Lawrence Navarre

Larry Navarre is a full-time Lecturer at Kettering University teaching courses in innovation development, supply chain management, project management, and business analytics since 2008. His primary area of academic research is in New Product Development Processes, specifically Lean Product and Process Development. His body of work is known as Innovation Development Excellence. Larry has earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) and a Master of Science in Management degree from Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management (West Lafayette, Indiana). Larry has 20 years of management experience in the steel, machinery, and plastics industries. His management responsibilities have spanned from Production Supervisor to Director of Global Product Management and Asian Operations. He has worked internationally with customers, suppliers, and colleagues in 20 countries. Larry is also a managing owner of two family-owned small businesses managing commercial real estate.