ECE Industrial Advisory Board

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Industry Advisory Board (IAB) serves as advisory body and provides advise, feedback, and support the department’s mission. The board provides assistance with ABET accreditation, curriculum enhancement, K-12 outreach, recruitment and retention, research and investment of resources. Board members are from the electrical and computer engineering industry and include both alumni and individuals who have vested interest in the success of the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs at Wichita State University.

     

Dr. Al Tamimi, P.E. - IAB Chair
Chief Operating Officer 
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation 
atamimi@sunflower.net

Ahmed Abdallah
Principal Test Engineer
Integra Technologies
Ahmed.Abdallah@integra-tech.com 

Steve Adams, P.E.
Vice President
MKEC Engineering Consultants Inc.
sadams@Mkec.com

Jed Bentz
VP Engineering
Electromech Technologies
jbentz@electromech.com 

Dan Biby, P.E.
SVP Energy and Manufacturing Markets
Professional Engineering Consultants
dan.biby@pec1.com

Eric Eakins
President
TEC Systems Group
eeakins@tecsystemsgroup.com 

Bryan Edwards
Manager, Electronics Development & Electromagnetic Effects
Textron Aviation
bledwards@txtav.com

Rodger Graham
Retired
CHS Refinary 
r.graham@ieee.org 

Cody Hastings
Supervisor, Distribution Systems Engineering
Evergy
cody.hastings@evergy.com

Dr. M. K. Jibbe
Technical Director
NetApp 
Mahmoud.Jibbe@netapp.com

Bradley Johnson
Senior Principal II Systems Engineer
BAE Systems
bradley.r.johnson@baesystems.com 

Rye Kennedy, P.E.
Senior Engineer
Phoenix Engineering Services, Inc.
rkennedy@peserv.net 
Tony Kleman
Engineering Manager
Integra Technologies
Tony.Kleman@integra-tech.com 
Jens Lukoschat
Engineering Director, Avionics & Electrical Systems
Textron Aviation
jjlukoschat@txtav.com

Alex Mages
Engineering and Operations Manager
LP Technologies
alex.mages@lptech.com

Ben McDavitt 
Member Technical Staff
NetApp
Ben.McDavitt@netapp.com 

Tim Newlin
Engineering Lead
CNH Industrial
tim.newlin@cnhind.com 

Alex Roberts
Manager, Software Engineering,
FUSE at AGCO Corporation
alex.roberts@agcocorp.com

Janelle M. Reese
Director of Safety
INVISTA
janelle.m.reese@invista.com

Lynn Schroeder, P.E.
System Protection Engineer
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation 
lynn.schroeder@sunflower.net

Erik Seligman
Senior Product Engineering Architect
Cadence
seligman@cadence.com

Michael Severson
Sr. Staff Engineer - Avionics & Electrical
Bell Flight
mseverson@bellflight.com 

Chad Stilwell, P.E.
ATC – Telecommunications
Burns and McDonnell
cstilwell@burnsmcd.com 

Kevin Thompson
OKC Electrical Engineering Manager
Boeing
kevin.s.thompson@boeing.com 
Nnennaya Udochu
Staff Analog Engineer
Intel Corportation

nnennaya.m.udochu@intel.com

Jeremy Wharton, P.E.
Utility Operations Leader
Cargill
Jeremy_Wharton@cargill.com

 

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