Responsible for the development of specialized fuel injection, air management and controls systems for automotive, truck and aircraft applications. Recent project include:Design, testing and validation lead of Fuel System for DELTA HAWK's V4 aircraft engine. The direct injection fuel system operates with JET FUEL at peak pressures of 1800bar. Uniquely designed for the DELTA HAWK application, it contributes to bringing this new engine to a 'best-in-class' on weight-power-fuel efficiency.Control System lead on Co-Optimized Multi-Mode Light Duty Vehicle Engine. Work in support of HYUNDA NA engine group and sponsored by DOE award DE-EE0008478.Design lead of DME fuel supply system in support of project “Ignition and Combustion Characteristics of Transportation Fuels under Lean Burn Conditions for Advanced Combustion Engines”. Work sponsored by DOE/NSF grant NSF-CBET-1258720.

Lead system integration and execution of air and fuel strategies and OBDII features on new HD product.

Responsible for integration of new technologies onto engine and vehicle platform including Variable Valve Actuation, new High-Pressure Common Rail, Turbo-compounding and Organic Rankine Cycle, base engine improvements, aftertreatment systems such as DPF, SCR and LNT Supervised staff across multi-disciplinary specialties, multiple engine dynamometer cells, and subcontractors including ANL, Federal Mogul, and BOSCH. Program sponsored by DOE grant DE-EE0003303 High Efficiency Engine and Vehicles

Directed redesign of 6.4L engine to meet 2010 emissions based on low temperature combustion. Scope and major milestones of program included design of injectors, combustion chamber, turbocharger and EGR system, and a new electro-hydraulic variable valve actuation system. Developed prototype ECU to run all engine functions including combustion feedback. Reposabilities included the assembly of a team of engineers in the areas of controls, fuel injection, CAD, combustion, and elecro-hydraulics. Supervised subcontractors including LLNL, UC Berkeley, Borg Warner, Siemens, and Ricardo. Program sponsored by DOE grant DE-FC26-05NT42413 High Engine Efficiency and Clean Combustion Program.

Responsible for dSPACE/Matlab Simulink software and integration into the early Siemen’s EDU prototypes. Models focused in air-fuel management strategies on 2007MY V8 engine product and the transition to MAF and TQ control structures. Specific contributions included: coordinated EGR-VNT-BYPASS actuation (patented algorithms and modeling for coordinated control during transients of EGR and two-stage turbocharger units with bypass); fast EGR estimator (developed accurate EGR estimation based on oxygen sensors); developed injection timing compensator for enhanced combustion control over transients.

Responsible for Variable Displacement (inlet throttle) fuel injection pump development: Contributed to design of flow and pressure control valve with simulation and testing on bench and on engine. Worked with valve (INVENSYS) and pump (SHEPPARD) manufacturers to deliver product to the I6 and V8 engine lines.Design of a direct throttle control to optimize flow losses incurred in the pressure regulator. Implemented design in pump and demonstrated performance improvements in bench. Special control system was developed to apply this to fast transients to match performance response to the fast acting pressure regulator.Lead design for Variable Valve actuation Program - Navistar’s Camless engine. Responsible for extensive design, benchmarking, electronic interface, prototype procurement and engine implementation.