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Founder and CEO
Amethyst Technologies, LLC and Aeon Technologies, LLC
Dean, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Lehigh University
Vice President of Investor Relations
ITW
Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland
Sr. Director of PQM for BioTherapeutics
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
President
Helwig Consulting Services, LLC
President
Airport Design Consultants
Advisory Council Chair
President and CEO
LabWare, Inc.
Founder and CEO
Executive Transformation Mentoring
President
Duffield Associates, Inc.
Partner, Lightspeed
Co-Founder, Anchor
Advisory Council Chair
General Manager
Arkema, Inc.
VP/GM Edge Software Products Division, Network and Edge (NEX)
Intel Corporation
Benjamin T. Rome Dean, Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
President & CEO
U.S. Silica Holdings
Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development
Synopsis
Vice President for Research & Creative Achievement
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Chief Executive Officer
Illumination Business Services
Founder, Managing Director and CEO
B&W Tek, Inc.
Director & Chair of Litigation Department
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Vice President of Technical Services
Pepco Holdings, an Exelon Company

Engineering College Advisory Council (ECAC)

PURPOSE/MISSION

The purpose of the College of Engineering Advisory Council is to advise the dean and college leadership regarding strategic issues that affect the College of Engineering. Members serve as a sounding board for the dean and college leadership, and provide advice to ensure that college programs maintain the highest standards of excellence. They also assist the college in identifying resources needed to achieve its goals. Finally, they make the activities and accomplishments of the college more widely known among students, alumni, donors, employers, professionals and others.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide advice to the dean and college leadership with regard to achievement of the strategic plan
  • Serve as a source of advice and counsel in the community
  • Assess the current contributions of the college in relation to public and professional communities
  • Provide meaningful advice and support during times of capital campaigns; encourage the financial support of others
  • Serve as advocates for college programs and activities
  • Assist in the search for key personnel (staff and faculty) as
  • Provide focused advice through service on council committees:
    • The Career Development Committee – advises in evaluating relevance of the curricular and extra-curricular opportunities and in considering placement of current students and suggesting opportunities for expansion.
    • The Development Committee – advises in reviewing college’s development plan (excluding specific donors) and in suggesting foundation
    • The Membership/Nomination Committee – advises in evaluating the effectiveness/participation of current council members and in suggesting additions when there are
  • The Strategy and Planning Committee – advises in reviewing the college’s strategic plan and defining gaps and in evaluating performance against tasks and

 

MEMBERSHIP

The Engineering College Advisory Council (ECAC) is comprised of alumni, academic leaders, and business leaders who provide a high level of volunteer service to the College and University.

Advisory Council – Past Members

Mark P. Bendett
Business Development, Applied Science Programs
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Barry Bentley
Executive Vice President and Director
Bentley Systems
Keith A. Bentley
Chief Technology Officer and Director
Bentley Systems
Craig F. Binetti
Retired - President
DuPont Applied BioSciences
Guy Chiarello
President
First Data Corporation
Lance Collins
Executive Director and Vice President
Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
Reginald DesRoches
President
Rice University
Richard E. Emmert
Retired - Executive Director
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Francis “Skip” Gardiner
President
Gardiner Realty & Development Co.
Robert W. Gore
Retired - President and CEO
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
J. Rodman Steele, Jr.
Attorney/Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Terri L. Kelly
President and CEO (Retired)
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Vijay Kumar
Nemirovsky Family Dean
Penn Engineering
James F. Kurose
Associate Chancellor of Partnership and Innovation
University of Massachusetts
Vincent P. Manno
Provost and Dean of Faculty, Professor of Engineering
F.W. Olin College of Engineering
William G. Mavity
CEO and President
Cerephex Corporation
Michael R. McMullen
President and CEO
Agilent Technologies
Jayathi Murthy
President
Oregon State University
Harriet Nembhard
President
Harvey Mudd College
Kathleen Stebe
Deputy Dean for Research
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering & Applied Science
David F. Welch
Co-Founder, President and Director
Infinera Corporation
Robert M. Zanzalari
CERDEC Deputy Director
U.S. Army RDECOM

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