Mercedes-Benz Research and Development NA, Engineering Testing Specialist• Managed and Developed Testing Software and Applications for Electric Inverter Team in Visual Basic and .Net• Managed automation software set and automated test management for Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.• Wrote Drop-Box application to automatically update test procedures and release results.• Coordinated software releases and updates. Supported electric inverter testing team with new technologies and infrastructure as technology specialist.

Internet of Things Project Manager - North American Lead• Created demonstration IOT enabled “Smart Press” using Thingworx Manufacturing Apps and PLC Sensors.• Utilized machine learning technologies to perform predictive analytics and anomaly detection.• Managed existing IOT operations including CNC machine shop tracking utilization and recording line status.Research & Development Engineer• Identified and solved problems inside the organization by improving part flow throughout machine shop• Coordinated local university relations and projects including autonomous robot project with Eastern Michigan University.

Energy Analyst Engineer• Invented and implemented a new software program to manage fuel economy simulations, which organized all vehicle program data, automatically created models, automated simulations, sensitivity studies, and other tests. This increased fuel economy simulation efficiency by 500%.• Managed fleet of vehicle program models and successfully transitioned responsibility of models to GM Korea team, meeting energy and fuel economy requirements.• Collaborated with multi-discipline team to develop and meet fuel economy standards for program.

• Organized and managed a research study which gathered customer data, evaluated vehicle calibrations, and improved perceived quality and customer satisfaction.• Created a multi-function Excel tool for comparing shift patterns and automatically calculating advanced vehicle power, and saturation points to aid in processing of vehicle calibration.• Coproduced a tool to autonomously drive vehicle throttle during drive quality tests, eliminating human error from the testing procedures and reducing total test time from 3+ hours to 1 hour.

Thesis in Road to Lab to Math (RLM) Transmissions• Created function optimizing transmission shift based on several physical inputs. The function was developed using analytical shift quality scores using model generated data with correlation to shift time.• Calibrated full vehicle AMESim model to generate simulated vehicle data, programmed Matlab Script and AMESim model.Powertrain Controls Architecture Engineer• Patented software algorithm that curtails negative throttle body and cam interactions that result in transient Noise Vibration and Handling concerns.• US Patent#: 9366196Advanced Transmission Algorithms and Calibration Specialist• Modeled and Calibrated 6 Speed RWD Controls accurately in AMESim, Created and tested responsiveness of new Power on Downshift command profilesAlgorithms and Calibration for Clutch to Clutch Transmission Controls• Evaluated and validated a new algorithm, devised a full vehicle dynamometer testing script to evaluate algorithm, Formulated and proposed calibration changesDevelopment and Warranty Engineer – 6-Speed RWD.• Coordinated and organized component and powertrain dynamometer cell tests for the purpose of root causing warranty problems, Collected, screened, documented warranty parts and the identified issueDiagnostic Algorithms and Calibration Engineer• Wrote and managed 3 separate transmission diagnostic software changes from request to approval.Transmission Controls Hardware Engineer• Assembled and wrote Statement of Requirements for electric motor controller (50+ page document), Organized and ran benchmarking of brushless electric motor controllers.Transmission Validation Engineer• Coordinated dynamometer cell tests, wrote tool in visual basic, including one to instantaneously calculate gear damage on transmissions, streamlining team processes and speeding up calculation by over 600%.