Vincent Freyermuth Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

CERC (Clean Energy Research Center) TRUCK (Truck Research Utilizing Collaborative Knowledge) is a US-China partnership which goal is to develop the next generation of clean technologies for commercial trucks. Sponsored by the Department of Energy in the US and the Minister of Science and Technology in China, CERC facilitates research activities between the.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Evaluated energy storage technologies and companies and their applicability to Cummins markets, including automotive, power generation and military applications
• Investigated new market opportunities and develop supporting business case
• Wrote internal white papers and developed workshops to educate senior leadership on new technologies and trends that can impact the business
• Developed a financial tool to evaluate the cost of energy using diesel/solar/storage in off grid markets and demonstrated that solar/storage can reduce the overall cost of energy.

Beijing - China

• Led localization of battery manufacturing in China which resulted in the successful delivery of locally made packs
• Managed battery supplier communication, testing and price negotiation
• Setup a full scale battery lab in house and worked with third party testing facilities to validate and certify packs

Indiana

• Hybrid technology development for heavy duty applications
• Worked in collaboration with the engine business unit on new engine technology development and the power generation business unit on electric machine development and energy storage system
• Led system integration (engine, electric machine, battery, clutch, transmission) for hybrid powertrain development
• Defined vehicle level and component requirements
• Led the simulation effort to determine vehicle level performance and fuel economy potential

Chicago

• Worked in coordination with the Department of Energy and automotive OEMs
• Defined the viability of future technologies and provides guidance for project assignment at DOE level
• Developed, maintained and provided support for the PSAT software, official simulation tool used by DOE to set targets and direct new project funds

Michigan

• Hybrid technology development for Ford's first hybrid vehicle
• Led the successful development of a new vehicle simulation model in support of Ford's first hybrid program
• Interacted with all sub system team to evaluate the performance and fuel economy impact of all design decisions
• Proposed, presented, tested and implemented control software changes
• Negotiated with Japanese suppliers to set requirements of components
• Developed a methodology for battery life testing

Michigan

• Worked in a small team to develop a new Matlab based model to study vehicle performance and fuel economy. The new model reduces the analysis time from weeks to days.

Maranello, Italy

• Developed a new process for sound and vibration measurements to study sound quality
• Performed wind tunnel and road testing of in house and competitive vehicles

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Engineering, Mechanical

Master’S Degree, Ocean Engineering

Thesis Topic: Image processing using neural networks to track sediment layers in cross section images of the seafloor.