Board of Advocates

Board of Advocates

Recognizing the school's need to establish strong ties with industrial and corporate constituents, the ECS Board of Advocates supports Baylor Engineering and Computer Science programs in order to produce superior graduates in a faith-based, educational environment and ensures the success of our students. Board members advise the school on the educational and recruitment needs of the industrial/corporate/government sector; provide guidance on how concerns can be addressed in the context of the School's and University's missions; and suggests courses of action.

Bill Mearse

Bill Mearse

Retired, Accenture

Bill received his BBA (magna cum laude) in 1978 and MBA in 1979 from the Hankamer School of Busin

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Tom Ayers

Tom Ayers

President, Kent Houston Offshore Engineering

Tom Ayers has more than twenty years of experience as a proven leader possessing strong project e

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Brian Bammel

Brian Bammel

Global IT Audit Manager, ExxonMobil

Brian Bammel graduated from Baylor in 2001 with a bachelor of science in electrical and computer

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Jay D. Battershell

Jay D. Battershell

Consulting Services Partner, iTeres Group

Jay Battershell has been providing IT leadership, consulting and managed services to global busin

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 Joe Cestari

Joe Cestari

Executive Director, Kiterocket

Joe has nearly 30 years of high technology industry experience, including semiconductor device de

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David Coody

David Coody

Director, Strategic Business Operations, Modernization and Modification Group, L3Harris

David Coody serves as the Director of Strategic Business Operations for the Modernization and Mod

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Lauren Dreyer

Lauren Dreyer

VP of Starlink Business Operations, SpaceX

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Steven Follis

Steven Follis

Principal Container Specialist, Container Services Go-To-Market team, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Steven Follis focuses on building and executing the global Go-To-Market strategies for AWS Fargat

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Kimberly Mackenroth

Kimberly Mackenroth

Vice President & Chief Information Officer, L3 Harris Technologies

Kimberly (“Kim”) Mackenroth is Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for L3Harris Te

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 Ryan Malone

Ryan Malone

Sustaining Capital Portfolio Manager, BP

Ryan Malone graduated from Baylor in 2002 with a Mechanical Engineering Degree and a Minor in Mat

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Pragati Mathur

Pragati Mathur

Chief Digital & Information Officer, ConocoPhillips

Prior to joining ConocoPhillips in 2021, Pragati Mathur was Staples Chief Technology Officer and

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Mark McCollum

Mark McCollum

Partner, McCollum Capital LLC

Mr. Mark McCollum is a partner at McCollum Capital LLC.

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Donald P. McErlean

Donald P. McErlean

Senior Engineer, Aerospace Consulting

Dr. McErlean received his Ph.D.

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Kellar Nevill

Kellar Nevill

Partner, Asia-Pacific Tax & Finance (TFO) Managed Services Leader, Ernst & Young

In his role with Ernst & Young, Kellar helps clients optimize their tax and finance functions

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Alina Parast

Dr. Alina Parast

Senior VP and Chief Information Officer, Champion X

Alina Parast is senior vice president and Chief Information Officer at ChampionX.

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Todd Patterson

Todd Patterson

Founding Partner, Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Todd Patterson is a Baylor graduate and supporter of all things Baylor.

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Scott Pergande

Scott Pergande

President of Sekisui-Fuller, H.B. Fuller’s joint venture with Sekisui Chemical

Scott Pergande is a visionary and highly accomplished professional leader with proven success in

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 Harold Rafuse

Harold Rafuse

Retired USAF Officer; President and Chief Executive Officer, Phantom Aerospace, LLC

Dr.

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Carlos Ramón

Carlos Ramón

Founder and CEO, Uniply

Ramón is an entrepreneur – currently building his third startup named Uniply – empowering B2B Saa

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Rick Seaney

Rick Seaney

Co-Founder and CEO, 3Victors, Inc.

Rick Seaney is the co-founder and CEO of the recently venture funded big data travel analytics st

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Shawn Sedate

Shawn Sedate

Chief Information Officer, Brookshire's

Shawn is a 1985 graduate of Baylor, with a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics.

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Soumya Seetharam

VP & General Manager of Information Technology, Intel Corporation

Soumya Seetharam is a senior technology executive who brings deep experience in information techn

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Emile Sevadjian

Emile Sevadjian

VP of Expandable Engineering, Coretrax

Emile is currently the VP of Expandable Engineering for Coretrax based in Houston, Texas.

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Stephen W. Smith

Stephen W. Smith

Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Trinity Industries, INC.

Mr. Smith joined Trinity Industries, Inc., in 1976.

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Andy Spencer

Andy Spencer

President, Engedi Group

Andy M.

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 Trent Voigt

Trent Voigt

Chief Executive Officer, Payment Experts, LLC

Trent R.

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Larry Weixel

Larry Weixel

Associate Fellow, Skunk Works Autonomy & Artificial Intelligence Production and Sustainment Lead, Lockheed Martin

Larry Weixel is an Associate Fellow at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company.  For over 20 years, L

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Jimmy Don Wiethorn

Dr. Jimmy Don Wiethorn

Chairman of the Board, Principle Engineer, HAAG Engineering Co.

BA Math/Physics-Pre-Engineering, Baylor University, 1973

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