Derek Vaughan Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Concord, Nc

Founded Cognitive Combustion to provide engineering, software development, and machine learning services to the motorsports industry.Established partnerships with Fortune 50 companies to introduce mass market technologies to the motorsports vertical.Partnered with Chevrolet Performance to provide software development and data services to their teams in NASCAR, IndyCAR, and IMSA.Developed CogniCast, a weather-based web application and API for motorsports simulations and strategy.

Welcome, Nc

Manage team of engineers that determine race strategy during live events.Guide the development of all software tools related to race strategy.Perform statistical analysis of competitor strategies and optimize our race strategy accordingly.Apply machine learning techniques to race strategy tool development.Define pre-race strategy plans with crew chiefs and race engineers.

Welcome, Nc

Performed research and development testing with Goodyear.Managed all track test operations involving tire testing and wheel force transducer testing.Analyzed data from MTS Flat Trac tests, Goodyear tire tests, and wheel force tests.Worked with simulation engineers to improve tire models for lap time simulation.Generated pre-race reports for suspension settings to optimize tire performance.

Huntersville, Nc

Managed engineering and software development projects to support Chevrolet's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race teams.Developed software and integrated necessary hardware to collect track geometry information for simulation development.Managed prototyping and design of test fixtures, including tire contact patch measurement system for wheel force transducer testing.Performed statistical analysis of track test data for Chevrolet teams.Performed various other engineering projects to support Chevrolet teams.

Houston, Texas

Mooresville, Nc

Managed race engineers and test efforts for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team.Worked with Toyota Racing Development engineers to define and implement testing procedures for development of race vehicles.Track liaison between two Toyota teams, acting as the race engineer on race day.

Mooresville, Nc

Established metrology standards and procedures for all vehicle suspension component and chassis measurements.Designed suspension and engine components for race vehiclesPerformed track and rig testing and analysis to support race vehicle development

Mooresville, Nc

Conducted Spintron valvetrain testing for Sabco's Winston Cup engine development programDesigned cylinder head ports and combustion chambers for efficient horsepower and torque.Initiated and managed the engine metrology department to improve engine reliability and performance.Assisted engine builders to determine opportunities for horsepower gains and fuel savings.