Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Board
Our Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Board ensures that you enter the workforce armed with the most in-demand skills and current industry knowledge.
Located in the heart of a globally renowned tech hub, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ boasts unique access to industry experts.
The ME Industry Advisory Board serves as a faculty-industry interface and helps the department deliver a quality education. The board provides guidance on many facets of the profession: industry trends, state of technology, student learning outcome assessment, expectation on undergraduate and graduate education, training and employment opportunities.
Many board members are graduates of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and serve as valuable networking resources for students and the department.
Meet Our Board Members
- Steve Brooks, PE, C’99, President, UMC
- Sarah Brown, C’17,Project Manager, Skanska
- Alex Byrne, C'03, Principal Engineer, DNV GL
- Brian Dressler, P.E., C'02, Principal Controls Engineer, AWS
- Will Gibbs, C'08, CEO and Founder, Stealth Startup
- Dr. Dodd Grande, Chair, C'80, Vice President of Engineering and Applications Development, Adaptive 3D
- Jeremy Hahn, VP of Engineering, Jet Parts Engineering
- Mike Haynes, PE, C'81, Chief Operating Officer , Seattle City Light
- Nicholas J. Hryciuk, Business Development Representative, CHC Hydro
- Tresha Lacaux, C'07, Vice President - 777X Chief Project Engineer, Boeing
- Brian Nasralla, PE, Associate Technical Fellow (ATF) Liaison Engineer, Boeing
- Christopher Payne, C'00, Vice President - Program Manager 737 Commercial Derivatives | FRAeS, Boeing
- Alec Wong, PE, Senior Project Engineer (retired), Kenworth Truck Company
- Joseph Young, C'15, Automated Driving Safety - Staff Engineer, Stellantis