Mechanical Engineering Industry Advisory Board

Located in the heart of a globally renowned tech hub, Seattle University boasts unique access to industry experts.

The ME Industry Advisory Board serves as a faculty-industry interface and helps the department deliver a quality education. The board provides guidance on many facets of the profession: industry trends, state of technology, student learning outcome assessment, expectation on undergraduate and graduate education, training and employment opportunities.

Many board members are graduates of Seattle University and serve as valuable networking resources for students and the department.

Meet Our Board Members

• Steve Brooks, PE, C’99, President, UMC
• Sarah Brown, C’17,Project Manager, Skanska
• Alex Byrne, C'03, Principal Engineer, DNV GL
• Brian Dressler, P.E., C'02, Principal Controls Engineer, AWS
• Will Gibbs, C'08, CEO and Founder, Stealth Startup
• Dr. Dodd Grande, Chair, C'80, Vice President of Engineering and Applications Development, Adaptive 3D
• Jeremy Hahn, VP of Engineering, Jet Parts Engineering
• Mike Haynes, PE, C'81, Chief Operating Officer , Seattle City Light
• Nicholas J. Hryciuk, Business Development Representative, CHC Hydro
• Tresha Lacaux, C'07, Vice President - 777X Chief Project Engineer, Boeing
• Brian Nasralla, PE, Associate Technical Fellow (ATF) Liaison Engineer, Boeing
• Christopher Payne, C'00, Vice President - Program Manager 737 Commercial Derivatives | FRAeS, Boeing
• Alec Wong, PE, Senior Project Engineer (retired), Kenworth Truck Company
• Joseph Young, C'15, Automated Driving Safety - Staff Engineer, Stellantis