On May 20, 2024, Lea Thomas Smith assumed the position of president and managing partner of 3DSE Management Consultants Inc. in Chicago.
On May 20, 2024, Lea Thomas Smith assumed the position of president and managing partner of 3DSE Management Consultants Inc. in Chicago.
Advisory Board
“Fast and efficient development processes are essential for the pace of innovation—and thus the competitiveness—of industrial companies. Drawing on my many years of experience, I want to help keep the 3DSE team on the path to success.”
Advisory Board
“For me, the creative collaboration with the experienced, outstanding members of the 3DSE Advisory Board, combined with my interaction with the 3DSE team, is what makes it both rewarding and enjoyable to contribute to the continued development of an award-winning consulting firm.”
Advisory Board
“Disruptive changes in the automotive sector have been a constant throughout many years of my professional life—both overseas and in Europe. I would like to support 3DSE and its international clients in identifying and developing the best solutions.”
Advisory Board
“Throughout my many years in the automotive industry, innovation and future technologies have always been my focus. Developing and implementing these solutions together with international teams is a major source of motivation for me. I would like to support 3DSE and its customers in their search for creative solutions.”
Advisory Board Member
“My role on the advisory board is, on the one hand, to provide expertise on space-related topics and leverage my network in the space sector, and on the other hand, to address the issue of diversity—both as a mentor to the female advisors and more broadly—in order to achieve greater diversity at 3DSE in the long term.”
Associate Partner
“We are not interested in buzzwords, but in the questions that truly determine future viability. We confront, scrutinize, and challenge in order to enable sustainable decisions—not the most pleasing ones, but the most effective.”
Partner
“With our consulting approach, we address your pain points and solve them together as a team, bringing in best practices from a wide range of industries and projects without imposing them on you. Your company, with its culture and employees, is always at the center of our focus.”
Managing Partner Austria
“Our clients value our systemic and consistently results-oriented consulting approach, which directly increases their value creation. Effectiveness and efficiency are clear guiding principles for what we do.”
Partner
“Our consulting services must be tailored to the specific needs of our R&D clients. This includes precisely calibrating the scope of external support, the methodological approach, and the necessary content-related impulses. Only then can we deliver real added value and initiate and support sustainable change within the company.”
