Corporate Advisory Committee
The Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing prepares our students for successful careers in the engineering and computing professions. We have established a Corporate Advisory Committee (CAC) of executives in business, industry, military, and professional affiliations across the Southeast.
College leadership, faculty, and staff consult with CAC members on a range of issues from workforce development and industry trends to our curriculum revisions in our academic programs.
CAC Mission
- Strategic: Inform the Dean from a professional perspective about trends and events affecting the profession and the College.
- Coalition Building: Help the Dean develop relationships with regional corporations, educational and governmental institutions; act as ambassadors and advocates for Georgia Southern within professional networks.
- Educational: Provide expertise and knowledge of what is required from entry-level employees in the engineering and computing fields.
- Fundraising: Endowments, scholarships, research funds and in-kind donations are crucial to achieving a shared goal of providing a top-notch education for our graduates (and future employees).

CAC Membership
Gautam Bhat, Vice President of Data Analytics – Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Erik Blechinger, Deputy District Engineer – US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
Edward F. Boyle, Jr., Vice President of Engineering – Norfolk Southern
Darren Bridges, President & CEO – Safe Systems, Inc.
Sheryl Fikse Bunton, Senior VP and CIO, Business Technology – Gulfstream Aerospace
C. J. Chance, Chief Operating Officer – Hussey, Gay, Bell
Marty Daniel, President & CEO – Daniel Defense
Adam Dubinskas, Program Manager for Advanced Mobility – Lockheed Martin
Col. Jake Elsass, Director of Engineering – Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB
R.T. Evans, Jr., President & CEO – Evans General Contractors
Eric Froebel, Director of Global Process Management & Excellence – AGCO Corporation
Greg Gentry, Preconstruction Manager – SG Contracting
Tom Hopkins, CEO – MR Systems, Inc.
Joey Jones, President – AeroTech Machining, Inc.
Guoming Lin, Vice President and Senior Geotechnical Consultant – Terracon
Sam McCachern, President & CEO – Thomas & Hutton
Russell McMurry, Commissioner – Georgia Department of Transportation
William H. Mock, Plant McIntosh Combined Cycle Manager – Georgia Power Company [Vice Chair, CAC]
Tobin Morgan, Engineering Director – Gulfstream Aerospace
Tony Muller, Director of Engineering & Chief Engineer – Delta Air Lines
David Nuckolls, Interim Executive Director – Georgia Centers of Innovation
Robin Rich, Systems Engineer – Automation Systems & Controls, Inc.
Arun Saini, Director of Operations Engineering – Gulfstream Aerospace
Anthony Tippins, Division President – CoolSys
Tom Troutman, VP of Business Development – Barnsley Construction Group
Maureen Warren, VP, Head of Health, Safety & Security for the Americas – Ramboll [Chair, CAC]
For more information about our Corporate Advisory Committee,
contact Barbara Gooby, Recording Secretary, bgooby@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-478-7170
Last updated: 7/12/2023