Cody Gillespie

I am a former software engineer with five years of industry experience. I was a member of EPICS for two years during my undergraduate degree. I graduated from ASU in December of 2019 with a degree in Computer Science and worked at a small embedded systems company after graduating. I lead the software team at my previous job and I have a broad range of experience ranging from the low level (C, C++, Assembly) to the high level (C#, Python, Machine Learning). In October of last year I pivoted towards a career in law and took a position in the government. I love engineers and value the mentorship both as a mentor and as a mentee and I am over the moon to be able to be involved with EPICS again!

Skills: Software development, Team dynamics

India Schneider-Crease

I am an assistant professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change and the Center for Evolution and Medicine at ASU. My One Health research on human and wildlife diseases takes place in Ethiopia, where I am a co-director of the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project. I have been working with Engineers Without Borders/EPICS on a plastic recycling project in Ethiopia since 2020.

John Rader

I currently work full time with ASU as one of our ET (Enterprise Technology) Senior Cyber Security Engineers. My previous position was a Systems Analyst with our LMS (Learning Management System) Canvas team. I graduated at ASU with my CIS (Computer Information Systems) degree. I have been in the IT field for over 15+ years. I have completed 2 EPICS Projects in the past that have been successful during my time as a student with ASU. Some of my areas of expertise would be Leadership, Project Management, Coding (Java, C++, HTML, CSS, and Python), LTI and API knowledge, Customer Service, Cyber Security (Pen Testing, Vulnerability Testing, Arch Diagrams) and working with 3rd Parties for business proposals.

Judy Amanor-Boadu, PhD

Judy Amanor-Boadu, PhD. is an electrical engineer with 10+ years experiences in the semiconductor, PC, and battery charging industries. She currently holds the position of senior analog engineer at Intel Corporation where she focuses on power delivery modeling and characterization of Intel data center products. She also provides implementation guidelines, performs feasibilities studies, design verification, and sign offs of current and future generations of Xeon processors and accelerators.

She is strong believer in the power of mentorship and the overall career development of people. During her doctoral studies at Texas A&M University, she served as the mentor for the first all-female autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) team to participate in the AUVSI Robosub competition, where she helped team members develop their practical engineering, project management, and budgeting skills. She also served as an advisor for the SAE Supermileage and Vex-U teams and cofounded several student organizations, serving as a career resource for both undergraduates and graduate students during her time at Texas A&M University.

She served as the FY16 National Graduate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) webinar coordinator and Texas A&M University SWE mentorship coordinator from 2014 to 2016. During her tenure, she developed programs for both undergraduate and graduate students concerning career paths and job interviews. She also co-organized the first IEEE African workshop on Circuits and Systems in Ghana in 2017, and sits on the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology 2020 conference committee. Dr. Amanor-Boadu regularly serves as a reviewer for MDPI journals. She is currently piloting a robotics and entrepreneurship program for middles schoolers in Accra, Ghana.

Her current and past research activities include the development of lithium ion battery charging algorithms, energy harvesting, specifically solar energy harvesting systems, and wireless charging.

Judy Amanor-Boadu holds Bachelor and Masters of Science, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering.

Michael Whang
Michael is a seasoned executive and former CEO of a publicly traded semiconductor equipment company, bringing decades of experience in global operations, strategic leadership, and innovation. Michael is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of leaders, fostering innovation, and driving sustainable change. A proud veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, Michael exemplifies the journey ‘from the dropzone to the boardroom’ and remains deeply committed to community and professional growth.

Skills: Mentoring, Global business leadership, corporate strategy and development, mergers & acquisitions, veteran advocate.

Paul Balch

Paul Blach is an academic associate for the Spring 2025 semester of EPICS.

Skills:Civil, MBA

Rubayat Mahmud

Dr. Rubayat Mahmud is a Regional Sales Director with HCL Technology. Rubayat has a 16+ years of professional experience. He is a motivational and approachable sales and business development leader with extensive track record of success in Hi-tech, Semiconductor and Emerging Technology areas. He is a business savvy person with a strong technical background who has the vision of relationships and partnerships required to scale in the Hi-tech, Semiconductor and Emerging Technology verticals. Rubayat has deep understanding of the overall technology value chain and has experiences in interacting with customers and partners across the Engineering and R&D value chain. Rubayat is a respected business strategist and change maker with sound judgment who creates and grows new revenue streams by combining deep technical knowledge and exceptional communications and relationship skills to meet the needs of internal and external customers.

Rubayat has extensive experience in multiple leadership roles in the Hi-Tech and Semiconductor verticals. Before joining HCL, he was serving as Director of Strategic Services at a Management Consulting Firm called MSS Business Transformation Advisory (MSSBTA). At MSSBTA, Rubayat was responsible for driving strategic growth in the Hi-Tech vertical. Before MSS, Rubayat worked as Director of Sales and Business Development at QuEST Global Services. At QuEST, Rubayat drove Sales and Business Development with marquee accounts like Intel, Dell, Infineon etc. Before QuEST Rubayat spent 11 years with Intel in multiple leadership roles. He started his journey at Intel as a Senior Process Engineer, Litho, PTD in Portland, OR. In subsequent years, he worked in CQN, ATTD, Technology Integration and IOTG groups in various technical and business-related roles.

Rubayat has an MBA from W P Carey School of Business at ASU. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M and a MSc. In Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Tyson Elias

Tyson Elias is an associate vice president within enterprise architecture governance at MUFG Bank, Ltd. As an additional part of his role, he is involved with business system administration, standing to production an architecture strategy tool that will improve app rationalization and change-impact planning. Although having received his B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering in 2021, has now pursued an MBA that will be completed by the end of this term. Outside of work and school, Tyson enjoys watching movies, cooking some of his favorite meals, and playing pickleball.