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Industrial Mathematics Day Spring 2025

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Boyd Research and Education Center

This is a free event for members of the mathematics community. 

Organizers: Jennifer Royal, Hulya Arguz, Pierrick Bousseau, and David Gay

Activities will include: presentations from industry guests who are UGA Math alumni and a combined lunch + networking session.

Guest Speakers

Mackenzie Britt, Business Analyst II, specialized in Salesforce B2B Commerce, Capgemini

Tisha Josephs, Technology Manager  - AWS Model Platform, State Farm

John Andrew Seymour, ACAS, MAAA, Consulting Actuary, FTI Consulting

Chris Shanku, Senior Specialist, Data & AI, Microsoft

John B. Stroud, Co-Founder and COO/CFO, Azalea Robotics

Early-Career Panelists

Agbolade "Patrick" Akande, Ph.D., Operation Research Analyst, Internal Revenue Service

Annabelle Marshall, Product Owner, RaceTrac

Bria Ross-Butler, Functional Analyst, Itineris

Schedule

Unless indicated otherwise, events will be held in Boyd 328. 
 
8:45 a.m. Refreshments in the Matrix (Boyd 308)
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks, Dr. Mike Usher
9:15 a.m. Guest Speaker: John B. Stroud
10:00 a.m. Networking: Mock Interviews
11:00 a.m. Guest Speaker: Tisha Josephs
11:45 a.m. Lunch and Informal Networking
12:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Mackenzie Britt
1:15 p.m. Panel Discussion: I got a job!
2:15 p.m. Guest Speaker: Chris Shanku
3:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: John Andrew Seymour
 

Unfortunately, we are unable to reimburse travel expenses for event participants.

Registration for the event is now closed. If you would like to attend, please contact Jennifer Royal (jroyal@uga.edu) directly to see if there is space to accommodate you or your group.

 

 

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