Industry Advisory Board
The majority of ASME’s non-student members are employed by industry, representing a wide range of companies, all of which have strong technical components.
The IAB is sustained by the solicitation of ideas and recommendations from its members to benefit industry, ASME, and the profession.
Executive Committee Members
Chair
Alexander Hoffs, PhD
President, PSM, a Hanwha Company
Joseph Budzinski
Director of Operations, Applied Plastics
Anna Topol
Chief Technology Officer, IBM
BOG Liaison
Alma Fallon
Membership
The IAB is comprised of approximately 30 member organizations, from small entrepreneurial organizations to the largest and most influential engineering companies in the United States. Member groups align with ASME’s strategic pillars to ensure members can provide insightful feedback on ASME initiatives. The IAB engagement leads to significant value for ASME in the form of deep insights into product/service roadmaps, connections to employment pathways for ASME constituents, and engagement with the ASME Foundation.
Membership in the IAB requires the representative of the company to attend meetings in-person twice a year. During these meetings, ASME provides industry executives an opportunity to share their engineering insights into areas beyond their specific industry. This allows them to learn how other companies are developing their engineering processes to keep up with new technological developments and to strengthen their own networks.
IAB Member companies also provide their varied perspectives to ASME so ASME can better formulate and execute its vision in support of the profession and improve its global reach in shaping the next generation of engineers.
Participation in the IAB is by invitation only. Please contact IAB staff for more information
IAB Staff Contact
Abby Cline at clinea@asme.org