Advisory Board

Our advisory board members include respected leaders in industry, government, and academia from a wide range of organizations that are involved in mechanical engineering.

Board Chair

  • Bruce Andersen, Project Engineer, Aeronautical Systems Inc.

Board Members

  • A.J. Incorvaia, Senior Vice President of the Electronic Board Systems group, Siemens Industrial Software
  • Abigail Kennedy, R&D Engineer, Trex Company
  • Ajay Sunkara, Engineering Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Brad Baker, Principal Engineer, Energetics Technology Center
  • Brian M. Tanner
  • Chad Wilcox, Plant Operations Manager, Mediatech
  • Charles A. Worrell, Principal Inventor, MITRE Corporation
  • Chris Scurlock
  • Luke Jameson, Implant Equipment Engineer, Micron Technology
  • Robert Gardenier, Director of Warfare Systems, DELTA Resources/VT Group
  • Scott Schmitz, Micro-Grid Energy Systems Manager and Director of Operations, Carter CAT Power Systems
  • Shweta Kumar, VP of Client Relations and Program Management, RGBSI Aerospace & Defense
  • Stephen Lisse
  • Thomas Gardner, Chief Technology Officer, HP Federal
  • Tracee Gilbert, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, System Innovation
  • Vanessa J. Gentzen, Advanced Research and Development Section Head, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)

“The Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board plays a vital role in helping George Mason University develop the program by providing direct input on the skills students need to be successful in their careers.”

— Kevin Hicks, operations and facilities projects director