Balancing Work, Life, and Advanced Education
While the brick-and-mortar campus of Binghamton University and its research are the bedrock of our program, there are also opportunities for students to access contemporary content from our professors from virtually anyplace in the world. There are a number of working professionals currently participating in our distance learning program across the country. To learn more about their experiences, from them, please feel free to contact them per below. Any questions regarding graduate programs in Systems Science or Industrial and Systems Engineering, or the EngiNet distance learning program, can be directed to ssiedept@binghamton.edu.
Meet the Current SSIE Department Distance Learning Ambassadors
Brett Hahne
Course of Study: PhD - Industrial & Systems Engineering
Academic Background: MS in Systems Engineering, Certified Systems Engineer, BS in Decision Sciences
Research Areas: Systems Development Methodologies and Decision Support Systems
Current Position: Senior Technical Consultant / Founder - EMHInternational
Email: bhahne1@binghamton.edu
Experience: Development manager with over 20 years of experience in all facets of systems development
from project inception through analysis/design, coding and production deployment.
Possess in-depth expertise pertaining to process methodologies such as DMAIC as well
as the overall framework supporting Systems Engineering. Specifically, act as a subject
matter expert in systems development methodologies that encompass the totality of
life cycle development. This includes not only aspects related to various types of
iterative and structured methodologies, but also how project management and execution
models such as Agility, Scrum and Dev Ops intertwine to enable application of a comprehensive
approach to program management and systems development.
Zarin Anika
Course of Study: PhD - Systems Science w/ focus in Healthcare
Academic Background: Exec MS in Systems Science in Healthcare, BS in Bio-Molecular Science
Research Areas: Healthcare
Current Position: Manager Consulting Services at GEP Worldwide
Email: zanika1@binghamton.edu
Lisa Platt
Course of Study: PhD - Systems Science (2019)
Academic Background: MS in Industrial Organizational Psychology, BA in Interior Design
Research Areas: Impact of Engineered Systems on Human Decision Making
Current Position: Research Faculty and Assistant Professor at University of Florida
Experience: ASQ Certified Six-Sigma Black Belt; experience concentration is in Lean and Statistical
Process Control of healthcare service and product delivery processes. Twenty-five
years of tenure in the field of organizational strategy, human development, and environmental
planning and sustainability management for private and federal health systems in the
US and abroad. Currently also holds professional licenses with the States of Tennessee
and Florida Boards for Architecture, Engineering and Design regulation.
Email: lplatt1@binghamton.edu
Renee Hendricks
Course of Study: PhD - Industrial & Systems Engineering (2021)
Academic Background: MS in Industrial Technology, BS in Electrical Engineering Technology
Current Position: Teaching Assistant Profesor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Areas: Healthcare, Lean Six Sigma
Email: rhendri2@binghamton.edu
Need more information or wish to undergo an eligibility evaluation? Please contact
ssiedept@binghamton.edu.
