External Advisory Council

Ms. Sharene Pierce, P.E.,

EAC Chair

VP for Customer Experience and Services Operational Transformation at Duke Energy

Dr. Fikret Atalay

Co-Founder, Filio Corporation & Consulting Engineer, Atlanta, GA

Dr. Brian Bielenberg

Director of Academic Strategy and Initiatives in the Office of the Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Dr. Jenna Carpenter

Dean, School of Engineering, Campbell University

Dr. Joel Ducoste

Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Success and Professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at North Carolina State University (NCSU)

Mr. Karl Freeman

Range Director, Volvo Group North America, Group Trucks Technology, Greensboro, NC

Mr. Cris Gaut

Chairman and CEO, Forum Energy Technologies, Houston, TX

Mr. Rich Glover, P.E.

President, Glover Engineering, PLLC, Greensboro, NC 

Ms. Claire Griffin

Lead Technical Bid Engineer, Offshore, Vestas, Boston, MA

Dr. Raina Haque

Professor of Practice of Technology, Wake Forest University School of Law

Founding Attorney, Erdõs Intellectual Property Law

Dr. Gregory L. Heileman

Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Mr. Eric Hennessy

Director, Product Development, Charter Medical, Winston-Salem, NC

Mr. Fareed Khan

Chief and Head of Retail, Just Food For Dogs, Irvine, California

Dr. Martin S. Kohn

CEO and Chief Clinical Scientist, MedPredixAI, LLC; Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Mr. Paul McIlvaine

Engineering Consultant, Researcher, Educator

Ms. Regan O’Donnell

Consultant, Putnam, New York, NY

Mr. Adam Park

Vice President, Engineering and Bid Management, Strata Solar, Durham, NC.

Mr. Keith Robinson

Professor of Law and Faculty Director for Intellectual Property, Technology, Business, and Innovation, Wake Forest University School of Law

Senior Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law

Mr. Andrew Rust

Student, M.S. Computer Engineering, Columbia University

Front-end developer, Dub Dates Co.

Co-founder, Tech Lead, Instructor and Manager, ByteSize Learning, LLC

Dr. Rick Vaz

Professor Emeritus, Worcester Polytechnic Institute