Experienced Technology and Product Engineering ExecutiveInterested in technology implementation and planning involving cross functional, high complexity issues spanning strategy to execution. Situations with high ambiguity and requiring collaboration across internal, external and global boundaries. My experience spans strategy to execution in automotive, mobility, and energy. Bridging gaps between technology, engineering, regulation, and the enterprise as well as fostering collaboration inside and across industry, government, and academia are my strengths.Expertise: Executive product development leader experienced in technology management, vehicle engineering, and propulsion. Successful in addressing organizational, regulatory, and policy challenges, working across global business units, government agencies, and academic institutions. Skilled in building strategic partnerships and leading cross-functional teams to deliver practical solutions.• Technology Implementation and Planning• Product Development, Systems Integration, Learning Cycles• Partner and JV Evaluation and Collaboration• Public Policy, Regulatory Compliance, Export Compliance• Intellectual Property Management, Patent Operations• Academia, Government, Industry CollaborationUniversity of Michigan - M.S.E & B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and B.S. in Economics. General Motors Global Product Development Executive - 21 yearsGeneral Motors Key Executive for the University of California, Berkeley - 9 years
Self-Employed
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Self-EmployedAnn Arbor, Mi, Us
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Independent ConsultantSelf-Employed Sep 2021 - Present• Advise professional services and industrial firms on product development, propulsion system, infrastructure, and energy-emission-environmental factors in the automotive sector.• Evaluate viability and provide structured scoring of proposals submitted for Federal Government funding to modernize legacy manufacturing assets and enhance supply chain resilience. • Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Task force on J3400 NACS EV Charging Standards. Participant, SAE Task Force on EV Charging Interoperability.
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General Director, Global Technology OperationsGeneral Motors Feb 2020 - Aug 2021Detroit, Michigan, Us• Lead governance of GM’s product-related intellectual property under senior leadership direction, recommending and operationalizing strategies taking into account the interests of partner entities and GM business objectives.• Spearhead collaboration among New Business Development, Legal, Engineering, and Product Planning teams, successfully defining intellectual property agreements with commercial joint ventures and alliance partners.• Develop and execute proposals for government contracts, while avoiding global commercial IP usage constraints associated with source funding and national defense.• Administer patent operations, enhance incentive mechanisms, reduce patent maintenance costs. • Serve as GM Global Engineering Export Compliance Officer, ensure adherence to export regulations.• Champion GM’s partnership with the University of California, Berkeley. Lead recruitment efforts that resulted in cumulative hiring of over 100 full-time and 80 student internship positions. Coordinate philanthropic support for diversity, curriculum development, and co-curricular activities. -
General Director, Global Propulsion Systems, Gm South AmericaGeneral Motors Aug 2017 - Feb 2020Detroit, Michigan, Us• Lead a team of 300 engineers in Sao Paulo, Brazil charged with the industrialization, localization and calibration of all new propulsion systems in an all new vehicle architecture representing 80% of the GM South America Portfolio. • Drive effective collaboration with core engineering centers in China, Korea, Germany, Italy, and North America. • Maintain and enhance legacy flex-fuel and diesel propulsion systems in current car and light truck product programs. • Resolve current emission and fuel economy compliance challenges across South America markets. Support GM and industry efforts to reconcile Brazil Proconve L7 and L8 Emission Standards and ROTA 2030 Energy Efficiency Standards. • Collaborate on product portfolio contenting strategies to meet future customer and regulatory requirements in highly cost sensitive markets. Grow the engineering capability of the GMSA propulsion engineering team. • Report to Product Engineering Vice President and to Executive VP & President, GM South America. Member of the GM South America Executive Committee. • GM Executive Champion for University of California Berkeley. -
