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 |
| Tami Bond | Professor, ME and CEE, Colorado State University |
| Anders Brown | President, Cleargrain Advisors |
| Justin Brynestad | Senior Director, Program Management, Blue Origin |
| Jason Cooke | Principal Sales Representative, Medtronics, |
| Tracy Daly | Director, Production Engineering, Boeing |
| Paul Edwards | Director, Materials Engineering, Tesla |
| 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 | Director of Technical Services, Teague |
| 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 | Owner and Consultant, SGK Consulting |
| Joseph Lui | Managing Director, Global Robotics Practice Lead, Industry X, Accenture |
| Colleen McClure | Engineering Senior Manager, retired, The Boeing Company External Advisory Board Chair |
| Jocelyne Mekontso | VP & GM, General Imaging Ultrasound at Philips |
| Nyle Miyamoto | Senior Director, Airplane Level Integration, The Boeing Company Boeing Executive Focal for UW ME |
| Angela Templin | Vice President, Government Sector Lead, Glumac, Inc. |
| Jon Yourkoski | Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co., Investment Banking |