Category: ALUMNI NEWS

When University of Florida graduate Andres Espinosa isn’t optimizing supply chains, diving into transportation research or fine-tuning an artificial intelligence model to compose video game music, he often can be found on the pickleball court or strumming his guitar.

For the second consecutive year, Scott Bartnick, a 2015 graduate of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Gator100 honoree. The award honors UF alumni who have created some of the fastest-growing businesses in the world. Bartnick is the co-founder and CEO of Otter PR, […]

The Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering added two more successful executives to its Alumni Hall of Fame on Sunday, honoring two men who took their University of Florida degrees to new heights. Inducted were Kevin Teehan, a 1988 UF graduate and current technology consultant, and Eric R. Stern, a 1983 (bachelor’s) and 2011 (master’s) UF graduate […]

Nearly 10 years after his death, diehard Gator and lumber magnate Harold D. Haldeman, Jr. continues to make a difference for engineering students at the University of Florida. A 1950 graduate of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering who first established a fellowship for ISE students in 2011, Haldeman died […]

Gator100 honors the 100 fastest-growing, Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world. Congratulations to Industrial & Systems Engineering alumnus Michael Hirsch, Ph.D., who made the list for leading one of the World’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies! Michael Hirsch, Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering Dr. Hirsch is the president of ISEA TEK, which focuses on delivering […]

At the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering’s annual awards celebration, Josh Bass, vice president of Data, Products and Analytics for J.M. Family Enterprises (JM&A) Inc., and Trey Lauderdale, founder and former CEO of Voalte Corp., were recognized for exemplary careers in ISE and sustaining engagements of the University and the department. The UF ISE […]

On a recent visit to Valencia College’s Poinciana campus in Kissimmee, Fla., U.S. Rep. Darren Soto announced a $500,000 federally funded project that will support a solar energy system proposed to reduce campus utility costs. Valencia College also plans to match these funds to support the project.   This project was developed, in part, by a […]

For Mike Rosenbloom, taking a leap of faith propelled his career to new heights in the professional services industry. Rosenbloom (BSISE ‘88), CEO of Lemongrass Consulting, a software-enabled services provider that helps companies migrate applications and information to the cloud, wasn’t sure where he wanted to take his career or what industry he wanted to […]

Tilak Patel, a recent graduate from the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida (UF), passed away in December of 2020. “Tilak was a bright light in our program. He always had new ideas for how the department and program could be better and stronger. His commitment to ISE through […]

Alumni from the University of Florida have created and guided some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the nation and the world. Each year, the UF Alumni Association, in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center recognizes these amazing entrepreneurs with the Gator100 Awards. Congratulations to our talented Herbert Wertheim College of […]