Paul Esqueda

Paul D. Esqueda is a Venezuelan-American engineer and academic administrator. He is a Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Penn State Berks. His research include project management, negotiations, and operations management.

Education Esqueda earned an Engineering Degree from the University of North London, England. He received both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.

Career and research Esqueda served as the Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA) in Caracas, Venezuela, and as President of the Engineering Research Institute.

At Penn State Berks, he held the position of Division Head of Engineering, Business, and Computing before becoming a professor emeritus. From 2003 to 2008, Esqueda acted as a consultant for the European Union, serving on a 20-expert panel that met annually in Brussels to audit and advise on the European Union Latin American Scholarship Program.

Selected publications "Developing a global logistic hub: a teaching case in multiparty collaboration and negotiation", Journal of International Procurement Management, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2012. Oswaldo Lorenzo, Paul Esqueda and Janelle Larson. "Safety and Ethics in the Global Workplace: Asymmetries in Culture and Infrastructure", Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 92, Issue 1, 2010, p. 87. Paul Esqueda and Mary Lou D’Allegro. "High Marks", Quality Progress, Vol. 43, No. 5, p. 28, May 2010. Rich Young and Paul Esqueda “Supply Chain Vulnerability: Considerations for the Case of Latin America” No. 34, Academia (the Latin American Business Review) of the Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA), 2005. Paul Esqueda and M. B. Das, “Dependence of Minority Carrier Bulk Generation in Silicon MOS Structures on HCl Concentration in the Oxidizing Ambient”, Solid State Electronics, vol. 23, pp. 741-746, Jul. 1980. Paul Esqueda and M. B. Das, “Characterization of Surface States in HCl-Grown Oxides Using MOS Transient Currents”, Solid State Electronics, Vol. 23, pp. 365-375, April 1980. M. B. Das y Paul Esqueda, “A Two Layer Microwave JFET Structure for Improved Characteristics”, IEEE Trans. on Electron Devices, ED-24, 757, 1977. Paul Esqueda y H. K. Henish, “Threshold Switching Characteristics”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 22, 97, 1976.