Dwaine Raper

Dwaine Raper leads the solutions consultant team at the Center for Industrial Services, the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partner Center serving the state of Tennessee. 

The CIS solutions consultant team provides industrial extension services throughout the state, working with manufacturers and industry partners, helping them improve performance and profitability and to grow.

Before joining CIS in 2007, Dwaine gained 15 years of manufacturing operations and supply chain management experience with manufacturing companies in the automotive and electronics industries. 

Dwaine holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from East Tennessee State University. He also maintains supply chain management related professional certifications, including Certified Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), both from the Association for Operations Management (APICS).