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Meet our Students, Faculty and Alumni

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Meet our Students and Alumni

"Consider this program as networking opportunity. You will be in contact with engineers of diverse backgrounds and experience."
2/26/21
Ben Stilson
Quality Assurance Engineer, Buffalo, N.Y.
"As a senior engineer, my experience has been overwhelmingly technical and not managerial. This program was my way of starting my journey toward management."
2/26/21
Geoffrey Chadwick
Senior Electrical and Controls Engineer, Encorus Group, Buffalo, N.Y.
"My advice to incoming students is to take advantage of the flexibility of the program and tailor your classes to what interests you."
5/3/21
Giselle Ashby
Full-time Graduate Student, Brooklyn, N.Y.
“The professors give us a lot of examples from different industries, not only manufacturing, but also service industries, finance, retail, military and banking. It was very interesting to see how similar management and organizational problems are to all of these industries.”
5/3/21
Igor Dmitriev
Banking Professional, Moscow, Russia
We could all use our experiences to come together and learn more about becoming a successful engineering manager. This was not something I could have received in a traditional MBA program."
2/26/21
Jonathan Fronczak
Quality Assurance, Pine Pharmaceuticals, Buffalo, N.Y.
“This program prepares us to communicate and collaborate with people from a distance all over the world. This ability is extremely useful as the business world continues to become more global and digital, allowing for an easier transition to the workplace.”
5/3/21
Marcelo Mazzetto
Operations Manager, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
"I am a seasoned professional well into my career with more than 30 years of experience. This program enhanced what I know and brought clarity to items upon which I could improve."
2/26/21
Michael Reilly
Vice President, Hohl Industrial Services, Tonawanda, N.Y.
“The engineering management program was geared towards professional students. It was very helpful that I could select times that worked for my schedule, and had the option to watch live or prerecorded classes. The professors were always available to meet in person or over email.”
4/1/21
Raul Del Hierro
Healthcare Professional, Buffalo, N.Y.
"My favorite thing has to be the incredible professors, every one of them were so genuinely keen on helping us get the most out of each class."
5/3/21
Ryan Kuhlmann
Design Engineer, Sumitomo Rubber, Bakersfield, Calif.
"The complexities of managing engineers can be very difficult, but this program has prepared me exponentially."
5/3/21
Shalyn Sherrif
Senior Biomedical Technician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Meet our Faculty

“This program enhances our students’ skills from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students work at the intersection of leadership, management, entrepreneurship, and engineering to design, analyze, improve, and evaluate solution alternatives.”
5/3/21
Dr. Cecilia Martinez

Faculty expert in Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management and Quality Engineering
“In my experience, capable engineers do not necessarily make effective engineering managers. Our program offers engineers the education and knowledge they need to be effective in leadership and management roles.”
4/9/21
Dr. Harrison Kelly

Faculty expert in Quality Control
“The Engineering Management program here at UB connects people from across the globe through our online discussion platforms, and enables them to learn from each other as well as from our course materials.”
5/3/21
Dr. Johnson Fadeyi

Faculty expert in Sustainable Product Development, Product Life-cycle Management and Product-Service System Design
“My MBA taught me many things. Most importantly, it helped me realize that I love being an engineer. I knew that I wanted to advance my career without sacrificing this aspect of my work. I wish that the Engineering Management program had been available then as it provides the perfect mix of engineering and business knowledge."
5/3/21
Dr. Sabrina Casucci
Faculty expert in Health Information Technology;
Director, Engineering Management Program
“Communication among people with different expertise is the key to success. This program provides students with a variety of problem-solving skills, which will boost their communication efficiency with colleagues and teammates.”
4/9/21
Dr. Seunghan Lee
Faculty expert in Supply Chains