Texas Tech University

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

 

Jesus Bravo

SpaceX

Member since Fall 2024

 

Billy Clark

Quidnet

Member since Fall 2023

Jennifer Cox

Jennifer Cox

High Pressure Systems Manager, Boeing 

Member since Fall 2022

ruslan

Ruslan Filyukov

Reservoir Engineer, Formentera Partners

Member since Spring 2016

John Granier

John Granier

Element U.S. Space & Defense, Chief Engineer, Munitions & Energetics

Memeber since Spring 2024

Kelvin Gryder

Kelvin Gryder

Operations Manager, Wind Xcel Energy

Member since Spring 2021

Jansa Wade

Wade Jansa

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Burns & McDonnell

Member since Fall 2020

Matt Johnshon

Matt Johnson

Midstrean Operations Asset Engineer, Phillips 66

Member since Fall 2023

Jason Lax

Jason Lax

Member at Baker Katz

Member since Fall 2024

Lesley

Lesley Loper

F35 Chief Engineer, Flight Test, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Member since Fall 2020

 

Hannah McKernan

Transmission Design Engineer, Lockheed Martin Rotary Mission Systems

Member since Spring 2021

Brianne Jole

Brianne Jole

Xcel Energy

Member since Fall 2023

Joseph Papp

Joseph Papp

Senior Director, CNS Pantex

Member since Spring 2024

Noah_Tevis

Noah Tevis

General Counsel – Intellectual Property, Bell Textron

Member since Fall 2022

CWeir

Chelsea Weir

Product Marketing Manager, LyondellBasell

Member since Spring 2022

Kyle Wolf

Kyle Wolfe

BPO Guyana Surf Futures Lead, ExxonMobil

Member since Fall 2020

 

Preston Abadie

Graduate Student Liaison, Texas Tech University

 
 

Logan Sanders

Undergraduate Student Liaison, Texas Tech University

 

Dr. Song Kong

Dr. Song Kong

Department Chair