{"55043":{"#nid":"55043","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Harris, Martin, Mitchell, and O\u0027Brien Recognized at COE Awards Ceremony","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s\nCollege of Engineering (COE) honored four Stewart School of Industrial and\nSystems Engineering (ISyE) graduates for their outstanding professional and\npersonal achievements. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles L. Harris\u003C\/strong\u003E\n(IE 1981), \u003Cstrong\u003ERobert D. Martin\u003C\/strong\u003E (IE 1969),\n\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen M. Mitchell\u003C\/strong\u003E (IE 1965, MS IE 1967),\nand \u003Cstrong\u003EThomas J. O\u2019Brien\u003C\/strong\u003E (IE 1981) were\ninducted into the College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Engineering\nAlumni.\u0026nbsp; This award recognizes alumni who\nhave made significant contributions to the profession, field, Institute, or\nsociety at-large. Candidates are highly placed executives and are actively\ninvolved in engineering or management, industry, academia or government. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;The annual Alumni\nAwards Induction Ceremony was held on March 19, 2010,\u0026nbsp; at the Georgia Tech\nHotel and Conference Center.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The\nAwards Ceremony was created in 1994 under the leadership of then Dean Dr. John\nA. White. It was done in order to highlight the accomplishments of engineering\nstudents and emphasize the reputation of the COE. White passed the torch on to\nDean Jean-Lou Chameau and today, Dean Don Giddens continues the tradition. Each\nyear, the COE recognizes select alumni who have contributed to the profession,\nadvanced their careers and enhanced the lives of others personally and\nprofessionally. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMore about ISyE\u2019s\naward recipients: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles L. Harris, IE 1981 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 \u003Cem\u003EPartner, Accenture\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHarris was born and raised in Atlanta. Upon graduating\nGeorgia Tech, he worked for Arthur Anderson, now Accenture. After returning\nfrom an assignment in Paris, Harris was assigned\nto NASA in Huntsville, AL, designing and implementing a single\nplatform accounting and financial management system for NASA operations\nnationwide. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert D. Martin, IE 1969 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 \u003Cem\u003ECFO Consultant, Interlochen\nGroup\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMartin has over 30 years of financial, general management\nand consulting experience both nationally and internationally. He is currently\na partner with Interlochen Group, a boutique financial advisory firm, but his\ncareer includes working for Russell Athletic Corp., Sumbeam Corp., and Sara Lee\nCorp. Martin earned a BS in industrial engineering (IE) from Tech and an MBA\nfrom the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was lieutenant in the US\nArmy Chemical Corps. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Stephen M. Mitchell,\nIE 1965, MS IE 1967 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 \u003Cem\u003ECEO and\nPresident, Sertec Corporation\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMitchell has led Sertec for 15 years as CEO, taking it from\nan idea to being the leader in incident data intake and management. Mitchell\nhas not only built Sertec into a successful, debt-free company, he has also led\nthree others, and won the WalMart \u201cVendor of the Year\u201d Award with Norcom, Inc.\nMitchell has a BS and MS in IE from Tech, where he served as a trustee and is a\nregistered Professional Engineer. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Thomas J. O\u2019Brien, IE 1981 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u2013 \u003Cem\u003EPresident and CEO, Axion Biosystems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EO\u2019Brien is the CEO of Axion Biosystems, an early stage\nstart-up company based on proprietary electronics and unique micro-fabrication\ntechnology invented in the neuroengineering laboratory in biomedical\nengineering and licensed from Tech. O\u2019Brian has successfully led a private\nplacement raising $1 million in capital and managed the effort to secure $1.3\nmillion in state and federal funds. He has held a number of senior executive\npositions in public and private companies in the US and overseas. After graduating\nwith highest honors at Tech, O\u2019Brien received an MBA from the University of Chicago.\nHe is a donor to Georgia Tech and a member of the Wallace H. Coulter Department\nBiomedical Engineering Advisory Board. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s College of Engineering honored four ISyE graduates for their outstanding professional and personal achievements.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27328","created_gmt":"2010-03-22 15:01:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Edie Cohen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55335":{"id":"55335","type":"image","title":"(L to R): Sheree Zachary with husband and COE honoree Robert \u0022Bob\u0022 Martin; Charles Harris, COE honoree; Nancy Sandlin, ISyE development director; Chip White,  H. Milton and Carolyn J. 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