Dr. Daw R. Al-Werfalli Director, Master of Engineering Management Engineering Building E31 Phone (248) 204-2580 alwerfalli@ltu.edu

Dr. Alwerfalli is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Master of Engineering Management.   He has over 30 years of industrial and teaching experience.  Prior to joining LTU in 1990, Dr. Alwerfalli assumed many engineering positions at JNOFI Libya as Process Engineer, Production Manager and Senior Engineer. 

Dr. Alwerfalli is the founder of Manufacturing Engineering Solutions, Inc. a consulting firm providing technical support services to many manufacturing companies.  Dr. Alwerfalli is very active consultant for the Automotive Industry.  His technical assistance to many manufacturing companies was able to help companies develop effective Quality Management Systems, reduce waste and enhance productivity. He developed and taught several training courses, seminars and workshops in Quality Systems, Environmental Management Systems and Continuous Improvement for DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Lionel Trains, DMU, CAMI, QPI, QUAD Industries, MDPITC and many others. 

Dr. Alwerfalli’s research efforts are published in several conferences at the national and international level. His areas of expertise include: Manufacturing Systems Design, System Integration/ Configuration and Optimization, Design for Manufacturing/Assembly, Quality Systems, Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Education. Through his active research efforts, he was able to obtain several grants from SME, NSF, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler in support of manufacturing engineering education at LTU.

Dr. Alwerfalli is very active in curriculum and program development. He has recently successfully developed and launched the new Master of Engineering Management program at LTU and DiamlerChrysler.  In recognition of his excellent achievements in teaching, Dr. Alwerfalli was the recipient of the “1997 Marl burger’s Excellence in Teaching Award” at LTU. 

Dr. Alwerfalli is very active in the engineering professional community.  He is a senior member of SME, ASME, SAE, and ASPE. He is the faculty advisor of SME-LTU student’s chapter. He served for many years as member of the FOCUS-HPOE steering committee. He is the founder of the Engineering and Technology Council (ETC), an advisory council to the Arab American Chamber of Commerce (AACC). Dr Alwerfalli also serves on the Board of Directors of the Arab American Chamber of Commerce.

Dr. Alwerfalli taught at AL-Fateh University in Libya, University of Detroit Mercy, and Wayne State University.  Dr. Alwerfalli holds a Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing, Master of Engineering in Manufacturing from the University of Detroit, Master of Textile Engineering from Georgia Tech. and Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of AL-Fateh in Tripoli Libya.