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Austin, Tx, Us

Wilsonville, Or, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Working at the intersection of Water and Energy solving for sustainable mobility and infrastructure solutions in the difficult to decarbonize and energy intense realms.

Westlake, Ohio, Us

Lean manufacturing, product and process disciple - growing and improving great companies.

Advising global clients on the assessment, integration and commercialization of emerging technologies in the electric vehicle, battery, motor and power electronics industry and the supply base which serves it. * Initiated and completed proposal for feasibility of conversion of diesel powered transit buses in Middle East to fully electric propulsion systems utilizing wheel motors* Advised major Chinese client on trends in key power electronic components resulting in 60% reduction in cost and size* Structured product planning, program management and IT/ERP processes and departments at Chinese electric vehicle startup NextEV (NIO) * Defined optimal lightweight automobile body structure and process planning for next generation of semi-autonomous vehicles for SOKON (SF Motors) with operations in China and USA in <3 months* Solved for optimal lightweight body structure with constraints related to high strength steel vs. aluminum, strength, weight, material cost and processing economics and future trends in demand* Initiated and completed metal 3D stamping die project demonstrating a lead time reduction by 95%* Evaluated trends related to potential significant cost reduction in power electronic sub-components including MOSFET vs. IGBT, epoxy/resin circuit boards vs. ceramic, wire bonding durability, thermal management and miniaturization*Evaluated trends in the suite of solutions being integrated for autonomous vehicles including software, machine vision, deep learning and hardware components including solid state LIDAR

Leading the product development effort where we will be delivering a holistic virtuous circle of solutions in the electric ecosystem including energy storage, distributed renewable energy and a platform based family of commercial electric vehicles

Startup company with several patents; but no physical product, looking to transition business model from licensing technology to becoming a branded manufacturer. No funding prospects existed after previous 5 years in business and needed a new approach.Completed first full 3D package design of vehicle Named inventor for electric steer by wire system utilizing harmonic drive integrating mechanical redundancy

Hired into a unique Ford JV operation to architect and implement a lean transformation while in charge of daily production, quality, materials, plant engineering, maintenance and facilities departments. The facility is a UAW organized operation with over 200 production and salary associates assembling over $700 million annually worth of light to medium duty Ford branded drivable chassis and systems.

ALTe Powertrain Technologies – developer and manufacturer of plug in electric powertrain systems for the commercial fleet vehicle industry* Led team creating PHEV powertrain system which increased Ford F150 fuel economy from 15 mpg to 108 mpg* Used professional marketing methods blended with good engineering principles to develop intelligent new customer focused drive cycles to serve as basis for powertrain architecture* Led trade-off process between cost, weight, range and performance for customer applications* Became ambassador for the increased deployment of charging stations powered by renewable energy* Established JV in China and completed technology transfer with Chinese JV partner while leading several new vehicle application studies

Austin, Texas, Us

* Led team which created the entire Model S vehicle design from a clean sheet of paper with less than 150 people in under 3 years* Completed variable cost and investment comparison feasibility studies of several vehicle architectures and manufacturing philosophies to solve for changing CEO priorities* Led completion of trade-off analysis between range, cost, customer options, HVAC performance, aerodynamics, styling and competitive product placement.* Completed entire factory assembly line design to produce vehicle* Selected by Board to be first head of Assembly Factory* Completed development of lean supply chain including value stream maps for over 200 global suppliers* Co-Led team which secured $452 million loan from US Department of Energy* First year vehicles produced became highest rated vehicle ever by Consumer Reports magazine

Aurora, Ontario, Ca

Responsible for developing business cases for complete vehicles in the niche market. Generated over $4B in revenue opportunities resulting from the production of derivative vehicles.

* Progressed from entry level co-op design engineer to Senior Product Engineer, Program Manager then Commercial Manager* Released over 300 components and subsystems into production after full validation within cost, time and weight constraints with components covering complete Body in White, Interior, Chassis, Engine, Transmission and Exteriors Systems.* Completed PMP Project Management training through PMI program at Ford* Managed multiple complex programs with over 200 components meeting or exceeding all goals set for cost, quality & timing utilizing and complying with APQP and other customer launch preparation system requirements to assure quality, capacity and product performance* Completed turnaround of division of Collins & Aikman from a “new business hold” status to an 80/100 score by Chrysler in < 9 months resulting in new business and industry awards.* Managed Toyota Business Unit at GKN Automotive resulting in 16 ppm quality and 97%+ on time delivery score while shipping 1.7 million assemblies per year to all Toyota factories in North America and 2 in Japan.* Created patented Variable Valve Timing system based on a 3 dimensional cam* Selected to be first wave of Variation Simulation Analysis Team out of 3000 candidates at Ford* Tolerance stack and GD&T expert* Expert in CAE and CAD software modeling and simulation with over 15,000 hours accumulated* Expert in parameter driven design and virtual prototyping* Experienced in DFA, DFM, 8D, Six Sigma, DOE and other analytical tools

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Business Administration

Master'S, Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Business Administration - Mba