Bachelors Degree
Electronics Engineering
Pre-MBA employment industry:
Engineering
Why did you decide to do an MBA?
I came to Ivey MBA because I hit a wall that no amount of engineering could break through. In the aerospace industry, I built systems that delivered real results , including a predictive maintenance model that saved 20% in Engine overhaul fees and a hangar management program that optimized resources in real-time. But I quickly learned that even the best technology is powerless against organizational inertia and misaligned incentives. It was a wake-up call: the bottleneck wasn't the code; it was the leadership required to deploy it.
I realized that if I want to lead the sustainability transformation in aerospace, being a technical expert isn’t enough. To drive true change, I need to be the person who can build the business case, secure executive buy-in, and navigate the complexities of large-scale change management. I chose Ivey to build that specific toolkit. Whether I pivot into consulting to solve these problems across the sector or take an innovation role within a company like Boeing , Airbus or Bombardier, my goal remains the same. I’m not here to become a generalist; I’m here to become the leader who can transform legacy systems from the inside out.
Ivey in one word or a few words: Please share what your Ivey experience is to you!
My word will be Catalyst.
To me, an the Ivey MBA isn’t a destination or a final box to check; it’s the spark that turns raw potential into unstoppable momentum.
In engineering, a catalyst is what starts a reaction. That is exactly what the Case Method and those late-night team debates did for me. Before Ivey, I was an engineer who was focused on aircraft maintenance; today, I am turning into a leader learning how to reimagine the entire systems they fly in. I think of it like fuel igniting in a turbine: silent potential suddenly becomes thrust. I arrived with a latent 360-degree perspective from working across commercial, cargo, and defense aviation, but it took the Ivey classroom, where I could debate sustainability with a Canadian consultant or a Colombian financier to catalyze those fragments into a real strategy for the future of aerospace.
What makes the Ivey experience special, though, is that the reaction doesn't stop at graduation. It’s a chain reaction. Every time I ask, How would we solve this in Lagos? or What if we tried this in London?, I’m building bridges between emerging markets and legacy industries. Ivey isn't just giving me a degree; it permanently changing my chemistry. I will leave here not just with a toolkit, but with the energy to be a catalyst for change in others.
