Embedded with the Automotive Safety Office (ASO), responsible for real-world crash data analytics, interpreting safety regulations, setting internal acceptance criteria, building online tools, including dashboards, to inform decisions related to proposed legislation and pending litigation, leading efforts related to university collaborations, and recruiting, hiring, and training new team members.• Generated ad-hoc real-world crash data analytics for ASO to support internal decisions related… Show more Embedded with the Automotive Safety Office (ASO), responsible for real-world crash data analytics, interpreting safety regulations, setting internal acceptance criteria, building online tools, including dashboards, to inform decisions related to proposed legislation and pending litigation, leading efforts related to university collaborations, and recruiting, hiring, and training new team members.• Generated ad-hoc real-world crash data analytics for ASO to support internal decisions related to proposed legislation and pending litigation. Primary data sources = NASS FARS, GES, CDS. Software = SAS.• Principal Investigator for university collaboration projects: o Studied and enhanced Automated Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), partnered with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). o Developed an improved method of understanding the pedestrian injury distribution and mechanism, partnered with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).• Lead author of SAE paper 2018-01-1331, “A Side Impact Taxonomy for USA Field Data”, classifying real-world side crashes to provide a consistent categorization of side impacts beyond that afforded by the CDC (Collision Deformation Classification) itself.• Co-authored SAE paper 2017-01-1445, “An Assessment of Inflatable Seatbelt Interaction and Compatibility with Rear-Facing-Only Child Restraint Systems”.• Developed analytic dashboards for ASO using Hadoop, Alteryx, and QlikView to: o Identify trends in real-world crash data related to new vehicle technologies. o Determine vehicle sales globally, by market, to support field service actions. o Mine customer complaints to NHTSA to forecast developing vehicle issues.• Recruited and hired high-potential data scientists. Coordinated recruiting efforts at the University of Michigan. Show less

Global single point of contact for Pass-By Noise, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Responsible for working with regulatory authorities, the product development (PD) community, and international standards groups to track, interpret, and cascade regulatory changes as well as track compliance and certification / homologation to those standards. • Coached and motivated PD teams in use of new compliance tracking process.• Coordinated with teams… Show more Global single point of contact for Pass-By Noise, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Responsible for working with regulatory authorities, the product development (PD) community, and international standards groups to track, interpret, and cascade regulatory changes as well as track compliance and certification / homologation to those standards. • Coached and motivated PD teams in use of new compliance tracking process.• Coordinated with teams throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East to assure compliance in all Ford sales markets.• Initiated and conducted on-site training sessions in Europe for Ford global partners.• Led EMC homologation efforts – tracked program readiness, facilitated testing with witness authorities (VCA, TUV, ARAI), and prepared and submitted homologation documentation to witness and approval authorities.• Chaired SAE Light Vehicle Exterior Sound Level Committee. Updated SAE procedures to accommodate modern vehicle technologies.• Managed preparation of OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) II certification documentation for government reporting to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Led resolution of regulatory questions/issues. Show less

Tasked with monitoring and maintaining correlation between the chassis dynamometer test cells for both development and certification fuel economy and emissions tests and tracking relationship to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) test laboratory in Ann Arbor in order to predict results of EPA confirmation tests. Designed / conducted test programs, performed analyses of test data, and presented results for:• Correlation programs between industry (Ford, GM, and FCA) laboratories and… Show more Tasked with monitoring and maintaining correlation between the chassis dynamometer test cells for both development and certification fuel economy and emissions tests and tracking relationship to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) test laboratory in Ann Arbor in order to predict results of EPA confirmation tests. Designed / conducted test programs, performed analyses of test data, and presented results for:• Correlation programs between industry (Ford, GM, and FCA) laboratories and the EPA laboratory.• Emissions and fuel economy correlation issues through coordination with laboratory engineers. Led weekly meetings with internal customers detailing current correlation issues.• SAE paper 2006-01-1358, “Investigation of the Effects of Wheel Slip on Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy”. As lead author, developed an extensive Design of Experiments test program examining the effects of wheel slip on vehicle emissions and fuel economy. Show less

Various engineering roles.