Danaka Porter M.eng.

Danaka Porter M.Eng. is a Regional Managing Partner at iota consulting, specializing in Supply Chain and Machine Learning across various industries, including Heavy Manufacturing, Transportation, and Healthcare. Danaka serves as an author for upper-level university textbooks, including "The Principles of Supply Chain Management and Operations," and contributes as an Instructor II at The University of Lethbridge in Supply Chain, Operations, and Project Management. As Co-Lead on the CASMER project under CANet, Danaka focuses on improving patient care in cardiac health. Experience spans roles such as Principal Consultant at Adiuvat Consulting, Vice President of Business Strategy at PLE Group, Senior Consultant at KPMG, Inventory Control Supervisor at PepsiCo, and Marketing and Sales Coordinator at CBC. Danaka holds a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering and Supply Chain Management from MIT and is pursuing a PhD in Cardiovascular Science at the University of Calgary, complemented by a diverse educational background in Economics and Mathematics from leading institutions.