Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith, LSSBB, currently serves as a Strategic Sourcing Manager at nVent, focusing on Supplier Development and Value Engineering since April 2022. Previous experience includes roles as a Senior Aerospace Supply Technical Specialist at NTS - National Technical Systems, Corporate Quality Manager at Stryten Energy, and Supply Chain Quality Development Leader at DAY & ZIMMERMANN, American Ordnance. Notable achievements include a significant reduction in defects related to patient safety and improved surgery tray processing at University of Iowa Health Care, valuable contributions to supply chain processes at Pearson North America, and leading process improvement projects at ACCIONA Energía, resulting in enhanced supplier performance and substantial cost savings. Douglas holds degrees in Engineering from the University of Kentucky and in Business Management and Organizational Leadership from Peru State College.