Zahra Saki<\/a> is looking forward to preparing students for the real world in her role as assistant professor in the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (TATM)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is bringing her 12 years of industry experience to the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a>. Most recently she was a product owner and manager at Trane Technologies<\/a>, but she also has eight years of supply chain management experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saki\u2019s path has taken many turns before leading her home to the Wilson College. Prior to working in supply chain management, she studied textile engineering. Originally from Iran, she completed a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree there in textile engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afterward, she jumped into the industry in supply chain management, an area that she had little experience in. She decided to complete an MBA to improve her understanding of her field and better prepare her for management roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After several years in the supply chain industry, she wanted to combine management with textile engineering and earned her Ph.D. in Textile Technology Management<\/a> in 2020 from NC State. Her research there was focused on economic competitiveness, statistical modeling and hyper-personalized recommendation systems for clothing which required image processing and analytical skills. She completed a master\u2019s degree in statistics during her Ph.D. program to help with her research and enhance her analytical and machine learning skills.<\/p>\n\n\n