The Mechanical Engineering External Advisory Board provides counsel to faculty, mentoring to students, volunteer leadership in experiential-learning programs, advocacy for the department and vital connections to industry.
Composed of distinguished alumni and friends of the department, External Advisory Board members are appointed to a term of up to three years by the ME Department Chair. Upon completion of the term, a member may be reappointed at the discretion of the ME Department Chair.
Current board members
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Brian Allen | ’78 BSME, ATS Automation |
| Tami Bond | ’93 BSME, 2000 PhDME, Professor ME CEE, Colorado State University |
| Justin Brynestad | ’03 BSME, Blue Origin (External Advisory Board chair) |
| Jason Cooke | ’96 BSME, Principal Sales Representative, Medtronics |
| Tracy Daly | ’95 BSME, The Boeing Company |
| Paul Edwards | ’05 BSME, ’06 MSME, ’10 PhDME, Director, Materials Engineering, Tesla |
| Allison Headlee | ’04 BSME, LMI Aerospace |
| Ben Hempstead | ’94 BSME, Director of Prototyping, Teague |
| Jason Johnson | ’98 BSME, PACCAR Inc. |
| Mekonnen Kassa | ’94 BSME, Microsoft |
| David Kim | ’94 BSME, ’96 MSME, Apple Inc. |
| Sun Kim | ’84 BSME, SGK Consulting |
| Joseph Lui | Managing Director, Global Robotics Practice Lead, Industry X (Accenture) |
| Jocelyne Mekontso | VP & GM, General Imaging Ultrasound at Philips |
| Marco Micheletti | ’97 BSME, Fresh Consulting |
| Nyle Miyamoto |
’91 BSME, The Boeing Company |
| Rae Anne Rushing | '88 BSME, CEO and President, Rushing |
| Angela Templin | ’99 BSME, Vice President, Glumac |