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Milford, Michigan, United States

Led large team of development engineers to engineer, test and develop the E-Ray consistent with total vehicle performance and global regulatory compliance requirements to win in the highly competitive, performance car market segment. Candidate for Performance Car of the Year 2024.• Developed & launched the first electrified, All-Wheel-Drive Corvette in its 70-year history.• Surpassed all performance expectations making the Chevy Corvette E-Ray the quickest and most capable Corvette… Show more Led large team of development engineers to engineer, test and develop the E-Ray consistent with total vehicle performance and global regulatory compliance requirements to win in the highly competitive, performance car market segment. Candidate for Performance Car of the Year 2024.• Developed & launched the first electrified, All-Wheel-Drive Corvette in its 70-year history.• Surpassed all performance expectations making the Chevy Corvette E-Ray the quickest and most capable Corvette ever (spanning all terrains, straight-line performance and on the racetrack). 0-60 mph = 2.5 sec• Created vehicle level performance specifications (~200 requirements) including market segment “critical wins”• Managed 100+ vehicle fleet and allocation of vehicles to achieve overall development tasks (~$25M in assets)• Led technical team and total vehicle integration for: Performance, aerodynamics, efficiency, fuel economy, emissions, NVH, chassis controls, ride and handling and drive quality. • Led advanced controls integration (CAN): Propulsion (engine, transmission, electric motor & hybrid battery), Chassis, Ride & Driveline systems (brakes, eLSD, AWD, MR) Powertrain Cooling & Thermal Management. Show less

Warren, Michigan, United States

Technical Lead: Strategized, architected (hardware & controls), designed and math-packaged advanced technology systems into total vehicle package to achieve vehicle efficiency and performance requirements. Followed by leading a large team of system and development engineers to test and develop several Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) consistent with total vehicle performance and regulatory compliance requirements to win in the given market segment. “Cradle to Grave” ownership for:… Show more Technical Lead: Strategized, architected (hardware & controls), designed and math-packaged advanced technology systems into total vehicle package to achieve vehicle efficiency and performance requirements. Followed by leading a large team of system and development engineers to test and develop several Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) consistent with total vehicle performance and regulatory compliance requirements to win in the given market segment. “Cradle to Grave” ownership for: • Cadillac CT6 Plug-In sedan. Engineering development leader from concept definition, prototype builds, through development and launched into production. CT6 was a global engineering program, engineering homeroom in NA, built in China and sold in global markets (NA, EU, China, Middle East). "Green Car of the Year" award.• Cadillac SRX SUV, Chevy, Buick and Saturn SUVs. Development leader for these teams through the prototype phase. Show less

Led vehicle architecture definition and packaging with GM Design Studio to develop exciting designs of exterior and interior surfaces consistent with engineering architecture criteria, defined in CAD for propulsion & chassis systems, body structure, human factors.• Lead small, agile technical engineering team to rapidly architect and package concept cars within +/- 1” inch of production intent surfaces months under extremely tight timelines. From paper to build completion in ~8… Show more Led vehicle architecture definition and packaging with GM Design Studio to develop exciting designs of exterior and interior surfaces consistent with engineering architecture criteria, defined in CAD for propulsion & chassis systems, body structure, human factors.• Lead small, agile technical engineering team to rapidly architect and package concept cars within +/- 1” inch of production intent surfaces months under extremely tight timelines. From paper to build completion in ~8 mo.• Simultaneously, worked with Engineering, Design and build facilities/suppliers to design and fabricate parts and tools to support the overall vehicle builds (~$2-5M per concept car).• Managed the vehicle development process for each vehicle starting from “ideation”, storyboarding “on-paper” and culminated with a complete 1-off, fully functional, vehicle builds debuting at global autoshows.• Program/product manager: Chevy Volt, Buick Enclave, Cadillac 16, GM Precept PNGV, Chevy Triax. Autoshow "Best Concepts" for: Chevy Volt, Cadillac 16 Show less

Milford Proving Ground, Milford, Mi

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering