| Serving These Counties:
Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee , Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson, Webster Contact: Derek Woodham, Region Manager Phone: (706) 881-0535 |
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Derek Woodham manages Georgia Tech’s West Georgia service delivery region. He is responsible for connecting businesses, manufacturers, and communities to Georgia Tech’s wealth of innovation and technology services, which is designed to elevate their competitive position and economic impact.
Mr. Woodham spent seven years with the highly regarded lean organization, Freudenberg-NOK, and has facilitated, led, or participated in over 70 kaizen events in such industries as automotive, U.S. military, aerospace, medical, electronics, heavy equipment, printing, and packaging, as well as rubber and plastics. He spent over three years as a corporate project manager in the high-end printing and packaging industry. A National Shingo Prize examiner, he holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.B.A. from LaGrange College.