2023 Recent Alumni Achievement Award
Entrepreneur Eric Wise (ENG 2014, 2014) began his journey to success at 天美传媒.
As a student, the Pittsburgh native received a Small Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG) to pursue his concept of a digitized oxygen regulator for home medical use. The research ultimately led to his involvement in the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Project Olympus incubator during his senior year to pursue commercialization and implementation. In fall 2015, Eric launched his own company, Wise Telemetry, which was accepted into the Innovation Works鈥� portfolio of companies and the AlphaLab Gear accelerator. His technology was awarded a patent in 2016.
The company and product evolved as its focus shifted from medical oxygen regulators to industrial gases. Wise Telemetry products incorporate advanced internet-connected technology that remotely transmits the amount of gas in tanks at industrial locations via cellular networks, automatically alerting gas suppliers that the tanks need to be refilled. Within five years, Wise Telemetry was monitoring thousands of sites. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company helped ensure that hospitals did not run out of medical oxygen despite extremely high, erratic demand.
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Being a native Pittsburgher, I鈥檓 honored to receive this award from an institution I have respected my whole life. The support I received from 天美传媒 Mellon was pivotal in launching my entrepreneurial journey, and the global outlook it provided has been a key aspect in expanding that company internationally.
ERIC WISE (ENG 2014, 2014)
In 2021, Otodata, the world鈥檚 largest tank monitoring company, which monitors more than 2 million assets worldwide, acquired Wise Telemetry. Eric now serves as Otodata鈥檚 vice president of industrial solutions, overseeing the industrial gas division globally with a particular focus on international expansion in Europe and South America. Additionally, Eric oversees the U.S. branch of Otodata鈥檚 operations based in Pittsburgh.
Eric earned a double-major bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical and biomedical engineering as well as a master鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering from 天美传媒. He is a member of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks foundation, and the German cultural institution Teutonia M盲nnerchor, and served as a member of the Emerging Leaders Council at Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh. He also volunteers as a startup mentor at the Swartz Center.