DHL eCommerce Supports Academic Research

DHL eCommerce has announced a gold sponsorship with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) through the ISyE Partners Program.

The partnership is designed to bridge academic research and industrial application, establishing a talent pipeline from the nation’s top-ranked industrial engineering program according to U.S. News & World Report (2025).

(Left to right) Kathryn Deane Ballard, Alumni and Industry Engagement Program Manager; Mehmet Gur, Sr. Director of Operations Engineering, DHL eCommerce, Americas; Dr. Dima Nazzal, Associate Chair for Academic Administration and a Principal Academic Professional; and Professor Alan Erare, Sr. Associate Chair and Manhattan Associates/Dabbiere Chair and Professor.

The one-year sponsorship includes the opportunity for DHL eCommerce representatives to attend ISyE Advisory Board Meetings, career fairs, and other recruitment events, while also gaining access to a Senior Design Team that will work on real-world engineering challenges impacting DHL’s operations and customer experience. Four soon-to-graduate industrial engineers are expected to join DHL eCommerce in the summer of 2026 in Operations Industrial Engineer I roles within the company’s four-level engineering program.

“This partnership accelerates the integration of high-level engineering talent into our technical operations,” said Mehmet Gur, Sr. Director of Operations Engineering, DHL eCommerce, Americas. “Collaborating with Georgia Tech allows us to apply new analytical perspectives to our network, ensuring our operations remain competitive.”

“DHL eCommerce has given me the opportunity of growing professionally since I joined 2.5 years ago as an industrial engineering graduate from Georgia Tech. I started as an Operations Industrial Engineer level I and recently got promoted to level III, having the chance of gaining experience while continuously expanding my expertise,” said Gabriel Larios, Operations Industrial Engineer III. “It has been an incredibly rewarding journey in which I have learned a lot from the members of the engineering group as well as other departments.”

Members of DHL eCommerce with Georgia Tech students and alumni.

DHL eCommerce has previously collaborated with other public ivy league and prestigious research schools across the country to identify top engineering talent. DHL began working with Georgia Tech seniors in January 2025 on real-world design projects focused on developing a large-package rack system prototype and a long-range planning tool to aid in decision-making for outbound and inbound package lifecycles.