Alumni News and Notes
1969
T. Wayne Rounsavell (MSEE, PhD ’75)
has joined the firm of RK Associates as
business manager and senior consulting
associate.Wayne is responsible for all sales
initiatives and lean operating strategies
consulting for small to medium size
businesses. He previously taught at USC and
is currently restarting a private consulting
firm, KeWay Innovations.Wayne and his wife
Christine live in Poway, CA.
1972
Dr. Bill (E. P.) Hamilton (BSEE ’72, MSEE
’74) authored the feature article in the July-
August issue of the International Association
of Electrical Inspectors “IAEI News” technical
journal, dealing with code enforcement,
design and inspection issues to ensure safe
electrical systems in and around bodies of
water. Bill is president of E. P. Hamilton &
Associates Inc., an Austin, TX architecture,
engineering and technical services firm.
1974
Clemente Teng (BSEE, MBA ’77) has
joined Public Storage, Inc. as vice president of
investor services. He serves as the primary
contact with investors and shareholders of the
company and its affiliates.
1978
Cork Van Den Handel (BSAE) was
selected as a Resultant hire for the Thomas
Group, Inc. Known as The Results Company
(SM), Thomas Group employs more than 100
process improvement experts (Resultants) for
client projects. Van Den Handel has 27 years
of experience in finance and engineering.
He has held positions in the aerospace
manufacturing and supplier industries, at
such companies as Aviall, Inc., The Dee
Howard Co., and Lockheed Co.
Rear Adm. Craig E. Steidle (MSSM)
has recently been named as vice president of
international affairs for The Aerospace
Industries Association. He joins AIA from
NASA where he was the associate administrator
for the Office of Exploration Systems,
a position created in January 2004 to
implement the nation’s Vision for Space
Exploration. In his new position Steidle will
be responsible for spearheading industry
efforts to promote government policies that
support exports, avoid protectionism, and
foster fair principles of international trade.
In addition to his contributions at NASA,
Steidle has had a distinguished career in the
U.S. military. He commanded the Navy’s
F/A-18 Program, naval aviation’s largest
production, research and development
program, as well as the largest foreign
military sales program. He also was the
director of the Defense Department’s Joint
Advanced Strike Technology Office and was
the director of the Joint Strike Fighter
Program, DoD’s largest program. Under his
leadership, the Joint Strike Fighter Program
was awarded the David Packard Excellence in
Acquisition Award.
