B.S.I.E., Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico), 1980
M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1983
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin,1986

Rafael Moras, Ph.D., P.E., joined St. Mary's University in 1990. He earned his bachelor's in Industrial and Systems Engineering and his master's and doctoral degrees in the areas of operations research and industrial engineering. His research interests are sequencing and scheduling and professional ethics.

Moras has published papers in journals such as Production and Inventory Management and the International Journal of Industrial Engineering. He has more than 40 participations in national and international professional meetings. He offers consulting services and workshops in the areas of lean, quality, ergonomics, and professional ethics.

Moras received the St. Mary´s Distinguished Faculty Award in 1994 and 2006. He was named Educator of the Year by the San Antonio Chapter of MAES in 1995. He serves as director for the Engineering Systems Management and the Industrial Engineering graduate programs. Moras served as director of the Pre-Freshman Engineering Program at St. Mary´s (1992-1999) and (2005-present) and at the University of Texas San Antonio (2002-2004).