Responsible for leading the hardware engineering teams of multiple e-axle programs as well as developing a team and strategy for e-motors.

Responsible to lead product engineering hardware development activities on e-axle propulsion solutions. Requires providing design guidance, leading teams in multiple locations and ensuring cross functional collaboration and alignment.

Responsible for product electrification strategy and execution as well as associated technology roadmaps. Also responsible to interface with product End Users, OEMs and Suppliers to promote product and identify opportunities for collaboration and technology development.

Acquired vertical responsibility for the Allison H4050 Ep hybrid system utilized in commercial bus applications. Responsibilities included:Provide Engineering scoping to the Product Line Team for all product changes to the drive unit, inverter and energy storage. Integration Team lead: review system level work and assigned priority for product testing objectives, Application support of OEMs, and SW Controls items. Resolve field issues: Assigned and led resources to address product issues experienced by the customer. Develop and manage product budget: Support engineering activities for current production as well as provide resources for future product development.Establish future product direction and establish team to execute.

Broad design responsbility in hydraulic systems, including the following:Pump system Center of Expertise: responsibilities included pump design for new architectures, competitive assessment of latest industry trends, regular review and update to component and system Best Practices, design support for current product issues.Hydraulic Controls: responsibilities included design of hydraulic controls architectures for new products that meet functional and failure mode requirements as well as cost considerations, competitive assessment of hydraulically actuated clutch control systems, team lead for development activity for new hydraulic systems.

Design responsible for pump hardware, hydraulic circuits and oil filtration. Ensure that adjacent subsystems are properly designed and work together to meet system requirements; shift execution timing and pump electric motor torque Led team in DFMEA of the electric pump system. This led to identifying software changes that significantly increased the operational robustnessSupplier Development: 3 years of experience working with and developing Asian supplier in areas of Assembly Error Proofing, Defect Mapping, Sediment Control and Analysis, in-process Pass/Fail criteria, and PPAPDefine requirements, plan and execute tests needed to achieve design and process validation. Identified areas of risk and have developed many tests to probe for problems and to validate the designExperienced in identifying failure root causes through data analysis and hardware evaluation. In depth working knowledge of software algorithms and calibration used to control hydraulic components. Confer with software and calibration engineers to define, correct and optimize pump system operational algorithms in order to maximize efficiencySupport Production Test Engineers by evaluating transmission level test points and providing Pass/Fail criteria

Designed and integrated components (specifically on axis variable displacement pump and hydraulic circuits) from initial concept, through the development/validation stage and into production for GM’s GMT900 hybrid applicationsSupported Purchasing in sourcing of components; Supplier Quality in PPAP readiness; Material Analyst in hardware availability and timing; Manufacturing and Assembly Engineering in DFM, DFA and PFMEAProficient in acquiring working knowledge of various software tools used in controls and data acquisitionParticipated in hot and cold weather vehicle development trips and helped improved vehicle function by providing hardware design knowledge and strategies for hydraulic calibrationSupport Production Test Engineers by evaluating transmission data and providing guidance as to the likely root cause

Designed and integrated components from Beta phase, through the development and validation stage and into production for Allison's EV40/50 hybrid system used in commercial bus applications Developed validation test cycle based on city transit bus driving characteristicsProvided design input into transmission assembly PFMEA

Defined test objectives & test setup, coordinated hardware build configurations, specified instrumentation & data collection and issued test reportsLearned skills & approach needed to maintain efficient work flow in union labor environment Executed transmission level developmental tests as well as responsible for several hardware durability validation testsGained experience in data analysis and post test hardware evaluation

After college I spent the next two summers pitching in the Reds and Braves minor league affilliated teams as well as with two independent teams.