Andrew Ibarra is a Spring 2022 graduate of George Mason University’s School of Business. He majored in Information Systems and Operations Management where he took several different courses. These courses allowed him to further develop his skills in Information Technology and apply them towards his job as a Business Systems Analyst. He considers himself to be results driven and a team player. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, weightlifting, and spending time with family and friends.

"I first met Professor Ngac in MIS 330 (Systems Analysis and Design) where I had little experience with coding in SQL, how to utilize other design tools to develop software, applications, or even create a business systems plan. I had an uneasy feeling at the start of the course, not knowing what to expect. However, Professor Ngac lays out the fundamentals of the course and has engaging lectures to try and help you succeed as long as you put in your best effort. He provided excellent feedback and useful examples on the semester-long project and by the middle of the semester, I knew I wanted to enroll in other courses taught by him.

In the fall of my senior year, I enrolled in MIS 491 (Seminar in MIS) where I worked with a small team to act as consultants for Chameleon Consulting Group (CCG). Through weekly meetings with Professor Ngac, we received support and guidance to steer the group in the right direction before meeting with our client. As a result, we successfully created a revamped onboarding plan for CCG’s new hires where all new hires would be paired with an “onboarding buddy” to learn the polices of the firm and the responsibilities they would be taking on.

For my last semester I enrolled in MIS 462. Through this course, Professor Ngac helped me discover my passion for cyber security and even took the time to meet with me 1-on-1 and explain all the careers I could pursue in cyber security. Overall, my experience with him was excellent and he is an outstanding professor."

- Andrew Ibarra

Andrew completed his internship at Navy Federal Credit Union and became a full-time employee on the Specialized Mortgage Risk Management team as a Business Systems Analyst within Real Estate Lending. He works to manage the review/analysis of potential fraud and forgery cases and monitor mortgages/loans for internal and external customers.

Andrew hopes to go back to school in the spring of 2023 and earn an MS in Applied Information Technology with a concentration in Cyber Security from George Mason University. He would eventually like to switch over to a career in cyber security and ultimately work towards becoming a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).