Advisory Board
The Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board was formed in February 1997. The purpose of this group of alumni and friends of the department is to: Support the Department on existing and proposed educational and academic programs and other activities; Provide guidance strategies and assistance to the Department in maintaining effective liaisons with the university and the external community; Assist the Department in developing and communicating a national reputation in scholarship and research.
Current advisory board
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Bio ItemJohn C. Blanton, Ph.D. , bio
Owner and Chief Engineer, Classic Engineering, LLC
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Bio ItemMary Anne Cannon , bio
Vice President, West Palm Beach Site and Development Operations, Pratt & Whitney
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Bio ItemWIlliams T. Cousins, Ph.D. , bio
Technical Fellow, United Technologies Research Center
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Bio ItemNicholas H. Des Champs, Ph.D. , bio
President and Founder, Des Champs Technologies Corporation
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Bio ItemHoward Dittmer , bio
VP of Engineering & Technology, ARPAC Group
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Bio ItemSusan Fioravante-Kolbay , bio
Principal Engineer and Vice President Terranalysis, Inc.
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Bio ItemJohn D. Heilmann , bio
Advisory Board Co-Chair, Director of Engineering, Parker Hannifin Corporation
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Bio ItemJanelle T.H. Jackson , bio
Advisory Board Member
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Bio ItemUma Jayaram, Ph.D. , bio
GM of Search for Extraordinary Experiences Division, Electronic Arts
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Bio ItemDamien McCants , bio
Advisory Board Co-Chair, Business Development, DPR Construction
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Bio ItemTuan Nguyen , bio
Mechanical/systems Engineer, Marconi Edison
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Bio ItemHakeem Rahman , bio
Senior Partner and Development Manager, Microsoft Corporation
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Bio ItemMichael J. Reilley, PE , bio
Director, Nuclear Propulsion-Construction Engineering Newport News Shipbuilding
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Bio ItemJ. David Rives , bio
Sr. Vice President, Electric Distribution (Retired) Dominion Energy
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Bio ItemDarrell J. Roberts , bio
President and Chief Consultant at DeJuRo Consulting, LLC
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Bio ItemAngela Scribben , bio
Research Engineer, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
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Bio ItemJohn F. Sparks , bio
Program Director, Engineering and Technology Programs, Aerojet Rocketdyne
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Bio ItemKeith Van Houten , bio
Manager, Active Safety & Automated Driving Performance Simulation Group, General Motors’ Center for Autonomous Vehicle Development
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Bio ItemWilliam Wooldridge , bio
Director, PLM OCS Cables Corning Optical Communication