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Gordon D. Smith

Gordon D. Smith

Assistant Professor of Operations Management

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  • About me

    Faculty Director Executive MBA Program at C. T. Bauer College of Business (University of Houston)

  • Education

    • Stratford High School

      1963 - 1967

    • University of Connecticut

      1967 - 1971
      BA

    • Penn State University

      1973 - 1976
      Ph D

    • Penn State University

      1972 - 1973
      MS

  • Experience

    • University of New Hampshire

      Jan 1976 - Jan 1981
      Assistant Professor of Operations Management

      Member of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics faculty. Undergraduate and graduate teaching in Production/Operations Management, Industrial/Systems Engineering and Quantitative Methods.Consulting to Industrial, Government and Service organizations.Director of the Executive MBA Program.

    • EADmotors (formerly Eastern Air Devices)

      Jan 1982 - Jan 1987
      Director of Manufacturing

      Various positions with Technodyne and Eastern Air Devices.

    • Textron Automotive

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1996
      Director Purchasing / Worldwide Planning Manager

      Supply chain development supporting program launches at 'Greenfield' site in Columbia, Missouri.Project / Planning for launch of manufacturing facilities in US and Europe; liaison with joint venture partner in UK and management team in the Netherlands.

    • Huf North America

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
      Vice President / General Manager

      Global Tier 1 automotive supplier - responsible for product design and development, manufacturing, supply chain, program management, sales and global supply of locking systems (steering column lock modules, lock sets and interior/exterior door handles).

    • Corvis Corporation

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2003
      Director of Manufacturing and Customer Support

      Scaled up global 'Lean' manufacturing and support organizations for pre-IPO telecommunications start-up.

    • IRIS - Innovative Reliable Information Solutions

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2006
      Consultant

      Consulting services including supply chain management consulting, business process and best practices consulting, Lean Transformations, Quality Systems management, ERP assessments and customized training.

    • Ion Geophysical (was Input/Output)

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
      Vice President Operations

      Devised and implemented global supply chain strategy to drive business growth and development in accordance with P&L targets. Directed all aspects of in-house and outsource manufacturing, overseeing continuous process improvement projects, NPI program launches, quality and global customer satisfaction.

    • IRIS - Innovative Reliable Information Solutions

      Jan 2008 - now
      Consultant

      Consulting assignments providing broad range of business solutions to clients in various high technology and service industries.

    • Citium Corporation

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
      Partner

      International consulting services for Oil and Gas Exploration.

    • University of Houston

      Jul 2009 - now
      Clinical Professor, Supply Chain Management

      University of Houston, CT Bauer College of Business, Department of Decision and Information SciencesEMBA/MBA, undergraduate and Executive education Supply Chain Operations courses and programs

    • B

      Jul 2019 - now
      Professor of Practice Supply Chain Management

    • C. T. Bauer College of Business (University of Houston)

      Apr 2020 - now
      Faculty Director Executive MBA Program

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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gordon D. Smith
      2012 Wayne and Kathryn E. Payne Award for Excellence C T Bauer College of Business University of Houston Mar 2013