“香港工业工程

Madison Guitard ’20 is making packaging more efficient and sustainable as an Industrial Engineer at lululemon. 

Guitard got her foot in the door at lululemon during the summer of her Sophomore year, interning for the company’s Hong Kong office. 

“我对数学有浓厚的兴趣, 优化, 和业务, and industrial engineering is the grouping of all of those together. 当我去香港的时候, a lot of the people I was working with were industrial engineers, 这样我就搞定了,吉塔说。. 

Realizing her passion for industrial engineering, Guitard worked with her advisors and professors to customize an industrial engineering specialization for her major. 

“There are the four specializations in engineering: mechanical, electrical, civil, and computer. There’s a fifth option which is custom, so that is the route I went,吉塔说。. “I looked at other industrial engineering programs around the country, saw the classes they require their students to take, 在罗杰身上也发现了类似的. Some were in the engineering department, some were in business, and some were in sustainability. 我把一切都拼凑起来了.”

Guitard’s strong relationships with her professors helped her achieve her goals. 

“I had a lot of help from the math department, in particular Dr. 瓦纳帕拉博士. 多尔蒂. On the engineering side I had my direct advisor and a panel who helped me decide on my courses: Dr. 鲍德温,博士. 托马斯博士和. 手掌，”吉塔德说. “My relationships within the department ultimately helped me come up with the industrial engineering specialization. With all the support I received I knew I was going to make it work.” 

Guitard’s current job was supposed to be based in Hong Kong, but she is working from the Columbus, Ohio office until travel is advisable due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While she is happy to work for lululemon in Ohio, Guitard can’t wait to go back to Hong Kong.

“Hong Kong is such a unique place because it’s so international and metropolitan, 你离海洋那么近. Going to Roger Williams, I am very passionate about the ocean," she said. "It’s definitely a city that never sleeps. 总有事情发生."