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Alison Olechowski

Associate Professor

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  • 416-946-0343

BIO

Alison Olechowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILead). She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying product development decision-making during complex industry projects. Dr. Olechowski completed her BSc (Engineering) at Queen’s University and her MS at MIT, both in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Olechowski studies the processes and tools that teams of engineers use in industry as they design innovative new products. She has studied engineering products and projects in the automotive, electronics, aerospace, medical device and oil & gas industries.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2018 - present
  • Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2017 - Jul 2018
  • Research Assistant
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesJun 2013 - May 2017
  • Teaching Assistant - Product Design and Development
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesFeb 2013 - May 2013
  • Visiting Research Assistant
    Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, SingaporeFeb 2011 - May 2011
  • Research Assistant
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United StatesSep 2010 - May 2013

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Faculty Advisor
    Spark Design ClubJul 2018 - present
  • Continuous Improvement Data Analyst
    Research In MotionMay 2010 - Aug 2010

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
  • SM (Msc)
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
  • B.Sc. Engineering
    Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)