Dean's Industrial Liaison Council
Mission
Develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the college and the businesses and industry of Wisconsin in support of the college’s primary mission: to provide world-class education, research, and services and act as a catalyst for economic development with a focus on the diverse needs of Southeast Wisconsin.
Goals
- Improve responsiveness of the college to the following needs of business and industry: Qualified Graduate Engineers, Engineering Employment Development, Consulting Support and Collaborative Research.
- Identify and develop areas of education, consulting practice, research excellence and technology transfer that provide the greatest overall benefit to the businesses and industry and the college.
- Foster greater and more productive involvement of business in the day-to-day educational programs of the college to enrich the overall educational process and the quality of the graduates.
- Expand investment in the college from the private sector, personal and corporate, through programs that provide attractive returns to investors while funding activities that help CEAS to achieve its goal of becoming a Top 50 College.
Committees
To carry out this mission, the ILC has formed four operating committees, each with its own chair, focus and objectives:
- Student Engineer Development Committee
- Consulting and Cooperative Research Committee
- Continuing Employee Education and Development Committee
- Membership Growth and Investment Committee
College of Engineering & Applied Science Industrial Liaison Council Members 2009-10
Charlie Baker
Vice President, Engineering
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Bill Berezowitz, Ph.D., P.E. - ILC Chair
Vice President and General Manager
GE Healthcare
John Bobrowich
President and CEO
ReGENco
James S. Botic, Ph.D.
Director Research & Chief Architect
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Building Efficiency Group
Richard M. Bub, P.E.
President
GRAEF
John M. Corbin, PE, PTOE
State Traffic Engineer
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Michael J. Cudahy
President
The Endeavors Group, LLC
Cozzens & Cudahy Research Center
Trevor D'Souza
Director
Mason Wells
Larry Dux
Director, Clinical Info Systems/PI
Community Memorial Hospital
Robert Farchione
VP, OE Engineering Platforms
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Harry Farchmin, P.E., F.ASCE
Vice President
Bloom Companies, LLC
J. David Fuchs
Richard R. Grigg(Retired), V.P., Strategy and Tech.
Rockwell Automation
Chair Emeritus
Executive Vice President of FirstEnergy Corp.
President of FirstEnergy Utilities
FirstEnergy Corporation
Robert G. Gruenstern
Director, Engineering
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Robert M. Hathaway
Chief Materials and Processes Engineer
Corporate New Product Development Center
Oshkosh Truck Corporation
Mark A. Juds
P.E. Principal Engineer
Eaton Corporation, Innovation Center
Avie Judes, P.E.
Director, Strategic Sourcing
Global Purchasing & SCM Building Efficiency
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Joseph A. Kann
Vice President, Global Business Development
Rockwell Automation
Marvin Klowak
Vice President, R&D/Quality
Briggs & Stratton
Michael R. Lovell, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Christine L. Lutz
Bathing & Showering Product Engineering
Kohler Company
Joe Muehlbach
Director, Facilities
Quad/Graphics
Ronald Perez, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs (ex-officio)
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
John Pierson
Vice President - Procurement
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Gerard A. Randall, Jr.
Consultant
Joe Rauter
VP - Production Operations
ReGENco
Michael Russek
President
Astronautics Corporation of America
Ziad M. Salameh, Ph.D., P.E.
SRI Consultants, Inc.
Avi Shaked
David B. Smith
Senior Partner
Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP
John P. Stilp, P.E.
Vice President, Oak Creek Campus
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Dennis Webb
Vice President
Sales, Marketing & Engineering
Badger Meter, Inc.
Thomas M. Wick
Director
Electric Distribution Asset Management
We Energies
David C. Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs (ex-officio)
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee