Department of Applied Computing Industrial Advisory Board members provide valuable information, steady guidance, and decades of experience to the College.
Applied Computing Industrial Advisory Board
The diverse input of Advisory Board members ensures that Applied Computing courses and degree programs are teaching the most current industry best practices, as well as helping the department anticipate and respond to emerging trends in the industries where our graduates work.
The Applied Computing Industrial Advisory Board is structured as two subcommittees, one for the programs in Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, and Information Technology (formerly Computer Network and System Administration) (IT/HI), the other for the Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering Technology (MERET) programs.
When discussing strategic issues affecting the Applied Computing department as a whole, the IAB subcommittees meets together, and when advising on curricular matters in the various programs, the subcommittees meet separately.
Two AC Advisory Board members also serve as liaisons to the External Advisory Board of the College of Computing.
Applied Computing Industrial Advisory Board
Two liaisons from the Applied Computing Industrial Advisory Board represent the Applied Computing department on the College of Computing External Advisory Board.
Liaisons to College of Computing EAB
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Derek Dykens
Global Retail Industry Strategist
Splunk -
Mark Gauthier
President
Donald Engineering
The Information Technology / Cybersecurity / Health Informatics Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Subcommittee provides valuable guidance and information related to current practices and emerging trends in the industries where our graduates work. This board also serves as the CAE-CD Industry Advisory Board.
Advisory board members come from a wide variety of industries and bring with them a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. This wealth of knowledge is used to keep our curriculum current and help us prepare our students for the challenges of the global workplace.
The board generally meets annually and the members participate as evaluators for Applied Computing student Senior Design Projects presentations, meeting with students to offer feedback and provide general advice and mentoring.
We are very appreciative of the efforts of our board members and the benefits they provide to our students and the entire College of Computing.
Subcommittee Members
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Charles Warren
Network Quant Engineer
Jump Trading -
Dan Boyle
Project Manager
Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) and
Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange (UPHIE) -
Dan Toth
Cyber Security Engineer
American Transmission Co. -
John Steenport
Vice President, Information Technology Services
Camera Corner/Connecting Point -
Matt Black
Director, Information Security
Contentstack -
Michael Gauthier
Chief Technology Officer
Heartland Business Systems -
ML Waters
Solution Architect
Los Alamos National Laboratory -
Todd Gingrass
Director, Business Development
ePlus Inc.
MERET IAB Subcommittee
The MERET Industrial Advisory Board Subcommittee provides valuable guidance and information related to current practices and emerging trends in the industries where our graduates work. Advisory board members come from a wide variety of industries and bring with them a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. This wealth of knowledge is used to keep our curriculum current and help us make sure that we are preparing our students for the challenges of the global workplace. The board generally meets each semester and members participate in Applied Computing Senior Design Project student presentations as evaluators, meeting with students to offer feedback and provide general advice and mentoring.
Subcommittee Members
- Johannes Eidnes
Hardware Engineering Manager
A&D Technology, Inc. - Kevin Fortmeyer
Territory Sales Manager, Western and Central Michigan
Schunk - Mark Gauthier
President
Donald Engineering - Christopher Hines
Manager, Engineering
Electrical Product Development
FANUC Robotics - Sam Hoff
Chief Executive Officer
Patti Engineering - Chinmay Kondekar
Senior Controls Engineer
Patti Engineering - Andy Krystiniak
Senior Controls Engineer
JR Automation - Shashank Lakshmikanth
Cole Engineering Center
General Motors - Lawrence Marrah III
System Integration Engineer - BEV Motion Features
General Motors - Prince Mehandiratta
Senior Process Controls Engineer
General Motors