File:Inspiring Engineers- Tony Blevins

A native of Ashe County, North Carolina, Tony Blevins graduated from the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 1989.

In 2000, he joined Apple, where he has supervised large international and multidisciplinary teams responsible for several products, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod.

He previously worked at IBM, where he took on various assignments, including roles in engineering, finance, production control and procurement. He eventually became program director for IBM’s development lab in Greenock, Scotland.

Blevins was the Industrial and Systems Engineering Distinguished Alumnus in 2018.

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