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Industrial Advisory Board

2024 Industrial advisory board members for College of engineering

These industry leaders draw on valuable engineering, business and academic experiences in their service to the college.

Their insight helps College of Engineering administrators set priorities that advance college excellence in research and education and strengthen connections with alumni and industry.

Richard Antoine
CBE
Global HR Officer (retired)
Procter & Gamble
Cynthia Bachmann
ECE
Vice President-Engineering (retired)
Kohler Kitchen & Bath
David Beck-Engel
CEE
Vice Chairman
JH Findorff & Son Inc.
Douglas Bettinger
Economics
Executive VP & CFO
Lam Research Corporation
Tom Boldt
Const Mgmt Prg/CEE
Chief Executive Officer
Boldt Construction
Rachael Conrad
ISyE
Vice President, Sales, Services & Solutions, North America
Rockwell Automation
David Franchino
ME
President & Principal
Delve
Andy Gongola
ME
Senior VP, Design and Engineering
Milwaukee Tool
John Gugel
CEE
Executive VP, Venture
Geno
Brian Haas
ME/EM
VP, Central Engineering-Global Products Group
KLA-Tencor Corp.
Dawn Harms
ECE
Chief Revenue Office
Momentus
Wendy Harris
ECE
General Manager, Product Operations
GE Healthcare
John Holton
ISyE
Founder/Chairman/President
JWS Foundation Inc.
Kathryn Howard
ECE
Patent Attorney
Jay V. Ihlenfeld
CBE
Board Director (retired)
Ashland Global Holdings, Celanese Corp
Valarie King-Bailey
CEE
CEO and Founder
Onshore Technology Grou Inc
Jeremy Kranz
ISyE
Managing Partner
Sentinel Global
Jun Lee
CEE
President (retired)
SRI Design, Inc.
Jane Mandula
ISyE
Co-owner and Vice-President (retired)
Gen/Tran Corp.
Paul McCann
ME
Vice President, Industrial Project Development (retired)
Boldt Company
William Monfre
CBE
President (retired)
Quality Insulators/Asbestos Removal Inc
Louis Morrone
CBE/BME
Executive Vice President, Core Diagnostics
Abbott
Craig Palmer
ECE
Chief Executive Officer
MakersPlace
John Pfeifer
CEO/President
Oshkosh Corp.
James Rekoske
CBE
Senior VP, RD&E-Industrial Sector
Nalco Water
Michael Running
ECE/CS
VP, Global Operations
Plexus Engineering Solutions
Christine Schyvinck
ME
CEO & President
Shure Inc.
Rajan Sheth
CEE
CEO/Chairman (retired)
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
David Smukowski
CEE
Private Equity Investor and WARF Trustee
Thomas Still
President
Wisconsin Technology Council
Roy Thiele-Sardina
ECE
Managing Partner/Co-Founder
HighBar Partners
Peter Trelenberg
CEE
Manager/Environmental Policy & Planning (retired)
Exxon Mobile Corporation
Thomas Werner
ISyE
CEO (retired)
SunPower Corp.
Christopher Wheeler
ME
CEO
Heritage Ventures
Alan Yeung
CBE
Managing Director
Centiron Capital