When University of Florida graduate Andres Espinosa isn’t optimizing supply chains, diving into transportation research or fine-tuning an artificial intelligence model to compose video game music, he often can be found on the pickleball court or strumming his guitar.
“I’ve always needed variety,” said Espinosa, who graduated in May with a degree in industrial & systems engineering. “As a kid, I wanted to be everything from a lawyer to a Minecraft YouTuber. That’s why I fell in love with UF and industrial and systems engineering—there’s always something new to explore.”
Espinosa has lived a global life. Born in Orlando, he moved to Monterrey, Mexico at the age of 6, then to Dubai, United Arab Emirates and São Paulo, Brazil and then to Gainesville for his undergraduate studies in UF’s Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE). He speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
During his time at UF, Espinosa served as a teaching assistant for six engineering courses and was an ISE college ambassador.