Engineering Leadership Board

Engineering Leadership Board

Established in 1999, the Engineering Leadership Board of the UH Cullen College of Engineering provides valuable assistance in the development of College programs. Comparable to a company's Board of Directors, the Engineering Leadership Board provides advice and counsel, assists in establishing program priorities and objectives, provides review and critique, provides liaison to the outside industrial and government communities, promotes College interests inside and outside the University, and helps define needs and assists in the development of resources.

Membership on the Engineering Leadership Board is of the highest quality and by invitation only from the Dean of the Cullen College of Engineering. Members represent a cross-section of leaders throughout the community: engineering industry, educational partners, and public service sector.

The Engineering Leadership Board meets twice yearly—a fall meeting hosted by the College on the UH campus and a spring meeting hosted by a Board member.

Engineering Leadership Board Members

  • Matt Abraham
    Matt Abraham
    Business Development Director, INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA
    Biography
  • Durga Agrawal
    Durga Agrawal
    President, Piping Technology & Products
  • Eric Ayanegui
    Eric Ayanegui
    Sr. Director Operations Engineering, Cintas Corporation
    Biography
  • The Honorable Bill Callegari
    The Honorable Bill Callegari
    Texas House of Representatives
    Biography
  • Danong Chen
    Danong Chen
    CEO, MetronomX Therapeutics, LLC
    Biography
  • Odis Cobb
    Odis Cobb
    Co-Founder, Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc.
    Biography
  • Billy Cooke
    Billy Cooke
    Retired, Klotz Associates, Inc.
    Biography
  • Gabriel Cuadra
    Gabriel Cuadra
    Retired, BP America
    Biography
  • Jeff Edwards
    Jeff Edwards
    Process Safety Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LLC
    Biography
  • William Fendley
    William Fendley
    Co-Founder, Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc.
    Biography
  • Bob Herrmann
    Bob Herrmann
    Cobalt International Energy, LP
    Biography
  • Terri Ivers
    Terri Ivers
    Executive President, Oil and Gas, (retired) SNC-Lavalin
    Biography
  • M.S. Kalsi
    M.S. Kalsi
    President, Kalsi Engineering, Inc.
    Biography
  •  D. Wayne Klotz
    D. Wayne Klotz
    President, Klotz Associates
    Biography
  • Anu Lal
    Anu Lal
    Vice President Sales & Marketing, Piping Technologies & Products
    Biography
  • Cedric Lucquin
    Cedric Lucquin
    Vice President of Human Resources Middle East & Asia, Vallourec
    Biography
  • Kenny Mercado
    Kenny Mercado
    Executive Vice President, Utility Management Services, Quanta Services Incorporated
    Biography
  • Chidi Opurum
    Chidi Opurum
    I&C Lead Engineer, Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery
    Biography
  • Erika Peterman
    Erika Peterman
    Vice President of Global Co-Products, LyondellBasell
    Biography
  • Michael Ramos
    Michael Ramos
    President, APEX Financial Management Services
    Biography
  • UH
    James Ritchie
    Planning and Business Development, ExxonMobil
  • Diego Rojas
    Diego Rojas
    Vice President of Engineering, AltairStrickland
    Biography
  • Steven Simmons
    Steven Simmons
    Vice President, Huitt-Zollars
    Biography
  • Ravi Singhania
    Ravi Singhania
    Senior Vice President for Engineering (retired), BASF Corporation
    Biography
  • Tom Sofka
    Tom Sofka
    President, Macro Enterprises
    Biography
  • Phillip Swanson
    Phillip Swanson
    Engineering Manager, Oceaneering International
    Biography