The URI College of Engineering Advisory Council is a select group of business, community and technology leaders who play an important role in shaping the research and academic direction of the College of Engineering.  The Engineering Advisory Council fosters direct collaboration and communications between industry and the College of Engineering, ensuring the ongoing development of the College and the achievement of its goals.

Council membership is extremely privileged. Council members are recommended by faculty or alumni and are appointed by the Dean to serve a three-year term. The council meets at least twice a year to advise the Dean on all matters that concern accreditation of the College’s undergraduate degree programs, professional development opportunities for the faculty, summer employment for students, and the feasibility of establishing new curricula. The council also assists the College in its efforts to attract, recruit, and retain highly qualified students, especially women and minorities, and assists in determining and pursuing the mission and vision of the College and development and implementation of the strategic plan.  

 “We are deeply grateful to the members of the Advisory Council for their dedication and expertise,” said Dean Bahram Nassersharif. “Working toward the common goal to strengthen the College, this unique collaboration between faculty and industry greatly furthers our efforts to achieve the highest standards of excellence in our faculty, programs and research.”

 

There are currently 34 active members who serve on the College of Engineering Advisory Council. Their names and affiliations are listed below:

 

Gordon R. Archibald, PE

Chairman, Gordon R. Archibald, Inc.

 

 

Philip Ayoub, PE

President & CEO,
Ayoub Engineering, Inc.

 

Robert C. Ayotte

President & CEO (Retired),
Saint-Gobain Advanced Materials Corporation

 

 

David Brook

Senior Principal & Founder,
Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

 

 

Ralph Browning

Vice President, Corporate Director of Technical Services (Retired),
Gilbane Building Co.

 

Paul A. Croce, Vice President & Manager of Research, FM Global

 

 

Rodger Dowdell Jr.

Chairman, President & CEO,
American Power Conversion

 

 

Donald F. Farley

CEO, Spencer TRASK

 

 

Millard S. Firebaugh

Vice President,
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation

 

 

Alicia M. Good

Chief, Division of Water Resources, RI Dept. of Environmental Management

 

 

Daniel Harple Jr.

Chairman & CEO, Context Media

 

 

Diana A. Hayes

Global Manufacturing Technical Manager, DuPont Imaging Technologies

 

 

L. James Hubbard

Chairman, Precision Handling Devices

 

 

Russell Ide

President, RIDE Inc.

 

Heidi Kirk Duffy

Chair, International Engineering Advisory Board

 

 

Robert Leach

CEO/Vice Chairman

The Slater Companies

 

 

Daniel Lowney

Engineering Project Manager, Computer Systems Technology, Electrical Boat Corporation

 

 

Aurelio Lucci

President & CEO (Retired),
Promptus Communications, Inc.

 

 

Ralph Lux

President (Retired), Lux Associates, Inc.

 

Leo Mainelli

Regional Manager for Customer Service (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) (Retired), Pratt & Whitney

 

 

Raymond J. Marshall

Deputy Director,
Narragansett Bay Commission

 

 

William J. Murray

Senior Vice President,
Teknor Apex Company

 

Henry J. Nardone

Former CEO (Retired)

American Shipyard Corporation

 

 

Paul J. Nordquist

Senior Staff Engineer (Retired)

GTE Laboratories

 

 

John Nystrom

Vice President,
Pharmaceutical Operations,
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

Simon Ostrach

Walter J. Austin Distinguished Professor,
Case Western Reserve University

 

Peter Pelletier

Financial Consultant
(Interim Management)

Pelletier & Associates

 

 

Anthony Rafanelli

Manager,
Sensor & Control Systems Engineering Department,
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

 

 

Madelyn Geisser Rumowicz

Assistant Commissioner,
Dept. of Transportation,
State of New Jersey

 

 

Nina F. Saberi

Founder and General Partner,
Castile Ventures

 

 

Raymond Sepe

President & CEO,
Electro Standards Lab, Inc.

 

 

Michael Sullivan

Vice President,
Astro-Med, Inc.

 

 

Thomas Wroe Jr.

Senior Vice President,
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Sensors & Controls

 

 

 

Anthony A. Zona

General Manager,
Fiber to the Premises Networks

Motorola, Inc