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Blacksburg, VA, US

Cultivates opportunities for researchers and develops initiatives in an effort to help VTTI grow. An impact multiplier that will help the institute achieve sustained growth and continue to cultivate a positive trajectory.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Expands opportunities and partnerships internal to Virginia Tech, as well as externally through corporate and individual advancement and government relations.

Worked with stakeholders whose interests were affected by governmental decisions on federal, state, local, or international levels in the development and implementation of automated vehicle systems, ensuring that VTTI research results are provided in a timely fashion to those who can benefit. The Center’s work was intended to inform policymakers as well as.

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Spearheaded the growth of the Automated Vehicle Systems initiative to Center status in less than 18 months. Principal Investigator for an Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity contract ($25 million) on vehicle automation, reliability, and cybersecurity. Led a team of 13 full-time and 8 part-time faculty and staff focused on all aspects of research.

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Responsible for the procurement, management, design, execution, analysis, write-up, and presentation of research studies relating to automated light and heavy vehicles.

Center For Truck And Bus Safety, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Responsible for design, execution, and interpretation of research projects in areas such as evaluation of in-vehicle devices, interface design, distraction, driver behavior, training, work/rest cycles, fatigue, and active safety systems for light and heavy vehicles.

Center For Advanced Safety Systems And Center For Truck And Bus Safety At VTTI

Developed, managed, performed, and analyzed empirical research on safety and human factors for different transportation-related aspects, and provided expert opinion evaluations for in-vehicle devices, distraction, driver behavior, work/rest cycles, fatigue, and other aspects of interest for light and heavy vehicles.

Advanced Product Test And Evaluation Group At VTTI

Developed and conducted research related to safety and human factors in operator-vehicle systems such as information transfer, displays and controls design, operator training, operator fatigue assessment and countermeasures, and the effects of new technologies, including night vision, on operator performance and safety.

Leads the coalition's vision of transforming the nation’s fragile supply chain into a seamlessly connected, resilient, environmentally sustainable, and equitable system.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Provide assistance and guidance in safety-related matters for series production and autonomous truck group in topics concerning research, new technologies, compliance, and regulatory matters.

A one-year sabbatical collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Torc Robotics focused on Automated Driving System related topics. Developed safety-related methods and policies for automated driving systems and assisted with the implementation process.

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Coordinated and implemented the dissemination of research findings for all NSTSCE programs by working closely with the executive board and researchers involved in various programs. Promoted important results in the areas of: 1) safe mobility for vulnerable road users, 2) driver impairment, 3) evaluation of the built roadway environment and.

Scientific Research Lab, Dearborn, MI

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Ph.D., Industrial And Systems Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial And Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering