Jeff Whipple Email & Phone Number

Noblesville, In

Lead the technical development of system integration projects for Electric Drive programs. Act as the main technical interface to customers while managing a cross function internal technical team to design, test, validate, and oversee programs from concept to production.

Indianapolis, In

Strategic Engineering Consultant focused on Business Growth, Business Management, and Engineering Program Management. • Manage all aspects of the Design, Analysis, and Test Consulting business including P&L Responsibility, Strategic direction, and Corporate Governance. Current business revenue exceeds $20M.• Lead all program management activities associated with the Design, Analysis, and Test consulting business including: o Mechanical design.o Structural Analysis.o Embedded Software Development.o System and product testing programs.o Simulation development.o Computational modeling.o Hardware in the loop and Software in the loop testing programs. • Direct schedules and budgets with project teams to ensure on time delivery to our clients. • Administer new project growth, particularly sourcing and building high quality teams matching client’s culture.• Oversee all business development efforts.• Continuously interface with clients to ensure our operations deliver on-time, on target, and with the highest integrity

Pendleton, Indiana

As Hybrid Business Development Manager, it is my responsibility to create and sustain our Market in Asia. It's my responsibility to establish and lead cross functional teams to create new products addressing the Asian market. I manage technical details, schedules, and budgets to ensure on time delivery. As issues arise, I am the main point of contact between customers and our team. I provide issue resolution recommendations and drive to completion. I work with various departments in the organization to ensure efficient execution against deliverables, reporting results to the highest level of the company. I continuously conduct risk assessment of strategic, technical, finance, and business factors impacting the plan and manage corrective actions to mitigate deviations.

As VP of Technology and Engineering, I am responsible for all aspects of product development, product design, and engineering. This includes responsibility for prioritizing and setting aggressive but realistic project schedules; ensuring timely completion of projects, contributing innovations in product design, process improvement, and fundamental understanding of technologies that can advance our products.

• Simultaneous Cross Functional Team Management in offices on two continents.• International Manufacturing Expertise – Decrease core manufacturing costs by 60%• Business Development of domestic (Timken, Marathon), Military (Northrop-Grumman, DRS, L3, General Dynamics) and international clients (JAC, FAW) resulting in direct sales exceeding $2 million USD• Cradle to Grave Program Management • Engineering Procedure Development and Documentation for full production lines• Building Alliances and Partnerships with universities (GDUT, Rose Hulman), and manufacturing partners (DS Motor, Jinhua Ryder) • Design and Implementation of total quality management processes.• Able to make the tough decisions.• Hands-On Product Technology Development leading to 22 patent applications• Client Management and relationship building with Timken Research, Marathon Electric, DRS, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman. • Pioneered the prototype engineering development of the most power dense electric motors and generators in the world. By utilizing advanced amorphous material LE has created a world changing motor technology, a goal attempted but unreached by major corporations such as Allied Signal, Hitachi, and GE.