Dr. Kern Peng holds two doctorate degrees, one in mechanical engineering specializing in nanocomposite materials, and the other in business administration specializing in operations management. He also holds an MBA in computer information systems and a BS in industrial engineering.

Dr. Peng designed and has been teaching the Equipment Management course at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, since 2001. In addition, he regularly teaches four other master level courses in engineering management at SCU. Before that, he also taught MIS courses at San Jose State University, San Jose, California.

Dr. Peng has more than 26 years of people and project management experience in engineering and manufacturing, with over 19 years at Intel Corporation. He has mastered all aspects of engineering and manufacturing management and has proven results in finding innovative solutions to business and engineering problems. He has been accorded more than 50 career awards in the areas of engineering design; software development; technical paper publication; problem resolution; project management and execution; teamwork; and leadership.