The College of Engineering Advisory Board
The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide counsel, connections and resources (funds, in-kind, and personnel) to promote the objectives of the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. The Board is empowered to raise discretionary funds on behalf of the College of Engineering. Members include distinguished alumni, friends and corporate leaders appointed by the Dean of Engineering.
Executive Committee
- Chair: Brian Walsh
Sr. Vice President
Summerlin MPC Howard Hughes Corporation - Vice Chair: Adam Godorov
Director Land Resources
NV Energy - Immediate Past Chair: Michael Maier
Technology Program Consultant. -
Rama Venkat
Dean of Engineering
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering -
Kerry Sallee
Senior Director of Development
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering - Civil, Environmental Engineering and Construction Representative: David Alexander
Principal Owner Nevada Area Manager
Kleinfelder / CMWorks -
Computer Science Representative: Mark Newburn
President
Vizics, Inc. -
Electrical and Computer Engineering Representative: Ron Justin
Director of Connected Solutions at Breadware | GroupGets Founder
President Breadware Consulting -
Mechanical Engineering Representative: Bradford Colton
Product Development, Director
Extinguish Limited - Engineering Alumni Chapter Representative: Justin Veilleux
Principal
FEA Consulting Engineers
Members
- Anthony Baerlocher
Vice President, Innovation and Mechanical Reels
IGT - James Barbee
Chief, Technology Division
NV Gaming Board - Ray Chavez
Director, Game Software Engineering
Konami Gaming, Inc. - Pat Duffy
Chief Engineer and Vice President Cross Range Initiatives
JT4, LLC - Theresa Gaisser
Director
FAST Regional Transportation Commission - Sanjiv Goyal
CEO & President
Droisys - Paul Gustilo
Director of Operations
Southwest Gas Corporation - Ken Haertling
Senior Vice President Global Cybersecurity
Las Vegas Sands Corp. - Tristan Hays
Coordinator Career and Technical Education
Clark County School District - David Knight
President / CEO
Terbine - Brandon Main
Vice President
Xtreme Manufacturing - Norm McCombs
President / Consultant
NRMDEVCO - David McElwain
Education Consultant - Benoit Noel
General Manager
Titanium Metals Corporation - Michael Plinski
Safety System Oversight Representative
U. S. Department of Energy - Joan C. Rueben
STEM Advocate - Kevin Sessions
Head, Projects & Energy
Nevada Gold Mines - Manjit Gombra Singh
Computer Vision Product Advisor
Kaliber Labs - Paolo Tiramani
Founder CEO
500 Group - Heather Wilde Renze
Chief Technology Officer
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