The External Advisory Committee (EAC) is comprised of leaders in academia and industry who support excellence in engineering education. The committee meets twice a year to provide counsel and help the department achieve its strategic goals.
Committee members assist in promoting academic excellence, recruiting quality students, fostering professional and peer recognition of faculty and interacting with the CAEE community.
Specifically, the objectives of the External Advisory Committees are to advise the department of the professional requirements of private enterprise and to provide a forum in which teaching, research, professional development and academic excellence can be discussed. They also assist in developing effective programs for recruiting outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, and they further aid the department in approved fund-raising programs.
2024 - 2025 Members
Sandra Akmansoy, EAC Chair
Principal, RLB
MBA, EDHEC Business School
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Rolando Alvarado
Principal/Mechanical Engineering Director, Page Southerland Page
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Mike Arellano
Austin District Deputy District Engineer, TXDOT
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Scott Armstrong
Principal/Structural Engineer, Salas O’Brien
B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Nour Bouhou
Vice President, ASLPM
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Civil Engineering, Centrale Lille
B.S., Civil Engineering, Centrale Lille
Becky Carroll
Senior Vice President, Pape-Dawson
M.S. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio
B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Andrea Cheng
Principal Management Specialist, CDM Smith
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Andy Creel
CEO, Just Right Engineering
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Cristina Criado
Vice President/Principal, Dunaway
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Caleb Duncan
President, L.A. Fuess
B.A., Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Melissa Evers
Vice President/General Manager, Software Ecosystem Enablement, Intel
MBA, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Brenda Guerra
Director of Transportation Operations, TxDOT
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Sandy Guzman
CEO, Austin Area Research Organization
B.A., International Affairs/Latin American Studies, George Washington University
Breanne Hanson
Senior Engineer, The Brandt Companies
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Arizona University
Adam Johnson
Managing Director, Walter P. Moore
M.S., Structural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Liana Kallivoka
Assistant Director, Austin Parks and Recreation Department
Ph.D., Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
M.S., Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
B.A./B.S., Architecture/Architectural Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Patrice Melançon
Sole Proprietor, CWG Consulting
M.S., Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Jason Mirabal
Principal, MFH
Jorge Morales
Director for Watershed Protection, City of Austin
MPAff, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Jeff Nagy
Vice President, Operations Manager, Halff Associates
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Celeste Quiralte
Senior Counsel, ExxonMobil
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Travis Roby
CEO, Chairman, Bayou Midstream
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Matt Russell
CTO, Austin Energy
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Carleton University
Hank Smith
Director, Atwell
B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Steve Smith
Vice President, CTO (Retired), Trinity Industries, Inc.
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, Southern Methodist University
Matt Swinton
Senior Vice President, District Manager, Kiewit
B.S., Mining & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Alison Wood
Lead Learning Designer, Program Manager, Boston University
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
B.A., Dramatic Literature, Harvard University
