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Plano, Tx, Us

- Test prismatic and cylindrical battery cells and establish/oversee outside test labs. Buy and install test equipment.- Identify and develop material technologies to improve lithium ion battery performance using small-cell testing. Includes coding battery testers and automating data analysis.- Led team to study localization of HEV battery cell materials to North America- Analyze xEV battery pack data collected from >50k customer vehicles to improve battery design. Led working group of PhD data scientists to analyze with machine learning.- Evaluate electrochemical performance of competitor xEV battery cells- Pioneered system to collect/test Toyota xEV battery packs at outside lab and teaching other engineers- Provide material support to pack designers- Disassemble and analyze field cells- Developed insulation resins for HEV motors including epoxy powder/resins, insulation film, polyester varnish, BMC, PPS, and PPA (2012-2023)

Plano, Tx, Us

- Developed lightweight resins esp FRP (e.g. GFRP, CFRP, SMC) for structural/appearance/optical parts- Developed TPO for exterior parts. Led cross-functional team to create company-wide resin implementation procedure. Created NA resin supplier audit system.- Developed instrument panel skin and foam materials and supported in-house part manufacturing

Plano, Tx, Us

- Conducted overhead system part evaluations and recommended improvements, advised designers about materials, managed material/part suppliers to meet targets and schedule, investigated headliner technology and recommended future direction for NA- Developed CAE to predict part thermal performance and static deflection. Achieved error target, standardized procedure, and taught other engineers. In use >10 yrs.- Investigated low-VOC tech and explained VOC reduction activity to suppliers

Ludwigshafen, De

- Marketing Data Analyst, Polyurethane Basic Chemicals Business Group- Process Optimization Engineer, Energy Management and Corporate Engineering Dept.- Operations Engineer, Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Dept.

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering