Composed of distinguished alumni and friends of the Department, 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.
External Advisory Board members are appointed to a term of up to 3 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 | CEO, ATS Automation |
| Ash Awad | Chief Marketing Officer, McKinstry Co., LLC |
| Jon Battles | Director, Robotics & AI Strategy, Amazon |
| Anders Brown | Managing Director, Tegria Inc. |
| Justin Brynestad | Director of New Shepard Production, Blue Origin |
| Tracy Daly | Director, Production Engineering, Boeing |
| Bijan Dorri | Advisor, Medical Technologies, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology, and Research) |
| Dan Ervin | Executive VP, Varius Inc. |
| MJ Harbert | M.D. Neonatal Neurologist, Director of Neonatal and Perinatal Neurology, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns |
| Allison Headlee | Director, Programs-Engineering Services, LMI Aerospace |
| Ben Hempstead | Chief of Staff, Electroimpact |
| Brian Horman | VP Facilities & Engineering, Just Biotherapeutics |
| Jason Johnson | Director of Aftermarket, PACCAR Inc. |
| Mekonnen Kassa | Senior Director, Cloud Security Engineering, Microsoft |
| David Kim | Director of iPhone Manufacturing Design Engineering, Apple |
| Sun Kim | Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Colleen McClure | Enterprise EHS Engineering Integration Senior Manager, The Boeing Company External Advisory Board Chair |
| Nyle Miyamoto | Senior Director, Airplane Level Integration, The Boeing Company Boeing Executive Focal for UW ME |
| John Weller | Manager, Information Systems, Janicki Industries, Sedron |
| Gil Wootton | Managing Director, Accenture |
| John Yourkoski | Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. Financial Services, Investment Office |