Geoff Pond

Geoff Pond is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University, with joint appointments at the Royal Military College of Canada (Associate Professor) and the University of Ottawa. He specializes in operations management and optimization, with a focus on fleet management, military logistics, and healthcare operations. His research applies meta-heuristics like Differential Evolution and Genetic Algorithms to solve complex optimization problems.

Education:

• MPA, Queen's University (2016)
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick (2006)
• BSc Eng in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick (2003)
• Diploma in Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, University of New Brunswick (2001)

Research Interests: Optimization techniques (e.g., meta-heuristics), fleet staging, military vehicle analysis, healthcare logistics, and operations research applications. Recent work includes optimizing air ambulance bases and analyzing corrosion prevention strategies.

Key Awards:

• Best Presentation Award, UK OR Society (2011)
• Science and Technology Excellence Award, DRDC (2010)
• Youth Delegate Award, International Federation for Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science (2004)

Teaching & Service: Taught courses in operations management, calculus, and data analysis. Served as Department Head at RMC's Management Department (2018–2019) and reviewer for journals/conferences like OR Insight and Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.