Dr. Keith Horbatuck is an engineering and business leader with 22+ years of experience spanning engineering, quality, operations, global sustainment, and enterprise transformation across the aerospace and defense industry. His expertise includes operational excellence, systems engineering, organizational leadership, quality management, and integrating and delivering complex technical systems. Throughout his career, he has led initiatives to improve organizational performance, strengthen execution, and deliver measurable business results.
Dr. Horbatuck is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has contributed to aerospace quality and standards development through the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). In the classroom, he brings practical industry experience, connecting management principles, business tools, and operational concepts to real-world organizational challenges.
His research interests include systems and engineering management, operational excellence, quality management, organizational transformation, and applying data-driven methods to complex engineering and business challenges. He is particularly interested in bridging research and practice to develop approaches that improve organizational effectiveness, decision-making, and operational performance.
Education
Ph.D. in Systems and Engineering Management, Texas Tech University
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of North Florida
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, The College of New Jersey
Affiliations
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Senior Member
American Society for Quality (ASQ) - Executive Quality Forum member
Selected Recent Publications
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Horbatuck, K.; Cross, J.; Beruvides, M. Examining Water Infrastructure System Efficiency: A Unit-Based Analysis of Total Productivity, Partial Productivity, and Infrastructure Leakage Index in California and Georgia. Systems. 2026, 14(10), 1202. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems14101202.
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Horbatuck, K.; Cross, J.; Beruvides, M. Evaluation of Water Infrastructure System Operation, Partial Productivity, and their Relationship to Water Loss. Water. 2025, 17, 928. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17070928.
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Horbatuck, K.H.; Beruvides, M.G. Water Infrastructure System Leakage Analysis: Evaluation of Factors Impacting System Performance and Opportunity Cost. Water. 2024, 16, 1080. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16081080.
