Organization Chart

This collaborative project is led by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at California State University, Northridge, in partnership with five community colleges: Glendale Community College (GCC), College of the Canyons (COC), LA Mission College (LAMC), Pierce College, and Moorpark College. All partner institutions are designated Hispanic serving institutions. Dr. S. K. Ramesh from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at CSUN is the Project Director and Lead Principal Investigator of the project.

Team meetings are scheduled monthly to identify and resolve challenges and monitor progress to ensure that project objectives are met.  In addition lead representatives from the project’s strategic partners, will meet on a quarterly basis with the Management team to ensure collaboration and effective communication. The External Advisory Board meets annually with the project team to review progress and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement. The current members of the External Advisory Board are listed in the table below.

 

Team meetings are scheduled monthly to identify and resolve challenges and monitor progress to ensure that project objectives are met. In addition lead representatives from the project’s strategic partners, will meet on a quarterly basis with the Management team to ensure collaboration and effective communication. The External Advisory Board meets annually with the project team to review progress and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement. The current members of the External Advisory Board are listed in the table below.

External Advisory Board
Dr. Vaughn Cable Spacecraft Antenna Research Group Caltech-JPL College Industry Advisory Board (Chair) Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Liaison Council	Mr. Luis Carbajo ECE Program Alumnus IEEE SFV Section Chair Membership Development Chair, IEEE Region 6 Vice Chair, IEEE Los Angeles Council Treasurer, IEEE San Fernando Valley Section
Ms. Rupa Dachere Member of Technical Staff, VMware Executive Director & Founder, CodeChix.org Advisory Board, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder	Ms. Linda Friedman Northrop Grumman, Woodland Hills Manager, Engineering Excellence Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Systems Computer Science Department Liaison Council
Mr. Neal Gaborno Senior Manager, Raytheon SAS Systems Verification Center Raytheon, Space and Airborne Systems College Industry Advisory Board Computer Science Department Liaison Council	Prof. Miguel Macias Emeritus faculty, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics CSUN
Mr. Tony Magee Member of the Technical Staff, Materials Design Producibility Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Management Department Liaison Council	Mr. Michael Medina Hill International, San Diego CMT Program Alumnus Analyst Consulting and Claims Services San Diego
Ms. Roslyn Soto Higher Education Group Education Office NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Sunand Bhattacharya, IDSA Associate Vice Provost for Design and Innovation Strategies Boston College