Dereck Smith

BTech

Versatile business professional with proven operation transformation successes in manufacturing, services and tech sectors. Utilize Process Excellence methodologies to deliver significant gains in productivity and market share. Thrives in ambiguous situations and on new challenges, innovatively develops and motivate team members to achieve higher levels of performance Global perspective and business acumen developed from both academic and professional experiences in Istanbul, Singapore, Sao Paolo Brazil, Taipei, and Shanghai with understanding of cultural, geographical context. Cross industry experience in Product Development, Manufacturing, Technology and Services. Strong interests in Product Management, Marketing and planning. Innovative Entrepreneur - Founder of a parking company in business since 2009, Sacks Management Services, providing innovative parking solutions to establishments in Atlanta area. Responsible for the company’s Budget, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Payroll, and Staffing Specialties: End to End Business Process Improvement, Market Research, Business Analysis, Lean Six Sigma Certification, Quality, Supply Chain Operations Strategy, Leadership ProgramLean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Black Belt (trained), Root Cause Analysis, Statistics, Data Analysis, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Entrepreneurship, and Bilingual in French, English, with advanced knowledge of Spanish