Ken Katz Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Howard County, Maryland, United States

Columbia, MD

• Plans, coordinates/negotiates with other agencies (EPA, CARB) and integrates a comprehensive program, with milestones, for the development, issuance and amendment of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light.
• Conducts technical, engineering, design, safety, legal and economic analyses to establish fuel economy standards for light duty and medium duty and heavy duty trucks which will result in savings of 13.8 billion barrels.
• Provides policy guidance, presentations, talking points, and Q & A documents to upper NHTSA and DOT career and political management on all aspects of the CAFE program and regularly meets and maintains relationships.
• Negotiates and manages approximately $75M worth of contracts with the National Academy of Sciences, National Laboratories, the Volpe Center, ICF, Southwest Research Institute, other agencies, companies and individuals.
• Manages the process to develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to address the potential environmental impacts of proposed CAFE standards, and reasonable alternatives, pursuant to NEPA.
• Leads the effort to reduce man hours required for enforcement, rulemaking, and manufacturer reporting by at least 50% through the implementation of a new, innovative, award-winning CAFE Management Suite that represents.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Shifted into a technical advisor role as the primary coordinator for rulemaking petitions received by the agency. Responsible for the development, coordination and management of agency responses to petitions received.
• Function as a technical expert for 49 CFR Part 581 – Bumper Standard

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a CFCNCA Loaned Executive, I was detailed full time to work with CFCNCA staff to assist in the coordination, communication and implementation of activities within Federal agencies that are conducting campaigns in support of the CFC program. My support of the CFC campaigns of the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

On detail as Program Analyst in the Office of Research and Program Development, Occupant Protection Division, where I will be responsible for assisting the Occupant Protection Division with better understanding the problem of pediatric vehicular heatstroke (including causes of injuries and deaths) and recommend actions for consideration. Activities may.

Responsible for the establishment, management and leadership of the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program.The Alternative Fuel Transportation Program requires that State government and alternative fuel provider fleets acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) as an escalating percentage of their new light duty vehicle acquisitions, and awards credits for.

Responsible for the development and establishment of the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program.Responded to all inquiries about the requirements of the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program through all available communication methods.Prepared and issued/presented reports addressing the program's activities and effectiveness to DOE political and career.

801-12While in the third year of the Management Intern Development Program (MIDP), as part of the program's Special Incentive Training, was enrolled at Johns Hopkins University in pursuit of a Master of Science in Business degree (Management concentration).Core courses included: Management of Human Resources; Leadership and Organizational Behavior; Project.

11/12While in the second year of the MIDP program, was tasked with being the Roadmapping Project Coordinator for the Environmental Restoration Project Office of DOE's Albuquerque Field Office.Was responsible for the completion and submission of planning documents to DOE Headquarters, called "Roadmaps," for eight sites within DOE's nuclear complex that were.

 During the first year of DOE’s Management Intern Development Program (MIDP), was assigned to DOE’s Office of Waste Reduction, which dealt with engineering methods to reduce wasted industrial energy. Was responsible for the authorship of two papers that examined ways to increase industrial energy efficiency and energy conservation. First paper focused.

Responsible for the design and engineering of all cloth and vinyl specialty binders and slipcases.Specified the material and machinery specifications necessary for the production of these binders, including the design and engineering of all required tooling, dies and fixtures.Worked in conjunction with sales and production to assure that products which.

Utilizing AUTOCAD software, designed electronic packaging enclosures, parts, and gaskets that provided TEMPEST and electromagnetic interference shielding for computer equipment, printers, keyboards, and disk drives.Responsible for the institution of more efficient assembly methods and processes, and the documentation of and training of these methods and.

Responsible for supervision of the process by which designs are transformed from prototype to full-scale production.Developed and designed manufacturing processes, tooling and fixtures, including the Mini Wave Soldering System.Instituted the Mini Wave Soldering System, which resulted in an annual savings of $5 million attributable to the reduction of.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Epsilon Phi

Master Of Science, Business

• Enrolled at Johns Hopkins University in pursuit of a Master of Science in Business degree (Management concentration). • Core courses.