Marvin Bloomquist
B.S. in electrical engineering, 1963
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, 1967

Tzau-Jin "TJ" Chung
B.S. in electrical engineering, 1985

Howard Moore
B.S. in electrical engineering, 1982

Mark Papermaster
B.S. in electrical engineering, 1982

J.W. "Bill" Stewart
B.S. in electrical engineering, 1966

Marvin Bloomquist

Marvin Bloomquist was born and raised in Austin. Obtaining an amateur radio license at the age of 13 led him to pursue an electrical engineering degree at UT. Despite coming from a family of modest means, he managed to pay his way through the first two years of college by saving from summer jobs while living at home. When his savings were about to run out, he approached H. W. Smith, the professor of his first EE class, about a job. Despite having no knowledge of computer programming, Prof. Smith gave him a “Fortran Primer,” and he ended up programming for him for the next two years. Eventually, he completed his PhD under Prof. Smith’s guidance.

Afterward, his career took an interesting turn. His thesis, which focused on a subject with applications to oil exploration, paved the way for a 33-year tenure as an oil company geophysicist. He held assignments in various locations, including Calgary, Canada; New York City; and the Washington DC area. However, he primarily worked in the Dallas area. Throughout his career, he held several managerial positions, held three US patents, and even served as Mobil Oil’s Chief Geophysicist. In 2000, he retired, and he and his family moved to the Hill Country west of Austin. Besides amateur radio, he also enjoys nature photography and has been a Texas Master Naturalist volunteer for over 20 years. 

Tzau-Jin "TJ" Chung

TJ Chung is a Senior Founding Partner at Core Industrial Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $1.58 billion in capital commitments. The firm focuses on North American lower middle-market manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services businesses.

From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Chung served as the CEO of TeletracNavman, a leading global Software-as-a-Service provider of commercial fleet management solutions. Between 2007 and 2012, he was the CEO and board director of Navman Wireless Holdings, where he led the company to more than double its revenue. From 2002 to 2007, he was President of the New Technologies Division at Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), driving revenue growth by more than four times. Additionally, Mr. Chung was Corporate Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Brunswick Corporation from 2000 to 2002, and Senior Vice President of Brunswick’s Mercury Marine Division from 1997 to 2000. Prior to his tenure at Brunswick, he held various executive roles at Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR).

Mr. Chung currently serves on the boards of Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) and Airgain (NASDAQ: AIRG), as well as several portfolio companies of Core Industrial Partners. He is also a member of the advisory board at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Previously, Mr. Chung served on the advisory board of the Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the board of visitors at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He was also a board member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois.

Mr. Chung holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, an MS in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and a BS with Honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
 

Howard Moore

Howard Moore has made a career of applying his technical and business expertise to improve operations for some of the largest companies in the world. In 2004, he co-founded Keste and led the company as Chief Executive Officer, managing business development and global operations. Keste became the leading enterprise solution provider for automating the process of selling and ordering complex custom products.  Keste was acquired in 2020 as the founding platform for Argano, LLC. Argano has become a top tier Digital Consulting and Solution company through stategic growth and acquisitions.  Howard currently serves on the Executive Board for Argano, LLC.  

Prior to leading Keste, Howard was an executive for EADS (parent company of AirBus) where he built a shared services platform for North America and led efforts in Europe to restructure the global IT operations for the company’s communications division. He also founded ALTRUA, a business process outsourcing company focused on critical employee-based processes for multi-unit operations.

Howard has been recognized as a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year and served on Oracle’s Executive Partner Advisory Board.  Howard holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Mark Papermaster

Mark Papermaster, CTO and Executive Vice President at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), has been instrumental in AMD’s revival over the past 15 years. He spearheaded the overhaul of AMD’s engineering processes and the creation of the award-winning “Zen” high-performance x86 CPU family, high-performance GPUs, and AMD’s modular design approach, Infinity Architecture.

A holder of a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. from the University of Vermont, both in electrical engineering, Mark serves on several boards, including the Global Semiconductor Alliance Board of Directors, IEEE Industry Advisory Board, Cockrell School of Engineering Advisory Board, the UT Austin President’s Austin Innovation Board, and Purdue University Semiconductor Degrees Leadership Board.

Mark’s advocacy for the ECE Department, the Cockrell School, and UT Austin has been unwavering. His contributions led to his induction into the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Distinguished Engineering Graduates in 2023. He has played a pivotal role in fostering relationships between UT, ECE, and various organizations, and has partnered closely with UT in the development of the CHIPs Act and the iMAGiNE consortium.

Mark, along with his wife Kathy, has made personal contributions to the department through a Texas Challenge Scholarship, aiding 57 low-income students with their tuition.

J.W. "Bill" Stewart

J.W. "Bill" Stewart is the former CEO and chairman of Houston-based BJ Services. Bill has been very passionate and supportive of ECE students for the last 8 years through an endowed scholarship he hopes to one day be able to support 8 students’ full tuition on.

Bill is incredibly passionate about art, and both owns an extensive collection and frequently travels to shoot his own photography. His priorities have always included education. He currently is a strong supporter of UT and local high school programs for underserved students in the Houston area. He has been a long-time friend of ECE and has a passion for education and professional development that is unmatched.