Jose F. Espiritu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He received a BS in Biochemical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Zacatepec, and a MS in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya. He obtained his MS and PhD degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. His research interests are in the areas of risk and reliability analysis, data mining, replacement analysis, and supply chain management. He is a member of IIE, and INFORMS.