Propulsion Executive - Gm-Opel Transition TeamGeneral Motors Mar 2017 - Aug 2017Detroit, Michigan, Us• Work on GM enterprise team to enable the €2.2 billion sale of GM Opel business unit to French Automaker Groupe PSA (now Stellantis). Collaborate with GM Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisitions team and members from Vehicle Engineering, Propulsion Engineering, Finance, Legal, Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Portfolio Planning. • Support the creation of a bi-directional Master Engineering Service Agreement (MESA), Change Management Governance Process, and Information Technology transition plan. Directly manage a sub-team defining more than 90 propulsion engineering project plans to support the Vehicle/Propulsion portfolio of each company during the multi-year post-sale transition period as well as confirmation of transaction valuation. Co-lead negotiations with partner executive from GM Vehicle Engineering with PSA and their outside legal counsel to finalize MESA and Vehicle/Propulsion engineering project plans. • GM Executive Champion for University of California Berkeley. GM recognized (2017) as a UC Berkeley Engineering Signature Partner identifying it as one of the College’s most supportive partners, demonstrating alignment with the College’s highest priorities. Collaborate with Cruise Automation in recruiting Berkeley candidates. -
Global Chief Engineer - Powertrain Vehicle IntegrationGeneral Motors Aug 2004 - Mar 2017Detroit, Michigan, Us• Global Leader for Powertrain-Vehicle Integration. Manage extended global team of 80-250 employees in Propulsion System Integration, Noise-Vibration, Certification and Compliance. Report to the VP of Global Propulsion Engineering. Drive collaboration among senior engineering leaders and their teams in Engines, Transmissions, Hybrid Systems, Embedded Controls, Chassis, Thermal, Vehicle Electrical Systems, Body/Interior, Vehicle Integration, and Advanced Vehicle Development. • Enable execution in global vehicle programs and std work in engineering centers in the United States, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Korea, China, and Australia. Enhance GM Global Vehicle Development Process to optimize learning cycles and operationalize use of Road-Lab-Math processes to reduce physical properties, execution time, and first-time quality of programs. Implement common methods globally and balance content across vehicle systems.• Serve as Propulsion lead for the “Project J” task force, created in response to the 2011 Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Work across the GM enterprise to re-establish critical supply chain linkages and provide urgent engineering support.• Member of the GM Energy and Environmental Strategy Board Core Team. Serve as GM Powertrain Engineering lead for bio and alternative fuels. Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to operationalize Flex-Fuel, CNG, biodiesel, and support for GM investments in start-ups – Coskata and Mascoma. Engage with government agencies and NGOs including: EPA, DOE, DOA, CARB, Office of the President of the United States, growers, and trade associations. • Mentor GM involvement in Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Argonne National Laboratory thru 2012.• Appointed in 2012 to co-lead the creation of a GM team to recruit new college graduates and drive collaboration with the University of California Berkeley. Appointed GM Key Executive for Berkeley in 2014. -
Director Vehicle PerformanceGeneral Motors Jan 2002 - Aug 2004Detroit, Michigan, Us• Lead the performance integration of GM front wheel drive and performance cars. Aspects including vehicle dynamics, noise-vibration, energy-drive quality and all dimensions of vehicle technical specification attainment and balance of requirements. • Work with peer directors to operationalize new vehicle integration performance center housing more than 500 employees. Serve concurrently as acting Director of Energy and Drive Quality and acting Director of Vehicle Performance for truck products and rear wheel drive cars in addition to core assignment during extended leaves of absence of peer directors. Manage up to 40 direct reports with matrixed headcount of approximately 300.• Lead task force to define methodologies and content to integrate engine cylinder deactivation technology for maximum fuel economy attainment while controlling inherent noise-vibration and drive quality problems. Lead initiative to improve vehicle noise-vibration performance thru balancing of vehicle and powertrain content. • Continue as GM lead for AVTCs with U.S. DOE and Argonne National Laboratory (Challenge X). -
Director Powertrain SystemsGeneral Motors Jun 2000 - Jan 2002Detroit, Michigan, Us• Lead the physical and functional integration of powertrain systems for the GM North America portfolio. • Consolidate separate North America car and truck integration engineering departments into one new organization of 60 direct and contract engineers. Establish business processes and metrics to improve the quality and timeliness of engineering deliverables. • Continue as GM lead for AVTCs with U.S. DOE and Argonne National Laboratory (FutureTruck). -
Product Engineering (Early Career Roles)General Motors May 1985 - Aug 1998Detroit, Michigan, UsExecutive Technical Assistant. GM Truck GroupEngineering Group Manager. GM Truck Group Powertrain Resident Systems Engineer. GM Powertrain DivisionCalibration Engineer. GM Powertrain DivisionEmission Certification Engineer. Chevrolet Pontiac Canada GroupEmission Test System and Technology Engineer. Current Product Engineering
Mark Maher Education Details
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University Of MichiganEconomics
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