2018 ECS Board of Advocates
Bill Mearse
President of the Board of Advocates
Retired, Accenture
Houston, Texas
2016-2017 Members
Tom Ayers
Vice President,
FPU Product Line
SBM Offshore
Katy, Texas
Brian Bammel
Corporate Business Services IT Manager
Exxon Mobil
The Woodlands, Texas
Jay D. Battershell
Chief Executive Officer and President
McLane Intelligent Solutions
Grapevine, Texas
Mark Cannata
Director of Sales and Marketing
IPG Photonics
Dallas, Texas
Kenneth Carlile
Co-Chairman
The Carlile Companies
Marshall, Texas
Beth Casteel
Assistant Treasurer
Exxon Mobil
Irving, Texas
Joseph A. Cestari
President
Trinity Inspiration Management, LLC Round Rock, Texas
Jeff Church
Engineering Fellow
L3 Technologies, Aerospace Systems
Waco, Texas
Brad Crawford
Owner
Crawford Services, Inc.
Dallas, Texas
Arthur “Chip” Fichtner
Aerospace Consultant
The Highland Group
Dallas, Texas
Romelia Flores
IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor
IBM Global Solution Center
Coppell, Texas
Thomas A. Gilman
BP Group Business Auditor
BP
Houston, Texas
Fred Logan
Retired, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Waco, Texas
Kim Mackenroth
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Textron Aviation
Wichita, Kansas
Hector Martinez
Chief Strategy and Process Officer
Pariveda Solutions
Dallas, Texas
Mark McCollum
Chief Executive Officer and President
Weatherford
Houston, Texas
Donald P. McErlean
Retired, USAF Officer and Aerospace Consultant
Waco, Texas
Craig Nickell
President
The Marco Company
Fort Worth, Texas
Harold E. Rafuse, PhD
Retired USAF Officer
President/CEO
Phantom Aerospace, LLC
Crawford, Texas
Don M. Roberts, PE
LM Fellow of Airworthiness and Airworthiness Certification
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Fort Worth, Texas
Shawn Sedate
Vice President
Pariveda Solutions
Farmers Branch, Texas
Emile Sevadjian
Technology Manager
Halliburton
Carrolton, Texas
Stephen W. Smith
Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
Trinity Industries
Dallas, Texas
Andy Spencer
President
Engedi Group
Austin, Texas
Greg St. Denis
President
Televoice
Houston, Texas
Dean O. Swisher
Retired
Dallas, Texas
Rick Tullis
President
Capstone Mechanical
Waco, Texas
Trent Voigt
Chief Executive Officer
Payment Experts, LLC
Van Alstyne, Texas
Jim D. Wiethorn
Principal Engineer
HAAG, Engineering Co.
Sugar Land, Texas
2017-2018 New Members
Jim Becker
Vice President, Polymers
Chevron Phillips
The Woodlands, Texas
Mark W. Biegler, PhD
Chief Engineer, Drilling & Subsurface
Exxon Mobil
Spring, Texas
Nicole Carpenter
Vice President
Weatherford
Exxon Mobil Global Account
Houston, Texas
Ryan Malone
Projects General Manager
BP Upstream
Houston, Texas
Kellar Nevill
Principal, Tax and Operate
Ernst & Young
Roanoke, TX