Gregory Peterson Email and Phone Number

Forty+ years Mechanical Engineering experience in automotive, aviation and electrified transportation. Expertise in lightweight structures, composites, lightweight metals, thermal systems, suspensions, manufacturing and assembly, non-destructive joining and electrified vehicles, including aviation. OEM experience includes Pontiac, CPC AVE, Workhorse Custom Chassis, DaimlerChrysler SRT, Lotus, Icon Aircraft and ASX (eVTOL). Created online courses in HVAC and lightweight design fundamentals for the Ohio State University. Holds 15 patents. Chairman for numerous international engineering conferences and has written and presented over 50 technical papers. Keynote speaker for NASA and others. Expert witness experience. Start-up consultant.Current position: Chief Technology Officer for ASX (iflyasx.com) leading the design of a new eVTOL since August 2020.- Lightweighting expert with Pontiac, CPC Advanced Vehicle Engineering, DaimlerChrysler SRT (Street and Racing Technology) and Lotus engineering experience- Led Lotus peer reviewed lightweight study funded by CARB that was used by the EPA and NHTSA to help develop federal fuel economy requirements- Substantial background in electrified transportation, automotive, aerospace, military, agriculture and sustainable energy applications- Knowledgable in product design, lightweight materials, processing, forming, joining, assembly and proficient in financial & technical assessments of start-up companies- Authored over 50 technical papers on reducing vehicle weight including studies used by the US government to assist in defining the 2025 fuel economy standards - Significant experience in assisting start-up companies and assessing product viability- Regular speaker and chair at international engineering and manufacturing technical conferences- Holder of 15 patents- Expert witness experience- Created online graduate ME level courses for lightweight design and HVAC fundamentals - Developed and taught graduate level automotive HVAC course - Keynote speaker for NASA and others (last keynote given at the September 2023 Society of Plastics Engineers ACCE conference) Most recent public domain paper (contracted by Consumers Reports) investigating the safety of reduced weight vehicles: https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CU-MMTC-Safety-Study-10-24-2018.pdf. This paper covers first principles of a crash, derives energy equations and assesses peer reviewed public domain lightweighting studies as well as reduced mass production vehicles relative to vehicle safety.