industrial engineer
- a word derived from industrial engineering.
Example Sentences
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Founded in 2016 by Joey Zwillinger, an industrial engineer, and Tim Brown, a former professional soccer player, Allbirds tapped into the idea that businesses can make money, be innovative and do good in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
A New York-trained industrial engineer, Anutin joined Thaksin's party, then named Thai Rak Thai, in his early 30s and was banned from political activity for five years when it was dissolved in 2007.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
“Getting a robot to manipulate objects with its arms and hands,” Brooks writes, “has been hard for every researcher and industrial engineer ... to this day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
His wife, an industrial engineer, does not go to work.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
These systems were modeled on the theories of Frederick Winslow Taylor, an industrial engineer, who argued that companies should be run “scientifically,” with each worker’s task minutely analyzed and quantified.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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