Eddie Smith

Director Operations/Site Leader Wabtec Corporation

Eddie Smith has over 40 years in a variety of industries and held numerous high-level management positions, including Manager of Quality Assurance, Director of Quality Assurance, Manager of Manufacturing, Manager of Operations, Director of Operations and Site Leader. He has experience in automotive, off-road wheel manufacturing, gas and oil, construction, agriculture, and rail. He is a strong proponent of LEAN and has employed this approach to drive changes. Smith currently holds the position as Site Leader at Wabtec Corporation a manufacturer of brake systems for the transit division, which are distributed globally. Through his direction Wabtec has incorporated the use of LEAN Principles. Wabtec has been on its journey of continuous improvement for a couple of years, moving them toward a world-class manufacturing facility.