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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Industrial Engineer, Engineering Manager, Product Engineer, Engineering, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction Consultant, Specialist, Forensic Analysis, Investigation, Product Liability, Expert Witness Testimony, Patent Infringement, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting ServicesExpertise in project management, product development, market development, technology based products, hybrid vehicle motors, distributed energy system PM generators, light and heavy duty vehicle electric systems.
Additional experience includes electric vehicle motor design, vehicle propulsion systems, supplier development and approval, specification development and approval, material cost savings, plant support, 5MT cranking motor, and 25SI heavy duty alternator
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Automotive
EDUCATION
BSIE, Ohio State University
Additional Education: Many GM sponsored courses in Quality, Finance, HRM, Technical Management, Computers (hardware, software, office automation tools), etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Industrial Engineer, Manager, Consultant
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Consulted with iPower Technologies Inc. managing a government funded project to develop PM motors for hybrid vehicles. Also supported a program to develop PM generators for distributed energy systems. Consulting contract with Lynx Motion Technology to manage a new product development program. Consulting contract with Delco Remy International to recommend improvements in their materials engineering function and to assist in new product development programs. Consulting contract with Allison Transmission Div., GM to recruit a staff of advanced degreed and experienced engineers to staff their hybrid drive team.
Manager, Major Automobile Manufacturer
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Projects related to future power electric systems for light- and heavy-duty vehicles as well as stationary power. The vision is to capitalize on core competencies to create new product opportunities with high growth and profit potential.
Manager, Advanced Motor Development, Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems Division, General Motors Corporation (Formerly Delco Remy)
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Was responsible for the future starting motor designs for the division, reporting to the Chief Engineer. A high percentage of projects were implemented.
Project Manager, Electric Vehicle Advanced Propulsion System Development and Propulsion Motor Product Engineering, Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems Division, General Motors Corporation (Formerly Delco Remy)
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Was responsible for the design of the electric motor for GM's new electric vehicle, the "EV1". Managed a group of engineers responsible for GM’s next generation propulsion systems and for non-GM applications, e.g. military vehicles, trucks, buses, sub-cars, etc. Worked with many agencies and organizations that are influencing the direction of EV development and marketing. Some of these are Electric Power Research Institute, Southern California Edison, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, South Coast Air Quality Management District, AeroVironment Inc., DOE, DOD/DARPA, DOD/NUSC, DOT, EPA, INEL, and Jet Propulsion Laboratories. Have attended International Electric Vehicle Symposiums, DOE EV Subcontractors Meeting, Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA) program briefings, Electric G-Van Project Reviews, and GM Public Relations Press Briefings with newspaper, magazine, and TV reporters. Have contacts and established dialog with many of the most influential people in the EV fraternity.
Manager, Advanced Motor Development, Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems Division, General Motors Corporation (Formerly Delco Remy)
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Was responsible for the future starting motor designs for the division, reporting to the Chief Engineer. A high percentage of projects were implemented.
Supervisor, Materials Engineering Department, Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems Division, General Motors Corporation (Formerly Delco Remy)
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Was responsible for work of ten (10) materials engineers doing supplier development and approval, specification development and approval, material cost savings (Delco Remy material expenses = $800M/yr.), and plant support. Managed the divisional specification system and, during this time, changed from a paper-based to a computer-based system on a DEC mainframe. This system ran on a database with extensive search, sort, and report generation features, enabling major cost savings projects.
Product Engineer, Materials, Passenger Car Starting Motors, Heavy Duty Generators, and Advanced Engineering, Delphi Energy and Engine Management Systems Division, General Motors Corporation (Formerly Delco Remy)
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Progressed from Project Engineer to Senior Project Engineer to Assistant Staff Engineer. Major accomplishments were the design and successful development of several new products that generated significant profit dollars for the Division. Among these were the 5MT cranking motor and the 25SI heavy-duty alternator.
HONORS AND AWARDS
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Virginia Polytechnic Institute's Virginia Power Electronics Center – (VPEC) Advisory Board
Ohio State University’s Electro-Mechanical Systems Design Program Industrial Advisory Board
Southern Coalition for Advanced Transportation
Society of Automotive Engineers
Battery Test and Evaluation Center (B etc)
Electric Vehicles International
PUBLICATIONS
Seven United States Patents granted.
Numerous presentations on topics related to automotive engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, product engineering and technology, solar/electric vehicles, environmental commerce, bus operations, and more.
Please note that this is an abbreviated CV. A fully detailed unabridged CV is available under special circumstances.
Read articles by this associate:
Electric Propulsion System Team
Materials Engineering - Cost Savings
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