Council Chair:
Tom Weldon |
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Biography: Thomas Weldon, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Member of
IEEE with over 30 years of experience in academia and industry. He received his Ph.D. from Penn State, and
his career includes experience at Motorola, Skyworks (formerly Alpha Ind.), and BAE systems (formerly AEL).
He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
UNC Charlotte.
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Council Vice Chair:
Grayson Randall |
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Biography: Grayson Randall is President at Insight Technologies, a company that develops software
that controls autonomous, semi-autonomous, and teleoperated robots systems. Insight provides design,
development, and system integration services.
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Council Secretary:
Valentina Cecchi |
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Biography: Valentina Cecchi, Ph.D., is a Member of IEEE.
Originally from Italy, she completed her doctoral studies in electrical engineering from Drexel University
in Philadelphia, with a concentration in electric power systems. She is currently at UNC Charlotte
as Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and researcher
in the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC).
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Council Treasurer:
Jim Corr |
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Biography: James L. Corr, BEE, MSEE, JD. Is a Senior Member of the IEEE with over 40 years
experience in industry. His career included the US Air Force, McDonnel Douglas Aircraft Co. – DC9
Autopilot, Hughes Aircraft Co. – Ground Systems, and IBM. He retired from IBM in 2002 after 25 years,
where he did microprocessor development diagnostic systems – most recently the PowerPC
Fault Diagnostic System.
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Central NC Section Chair:
Ibraheem Kateeb |
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Biography: Ibraheem Kateeb Ph.D., is a Senior Member of IEEE with over 20 years of experience in
academia and industry. He received his Ph.D. from NCA&TSU. He is currently at NCA&TSU as Assistant
Professor of Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology. His current research is on green
energy, and control-robotics.
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Charlotte Section Chair:
Nate Quirk |
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Biography: Nate Quirk is a Senior Associate
with Alston & Bird who counsels clients with regard to procuring and protecting intellectual property
rights through patents. Mr. Quirk’s experience includes preparing and prosecuting patent applications
in a broad range of electrical and computer technologies, including power systems and power system
protection, wireless communications and networking technologies, and radio frequency identification (RFID).
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Eastern NC Section Chair:
Tom Jepsen |
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Biography: Chair, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) chapter of IEEE ENCS. BA,
University of Colorado; graduate work in computer science, NC State University. Consultant, health IT.
Author, Java in Telecommunications, Distributed Storage Networks. Member, IEEE USA Medical Technology
Policy Committee; Health IT editor, IEEE IT Professional Magazine. Lives in Chapel Hill.
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Western NC Section Chair:
Brian Kowald |
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Biography: Brian Kowald , BSEE (Computer Systems Emphasis) is a member of the IEEE with over 25 years
of experience with past employers such as Texas Instruments and Synergy Broadcast Systems. He currently
works for RevealData, a company that develops e-discovery software for the legal industry. He has also
been a First Robotics mentor for 7 years.
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Winston-Salem Section Chair:
Bill Williams |
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Biography: Bill Williams is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of Sigma Xi and the New York
Academy of Sciences. After service in the U.S. Air Force and graduate school at the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine of Wake Forest Univ., he worked in the medical division of Litton Industries and
also at Picker International as Product Manager for Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and Clinical Lab
products. He now consults in product development, regulatory affairs, and marketing in the medical field.
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NC Council Past Chair:
Jim Corr |
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Biography: James L. Corr, BEE, MSEE, JD. Is a Senior Member of the IEEE with over 40 years
experience in industry. His career included the US Air Force, McDonnel Douglas Aircraft Co. – DC9 Autopilot,
Hughes Aircraft Co. – Ground Systems, and IBM. He retired from IBM in 2002 after 25 years, where he
did microprocessor development diagnostic systems – most recently the PowerPC Fault Diagnostic System.
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Area 2 (NC Council) Student Activities Chair for Region 3 Student Activities Committee (SAC):
Tom Weldon |
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Biography: Thomas Weldon, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Member of
IEEE with over 30 years of experience in academia and industry. He received his Ph.D. from Penn State, and
his career includes experience at Motorola, Skyworks (formerly Alpha Ind.), and BAE systems (formerly AEL).
He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
UNC Charlotte.
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Area 2 (NC Council) Student Representative for Region 3 Student Activities Committee (SAC):
Forrest Suter |
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Biography: Forrest Suter is currently Secretary of the Charlotte Chapter of the IEEE Power and Energy Society and a graduate student at UNC Charlotte pursuing a M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems. Forrest earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, from UNC Charlotte in 2011 and served as the student chapter Chair, doubling the number of student members and helping start a student W.I.E affinity group.
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