Industry Advisory Boards

Our College of Engineering and Computing Sciences advisory boards provide guidance to academic departments within the school and promote a continuing relationship between New York Tech students, faculty, alumni and industry experts.

The goals of each board include:

Advising and assisting on academic and professional matters
Providing input on current trends in the industry
Identifying necessary skills and areas of interest for curriculum development
Promoting and enhancing the quality of the programs
Identifying projects and funding sources

Computer Science and Security Advisory Board

Michael Battaglia
Software Engineer
Multi Data Services (MDS)

Ashutosh Dutta, Ph.D
Lead Member of Technical Staff, Chief Security Organization
AT&T Labs

Michael Halper, Ph.D
Professor and IT Program Director
NJIT

David Kafrissen
Director, MIS
Spellman High Voltage

Ajay Rajkumar, Ph.D
Core, Cloud, and Software Innovation Planning Leader
Mobile Networks CTO, Nokia

Azhar Bhatt
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Acutis

Mayank Jinda
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon

William Rooney
Senior Technical Staff Member
IBM

Manan Shah
Head, Product Management Mobility Team
Thomson Reuters

Gaurav Sharma
Professor
University of Rochester

Paul Stirpe
Technology Consultant
Letse, LLC

Engin Yalt
Chief Executive Officer
Intersoft Associates

Hy Goldstoff
Solutions Architect
Software by Design

Sherly Chaco
Senior Director of Information Technology Services
Nassau Community College

Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board

J.C. Chiao
Professor
Southern Methodist University
jchiao@smu.edu

Michael Cress
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
mikecress@gmail.com

Arvin Emadi
Technical Staff Manager
Illumina
arvin.emadi@gmail.com

Dean La Rosa
CEO and Owner
Transformational Innovative Solutions, LLC

Maysam Ghovanloo
Senior Design Engineer
Silicon Creations
mghovan@gmail.com

Abtin Amini
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
amiab01@hotmail.com

Vikrant Sharma
Vice President of Engineering, Optical Sciences
Masimo
vsharma@masimo.com

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Advisory Board

Ramdane Benferhat, Ph.D
Director, Applied Tech
MTA, NY

Robert DiFazio, Ph.D.
Fellow/Retired
InterDigital Communication Corp

Alexander Andreas George
VP and CEO MANA

Vitto Leggio
VP and Chief Architect
XTREM Solutions, Inc

Mark Leibowitz
Engineering Supervisor
BAE Systems

Joe Miller
Engineering Supervisor
Parker Electronics System Division

Hamid Namdar
Professor and Chair
QCC Eng.Technology Dpt

Ted Pappas
Director
National Grid, USA for LIPA

Ronald Pirich, Ph.D
Fellow/Retired
Northrop Grumman Corp.

Daniel Rogers
Staff Engineer
Telephonics

Bruce Willins
Vice President, Marketing and Engineering
Hauppauge Digital

Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board

Eugene Hodgson
Vice President, Western Region
Corpfinance International Ltd.

Len Horvath
President, Past-President
Quantum Lighting, BC Advanced Conservation & Efficiency Association

Ehsan Haghi
Community Energy Specialist
Musqueam Indian Band

Patricia Bell
Head of Planning and Director of Education
Community Energy Association

Amy Seabrooke
Program Manager, Advanced DSM Strategies
BC Hydro

Juan Rincon
Program Manager for Conservation Education Initiatives
FortisBC

Ralf Nielsen
Director
Enterprise Sustainability, TransLink

Eric Mazzi
Owner
Mazzi Consulting

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management Advisory Board

Vincent A. Benenati
CEO
East Coast Orthotic & Prosthetic Corp.

Joseph Lee
Senior Research Specialist
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Robert Fox, PE
Mechanical Engineer
Genesys Engineering P.C.

George Papadopoulos, Ph.D.
Principal/Director for Advanced Programs
Innoveering, LLC

Hossein Rahemi, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Engineering and Technology
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

John Shipman
Department Manager, Electric Vehicles
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

Dr. Hong Zhu, Ph.D.
Manager, R&D
Becton Dickinson