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UW-ISyE Industrial Advisory Board

Our industrial advisory board is composed of UW-ISyE alumni, all of whom are accomplished industry leaders. These former Badgers provide support, advice and guidance to our department.
Ed Nawrocki

BSIE '88

President, East Region & Anderson Campus
St. Luke's University Health Network
Board member since 2021
Allison Radecki

BSIE '91

Chief Information Officer
HAVI
Board member since 2021
Mindy Rapp

MSIE '96

Chief Operating Officer
Standard Iron and Wire Works
Board member since 2021
Nadeem Sheikh

BSIE '99

Partner
PVG
Board member since 2021
Michael Yadgar

BSIE '92

Principal, SAP Leader
Ernst & Young
Board member since 2021
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Michelle Ranavat

BSIE '03

Founder and CEO
Ranavat
Board member since 2022
Mike Geraghty

BSIE '94

Director of Marketing and Commercial Integration
BD
Board member since 2023
Nicole Rybeck Wolcott

BSIE '09

Senior Manager, Early Talent Programs
Kohler Co.
Board Chair; board member since 2023
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Atul Khosla

BSIE '00

Chief Commercial Officer
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Board member since 2024
Megan Turek

BSIE '13

Global Program Manager – Operations Management Leadership Program
GE Healthcare
Board member since 2024
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Jayeeta Lakhani

MSIE '05

General Manager, IoT
Amazon Web Services
Board member since 2025
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Steve Loehr

BSIE '88

General Manager/Senior VP (ret)
Kyndryl (formerly IBM)
Board member since 2025
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Shannan Vlieger

BSIE '03

Senior VP of People & Culture
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
Board member since 2025
Liz Ugarph

BSIE '08

Director of Industrial Engineering
Boeing
Board member since 2026
Brit Videbeck

BSIE ’02

Chief Supply Chain Officer
Feeding America
Board member since 2026
TJ Dodson

BSIE ’96

COO
Wiese USA
Board member since 2026

Alumni Achievement Awards

The Early Career and Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards honor College of Engineering alumni who have achieved exceptional professional success. The degree completed in the college may be a BS, MS, or PhD.

Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients

Jeff Roznowski
Jeff Roznowski (BSIE '80)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Wisconsin Wireless Associate (retired)
2025
Eduardo Carbajosa
Eduardo Carbajosa (BSIE and mathematics '91, MBA – New York University '01)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
CEO , Acme Smoked Fish Corporation
2024
Lei Lei
Lei Lei (PhDIE '89, CS '89, MSECE – Dalian University of Technology '83)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Professor , Rutgers Business School
Dean , Rutgers Business School
2023
Ernest Nicolas
Ernest Nicolas (MBA '02, MSMSE '05, BSMSE – Kettering University '99)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Chief supply chain officer , HP
2022

Early Career Award Recipients

Nicole Rybeck Wolcott
Nicole Rybeck Wolcott (BSIE '09)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Kohler Co.
2025
Eric Anderson
Eric Anderson (BS applied math, engineering and physics '09, MSIE '11, PhDIE '15)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Principal Engineer , Anderson Optimization by PVCase
2024
Maria Palma
Maria Palma (BSIE '07, MBA – Harvard University '13)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
General Partner , Kindred Capital VC
2023
Michelle Ranavat
Michelle Ranavat (BSIE '03, MS – engineering management, Tufts University '04)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Founder and CEO , RANAVAT
2022