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

Mr. Reuben Blakley

Division Engineer, Division 8, North Carolina Department of Transportation

Mr. Brian Davis

Senior Sales Director, Corning Optical, Charlotte, NC

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

Mr. Eric Hennessy

Founder of Prolifex Bio and Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer, GV Correct

Mr. Ben Riser

Quality Engineering Manager at Toyota Battery Manufacturing

Mr. Andrew Rust

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

Ms. Karla Tankersley

Lead Director Business Solutions for Ralph Lauren