of domestic and international experience in the aerospace and defense business. He most recently served as a department manager for Raytheon, where he was responsible for over 70 system engineers serving the engineering development needs of a diverse government and commercial customer base. He has also served as a senior manager at The Boeing Company, and previously held key engineering appointments at Raytheon Systems Company and The Aerospace Corporation. Dr. DiLellio's research interests are primarily in the area of nonlinear optimization, simulation, and Kalman filtering techniques for modeling investment problems. The application of this research covers portfolio management, retirement planning, commodity price modeling, and the analysis of investment strategies. This work has led to over a dozen published articles, as well as a U.S. patent on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. Dr. DiLellio has taught at Northwestern University and the University of Akron. He earned his doctorate and master of science degrees from Northwestern University and holds an MBA degree from Pepperdine University.
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