- Led hydrogen electrolysis plant architecture trades and drove technical alignment between electrochemical, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and product teams. - Designed, executed, and analyzed tests to build knowledge around system sensitivities and inform key architecture decisions. - Contributed to P&IDs and Heat & Mass balances for multi-phase fluid processing plant systems. - Collaborated with simulation team to build and validate modeling tools to inform design decisions and optimize system architecture. - Hosted regular cross-functional reviews to generate consensus and solidify critical product requirements and architecture decisions.- Created contingency plans for key technical risks to maintain forward progress with minimal schedule impact.- Developed and rolled out engineering process framework creating clear system ownership and review processes.

- Led development of hydraulic ripple requirements and verification methods for novel high bandwidth active suspension pump. - Built models of high frequency hydraulic ripple phenomena in Matlab and correlated models to test results. - Designed and built test stand to precisely measure flow ripple and enable correlation between CFD and real-world performance. - Authored actionable pump flow ripple requirements to enable industry leading NVH characteristics at the vehicle level.- Developed simplified end-of-line style test and post-processing method improving NVH failure identification rate by over 50%.- Analyzed in-vehicle actuator space constraints across multiple vehicle platforms to create comprehensive actuator integration requirements.

- Spearheaded early R&D concept development and feasibility study for novel hydraulic pump noise mitigation device. - Mapped design parameters to key performance characteristics and down selected most promising candidates. - Modeled structural and hydraulic behavior in Matlab, ANSYS Mechanical, and ANSYS CFX. - Patent pending: Selden, B., Reeder, E., … Proschel, A. (2022). Buffer for Hydraulic Pumping Device. (WIPO Patent No. 047373). World Intellectual Property Organization.- Designed and delivered actuator body mechanical components for high priority investor and customer demo vehicles. - Balanced structural, hydraulic, and physical size requirements in designs of actuator body components for demo vehicles. - Created CAD and mechanical drawings for components in collaboration with both internal and external suppliers. - Conducted tolerance stack up analyses to ensure proper fit and finish of parts and assemblies.- Prepared technical documentation and design guidelines to aid technical partners in system integration activities.

‣ Implemented new high fidelity tire model in Matlab and integrated into existing curb strike simulation used to study impact harshness.‣ Assisted with release of actuator assemblies for customer demo vehicles.

‣ Quantified performance and efficiency impacts of mass-reduction technologies to gauge customer value and inform business case.

‣ Designed, built, and tested prototype merging conveyor belt for new product applications.