James
D.
Gibbons

James D. Gibbons

(BSIE 1985)
Outstanding Industrial Engineer (2007)
President and CEO,
National Industries for the Blind
"By providing the right combination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills development, The Purdue Industrial Engineering Program provided me with the tools necessary for building a strong professional foundation. In the Program, expert faculty utilize practical engineering cases to demonstrate the fundamental integration between people and systems to achieve meaningful results."