Advisory Board

SEOR's advisory board was formed to build a strong foundation of support and communication between industry, government, and the department.

The board provides advice and counsel for the overall academic program of the Volgenau School of Engineering, as well as guidance in teaching and research. They act as an industry link and add their perspective for school plans, curricula, issues, and strategies.

The objectives of the SEOR and Advisory Board partnership are to:

• Promote academic excellence.
• Ensure the highest level of local and national recognition of SEOR programs.
• Ensure continued accreditation.
• Advance student and faculty involvement with industry partners.
• Provide review and guidance on the SEOR curriculum.
• Provide guidance in development of new education and research programs in emerging areas of regional and national relevance.
• Promote SEOR's efforts in securing the resources it needs to achieve its goals.

• Kelly Alexander, Chief Systems Engineer, System Innovation
• Dean Bartles, Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, President & CEO
• Robert Bisson, Formerly NOVEC, Vice President, Electric Systems Development
• Brian Burke, Analytics Specialist, ESPN
• Margo Cohen, Senior Director of Supply Chain Analytics, Nestlé
• Steven H. Dam, President, SPEC Innovations
• Cindy Dupree, Formerly Department Head/SE of Agile Systems, Systems Engineering Technical Center, Formerly MITRE - Center for Connected Government
• David Flanigan, Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
• Al Guber, Senior Manager Digital Engineering/MBSE,ARCFIELD Inc.
• William Lash, President & CEO, Chirality Capital Consulting
• Todd Martin, President, Shared Spectrum
• Michele Meyers, Sr. Director, Operations Research, Marriott International
• Tiffany Sargent, Formerly Chief Technologist, Intel
• Frank Stein, Formerly Director, Center for AI, Analytics, and Automation, IBM
• Ivana Vukolic, Senior Product Manager, MicroStrategy
• Joseph Walter, Analytics Director, Wells Farg
• Gan Wang, Vice President, Systems Engineering Ecosystem, Dassault Systems
• Jeff Wilcox, Formerly, Lockheed Martin

Membership

The advisory board is comprised of senior executives from leading national organizations. Members are appointed to a three-year term and can be reappointed to one additional term. To maintain continuity, approximately one-third of the membership will be appointed each year. Two alumni— including one from the BS program and one from the MS or PhD programs— will also serve on the board. Alumni representatives are appointed to a one-year term and can be reappointed to one additional term. The maximum board size is 16 members.

The board will elect a chair each year, who shall:

• Provide leadership in helping the board achieve goals and objectives.
• Work with the department chair to prepare meeting agendas.
• Coordinate board meetings.

Meetings

The board conducts business at an annual meeting held on campus, if possible. The annual meeting is in October, after which the Chair submits a short summary report of board recommendations to SEOR. When business dictates, the board chair and SEOR Department Chair can convene an additional meeting in March.