Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Systems Engineering
Main Office: (931) 372-3175
Clement Hall Room 321
1010 N. Peachtree Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38505
Advisory Boards
Our department is supported by business professionals representing the industries we serve on Industry Advisory Boards for our accredited degree programs, including engineering technology and the TTU-ETSU Bachelor of Science in Engineering Joint Program.
These advisors bring collective knowledge about the manufacturing industry that helps guide our program educational objectives and to ensure that our graduates are adequately prepared for careers in engineering technology, industrial and systems engineering, engineering management and more.
Engineering Technology Industry Advisory Board
Board Chair
- John Lowry
President & CEO, Lowry Technical Associates Inc.
Members
- Ethan Bernhardt
President & CEO, ATC Automation - Harold Bohannon
Account Manager Deshazo, Automation LLC - Tamara Gilbert
Pre-Production Launch Manager, General Motors - James Graham
Technical Assistant Manager-New Model Dev., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations LLC - James Heady
Lean Continuous Improvement Manager, Jostens Inc. - Christopher Hetzler
Sales Manager, Eureka Foundry Co - Mark Hoormann
Project Engineer, ABC Technologies - Coral Kanies
Senior Director, Walmart
- Tom Kelly
Owner, TEK Sales and Solutions - Andrew Kirby
Director of Strategic Projects, Playcore - Joel Liggins
Casting/Forging Process Engineer Manager, Nissan North America Inc. - James Mansell
Plant Manager, SignResource - Andy Page
Managing Partner, Net Results Inc. - Gordon Reed
Solutions Consultant, University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services - Spurgeon Smith
Corporate Environmental Director, Tecumseh Products Inc. - Dedrick Watson
Manufacturing Engineer Manager, Lochinvar, LLC
TTU-ETSU Joint Engineering Program Industry Advisory Board
Members
- Charles Berry
Tsubaki-Nakashima Inc. - Jacob Bubalo
HVAC & General Facilities Engineer, Eastman - Jason Carder
Principal, Head of the Transportation Division, & Office Manager, Mattern & Craig - John Kenny
Founder & Principal, Facility Systems Consultant, LLC - Ron Kinser
Continuous Improvement Specialist, Tenneco Automotive
- Alison Knight
Senior Process Improvement Consultant, Carilion Clinic - Ben Larkin
Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) Manager, Snap-On Tools - Eric Quillen
Product Functional Test FE Leader, Atmus Filtration Technologies - Cecelia Wigal
Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
