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Edem Tetteh was born in Aného, Togo on July 23, 1972.

Career
Edem Tetteh retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve in 2007. While in the reserve, Tetteh attended Purdue University and acquired his Ph.D. in Technology. In 2009, Edem Tetteh was the Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. Tetteh then became Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia in 2011. While there, Dr. Tetteh worked with the Savannah River Remediation on developing a software program that will collect and share information encountered during liquid waste operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) with other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites. After serving for for 3 years, Tetteh was then appointed Interim Dean of Academic Affairs at Potomac State College of West Virginia University in July of 2014. During is service at Potomac State, Tetteh served as an Occupational Safety and Health Instructor. After two years, Dr. Tetteh was then named the first dean of the newly created Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics department. Recently, Dr. Tetteh created a collaboration between The Philadelphia Science Festival and Rowan College at Burlington County called Science Slam. Rowan College at Burlington County hosts this event annually.

Contributions

 * Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with the Virginia Commonwealth University, has also worked to create curriculum for Lean manufacturing.
 * West African Study Abroad Program
 * National Science Foundation Award, Co-principal investigator. Has awarded over $700,000 to date.
 * Science Slam, collaboration with the Philadelphia Science Festival

Education
Dr. Tetteh received a Ph.D. in Technology from Purdue University. He also received both a M.S in Industrial Engineering and a B.S. in Industrial Technology from North Carolina A&T State University.

Books
Co-wrote:


 * Lean Six Sigma for Optimal System Performance in Manufacturing and Service Organizations: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science) (2018)
 * Engineering Approach to Workspace Design: Issues for the Obese Workers (2009)
 * Lean Six Sigma Approaches in Manufacturing, Services, and Production(2014)
 * Customer Oriented Global Supply Chains: Concepts for Effective Management (2012)

Honors and Awards

 * Purdue University Graduate Award (2006)
 * Emerging Leaders Award (2017)