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The mission of the External Advisory Board is to guide the Mechanical Engineering Department with a vision and to provide insight for improving the department's service to all its constituencies and stakeholders, including students, alumni, faculty, industry and the community. The EAB provides guidance and necessary support to the department in the assessment of the curriculum, both existing and proposed, and evaluation of student outcomes. It also provides the department with future trends and employment needs in the industry.

EAB Board Members
  • Adam Avis *
    R&D Principal Engineer
    Pepsico/Frito Lay
  • Aaran Barnes *
    Design Engineer
    Bell Flight - Helicopter
  • Thomas Ford *
    Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
    PACCAR Division, Peterbilt Denton
  • Kyle Gilliam *
    Design Engineer
    Peterbilt Motors Company
  • Jim Griffin, Ph.D.
    Director Research and Development
    Emerson Automation Solutions
  • Michael Grim
    President and CEO
    Grim Energy Management Strategies, LLC
  • Anil Kumar, Ph.D.
    President and CEO
    OMAK Technologies LLC
  • Sarah Peña *
    US Sales Productivity Lead
    Schneider Electric
  • Mitty Plummer, Ph.D.
    Retired - Associate Professor
    ETEC - University of North Texas
  • Ganesh Rao
    Global Director
    UL LLC.
  • Carlos Peña Sanchez *
    Senior Design Engineer
    Peterbilt Motors Company
  • Chris Reed P.E. *
    Principal Engineer
    Halliburton
  • Bryan Seitz *
    Principle Sustainability Engineer
    PepsiCo / Frito-Lay North America
  • Albert Smith *
    Engineering Manager
    Wilson Fluid Power Solutions
  • Archie Wright EIT *
    Certification Engineer II
    Recaro Aircraft Seating
  • Allan Zhong, Ph.D.
    Technology Manager, Innovations
    Halliburton

* UNT Alumni