USF University of South Florida

The University of South Florida College of Engineering Advisory Board is an organization that has been established for the following purposes:

• Providing an independent review of the USF College of Engineering with special emphasis on effectiveness and program quality;
• Counseling and advising on matters relating to planning, organizing and administering programs, and facilitating a continuing liaison between the College and the various constituents it serves;
• Counseling, advising and demonstrating leadership in raising funds for the College from private, foundation and corporate sources which will assist the College in achieving both its mission and vision;
• Advising and assisting the College's effort to communicate and inform the State of Florida Legislature of the College's mission and vision with the goal of securing and maintaining sufficient resources to fulfill both our mission and vision.

Chair Roberto Garcia, P.E., '72 VP of Business Development Tampa Bay Trane Spring 2010-2013	Associate Chair Fermin Diaz, P.E., '77 Vice President Stantec Spring 2010-2013	Assistant Chair Gene Balter, P.E,'77 National Director HDR Engineering, Inc. Spring 2010-2013
Engineering Alumni Society Representative Robert Andrew, '89, '92 Senior Process Engineer Jacobs Engineering Fall 2012-2014	Past Chair Chuck Black, P.E., '73 Retired TECO Energy Spring 2010-2013

Lilia Abron, PhD President Peer Consultants, Washington D.C. Spring 2010-2013	Pat Beyer '72 President Cardno TBE Group Spring 2010-2013	William Bracken, P.E. ,'89, MSCE '94 Founder and President Bracken Engineering Serves on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Spring 2012-2015
Alan Brannan Director, Engineering CAE USA Fall 2012-2015	John Bucher '77 Chairman and President Peak Solar Spring 2010-2013	Frank Busot '90, MBA '90 Director Tampa Electric's H.L. Culbreath Bayside Power Station Spring 2012-2015
Ed Copeland, Jr., P.E. 73, MSEng '73 Senior Vice President / Senior Professional Associate HDR Engineering, Inc. Spring 2010-2013	Nils F. Giere Technical Manager Honeywell Aerospace Spring 2012-2015	Joel Johnson PhD '05 RF Systems Engineering Harris Corporation Spring 2012-2015
Dave Scott '83, MSCE '86 Treasurer HSA Engineers & Scientists Spring 2012-2015	John Shearer '73 President Shearer Consulting Spring 2013-2016	William Shepherd, Capt. USN ret. President Shepherd Technology Associates Spring 2013-2016
Alicia Sullivan Product Engineering Nielsen Spring 2013-2016	Thomas Trotter Vice President & General Manager Chromalloy Castings Spring 2012-2015	James Turner, III President & CEO Tampa Armature Works, Inc. Spring 2012-2015

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Advisory Board

October 2012
April 2012
December 2011
May 2011
November 2010

Executive Committee

February 2012
March 2011

Leadership Task Force

September 2012
August 2012

Peter Schutz 2009-2011	Charlie Touchton 2009-2011
Jan Ash 2009-2010	Patrick Flynn 2009
Joe Reineman 2009-2012	Rob Wallace 2009-2010