Faculty: Dr. R. O. Loutfy
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Walter Booth Chair of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Information Technology Centre
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton
Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7
office: ITC-108
email: loutfyr@mcmaster.ca
voice: (905) 525-9140 ext. 26616
fax: (905) 521 1350
Education
MBA, University of Toronto 1985
Ph.D, University of Western Ontario- 1971
M.Sc, B.Sc, Ain Shams University – 1964/67
Employment History
2004-present Professor Department Chemical Engineering, McMaster
University
2000-2004 Vice President, Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC)
1999-2000 Vice President, Corporate Business Strategy, Stamford Connecticut
1998-1999 Chief Technical Officer & Sr. Vice President
of Xerox Business Group
Operations, Webster, New York.
1997-1998 Visiting professor, Stanford University, Palo
Alto
1994-1997 Vice President, Xerox Research Centre of Canada
1991-1998 Vice President, Strategy Planning & Innovation.
1985-1991 Lab Manager, Xerox research Center of Canada
1980-1985 Area Manager, Xerox Research Centre of Canada
1974-1980 Member of the Research Staff, Xerox Research Centre of Canada.
Community Services
2005-present McMaster Joint IP board member
2000-present Board of Editors Member Research & Technology Management Journal
2003-2005 Advisory Board Member, Center Innovation
Management, Athabasca University
2003-2004 Western Michigan University Printing Advisory
Committee member
2001-2004 Advisory Board Member, Exceler@tor,
Innovation Foundation, University of Toronto
1994-1998 Advisory Board Member, University of Windsor,
Canada
1985-1991 Adjunct professor, University of Western Ontario,
Ca
