AMM Faculty and Staff

FACULTY

Peter Kilduff, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Professor

Director, Apparel Technology &

Research Center

Room: 45-123

Telephone: 909-869-2082

Email: pkilduff@csupomona.edu

Education

Ph.D, University of Leeds, 1990

B.A. Hons. University of Leeds, 1983

Bio

Peter’s recognized expertise is in the competitive and structural analysis of the fiber, textile and apparel industries and their markets. His research into the dynamics of these industries has embraced strategic, marketing, organizational and supply chain management issues as well as the impact of new information technologies. He is the author of some 70+ publications based on international textile and apparel industry dynamics. He has worked extensively with textile and apparel manufacturers in Europe, Asia and the USA, investigating competitive dynamics and market trends across a spectrum of fiber, textile, apparel and related sectors.

Teaching

Dynamics of the global textile and apparel sectors

International apparel sourcing and marketing

Research

Strategic analysis of the fiber, textile and apparel industries nationally and globally.

Evolutionary dynamics of national textile and apparel industries.

Environment-strategy-structure-business performance relationships in textiles and apparel.

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Hyunjoo Im, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Room: 45-255

Telephone: 909-869-4950

Email: hyunjooim@csupomona.edu

Education

Ph.D., Textiles and Clothing, The Ohio State University, 2007

M.S., Human Ecology, Seoul National University, 2004

B.S., Human Ecology, Seoul National University, 1998

Bio

After studying clothing and textiles and business administration at undergraduate level, Dr Im worked in the apparel industry as a merchandiser with FUBU Korea. This experience provided her with invaluable knowledge about the global apparel business, apparel product development, and brand management. Subsequently, while working on her Masters degree, she joined Umbro Korea. Working closely with their worldwide marketing teams, she gained important experience in the creation and management of brands in an international context. Dr Im joined Cal Poly in fall 2007 after completion of her PhD in … at the Ohio State University. In pursuing a Ph.D Dr Im developed a new interest in consumer behavior. Dr Im combines commercial experience with advanced theoretical knowledge in psychology to address research and interests in product development, branding, and consumer behavior.

Teaching Interests

Apparel product development

Apparel design

Consumer behavior

Research Interests

Cognitive psychological understanding of consumer behavior

Visual perception of products and retail environment

Aesthetic evaluation/preference

Brand perception of consumers

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Cynthia Regan, Ph.D.

Professor

Room: 45-257

Telephone: 909-869-2083

Email: cregan@csupomona.edu

Education

Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University, 1997

M.S. University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1985

B.S. California Polytechnic Institute and State University, San Luis Obispo, 1980

Bio

Teaching

Apparel product analysis and technical design

Apparel product development

Apparel pre-production

Design and merchandising strategies

Research

Apparel product development

Functional apparel design

Competitive advantage of cotton products

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Muditha Senanayake, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Room: 45-254

Telephone: 909-869-4227

Email: mudithas@csupomona.edu

Education

Ph.D. Textile Technology Management and minor

in Industrial Engineering, NC State

University, 2004; Master of Textiles, Textile and Apparel Technology Management, NC State University, 2001.

B.Sc. Engineering,Textile & Clothing Technology. University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1995.

CIMA (Stage 1), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, 1993

Bio

Before joining Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Senanayake worked as an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University, as an Adjunct Professor at the Berkeley College, West Patterson, NJ and as a Research & Development Manager at Maidenform Brands, Inc. in USA. His overseas work experience includes a managerial position in product development, operations management and business process improvement in a major corporation and a faculty position in the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology, University of Moratuwa, both in Sri Lanka. While in Sri Lanka, he has also worked as a management consultant to the Sri Lankan apparel industry.

Teaching

Apparel production

Textile and apparel product development

Physical analysis of textiles

Apparel and textile evaluation

Apparel technology management

Research

The focus of Dr. Senanayake’s research is in mass customization and personalization, technology management, functional apparel product development and mixed mass production/mass customization apparel manufacturing. Specifically he is interested in using and integrating technologies for mass customization and mass customized apparel manufacturing such as three dimensional body scanning, digital printing, virtual technologies, co-design through configurators, CAD, 3D technologies, online personalization and manufacturing simulation and modeling. He is also interested in sustainable textile and apparel product development and manufacturing.