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 NYIT 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
Michael Battaglia
Software Engineer
Multi Data Services (MDS)
David Kafrissen
Director, MIS
Spellman High Voltage
William Rooney
Senior Technical Staff Member
IBM
Manan Shah
Head, Product Management Mobility Team
Thomson Reuters
Paul Stirpe
Technology Consultant
Letse, LLC
Engin Yalt
Solutions Architect
Software by Design
Guido Bonelli
President, Innovative Electronic Solutions LLC;
Manager, Digital and Software Design
Spellman High Voltage
Debra Danielson
Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisition Strategy;
CA Distinguished Engineer
CA Technologies
C. John Glossner, Ph.D.
CEO
Optimum Semiconductor Technologies
Michael Hutt
President
Hutt Systems
Gerald M. Karam
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Networking and Services Research
AT&T Research Labs
Khurram Kazi, Ph.D.
Lead Network Engineer
Defense Photonics Group
April Khademi, Ph.D.
Algorithm Development Specialist
GE Healthcare
Peter Match
Vice President, Engineering
UltraVolt
Nita Patel
Manager, Insight Systems and Software Section
L-3 Warrior Systems
Steven Rubin
Patent Attorney
Dilworth & Barrese, LLP
Jim Smith
Assistant Vice President, Economic Development
Stony Brook University
Paul Soccoli
Senior Engineer, Project Engineering Supervisor
Leviton Manufacturing
Stuart Asser
Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Queensboro Community College of CUNY
Robert DiFazio, Ph.D.
Fellow
Interdigital Communication
John Fiorillo, Ph.D.
Professor
Farmingdale State University of SUNY
Mark Leibowitz
Engineering Supervisor, Information and Electronic Systems Integration
BAE Systems
David Mesecher
Integrated Systems, AEW and EW Systems
Northrup Grumman Corporation
Joe Miller
Senior Principal Engineer
Parker Aerospace
Ted Pappas
Director
National Grid, USA for LIPA
Daniel Rogers
Staff Engineer
Telephonics
Jesse Taub
Independent Consultant
Bruce Willins
Vice President, Marketing and Engineering
Hauppauge Digital
John J. Eff, Jr., DGCP (B.S., 73), Co-Chair
Principal
JJ Energy Associates
Gloria G. Russo (M.S., 04), Co-Chair
Manager, Environmental Planning and Compliance
Long Island Rail Road
Robert Allgor, CEM, CDSM, CEA (M.S., '97)
Lead Program Manager
National Grid
Thelma Arceo (M.S., 87)
Director, Technical Services
Community Environmental Center
Anthony Cacioppo, P.E.
Consulting Engineer
Professional Engineering Services
Peter M. Curtis (B.T., 83; M.S., 94)
President
Power Management Concepts
Mary Frost Distler (Adv. Cert., 09)
CEO
Power to Change
Fredric Goldner, CEM. (M.S., 87)
Principal
Energy Management & Research Associates
Milana Kononenko (M.S., 03)
Associate Engineer, Certified Opacity Observer
Shapiro Engineering, P.C.
Peter Krumdieck, P.E., CEM (M.S., 05)
Senior Project Manager
WENDEL Companies
Thomas Lanzilotta, CEM (M.S., 10)
Campus Energy Manager
Stony Brook University
Joseph S. Lopes
Senior Principal Consultant
DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability
Kent McCord (M.S., 10)
Applications Engineering Manager
UTC Power
David W. Nadler, Ph.D. (M.S., 01)
Director, Quality Assurance
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Robert M. Pellegrino
Region 1 Southern Area Chair
IEEE Region 1 Board of Governors
Marcus Salva, Esq., LEED AP BD+C
(B.Arch., '06, M.S., '08)
Sustainable Development Attorney
Town of Babylon
David Schieren, (M.S., 06)
Chief Executive Officer
EmPower Solar
Joseph Schroeder (M.S., 95)
Energy Specialist
Suffolk County Legislature
Andrew N. Vourlos (M.S., 05)
Program Quality Manager, Energy Efficiency
UL Verification Services
Robert R. Arrighi
General Manager
Kerns Manufacturing Corp.
Vincent A. Benenati
CEO
East Coast Orthotic & Prosthetic Corp.
John J. Eff, Jr., DGCP (B.S., 73)
Principal
JJ Energy Associates
Robert Fox, PE
Mechanical Engineer
Genesys Engineering P.C.
Bernard Rachowitz
Former President
Fuel Components Integrators, Inc.
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