Timothy M. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, FPMDI
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

University of Minnesota

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University , 1998.
MBA, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996.
BS, The University of Colorado, Boulder, 1993

Associate Professor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering/Department of Marketing and Logistics Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, MN, 1999-present.

Director, Forest Products Management Development Institute (FPMDI), University of Minnesota, 2003-present.

Administrator, Market Planning and Analysis. GTE Wireless, Nashville , TN, 1998-1999..

Marketing Research, Carlson School of Management - MBA Program
Sales Management, Carlson School of Management - MBA Program.
Selling & Sales Management, Carlson School of Management.
Business Markets in Forest Products Industries, Bio-based Products.
Marketing of Bio-based Products, Bio-based Products
Bio-based Products Development and Management, Bio-based Prod.
Environmental Management Systems, ENR/CSOM..

Smith, Timothy M., Srinath Gopalakrishna, and Paul M. Smith . 2004. The Complementary Effect of Trade Shows on Personal Selling. International Journal of Research in Marketing 21: 61-76.

Molina Murillo, Sergio A. and Timothy M. Smith . 2004. International Trade Shows as a Source of International Market Information. Journal of Forest Products Business Research 1(4): 17pp.

Smith, Timothy, Mike Reichenbach, Sergio A. Molina-Murillo, and Robert Smith. 2004. Potential Effect of International Phytosanitary Standards on Use of Wood Packaging Material. In: T.F. Shupe and W.R. Smith (eds.). Pallet phytosanitation – Information for international trade. ISBN: 0-9763632-0-8. Baton Rouge , LA.

Tschirner, Ulrike and Timothy M. Smith . 2004. Phosphonates as Additives in Kraft Pulp. Proceedings of the TAPPI Paper Summit 2004 Spring Technical Conference & Environmental Conference, Atlanta , GA.

Smith, Timothy M., Kazuyo Hama, and Paul M. Smith . 2003. The Effect of Successful Trade Show Attendance on Future Show Interest: Exploring Japanese Attendee Perspectives of Domestic and Offshore International Events. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 18 (4/5): 403-418.

Vlosky, Richard P. and Timothy M. Smith . 2003. E-business in the U.S. Hardwood Lumber Industry. Forest Products Journal 53(5):21-29.

Nentle, Nancy J., Craig Miller, and Timothy M. Smith . 2003. SimSell (Student CD/Manual). McGraw-Hill/Irwin Publishing, Boston .

Smith, Timothy M. 2002. Exploring Customer Value in the Hardwood Lumber Industry. Wood and Fiber Science 34(1): 2-13.

Over the past five years, more than $800,000 worth of grants and contracts have been awarded to Dr. Smith and his collaborators to conduct research. Sponsoring organizations include: US Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture, MN Department of Commerce, and various state and priviate organizations.

Provided marketing research and management consulting services to major US corporations since 1996. Currently owns and operates Marketing Resource Management, LLC, a marketing research company specializing in marketing ROI, and marketing resource allocation decision-making. Previous clients and sponsors include: Andersen Corp., Delta International Machinery Corp., Louisiana Pacific Corp., Owens Forest Products, Apollo Corp., paperloop.com, TECO Corp., and Time Warner Communications.