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Department of CEGE Advisory Board

Current Department Advisory Board Members

Jose L. Acosta, P.E., F. ASCE, Executive Vice President, Chen Moore & Associates

Ryan Bays, P.E., Vice President, Whole House Engineering, LLC

Jeremy Davis, P.E., Project Engineer, GFT

Robert "Bob" Edelstein, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and Global ITS Practice Lead, AECOM

Aneesh Goly, Ph.D., P.E., President, Smart Structures

Giridhar Jeedigunta, P.E., PTOE, Transportation Division, Scalar Consulting Group, Inc.

Evangelos Kaisar, Ph.D., Chair, FAU CEGE

Evhen Kyj, P.E., Project Manager, DRMP

Paul Lampley, P.E., Director of Operations, Florida Department of Transportation

S. S. Rajpathak, P.E., S.I., C.P.S., President, SRI Consultants, Inc.

Coriann Salas, P.E., Corporate Program Manager, WGI

Ryan Wheeler, P.E., LEED AP, Vice President, Caulfield & Wheeler, Inc.

Last Updated December 2025

The Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering (CEGE) Advisory Board (DAB) recognizes the continuing interest of working to ensure that the graduates of the Department are well prepared to support the needs of and play leadership roles in civil, environmental and geomatics engineering related professions. All DAB members are expected to assist the Department of CEGE, its faculty and staff with its creative development and the fulfillment of the Department, College, and University missions.

The DAB will seek to support the development of the Department by advising and assisting in the continued growth and evolution of all academic, resources, outreach and events programs. Specifically, the objectives of the DAB are:

Academic

To consult with the Department faculty regarding issues related to the educational mission of the Department; to advise the Department of the needs of the profession and related industries from the perspective of public and private enterprise with respect to the implications of those requirements upon the curriculum; to review and evaluate the Department’s strategic plans, specific programs, and new initiatives.

Resources

Outreach

To develop and recommend to the Department effective programs for recruiting outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to the Department and to internships, co-op, and permanent positions; to serve as a medium through which the citizens of Florida and employers worldwide are informed about the excellence of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering at Florida Atlantic University; to assist in lobbying activities.

Events