External Advisory Committee (EAC) members are dedicated industry leaders and corporate partners who work to advance the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering. They provide guidance pertaining to industry and education, and also serve as ambassadors for the department beyond the University.

Committee Members

(*UT Alumnus)

Gerry Courtney*
Director of Engineering
Dell
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Binz DeWalch*
Chairman and CEO
DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
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Amanda Dodd*
Senior Manager, Computational Science and Analysis
Sandia National Laboratories
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Karl Fisher*
Executive Director
Applied Research Laboratories (ARL:UT)
UT Austin
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Ginny Garriques*
Chief Engineer - Pipelines, Offshore, and Infrastructure
Subsurface & Subsea
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering
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Bunker M. Hill*
Senior Technical Advisor
Downhole Emerging Technologies
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Jeff Miers*
Director, Partners & Alliances, Energy & Utilities
Amazon Web Services
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David Rigby*
Senior Manager, Space and Missile Systems
The Boeing Company
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Elliott Short*
Senior Engineering Fellow
Raytheon
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Greg Smith*
NASA Flight Operations, Lander/Surface Integration
NASA
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Peter Weaver
FE Team Lead, Engineering Supervisor
Chevron
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