Professor of Practice; Engineering Management

Ken served 25 years on active duty in the Army, retiring in 2018 at the rank of Colonel. His experience includes:

  • Supporting hurricane relief in Nicaragua as a Battalion Construction Officer
  • Teaching and conducting foreign language acquisition research as an instructor and assistant professor at West Point
  • Conducting independent research and analysis during fellowships at the Navy's Strategic Studies Group and at the RAND Arroyo Center
  • Providing analytic support for multibillion-dollar resourcing and manpower decisions as an Operations Research Analyst on the Army Staff

Ken is an INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional and a PMI-certified Project Management Professional.

Research and/or Creative Works

Major Projects

  • Developed and launched a suite of market analysis tools for a user community of over 12,000 employees. Expanded customer segmentation data and nationwide survey results, leading to an increase in sales productivity by over 20%.
  • Led a business case analysis that resulted in a $20M (FY11) annual net reduction in operating costs by establishing vehicle fleets at the Army's two national training facilities, rather than rail vehicles from home stations.
  • Led a cross-functional team in a cost analysis of the Army's wartime equipping strategy. Findings prompted a policy change for a more cost-effective equipping means following combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ken Burkman

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Areas of Expertise, Research: Operations Research, Project Management, Program Evaluation

Education

  • MS, Naval Postgraduate School
  • MS, Missouri S&T
  • MA, University of Illinois
  • BS, US Military Academy

Contact

Email:

kburkman@uvm.edu

Phone:
  • 802-656-8447
Office Location:

Votey 381

Courses Taught

EMGT 2041 SU: Engineering Economics
EMGT 3051 Project Management
EMGT 3071 Optimization for Industrial Decisions
EMGT 3091 Systems Modeling and Simulation
SEED Co-Instructor