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Department ofMechanical Engineering

Industry Advisory Board

The Industry Advisory Board of the Mechanical Engineering Program provides input on academics, research, administration, outreach, advocacy, and development. The Board reviews the undergraduate curriculum and degree programs, program educational objectives, and program outcomes, and offers suggestions for change to keep them current. The Board evaluates the quality and scope of our research, its relationship to our programs, its relevancy and helps guide future directions. The Board recommends ways to build new relationships with industry and to strengthen those we have. The current members of the Advisory Board are:

Brad R Allen

Industry Advisory Board Chair. Former Principal Engineer, Moog Inc.

Bill Kirkwood

Senior Research and Development Engineer, MBARI

Brady Knowles

Senior Manager, Intuitive Surgical

Robert Lathrop

President, Lathrop Product Development

Erik Levine

Director, Commercial Programs, Stellar Solutions

Joe Maly

Maly Satellite Consulting

Mike Nichols

Engineering Manager, Maxeon Solar Technologies

Steve Rodriggs

Project Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Craig Stevens

CEO, Parallel Flight Technology

Mark Tan

Engineering Director, Lam Research

Ursula Vaughan

Senior Manager, Intuitive Surgical

Claire Wemp

Lead Application Engineer, DuPont

Tom Wierzchon

Former Technical Director for Combat Mission Systems, BAE Systems

Contact Us

Chair: Michael Taylor
Department Manager: Gina Orais

408-554-4937

Mechanical Engineering
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053

 

 

Mechanical Engineering
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053