Advisory Council

Department faculty maintain extensive links to alumni and other industry personnel. These contacts keep the program offerings current to provide the best possible match between our graduates and their employers' needs. A formal Advisory Council meets periodically to guarantee that these goals are met.

Council 2023

Current members

Bob Beims
Senior Advisor to Veterans Administration Office of IT
SBG Technology Solutions

Dan Burk
Dir Shared Branch Products
Co-op Solutions

Matthew Clark
Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer
Motional

Nick Gay
Design Engineering Team Leader
Garmin International

Greg Deiter
V.P. of Information Services and Information Management/Program Management (Retired)
The Boeing Company

William Dowling, P.E.
V.P. of Energy Management and Supply
Midwest Energy, Inc.

Don Gemaehlich
Senior Software Technical Manager
General Dynamics Mission Systems

Arron Lewis
Energy Utilities - West Region Managing Dir.
Black & Veatch

Wes Lindquist
Sr. Product Manager
Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Ben McBride
L3Harris Trenchant

Keegan Odle
Managing Director of Substations
Burns & McDonnell

Jesse Schriner
Senior Director of Microsoft Cloud Readiness
Microsoft

Matt Spexarth
Principal Product Manager
Sonos, Inc.

Jeff Thetge
EVP
FirstStep Energy, LLC

Dava Warders
Electronic Systems Engineer
Landoll Company

Don Gruenbacher, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Head
Kansas State University