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Industrial Advisory Board

The primary objective of the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is to provide advice about the educational and research directions of the department and to assist with strategic planning.


Chris Meystrik

C. Chris Meystrik

Chief Technology Officer
Jewelry Television
Knoxville


Josh Birdwell

Josh Birdwell

VP, Guest/Retail Technology
Pilot/Flying J
Knoxville


Rebecca Collins

Rebecca Collins

Staff Software Engineer
Google
New York, NY


David Dyar

David Dyar

Chief Technology Officer
DailyPay
New York, NY



Picture of Michael Evans

Michael Evans

Senior Partner
Valent Partners
Dallas, TX


John Garrison

John Garrison

Engineer
Department of Defense
Huntsville, AL


John Gibson

John Gibson

Security Research Manager
Cisco Systems
Knoxville


Brad Grinstead

Brad Grinstead

Senior Vice President
IAVO Research and Scientific
Durham, NC



Denise Koessler Gosnell

Denise Koessler Gosnell

Principal Product Manager
Amazon Web Services
Charleston, SC


Brian LaRose

Brian LaRose

Director, VMware
VMWare
Maryville, TN


John McNeely

John McNeely

Senior Vice President
Avertium
Knoxville


John O'Dell

John B. O’Dell, Jr.

IT Supervisor of IT Financial Reporting & Analysis and Contract Relationship Manager
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN



Dan Roberts

Dan Roberts

President and CEO
InterFET Corporation
Richardson, TX


Richard Stair

Richard Stair

Design Engineering Manager, High Power Chargers Product Line
Texas Instruments
Knoxville, TN


Ken Tobin

Ken Tobin

Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN


J.D. Wilson

J.D. Wilson

Transmission Maintenance Supervisor
Georgia Power Company
Savannah, GA



Craig Witsoe

Craig Witsoe

CEO
Elo Touchscreen Solutions
Knoxville


Brian Worley

Brian Worley

VP of Provider Analytics
Verana Health
Knoxville


Angela Yochem Novant

Angela Yochem

EVP, Chief Transformation & Digital Officer
GM, COO Novant Health Enterprises
Novant Health
Charlotte, NC