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Mechanical Engineering

Advisory Boards

The Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board provides the department with advice, strategy, and support in its mission of academic excellence. Board membership includes the department chair and approximately nine to twelve industry leaders relevant to the department. Members are invited by the chair to serve three-year terms.

Current Members

Professional Members of Each Advisory Board
Name Affiliation

Ben Leppard

Principal / Director of Mechanical Engineering
Leppard, Johson and Associates

Michael Lamberson

Founder
Launchsmith LLC

Devin Martin

Senior Director, Turbine Engineering
Next Era Energy, Inc

Tiffany Camp

Senior Engineer, Power Services Engineering
GE Power

David A. Brown

CEO

Curtis Easler

Construction & Fabrication, SRPPF Construction Director
FLUOR

Matt Needy

Div of HII - Vice President, General Manager - Charleston Operations
Newport News Shipbuilding

Tushar Desai

General Manager, Combined Cycle Plant Engineering
GE

Clay Schile

Principal / Entrepreneur
Schile Family Companies

Tom Nance

Director, Advanced Engineering Division
Savannah River National Laboratory