Adam Kotrba Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us

Lead Engineering team in scaling up biotech manufacturing capacity to grow bricks with a minimal GHG footprint, enabling green technology within the construction industry, which has been a significant contributor to Climate Change.

Formed from the combination of Tenneco Clean Air and Federal-Mogul Powertrain, the new Tenneco will bring together more than a century of innovation to serve light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway and large engine OE customers worldwide. Product Management & Research Director, (2013-2020)• Global alignment across top and bottom of organization, driving leadership and working group meetings on monthly cadence, establishing agenda and materials, working directly with C-suite and staff to justify investments with business cases and portfolio reviews while explaining interests based on market trends and regulatory direction. Reported to Engineering VP and CTO. • Established pathways for growth across new markets and products, demonstrated earlier with diesel aftertreatment and most recently with battery electrics and fuel cell systems across stationary and mobile markets. Collaborated with regulators (EPA and CARB) and industry consortia to understand possibilities in directions and promoted regulatory and business interests. • Established and executed disruptive leap-frog technologies, leveraging innovative concepts with strategic partners for alternative solutions, as in NOx catalysts applying ethanol rather than urea as the reductant, exhaust waste heat recovery demonstrating tenfold in power output at a reduced cost from thermoacoustics compared with the best thermoelectrics, and alternative material composites with proven manufacturing equivalence to replace traditional stainless steel supplies.• Presented and taught how aftertreatment technologies work, described technical process in practical terms, and helped spread understanding of pollution control advancements. Implemented unique lab test equipment and processes to characterize supplier products to demonstrate performance versus costs opportunities.

Advanced Engineering Manager, (2005-2013) • Acquired over $2 billion in additional revenues in global business acquisitions as key team member offering customer technical direction and support, exemplified in catalyst canning with significantly high warranty risk offset with appropriate characterization of manufacturing process influences. • Diesel after treatment extended across major global regions and markets, including cars, light and heavy duty trucks, agricultural and construction, locomotive, marine, and stationary applications. • Led repeatedly the full spectrum of new product development activities, from ideation through commercialization, including IP protection, technology licensing, M+A assessments, technical marketing, and customer sales.

• Led advanced projects and aftertreatment team, including technical understanding of emissions control products, design and development of systems, technical communications, reports and presentations, prototyping, testing, and budgeting.

• Specified, set up, operated, and managed catalytic converter test lab including technical understanding of products and equipment, specification development, technical reports, presentations, technician supervision. • Established lab from scratch, acquiring and installing equipment to facilitate efficient validation of product designs, including hydropulsers, electrodynamic shakers, water spray and dunk, and diesel burners for thermal load cycling. • Managed suppliers completing setup on time and budget and worked with outside services to manage schedules beyond internal capacities.

Test Engineer• Managed durability and product assurance tests of integrated vehicular systems including technical report writing and approvals, root cause analysis, prototype fabrication design, status presentations, and results correlation with lab and predictive analysis. • Uncovered significant failure modes in various platforms tested and proposed solutions implemented. Worked with design release engineering teams to offer ideas and demonstrate success.

• Coordinated manufacturing, derived costs and quotes, managed production and inventory, established quality controls, programmed CNC equipment, established software to better support operations, and generated record sales and profits while managing customer accounts.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering