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Faculty
Dr. Rafik Loutfy
Dr. Loutfy joined McMaster University after a long and distinguished career with Xerox Corporation. Most recently he held the position of Corporate Vice President and Director of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). He received his Ph. D. from the University of Western Ontario and MBA from the University of Toronto. Dr. Loutfy holds more than 43 patents and has published more than 166 articles.
Dr. Tom Corr
Dr. Corr's career spans over 30 years in the IT sector including positions as Managing Partner at Catalyst Partnership; founder and CEO of Momentum Systems; founder, CEO and president of Applied Development Corp., president of Canadian Data Processing Corp. and Director of Commercialization - IT & Communications at the University of Toronto. Dr. Corr received his Doctor of Business degree from Henley Management College/Brunel University in England, and MBA from the University of Toronto.
Dr. David K. Potter
Dr. Potter is one of two founding faculty members of the Masters of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at McMaster University where he also serves as the Director of the Engineering and Management Program. He joined McMaster University in 2006 after a 16-year industrial career that included new product development and emerging technology assessment. In 2009, he and two partners founded Fortalesa Technologies Inc. to commercialize a polymer-based platform technology develop at McMaster. He has been a member of the Conference Board’s Innovation Council since 1997 and currently serves as Chair. Dr. Potter earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Steve Treiber
Dr. Steven Treiber started his own software and consulting firm in 1984, developing process control and real-time optimization applications and software for the oil, petrochemical, pulp and paper and other process industries. In 1998 he sold his company and served in various leadership roles in the new firm until 2002 when he left to start up another company. Dr. Treiber was a part-time Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario from 1983 to 1991. He obtained his Ph.D. from McGill University in Chemical Engineering, specializing in process control.
