Dr. Abraham Mendoza Andrade holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Guadalajara ( Universidad Panamericana), Guadalajara Campus. He earned a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Pennsylvania State University.
In addition, he has completed courses in leadership and executive management at Harvard Business School and IPADE.
Since 2000, he has worked at the Universidad Panamericana, holding various leadership positions. At the corporate level, he is a member of the Board of Trustees and served as Vice President for Research.
Throughout his academic and professional career, Dr. Abraham Mendoza has received numerous awards and honors. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded the Ridg-U-Rak scholarship by the Material Handling Education Foundation for his outstanding academic performance. In 2015, he was recognized as the most outstanding professional of the year by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Engineers. In 2016, he received the “Manuel López Cotilla” Award from Jaltec for his outstanding contributions to education and for fostering partnerships between industry, academia, and government. In 2017, he was recognized as a Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD Award) by the Society for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Mendoza has never strayed from his two great passions: teaching and research. He is a Full Professor (D), the highest rank in our institution’s Faculty Rankings System, and he is also a Level 1 member of the National System of Researchers, as designated by the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (Secihti).
He has been married to his wife Marisol for 23 years and is the father of six children: Abraham, Santiago, Josemaría, Emilio, Ana Paula, and Mateo.
Dr. Mendoza is the first alumnus of the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus, to assume the position of Rector.
Research Areas
- Operations Modeling and Optimization.