Council of Advisors

The Council is a group of senior executives with backgrounds related to the areas of emphasis in the College. The Council's objective is to assist us in achieving our vision of becoming a nationally recognized leader in engineering research and education.

The purpose of the Council of Advisors is to:

  • Understand and promote the mission and vision of the College and its needs,
  • Provide industry perspective to all activities of the College,
  • Identify issues important to the future of the College,
  • Provide guidance, counsel, and recommendations,
  • Review curriculum for relevance and research for purpose and progress,
  • Provide assistance and support in all forms, and
  • Review College plans and provide insight into approaches of competitive institutions.

Council Members

Mr. Mark D. Beuhler
Assistant General Manager
Coachella Valley Water District

Mr. Gordon Bourns
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Bourns, Inc.

Mr. John Couch
Vice President - Education
Apple Computer, Inc.

Mr. Jack Dangermond
President
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Dr. Mohammed Dehghani
Director, Engineering Relations with Academia
Lawrence Livermore National Labs

Dr. Amir Faghri
United Technologies Chair Professor in Thermal Fluids
School of Engineering
Univ. of Connecticut

Dr. Ambuj Goyal
General Manager, Software Solutions & Strategy
IBM Software Group

Mr. William R. Johnson
President and Owner
Johnson Machinery Co.

Mr. David Key
Chairman
Zeacom Group

Dr. Ron Khormaei
Director of Engineering - Specialty Printing Systems
Hewlett Packard Company

Mr. Robert Krieger
President
Krieger and Stewart, Inc.

Ernest Levister, M.D.

Dr. Alton Romig Jr.
Senior V.P. and Deputy Laboratories Director
Integrated Technologies and Systems
Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Thaddeus H. Sandford
Vice President, Engineering (Retired)
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems

Mr. Tony Sarris
Director, Systems and Technology Group
Unisys Corporation

Mr. Arif Shakeel
Special Advisor to the CEO and Member, Board of Directors
Western Digital Corporation

Mr. Jon Slater
President and CEO
Optivus Technology, Inc.

Dr. Peter Staudhammer
Director and COO
Alfred E. Mann Institute of Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California

Dr. R. Rhodes Trussell
President and CEO
Trussell Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Jacques Yeager Sr.
Partner
Yeager Brothers, LLP

Mr. Won San Yoo
President
RANPAC/Trans Pacific Consultants