Advisory Board
The ECE Department’s Advisory Board is a collection of highly-accomplished and respected individuals that serve the department in a variety of ways by providing strategic analysis and expert insight for the department head and faculty on existing and proposed educational, collaboration, outreach, and research activities.
The objective of the board is to assist the department in achieving its vision of being recognized as the national model for combining cutting-edge research, revolutionary educational approaches, and external partnerships in the advancement of electrical and computer engineering.
Current Advisory Board
Executive Committee
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Thomas Drayer (Chair) , bioTechnical Director, Enterprise Discovery Operations, National Security Agency
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Rose Qingyang Hu , bioDepartment Head and Professor
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Christine Whiteside (Vice Chair) , bioManager Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Development, IBM
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Raymond Sharp (Member at Large) , bioDirector of Programs, Northrop Grumman
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Sam Yakulis (Past Chair) , bioPresident, Yakulis Labs
Board Members
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Scott Acton , bioChair, University of Virginia Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Duane Blackburn , bioScience & Technology Policy Analyst/Strategist, The MITRE Corporation
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Anil Chinthakindi , bioDirector, FE Automotive Quality, Micron Technology
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Alante Dancy , bioLead Aviation Systems Engineer, MITRE
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Jeff Dickhart , bioVice President of Global Sales ASIC and ASSP Business, Cyient Semiconductors
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Michael Garris , bioSenior Principal AI and Autonomy Policy Analyst, MITRE Corporation
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Noel Heiks , bioCEO, Azultera
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Jamie Helmer , bioOperational Technology and Transformation, Norfolk Southern
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Ray Hensberger , bioSenior Director, AI & Developer Platforms, Arm, Inc.
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Mark McVey , bioElectric Transmission Equipment & Technology Strategic Advisor, Dominion Energy Virginia
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Sheldon Thomas , bioSr. Director & Program Manager, RealmOne
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Program Manager International Submarines, Lockheed Martin
Past Members
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Adedoyin "Doyin" Adewodu , bioFounder/Principal, Infrastructure Solutions International (INFRASI)
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R.J. Balanga , bioGovernment Employee
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Michael Bear , bioTechnical Director I – Systems Engineering (Space Systems), BAE Systems
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Dave Bostedo , bioSpace Systems Engineering Director, BAE Systems
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Andrew Consiglio , bioFellow, Advanced Measurements, Pratt & Whitney
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Charles Dublin , bioVice President Of Product Management, Acquia
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Curtis Einnsmann , bioSoftware Development Engineer II, Amazon
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Pedro Espina , bioChief, United States Department of Defense
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Janet Farmer , bioConsulting Engineer, PE, Dominion Energy
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Jeremy Ferrell , bioDirector of Engineering, VPT
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Lynne Hamilton-Jones , bioSenior Program Manager, Criterion Systems, Inc.
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Monther Hammoudeh , bioVice President - Transport Engineering and Operations, Windstream
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Benjamin Harvey , bioDirector of Data Science, Maxar Technologies
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Associate Vice President for Research, Integrative Team Initiatives, Office of Research, University of Georgia Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Georgia
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Brian Huber , bioEngineering Manager, MICRON Technology
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Paige Kassalen , bioBusiness Operations Manager - Land Systems, Saab, Inc.
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Ting-Pui (Ivan) Lai , bioConsulting Engineer, Ciena Corporation
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Mason McDaniel , bioDiplomacy and Law Solutions Director, SAIC
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Jeff McWhirt , bioSenior Manager - Reliability, Digital Realty
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Stephanie Palermo , bioVice President, Head of Executive Compensation and Talent Management, Capital One
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Lt. Col. Michael Pochet , bioChief, Microelectronics & Embedded Systems Assurance - (MESA) Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Air Force