Advisory Committee
Bob Malone, Chairman of Advisory Committee
B.S. M.M.E. UTEP; MBA MIT
Bob Malone is the Former Chairman and President of British Petroleum (BP) America. He was an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow at MIT and was selected as a Distinguished Alumni of the Year at UTEP. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of multiple companies including Halliburton, the second largest oil field service company in the world, and Peabody Energy Company, the world's largest publicly owned coal company.
Celena Arreola
B.S. in Engineering Leadership, UTEP 2017; M.E. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, UTEP 2019
Celena Arreola was part of the first graduating class of Engineering Leadership at UTEP. Now Celena is an Environmental Engineer at El Paso Electric where she is involved in the data management and environmental compliance for all generation sites across Texas and New Mexico in accordance with federal and state regulatory agencies.
John Balliew
John Balliew is President and CEO of El Paso Water Utilities, where he is responsible for all aspects of water, wastewater, storm water and reclaimed water management for the greater El Paso metropolitan area. He has accumulated experience throughout the years by working on projects like the 50-year water resource plan, construction of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Desalination Plant, and implementation of a leak detection system that reduced unbilled water by 43 percent.
Gerardo (Ardo) Fuentes
B.S. M.E. UTEP 1994; MBA from the University of Notre Dame
Gerardo Fuentes has experience in Automotive Engineering and is now working as a financial advisor with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Dallas. He also worked previously in the field of investment banking in San Francisco and New York City, covering the Energy and Technology sectors as a bond analyst.
Eric Minelga
Eric Minelga is a senior engineering manager with The Boeing Company, where he has led a variety of teams in aircraft interior design, certification, and production. He has an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and a M.B.A. from Seattle Pacific University. He also serves on the board of directors for LIMBS International and is an active dog trainer with Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Lawrence Pope
Lawrence Pope is Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief Human Resources Officer for Halliburton, where he has global leadership responsibilities for Supply Chain, Information Technology, Human Resources, Real Estate Services, Corporate Aviation, Corporate Affairs and Security. He is a member of the Company's Executive Committee.