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Advisory Board

Corey Billington

Professor of Operation Management and Procurement at IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland and founder of the Procurement Sciences Institute.

Corey is a founding partner of e3 associates, and Corey is the former VP of Supply Chain at HP. Corey revolutionized the supply chain in the HP printer business. Previously, he worked at IBM, Raychem Corporation, and Kinetics Technologies International. He has published articles in Sloan Management Review, Operations Research, Interfaces, Omega, OR/MS Today and CiME and has acted as an associate editor for IIE Transactions. He has extensive experience in university education. Additional to his education role at IMD, Corey was a consulting professor in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at Stanford University. He also managed the Manufacturing Education department of Hewlett-Packard as well as company-sponsored university programs for business schools and industrial engineering departments.

Corey holds a B.S. in engineering management from Claremont McKenna College and B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

Don Schmickrath

Don is a founding partner of e3 associates.

Don is the former VP of Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain for HP. In that role, Don led the centralized supply chain, procurement, logistics, engineering, supply chain strategic planning, supply chain information technology and consulting groups. Don has extensive experience in logistics, marketing and finance. Prior to joining HP, Don was a financial consultant and CPA. At e3 associates, Don is leveraging his financial and information technology skills. Don holds a B.S. in business from Fresno State University.

e3 associates is a professional services firm specializing in the advancement of procurement and supply chain management. Our clients are experienced and successful organizations looking for the next competitive edge. e3 associates fulfills that role by connecting real world experiences with academic research and the collective intelligence of thought-leaders.