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Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

Lead advanced battery management embedded software & electronics development to meet various motive and static battery applications.

Northville, Michigan, United States

Development of some reliable, scalable, safe, innovative, and cost-effective electrification products that make a green and sustainable future by integrating advanced software, electronics, and mechanical features. Stay current with emerging electric vehicle technology, battery technology, materials, advanced sensors, software methodology and automotive industry trends.

Northville, Michigan

Led R&D of leading-edge BPS technologies and products, supporting first- and second-life battery application. Hired, trained, developed, coached, and built engineering team with diversity in perspectives and experiences. Drove success of global team in a matrixed environment and drove strong linkage and collaboration with BPS engineering, product management, customer business units, market, and manufacturing organizations. Created battery management electronics, algorithms, software, and thermal management product road map. Innovated and led technical programs from conceptualization to commercialization. Renovated Cell Connection Boards (CCBs) by adding more electronics, sensors, and software features.

Van Buren Charter Township, Michigan

Led wBMS-based development life cycle from design to launch. Directed management of team of managers, product development leads, application engineers, and software engineers to develop best-in-class BMS products. Identified and provided training opportunities to raise battery and high-voltage skills for team members. Managed technical relationships with customers, insuring Visteon delivered per customer requirements and development milestones. Fostered effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates, progress reports, and technical insights.

Novi, Michigan, United States

Led cross-functional team to develop lithium-ion battery management products. Grew and led lithium-ion BMS product development team. Hired contract and full-time employees, identified new tools, technologies, and processes, and updated skills of team. Developed team objectives and operational goals. Ensured all individuals clearly understood performance expectation. Established training plan and career path for team members, and ensured that all individuals mastered knowledge and skills to support higher levels of performance. Drove continuous improvement of BMS products via advanced battery control algorithms, process improvements, lesson learning, best practices, and advanced tool usage.

Livonia, Michigan

Guided on-board battery charger, DC Fast Charger, DC / DC software development for electrified vehicles. Managed global software team, strongly focusing on process development and adoption, hiring, and organizational growth. Led automotive power electronic product software development from proposal, and requirement analysis, to architecture design. Monitored product development life cycle and ensured A-SPICE and ISO 26262 compliance. Directed software engineering development efforts and cost analysis / estimation, Request For Information (RFI) / Request For Quote (RFQ). Functioned as primary interface with customers.

Troy, Michigan

Develop battery control/management algorithm and DC/DC control algorithmsLed battery management system software development to meet customer demands. Guided global, cross-functional team to develop battery management system with integrated DC / DC component for Mild Hybrid electric Vehicles(MHEV) from major OEM. Collaborated closely with customer DREs, negotiating requirements, change requests, and milestones, and developing and presenting technical solutions. Managed resources, budgets, project schedules, and product development, along with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Directed team to establish incremental software development process, requirement management, and software change management to achieve Automotive SPICE compliance and implement functional safety (ISO 26262)

Dearborn, Michigan

Developed and launched battery management systems for Ford electrified vehicles. Led model-based battery management software development. Designed and optimized model-based software development process, achieving compliance with Misra C / C++ and ISO 26262. Guided development of multiple battery control features, including battery capacity learning, State of Health (SOH) estimation, State of Charge (SOC) estimation, power capability estimation, and power limit management, on-board charging strategies, cell rebalance, air-based thermal management, fault management, electrical isolation check, battery protection, and fault management..