External Advisory Board

The mission of the ISE External Advisory Board (EAB)

Is to advise, promote and advocate for the University of Washington Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering in the education, training and mentoring of students.

The purpose of the EAB is to:

• analyze issues and make recommendations to the ISE chair and department
• provide advice and feedback on strategic planning
• advocate for industrial & systems engineering
• strengthen the department's relationship with all constituencies

The EAB has actively engaged members who are leaders in industry, non-profits, government, academia, and professional industrial engineering organizations. Four committees — External Relations, Student Advancement, Recruiting & Governance, and Philanthropy — support and promote the ongoing work of the EAB.

Current External Advisory Board Members

	Name and company
	Ben Bourlier Industrial Project Engineer, Starbucks
	Tracy Daly Director - Production Engineering, Boeing
	Jessica Harris Engineer, Boeing
	Russell Higgins Multidisciplinary Engineer, Product Developer, Manager, Unlimited Industries
	Jimmy Kwong Senior Supply Chain Audit Program Manager, Microsoft
	Roberto Lu Vice President - Technology, TE Connectivity
	José Meléndez EAB Chair, Sr. Manager, Industrial Engineering, The Walt Disney Company
	David Israel Mendez Management Consultant, ScottMadden Inc.
	Hyerin Park Alaska Airlines
	Krishna Pidaparty AI Product, Chewy
	Aven Samareh Senior Lead Data Science, Microsoft
	Suraj Shetty Executive Director of Operations, Sound Transit
	Derek Sutton Airline Resource Planning & Analysis Leader, Alaska Airlines
	Kaz Takeda Founders of Kaz and Effect Solutions, LLC
	Nicholas Tom Improvement Consulting Manager, Seattle Childrens
	Vicky Tseng Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Apple
	Matt Twitchell Sr. Director, Manufacturing Operations & Business Excellence, Stryker
	Emily Whelan Quality Systems Data Engineer, Tesla