Theresa Lynn (Terri) Utlaut is an American statistician, and a principal engineer at the Intel Corporation, where she develops statistical methods for Intel's microprocessor and integrated circuit manufacturing processes, as well as providing statistical consultation and training. [1] [2] She is also a user of the JMP statistical software package and its scripting language, and a coauthor of the book JSL Companion: Applications of the JMP® Scripting Language. [3]
Utlaut was an undergraduate at the University of Portland. [3] She completed a Ph.D. in statistics at Oregon State University in 1999, with the dissertation F-Tests in Partially Balanced and Unbalanced Mixed Linear Models supervised by David S. Birkes. [4]
While a student, she worked at Intel as a summer intern for three summers, and she joined Intel permanently after completing her Ph.D. [2]
Utlaut chaired the Quality and Productivity Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2013. [5] She was elected as chair of the ASA Council of Sections Governing Board in 2016, [6] and in the same year chaired the Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality. [7] In 2021-2022 she chaired the ASA Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment. [8]
Utlaut was named a Fellow of the American Society for Quality in 2020, "for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in implementing quality and process improvement projects; for extraordinary commitment to the development and teaching of courses; for exceptional dedication while mentoring others; and for the passionate promotion of quality and statistics". [9] In 2022 she was named as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. [10]