The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering seeks advice and guidance from three advising bodies. The Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Board of Advisors, and the programmatic Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council and Industrial Engineering Industry Advisory Council.
The MIE Department's Board of Advisors (MIE BoA) is composed of highly accomplished professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help develop the department strategically and position it for leadership and future success.
Mr. Ryan Cojoe, Principal Owner at COTOC LLC, Houston, TX.
Dr. Keith Comeaux (Chair of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Board of Advisors), Deputy Chief Engineer, Mars 2020 Mission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena, CA, USA.
Mr. Sidney E. Fuchs (Chair Emeritus of the MIE BoA and ME IAC), President and Chief Executive Officer, MacAulay Brown, Inc.; Dayton, OH, USA.
Captain David J. Giurintano, Retired, Former Rehabilitation Branch Chief of National Hansen鈥檚 Disease Programs, US Department of Health; Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Mr. Cliff Hebert, (Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council), Reliability & Maintenance Director, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, The DOW Chemical Company, Plaquemine, LA, USA.
Mr. Brandon Hoff, Deputy Executive Chairman, Enventure Global Technology, Houston, TX.
Mr. Richard J. Juneau (ME IAC Chair Emeritus), Retired, Co-Founder, Former Owner, and Chief Executive Officer, International Manufacturers Representatives, Inc. (IMR); Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Ms. Missy Rogers, President, NOBLE Plastics, Grand Coteau, LA, USA.
Mr. Williams K. Sales, Jr. (Chair of the Industrial Engineering Industry Advisory Council), Retired, Executive Vice President, Operations鈥� Reliance Inc., The Woodlands, TX.
Mr. John Stinson
Ms. Tricia Thibodeaux, Global Director of Construction-Driven Execution, Fluor, USA.
Dr. Gary Wooley (Chair of the College of Engineering Dean's Advisory Council), President, Wooley & Associates Inc., Houston, TX, USA.
Dr. Tarek Zohdi
The Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council (ME IAC) consists of accomplished professionals who volunteer their time and insights to help improve and enhance the Mechanical Engineering programs. They provide guidance and feedback on the curricula and all educational programmatic aspects. They also assist the Department in fundraising and acquiring resources for the program, and elevating its visibility in industry.
Mr. William Ard
Mr. Kevin Ayer
Mr. Brian Blades, Maintenance Manager, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Mr. Will Cauley
Mr. Darryl Chauvin Jr.
Dr. Keith Comeaux, Deputy Chief Engineer, Mars 2020 Mission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena, CA, USA.
Ms. Tessa Cross
Ms. Taylor Ferguson
Mr. Fred Gillespie, Sr. Project Manager, KBR, Houston TX, USA.
Captain David J. Giurintano, Retired, Former Rehabilitation Branch Chief of National Hansen鈥檚 Disease Programs, US Department of Health; Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Dr. Mike Guillot
Mr. Cliff Hebert, (Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Council), Reliability & Maintenance Director, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, The DOW Chemical Company, Plaquemine, LA, USA.
Mr. Andrew Larpenter
Dr. Ann T. Leger, Senior Research Engineer, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX, USA.
Mr. Andrew Mallow, Executive Director, National Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Michoud, LA, USA.
Mr. Jacob Miller
Mr. David Moustain
Mr. Ben Pejsash
Ms. Cybil Pun
Ms. Missy Rogers, President, NOBLE Plastics, Grand Coteau, LA, USA.
Mr. Matt Rouse, Manager of Engineering, CDI Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Mr. Williams K. Sales, Jr. (Chair of the Industrial Engineering Industry Advisory Council), Retired, Executive Vice President, Operations鈥� Reliance Inc., The Woodlands, TX.
Mr. Brent St. Blanc, Retired, The DOW Chemical Company, Plaquemine, LA, USA.
Dr. Oniluan Tamunobere, Production Manager, Heat Pipe Technology, a subsidiary of MiTek, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, Tampa, FL, USA.
Ms. Tricia Thibodeaux, Global Director of Construction-Driven Execution, Fluor, USA.
Mr. Eddie Veal
Dr. Gary Wooley, President, Wooley & Associates Inc., Houston, TX, USA.
Mr. Christopher Zielewski, Retired, ExxonMobil Chemical Co, Baton Rouge, USA.
The Industrial Engineering Industry Advisory Council (IE IAC) is composed of industry and government professionals who seek to improve and enhance the IE program through curriculum review, assisting the department in fundraising and acquiring resources for the program, and elevating its visibility in industry.
, Regional Continuous Improvement Lead (NA & LATAM), Flowserve, Dallas, TX
, Sr. Project Engineer at Nike, USA
Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow and Corporate Ergonomics Functional Lead, Lockheed Martin, Resides in Woodstock, GA, USA
Principal Owner at COTOC LLC, Houston, TX, USA.
Vice President Digitalization & Controlling Global Engineering at BASF, Houston, TX, USA.
, Senior Compliance Consultant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
Crude Oil Trader, Freepoint Commodities, Houston, TX, USA.
, Deputy Executive Chairman, Enventure Global Technology, Houston, TX, USA.
, Human Factors Specialist, Shell USA, Houston, TX
, Americas Leader for Healthcare & Life Sciences Supply Chain Transformation at Ernst & Young, Austin, TX, US
Mr. Williams K. Sales, Jr. (Chair of the Industrial Engineering Industry Advisory Council), Retired, Executive Vice President, Operations鈥� Reliance Inc., The Woodlands, TX
President, CEO and Engineer, 365 Labs, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
, Director of Industrial Engineering, Tindall Corporation, Conley, GA, USA.