Meet with fleets, utility companies, and charging system (EVSE) suppliers to uncover fuel efficiency opportunities, plan alternative fuels, electrification, and autonomous opportunities and share ideas via www.NACFE.org & www.RunOnLess.com websites. Make presentations and lead panel discussions at industry events. Organize and facilitate workshops around the United States and Canada with fleets and suppliers. Interface with industry suppliers and media. Contribute to the planning and execution of major projects such as the Annual Fleet Fuel Study and the "Run On Less" demonstrations (10.1 MPG with production tractor-trailers!). Develop new materials including reports, photos, presentations and videos. Manage 3 social media channels, update the website and analyze web traffic plus material downloads. Some photography & video development.

Develop and publish confidence reports on vehicle technologies that provide fuel savings to fleets in North America. Interface with suppliers. Interview / survey fleet managers. Facilitate workshops with open discussions on related topics.

Truck transportation industry consulting, primarily product planning and product introductions. Clients include North American Council for Fuel Efficiency (NACFE), Tech-I-M, and several confidential Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. One joint patent issued with a client. Commercial vehicle LED lighting system sales for Avid Labs.

Lead team of 10 business specific product managers in cross business product planning of 50+ vehicle families and 12+ engine families in over 30 countries. Led development of 5 year product plans for all segments as well as charter creation for new programs. Facilitated discussions on product change synchronicity, technology adoption plans, product deproliferation / complexity management.

Led Truck portion of new big bore engine program to modify MAN D20 / D26 diesel engine to meet EPA 2007 for engine & truck production. Emphasis on total engineering integration between Engine, Truck and dealer support systems. Development of subsystems to assembly plant pilots and Job 1. Led the Cummins & Cat EPA 2007 programs early in this assignment.

Led engineering team to plan and control model feature content for all highway tractor products worldwide. Develop product content requirements, participate in project design teams, manage database of compatibilities, control custom engineering and answer sales support lines to dealerships.

Gathered customer inputs through surveys and interviews for engineering disciplines to create QFD’s and guide ProStar designs. Interpreted engineering data to create marketing and sales information including videos, interactive CD-ROM’s, presentations, and literature. Introduced the 9000i family of aerodynamic conventionals, the 9900ix extended hood conventionals and the ICT customized integral sleeper program. Led employee training for staffing trade shows and product demonstrations. Managed upgrades and maintenance of demonstration & show trucks.

Research and development of new techniques and tools for engineering such as Rapid Prototyping (3D printing). Coordinated FMEA training for Fort Wayne based employees. Responsible for concept fabrication including the “Advanta” show truck and the first 9800 “Flat floor” cabover. Led investigation of protective technologies. Developed and managed a cross-functional training program for 10 new engineers to rotate them through developmental positions in several divisions..

Led corporate project team on multi-million dollar “Sky-Rise” premium conventional sleeper program through production launch. Emphasis on prototyping, determining customer needs, meeting target costs, and creating appropriate manufacturing methods. Launch was successful and the product is selling well in market.

Developed training materials (text, slides, & videos) for sales training. Translated detailed engineering information into sales terms. Trained other trainers and dealership salespeople how to use our technologies to meet customers’ needs.

Systems integration (hardware and software) of vehicle electronics in areas such as: • Engine controls (Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, & Navistar)• Transmission controls (Allison WT)• Antilock brakes/traction control (Allied Signal/Bendix)Developed systems for use on vehicles, assembly line programming, on-line testing and for use in field service applications. Active participation in industry standards committees.

Designed, fabricated and serviced automated factory assembly equipment, predominately in the wire winding and bobbin handling industry.