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Detroit, Mi, Us

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

o Responsible for complete electric system engineering for electric powertrains for the NA teamo Responsible for expanding and growing the NA team to take on major electric production programso Led most customer interface and development activities for NA business

Indianapolis, In, Us

o Managed a multidisciplinary team of direct reports which include CAE analyst, metallurgist, and test engineerso Responsible for the timely execution of electric beam axle analysis and testing to enable valuable correlation between analysis and physical testingo Managing budgets, timelines, test planning and design validation activities within Allison and 3rd party test facilitieso Successfully completed validation of electric motor and inverter system testing and tuning

Indianapolis, In, Us

o Managed the electric beam axle advanced engineering team of traction motor and gear engineers, metallurgy and CAE/FEA engineerso Led and managed traction motor and inverter system development for the electric beam axles through suppliers o Responsible for assessing motor/inverter system selection, conduct trade-offs studies to evaluate performance, cooling, NVH, and motor designo Involved in the design process from initial layout sketches and system packaging to gearing and shift actuation design which resulted in several patent applications

Indianapolis, In, Us

o Led the development of Proterra’s DuoPower – an integrated EV beam axle – from concept to production o Achieved an overall 12 dBA of noise reduction in the eBeam Axle o Achieved about 20% increase in efficiency over Proterra’s standard powertrain which enabled Proterra’s Catalyst E2 bus to set the world record of 1,101.2 miles traveled on a single chargeo Worked directly with customers to assess their needs, provide technical solutions to define product specificationso Responsible for planning, organizing and developing detailed resource structure, timing and budget estimates in the execution of design programso Key team member in establishing AxleTech’s EV division which involved staffing and org structure; this division was then acquired by Allison Transmissions to form Allison e-Axles in April 2019*

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Engineering Manager; capable of managing several fast-paced projects: electric bus and truck powertrains, military transfer cases, utility truck gearboxes, in-wheeled differentials for container handlers and lift trucks, drop gearboxes for tow-tractors, and axle designs for sprayer/spreader trucks • Axletech's main gear engineer with sign-off responsibility on gears, splines, fits, and shafts• Led and provided technical direction to several team members: CAD designers, project engineers, CAE engineers, manufacturing engineers, program managers and suppliers• Worked closely with metallurgists on developing recommendations for gear materials, heat treatment and shot-peening specs• Key creative contributor in brainstorming sessions and design of axle system components• Developed DFMEAs, quality documentations and DVP&Rs

Auburn Hills, Mi, Us

• Led and delivered successful customer projects from concepts to prototypes on-a high performance supercar hybrid rear drive gearbox; -a full clean sheet hybrid AMT for an integrated drive transmission for passenger cars• Core engineer on other projects such as engine timing spur gears, complete bearing analysis for railroad locomotives, gear macro sizing for an agricultural infinitely variable gearbox, and intricate sheet-metal battery housing• FEV North America's main gear engineer on rotating components with expertise in spur and helical gear design, bearing analysis, shafts, synchro selection, shift actuation, bolts and housing design• Adept user of KISSsys and KISSsoft in complete transmission designs• Lubrication and cooling of internal transmission components - splashed and forced• Responsible for the timely completion of projects with in-depth analytical design of systems and component levels involving the layout, detailed design, hand calculations, CAE analysis, procurement, inspection, and validation testing within each project• Created and maintained engineering and quality documentation - DFMEA and DVP&Rs• Made regular presentations to senior management and customers on reviewing concepts, identifying risks and outlining potential methods of implementation

• Collaborated with General Motors Propulsion Systems R&D on developing clutches• Designed, built and tested one novel electromagnetic reluctance clutch • Designed, built and tested electromechanical clutch actuators • Presented results to GM R&D leadership on a regular basis• Supervised 3 junior researchers and managed project deliverables• Solid experience with 2D/3D electromagnetic design software MagNet 7.3 and Nastran FEA for stress/strain analysis • Good experience with wind turbine control using a spherical epicyclic cam transmission

• Identified a new product fit for protein analysis in the immunoassay market• Developed product strategy for market penetration, feasible financial forecasting in Excel models, balance sheets, projected cash flows, income statements, market analysis and size estimation, competitive assessment • Presented the investment opportunity to venture capital investors of the Business Development Bank of Canada

Taught courses on Robotics (Graduate level) and Design Graphics (Undergraduate level)Design Graphics • Conducted tutorial, supervised a class of 90 students for a design graphics course on Mathematics, 3D CAD and simulation with FEA.Presentations and Lectures • Lectured on Introduction to Robotics (class of 30) and Design Graphics (class of 90) • Presented 3 papers are conferences in automotive, wind turbine control, and robotic wrists in Seoul, S. Korea, Montreal, Quebec and Quebec, Quebec.

Researched biped robots; tasks included to gather data, analyze and provide a solution for use in human gait-assistance

• Developed and carried out extensive experimental analysis of a novel robotic wrist• Developed and debugged Robot Visualization System software for Windows (RVS4W 2006) in C++

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering