Industrial Advisory Board

Objective

The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) of the Mechanical Engineering department is a valuable resource for the Whitacre College of Engineering, providing strategic planning, program development insights, and unique industry perspectives to the Department Chair. IAB Board members serve as ambassadors for the Mechanical Engineering department and are essential to forging alliances between students and Whitacre College of Engineering administration.

If you would like to contact the IAB or have interest in joining, please contact the Board at ttumeiab@gmail.com.

Members

Jenny Anderson	Delaware Basin Project Engineer \|ExxonMobil	Member since Fall 2024
Jesus Bravo	Manager, Starship Build, SpaceX	Member Since Spring 2025
Billy Clark	R&D Engineer, Quidnet Energy	Member since Fall 2023
Jennifer Cox	High Pressure Systems Manager, Boeing	Member since Fall 2022
Jordan Freelen	Senior Operations Leader, Collins	Member since Fall 2026
John Granier	Chief Technology Officer, Element U.S. Space & Defense	Memeber since Spring 2024
Kelvin Gryder	Operations Manager, Wind Xcel Energy	Member since Spring 2021
Ryan Hanford	Director Professional Services, Sap Port	Member since Spring 2026
Wade Jansa	Senior Mechanical Engineer, Burns & McDonnell	Member since Fall 2020
Matt Johnson	Senior Asset Engineer - Sweeny Hub, Phillips 66	Member since Fall 2023
Brianne Jole	Manager, Distribution System Planning and Strategy, Xcel Energy	Member since Fall 2023
Robert Kurima	Senior Engineer, Chevron	Member since Fall 2025
Jason Lax	Member at Baker Katz	Member since Fall 2024
Lesley Loper	F35 Chief Engineer, Flight Test, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics	Member since Fall 2020
Matt McCutchen	Project Engineer, Marathon	Member since Fall 2026
Hannah McKernan	Transmission Design Engineer, Lockheed Martin Rotary Mission Systems	Member since Spring 2021
Joseph Papp IAB Chair	Senior Director, CNS Pantex	Member since Spring 2024
Keith Plantier	Engineering Manager, Broadwind Heavy Fabrications	Member since Fall 2026
Joel Schweers	Owner & Director of Operations, JRS & Associates Technical Sys	Member since Fall 2026
Noah Tevis	General Council – Intellectual Property, Textron Corporation/ Bell	Member since Fall 2022
Tyler Thompson	Director, GM, Flowserve	Member since Fall 2026
Chelsea Weir	Product Marketing Manager, LyondellBasell	Member since Spring 2022
Kyle Wolfe	BPO Guyana Surf Futures Lead, ExxonMobil	Member since Fall 2020
Dr. Song Kong	Department Chair
Pavan Patel	Undergraduate Student Liaison, Texas Tech University
Hunter Jones	Graduate Student Liaison, Texas Tech University