Marty Parker, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management at Terry College of Business

Marty Parker’s motto is that he “helps students and companies grow and succeed.” Marty Parker is a highly experienced Supply Chain Executive and UGA Lecturer. With over 25 years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Strategic Planning, International Expansion, and M&A, he has worked with numerous individuals and tools. He has extensive knowledge of ERP, CRM, and process improvements and is familiar with SAP, Salesforce, and Arena Simulations.

Marty works closely with students and founded UGA’s first Supply Chain Advisory Board. In addition, he leverages his industry connections to benefit board members, student members, and UGA’s Supply Chain Area of Emphasis by improving course content.

He is the first person affiliated with the University of Georgia to be awarded the LinkedIn “Top Voice” badge, which is given to subject matter experts who most effectively spread their message on the employment-focused social media platform. Top Voices help followers and “LinkedIn connections” uncover valuable knowledge that is relevant to their careers and interests. Top Voices is an invitation-only program featuring a global group of experts on LinkedIn covering a range of topics across the professional world, helping members uncover valuable knowledge relevant to them.

Marty has awarded numerous times including the:

Marty also teaches Executive Education courses through the Terry College of Business. Marty serves at the Academic Director for the Executive Education Leaders Academy teaching on managing others, creating a positive work culture, coaching, mentoring and performance consequence management. He teaches additional courses including Supply Chain Strategy, Service Operations, and Operational Excellence.

As Founder and CEO of Adaept Advising, Marty serves as a consultant and interim/fractional COO, CMO, or CSO for companies with unsteady or complicated operations and processes in the areas of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Process Improvement.

Marty is a Supply Chain Influencer on social media (UGA’s own Supply Chain DAWG), tapping into his vast Supply Chain network and knowledge to help companies find new customers and markets and to help his students find internships and jobs.

BS, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1987
MBA, Management, University of Georgia, 2006

Strategic management (in supply chain)
Operations
Process improvement
Consulting

2020 Seawell Faculty Recognition Award
2021 Terry College of Business Outstanding Teacher Award
2022 Student Career Success Influencer Award
Named one of Poets & Quants Favorite MBA Professors of the Class of 2023
2023 Hugh O. Nourse Outstanding MBA Teacher Award for the FTMBA elective curriculum

Senior Lecturer | | Strategy Expert in Supply Chain | Interim CEO, COO or CSO | Consultant | Expert Witness Consultant | TechCXO, University of Georgia | Atlanta, GA, 2017-present
VP, Marketing, Sto Corp. | Atlanta, GA, 2015-2016
VP, Operations, Sto Corp. | Atlanta, GA, 1999-2015
Manager, Engineering and Quality Assurance, Sto Corp. | Atlanta, GA, 1996-1999
Process & Chief Engineer, Sto Corp. | Atlanta, GA, 1993-1996
Research and Development Engineer, Philip Morris | Richmond, VA, 1990-1993
Process Engineer, Philip Morris | Richmond, VA, 1989-1990
Associate Design Engineer, Philip Morris | Richmond, VA, 1987-1989