Harvey Millar holds a Bachelors degree (Upper Second Class Honors) in Industrial Engineering at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine, Trinidad. He earned a Master of Applied Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1985 and 1990 respectively.In 1988 he joined the Faculty of Business at Saint Mary's University in Halifax Nova Scotia. Now an Associate Professor in the Faculty, Dr. Millar teaches courses in Business Statistics, Total Quality Management and Improvement, Operations Management and Strategy, Simulation of Management and Industrial Systems, and the Use of Scientific Methods in Management Decision Making. Dr. Millar is an avid researcher and has published several articles in a variety academic journals in his field. His research interests include the design and management of manufacturing systems, planning and scheduling of production, managing operations in health care systems, scheduling of manpower and work crews, scheduling of transportation, the design and planning of industrial fishing operations, and disaster recovery planning.
In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Millar is a Management/Engineering consultant with Logix Consultants Limited a consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses and organizations run cost-efficient and profitable operations through the use of scientific management practices. He has conducted projects for a number of agencies in the Caribbean and Canada including the Federal Government. The projects spanned Strategic Planning to Improvement of Organizational Performance.
Dr. Millar is also a trainer, and has delivered a number of workshops and lectures to both the private and public sector. The workshops and lectures include among others: Total Quality Management, Simulation of Business and Industrial Systems, Use of Computers in Decision Making, The Analysis of Information for Decision Making, New Management Approaches for the 90's, Benchmarking, Change Management, and Value-Based Decision Making. Dr. Millar's lively and positive approach to training reflects a coherent philosophy based on contextual learning, peer learning, learning through discovery, participant-centering, and critical thinking.
Dr. Millar has been and continue to be quite active on a number of Committees. He is a member of five professional associations, and currently chairs the Faculty of Commerce Research Committee. He Chaired the MBA Program at St. Mary's University during the year 1996-97. He is a founding member of the African Canadian Education Project, a community-based advocacy group which focuses on the academic achievement of African Canadian youth between 7 - 15 years. Last but not least, he was the chair of the Proposal Review Committee for the African Nova Scotian Community's Employment Planning and Development group. The Committee was responsible for allocating a $600,000 Cdn. development budget funded by the Canadian Human Resource Development Agency - the Federal institution responsible for employment in Canada.
