Jock MacKay

Jock MacKay is the past director (1989-1992, 1996-1997) of the Institute for Improvement in Quality and Productivity at the University of Waterloo and has been an active member of the research group since its inception in 1985.
Jock has been a faculty member at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science since 1975 and now retired. He received his BSc from the University of Waterloo, and his PhD in Statistics from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the American Society Quality (ASQ).

He has extensive experience consulting with industry and teaching short courses. His special interest is the use of statistical methods including problem solving systems, Statistics and Quality Systems, measurement system analysis, statistical thinking, SPC, designed experiments and observational methods. He has worked with companies across Canada, in the U.S. and in New Zealand. Some of these companies include: General Motors, Dofasco, Procter & Gamble, Imperial Oil, CN, Fisher & Paykel, Nortel, and Wescast Industries. He together with Stefan Steiner are the authors of the book "Statistical Engineering".

Jock has research interests in statistical methods in industry and environmental studies. He has a long-standing involvement with mathematics education, especially at the secondary and tertiary level and is currently a director of the Centre for Mathematics Education at the University of Waterloo.