University of Wisconsin Madison College of Engineering

 

College Advisory Boards

 

Industrial Advisory Board and Early Career Advisory Board

 

Thank you, Industrial Advisory Board and Early Career Advisory Board members! These industry leaders draw on valuable engineering, business and academic experiences in their service to the college. Their insight helps College of Engineering administrators set priorities that advance college excellence in research and education and strengthen connections with alumni and industry.


Ex-officio:
Paul S. Peercy, Dean
College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison


Industrial Advisory Board

Early Career Advisory Board

Richard Antoine 
President
National Academy of Human Resources 

Cynthia Bachmann
Vice President
Engineering, Kohler Kitchen & Bath

William C. Beckman
CEO
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John E. Berndt — IAB CHAIR
President (retired)
Sprint International

Vincent S. Chan
Director
Theory & Computational Science
Energy Group, General Atomics

Kim Christopher
Senior Vice President
Product Management and Development,
OptumHealth

Donna J. Fairbanks
Chief Technology Officer
GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies

R. Fenton-May
Chairman and CEO
CarrierWeb / e*freightrac LLC

Thomas F. Gunkel
CEO and President
Mortenson Construction

Michael J. Harsch 
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer 
GE Healthcare 

Dr. Ian M. Hau
CEO, Orchestrall Inc.

Mark A. Henning
General Manager
Dow Microbial Control,
The Dow Chemical Company

Todd Kelsey
Senior Vice President
Global Customer Services, Plexus Corp.

James R. Meister
Vice President,
Operations Support, Exelon Nuclear

Tom Still
President
Wisconsin Technology Council

James H. Thompson 
Senior Vice President
Engineering, Qualcomm Inc.

Carolina Castellanos
R&D Group Leader
Packaging Division,
Kraft Foods Corp.

Talia Cawrse
Inventory Leader
Materials & Demand
Planning Team, GE Healthcare

Tom Gilbert 
Product Development Engineer 
3M

Trevor Ghylin 
Water and Wastewater Process Engineer 
CH2M Hill

Joshua Hinnendael
Functional Manager,
Digital Group, Plexus Corporation

Dan Jonovic 
EDI Interface Analyst,
Epic Systems

Jonathan Koch 
Project Development Manager, 
Mortenson Construction 

Mark A. Polster
Environmental Engineer
Ford Motor Co.

Andrew Schaeve
Project Manager
American Transmission Co.

Christopher J. Thorkelson
Vice President,
Construction Development, Lloyd Companies

Eric N. Van Abel
Reactor Engineer,
Dominion-Kewaunee,
Nuclear Power Station

Megan L. Voelker
Plastics Process Engineer
Placon Corporation