May 23, 2014
When ECE alumnus Michael Branch (CompE 0T3) founded Inovex more than 10 years ago, the fledgling software company only had one staff member: him. Now, under Branch’s skilled leadership, Inovex has grown to become a successful company that offers tangible solutions to clients in the environmental and healthcare fields.
Branch received the Young Engineer Achievement Award from Engineers Canada, presented to a professional engineer under 35 for outstanding contributions in engineering.
He is now president and CEO of Inovex, a company that architects and develops web and mobile software applications for customers ranging from medical clinics to municipalities to oil and gas companies. Inovex recently launched Maps BI, which provides visual insight into an organization’s geo-spatial data. In 2013 it earned two International Business Awards, for Best New Software Product and Best Software Design.
A committed volunteer within and outside the engineering community, Branch is currently president of the University of Toronto Engineering Alumni Association. He also serves as a board member of Streetwise Actors and as a member of the Haltech Regional Innovation Centre. In 2010 Branch received an Arbor Award from the University of Toronto in recognition of his service. In 2013 he was recognized with the Ontario Professional Engineers Young Engineer Medal.
Branch was one of three members of the U of T Engineering community that garnered 2014 Engineers Canada awards for their achievements in the engineering field, including:
- Industrial Engineering student Hanna Janossy (IndE 1T3 + PEY) garnered the Gold Medal Student Award, for an undergraduate engineering student for leadership, contributions to society and volunteerism.
- Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) received the Gold Medal Award, the organization’s highest honour for distinction in engineering.
“These three extraordinary members of our community exemplify the outstanding contributions that U of T engineers are making at all stages of their careers, as well as the variety and breadth of those contributions” said Dean Cristina Amon. “I congratulate them on these prestigious awards and on their many accomplishments.”
The Engineers Canada Awards recipients were honoured at the Engineers Canada Awards Gala in St. John, NB on May 24, 2014.
More information:
Marit Mitchell
Senior Communications Officer
The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
416-978-7997; marit.mitchell@utoronto.ca