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Tire Performance, Failure, Tire Design Expert ConsultantExpertise in tires, tire standards, tire aging, tire failure analysis, tire performance targets, tire rolling resistance, tire uniformity, spare tire temperature, tire high speed performance, writing tire specifications and tire standards, identifying tire failure modes, and developing performance tests for tires.
This consultant served as a tire technical specialist for Ford for over two decades, and has extensive knowledge in areas including tire speed rating, tire uniformity, tire uniformity change, tire residual aligning torque, conicity, irregular tire wear, global tire wear, FMVSS139, all seasons tires, all terrain tires, truck tires, metric tires, and vehicle dynamics
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Automotive, Tire Manufacturing
EDUCATION
M.S., Physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.S., Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing expertise in physics, tire technical consulting, tire specifications and standards, tire performance and failure, tire design and development, failure analysis, expert testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Senior Technical Specialist, Tires, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
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Served as a technical resource on passenger car and truck tires for Ford internationally. Wrote tire specifications and tire performance standards for car and truck tires. Developed special lab test for tire debeading. Led project for a new tire concept. Led the investigation for a tire recall. Worked on the team that investigated Firestone tires on the Explorer. Worked to improve tire uniformity. Was part of a team that established a standard for tire aging. Established temperature targets for spare tire stored on vehicles.
Principal Engineering Specialist, Tires, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
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Served as a technical resource on passenger car tires for Ford internationally. Established tire performance targets for passenger cars. Established a new tire development process for Ford. Identified tire factors related to vehicle pull/ drift and established specs. Established tire uniformity requirements for year by year improvement. Established method and conducted vehicle sensitivity studies.
Engineering Specialist, Tires, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
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Served as a technical resource on tires for Ford Passenger Cars. Established requirements for tire wear. Investigated tire wear issues. Helped establish a process to evaluate tire supplier performance.
Product Design Engineer A,, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
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Worked as a tire rolling resistance engineer.
Research Physicist, Tire-Vehicle Systems, Uniroyal Tire Company, Detroit, MI
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Investigated the cause of ride and handling problems of vehicles and effect tires played. Determined the sources of rolling resistance in radial ply tires. Investigated causes of excessive sound emitted from tires and made recommendations to change.
Development Engineer in a tire test development group, Uniroyal Tire Company, Detroit, MI
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Developed special laboratory tests for tires. Developed instrumentation and techniques for measuring various tire parameters. Used holography and other special techniques for detecting incipient tire failure.
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