Roger Woods

Biography

Roger Woods worked in industry as an industrial engineer and engineering manager at
IBM's semiconductor plant in Essex Junction, Vermont. He has experience with
manufacturing, engineering, and maintenance to improve the productivity of $2 billion
manufacturing tools. Upon moving to Houghton and exiting the corporate world, Woods
founded Homer Productivity Consultants, working with companies to create better
business decisions through transforming data into information.

Woods' hands-on teaching approach to problem-solving is derived from his consulting
background. Using materials that blend course objectives with real business challenges,
students learn through story problems and the use of spreadsheets to model difficult
business decisions and project management in a real-world context.

Since 2018, Roger has served as the lead faculty in the Engineering Management
degree and the school champion for the Advanced Project Management class. He is
currently working with Gabrielle Haskins, PMP, to conduct The College Project
Competition in conjunction with schools, PMI chapters and companies in the Midwest.
The MTU teams had been the only school to place a team in the top 3 every year of
THEProject competition including 1 st place in 2021, 2023 & 2024.

Known for his connection with students and application of real-world examples in
classes, Roger won the University teaching award in 2011 and is a 5-time recipient of
the College of Business teaching award. Whether it be in his “office hours with dog” or
his office, students know that Roger is available to help students learn.