Laura Reeder
Meet Laura Reeder! Laura is the newest member of the RFID Lab and is joining the ARC team as a Program Manager. She graduated from UAB in 2011 with a degree in Excercise Science. After working as a Vet Tech, she moved to Auburn in 2014 and joined the School of Veterinary Science as a K9 instructor. There she worked on the Research and Development Team where she trained bomb sniffing dogs. After her work with the School of Veterinary Science, she began working at Publix, where she found her passion for managing people. She is now pursuing an Executive MBA at Auburn Univeristy, where she is honing her leadership skills and expanding her passion for working with people.
As Program Manager, Laura oversees the student operations of the ARC program. She organizes student schedules and makes sure that testing is running efficiently to ensure that the team is making good use of Auburn’s two testing chambers. Additionally, Laura makes sure that all of the various projects are adhering to their timelines and provides support to the student employees where needed. For Laura, each day looks a little different, but she is always working to ensure that the ARC Program is running smoothly.
Laura and Kim have been married for six years and are proud pet parents. They have four dogs, peanut, Loulou, Bo, and Idgie, and one cat, Kya. In her free time, she likes to upcycle old furniture, camp, and spend time with her family. Laura’s go-to gas station snack is a bag of Gardettos Rye Chips and a Diet Coke. Her favorite Auburn tradition is the eagle flight before football games. We are so excited to welcome Laura to our team and can not wait to see the impact that she will have on the lab!
Auburn RFID Lab
Auburn University's RFID Lab specializes in the business case and technical implementation of radio frequency identification technology in retail, supply chain and manufacturing settings.
In moving to Auburn University in 2014, the lab was reunited with its founder, Harbert College of Business Dean Bill Hardgrave. Hardgrave helped launch the lab at the University of Arkansas in 2005.
The lab has continued to work with leading retail, supply chain, manufacturing and technology companies.