External Advisory Committee

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 fundraising programs.

2025 – 2026 EAC Members

Sandra Akmansoy

Program Manager, Bowman Engineering Consultants

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

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

Henry Goyette

Independent Senior Consultant

M.S., Environmental Health Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., Environmental Studies, Rutgers University

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, The George Washington University

Breanne Hanson

Senior Engineer, The Brandt Companies, LLC

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

B.S., Architectural 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

Shad Shafie

Chief Operating Officer, WGI

B.S., Architectural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Hank Smith

Director, Atwell

B.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Steve Smith

Vice President, 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 and 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