Board of Advisors

Kevin Gallagher is the CTO PPE/Global Engineering Executive for Honeywell. Previously, Gallagher served as the Vice President of Engineering and Quality for InVue Security from 2016-2021 at their corporate headquarters located in Charlotte, NC. He was responsible for new product design, development, and introductions across all platforms: Retail, Brands, Commercial, and Software. He spent the […]

Charles Gause currently serves as the Vice President of Business Development at Axon Connected, LLC. In this position he serves as the corporate leader for technology development and commercialization efforts for Axon’s diverse product lines.

Tim Gentry works as a Senior Lead I&C Engineer at Wood. Previously, he worked as a Project Manager for RE Mason Company, and before then worked for Fluor Corporation serving as the Lead Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineer on the Greensville County Power Station (GCPS) Project, which is currently under construction in Emporia, Virginia. The […]

Bina Hallman is the Vice President of IBM Offering Management Storage & Software Defined. She is at the forefront of the storage industry transformation and has helped transform IBM’s storage business, positioning IBM as the leader in Flash and Software Defined Storage. Hallman and her team’s mission include setting the business strategy, execution, and delivery […]

Brent Harvey has more than 35 years of industry experience, including more than 25 years with Parsons. During his tenure with Parsons, he has completed assignments in sector management, corporate finance, business development, and project management/engineering of large environmental remediation programs involving hazardous and radioactive waste materials. His most recent position was as Corporate Chief […]

Mats Herrstromer is a Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience with all aspects of Automated Material Handling and Automated Guided Vehicles and Systems (AGVS). For more than thirty years, he’s been working in Engineering, Project Management, Sales and Corporate Management. He began his professional career in Sweden working for NDC (now Danaher Motion & Kollmorgen) and […]

Andrew Hines graduated from UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1994. He loves learning and advancing his skillset, and later went on to obtain a Masters in Business Administration from Pfeiffer University, a Masters Certification in Project Management from Villanova University, and an Executive […]

Martha Jenkins retired in 2018 from Ingersoll Rand after 38 years. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1977 and a Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1982, both from UNC Charlotte.

Rajeev Kulkarni has served as the Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at 3D Systems since 2017. He has worked in various management and engineering positions at the company, including Vice President of Global Engineering and Director of Market Intelligence, since 1995. Prior to moving to the Charlotte region as the Founder and Chief […]

Eric Reichard’s career at Rodgers began in 1991 and his influence and leadership has evolved into serving as Rodgers’ Chief Operations Officer. He provides executive oversight for Rodgers’ commercial/mixed use and cultural/community market sectors. As a licensed professional engineer and LEED® accredited professional, Reichard offers a well-rounded perspective in negotiated project delivery systems, both in […]