Industrial Advisory Board

The purpose of the Industrial Advisory Board is to serve as a link between the department and the local, state and national businesses, as well as representatives of federal agencies and other universities. The IAB advises the department on business trends, provides feedback on preparedness of its graduates for fulfilling current business needs, and helps with keeping its curriculum current.

External members

Ken Brooks
Deputy Director, National White Collar Crime Center, Glen Allen, VA

Christy Jobe Carter
Manager, GCI, Washington D.C.

Edward Ciszek

Ivan Gil
NOC TIER II LEAD, Northrop Grumman, Chester, VA

John Hassoun
Senior VP, Federal Programs, ATSC, McLean, VA

Daniel Hutton
Director, Mailing Services, Richmond, VA

Jeff Jones
President & CEO, Gallium Technologies, Richmond, VA

Dung Huynh
Chair, Computer Science Dept., University of Texas at Dallas

Robert R. Keeton
First Sergeant, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Computer Evidence Recovery Unit, Virginia State Police, Richmond, VA

Eileen Malick
Computer Science Instructor, Atlee High School, Mechanicsville, VA

Michael Mayo
Research Physicists, US Army Corps of Engineers

Michael McGarry
Chief Technology Officer, Genworth Financial, Richmond VA

Sam Nixon, Jr.
CIO, Virginia Information Technologies Agency, Virginia State Government, Richmond, VA

Fred Norman
Executive Manager / Owner, Commonwealth of Virginia Consulting, LLC, Richmond, VA

Bryan Pfaffenberger
Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Mike Rydel
Sr. Account Executive President of the IAB, Peak 10, Richmond, VA

Vinnie Schoenfelder
Principal, CapTech Ventures, Richmond, VA

Mike Tignor
Computer Science Instructor, Hanover Public Schools, Richmond, VA

Wietze A. de Vries
Principal IT Architect, EIS Operations, MeadWestvaco, Richmond, VA

Junping Wang
Program Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, NSF, Arlington, VA

Internal members

Peter Aiken
Founding Director, Data Blueprint, Glen Allen, VA

Gregory A. Buck
Director, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, VCU, Richmond, VA

Roland Weistroffer
Chair, Information Systems Dept., VCU, Richmond, VA

Kevin R. Ward
Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, VCU, Richmond, VA