Experience

TuSimple

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director of Commercialization and Next Gen Programs

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Moved to customer facing, technical planning leadership role to set the stage for our next generation vehicles in coordination with OEMs, shippers, regulatory constraints, operational design domain (ODD) expansion, and heightened safety requirements for Driver-Out. Worked closely with BD & Marketing to generate a series of accurate and accessible papers, analyses, and blogs.• Created next-generation requirements, scenarios, test approaches, coverage strategies• 4 ADS patents pending; 1 released to USPTO for examination, 3 others in-process• Lead Safety Investigator for April 6th, 2022, public road accident; full Root Cause Analysis• Led Project Safeguardian, driving Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) findings• Led tech and safety meetings with internal teams, OEMs, and shipping partners• Authored technical reports, analyses, and presentations for internal, partner, and public understanding• Fielded accident and investigation questions at American Trucking Association (ATA) conference Show less

• Director of Systems Integration

  • Dec 2021 - Jul 2022

  Commissioned and built System Integration Lab (SysIL) to prove out sufficient coverage on DFMEA identified high Risk Priority Number (RPN) areas. Found gaps in each area for future sprints.• Planned, pitched, staffed, and led teardown of Class 8 ADS truck and buildup of automated SysIL• Created “MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE” CAN and Ethernet tests (defeat, delay, modify, corrupt)• Created POWER DISTRIBUTION testing to stress redundancies, failover, and bumpless transfer• Tested 100% of known MINIMUM RISK CONDITIONS for proper detection and responses• Created SENSOR TESTS for Near Field Perception, OEM Fault Detection, Sensor Fusion logic errors, Sensor comms and power errors, Sensor Obstruction (incremental and complete), and combinations• Created FAILOVER TESTING for redundant braking, steering, vehicle controllers, computers• Began AUTOMATING TESTING and building AUTOMATED DOCUMENTATION for certification Show less

• Director, Systems Verification & Validation

  • Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

  Built infrastructure to evaluate Autonomous Driving System (ADS) capabilities in Nominal (Typical, Edge Case, Worst Case Stackup) and Off-Nominal (Degraded, Fail Safe).• Created the “Run for Record” pre-qualification testing to evaluate driver-out readiness• Stood up track testing of Near Field Perception, Sensor Failure & Failover, Sensor Fusion Impacts on Known and Unknown Objects, Bumpless Transfer of Control (perception, localization, brakes, steering, CPU, power distribution, etc.) to find MRC/MRM gaps.• Added SIMULATION and REGENERATION tasks to verify track/road data, prove issues were resolved, and create regression testing to keep the problems solved• Co-led DAILY TRIAGE REVIEWS of track, simulation and regeneration test results• Scheduled “TECHNOLOGY DEEP DIVES” whenever subtleties suggested gaps our shared understanding of the true nature of functions, features, and cross-tech interactions• Created novel ADVERSARIAL TESTS (ex. non-compliant drivers, sensor obstruction) using pragmatic and opportunistic methods to quickly find gaps in requirements, designs, and test cases• Shifted the company's paradigm from nominal uneventful trips - to managing margin, edge cases, worst case stackup, and off-nominal degraded and fail safely operations• Located design weaknesses in Decision Logic, Complex Scenarios, and Combinatorics Show less



Uber

• United States
• Internet Marketplace Platforms
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Test

  • May 2020 - Feb 2021

  Led and aligned large Test Directorate (~180 members) across Advanced (R&D) Test, Structured Test, and Test Operations. Optimized tooling, processes, personnel, and contracts for Test.• Eliminated years of development waste by mapping rework (steps backwards and frequency) and locating excessive handoffs, ambiguity in responsibility, and excessive rework• Reorganized large directorate without loss of personnel; reaped a measured 10X efficiency• Strengthened Structured Test by negotiating a multimillion dollar technology exchange with Mcity• Led dozens of “technology deep dives” into functions, features, and cross-tech interactions• Findings in Calibration, Data Management & Triage, Simulation, Track & Road Test, Jira Ticket Flows, BI Dashboards, Localization, Control, Decision Logic, Perception, Tracking, Prediction, Planning• Presented simplified, relatable ADS weaknesses in each All-Hands to improve safety culture • Created trust through transparency, overcommunication, and 1:1’s vertically and laterally Show less

• Director, Systems Engineering, Tools, and Processes for Autonomous Vehicles

  • Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Successfully stood up Systems Engineering Directorate (~22 members), Created a stable team and a groomed requirements database to better feed Design, Test, and Safety teams.• 4th Director to attempt, 1st to successfully standup and organize Systems Engineering Directorate• Scaled IP from ~750 requirements to over 10,000 in Jama, including staffing, building processes and tooling, harvesting design docs, categorizing findings, and reviewing requirements• Carved out authority for Systems Engineering in blended V + Agile, changing the status-quo• Staffed, centralized, built processes, and trained to standardize Systems Engineering activities Show less



L3Harris Technologies

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2020

  Member of VP/GM's Technical Staff (MTS). Worked internal and external communications, customer concerns, technical investigations, crisis management, strategy, employee engagement, business systems, CMMI compliance, CI, and processes. Products managed included rocket avionics for the Atlas, Delta, and Space Launch Systems (SLS), numerous satellites, and the International Space Station. Member of VP/GM's Technical Staff (MTS). Worked internal and external communications, customer concerns, technical investigations, crisis management, strategy, employee engagement, business systems, CMMI compliance, CI, and processes. Products managed included rocket avionics for the Atlas, Delta, and Space Launch Systems (SLS), numerous satellites, and the International Space Station.



L3 Technologies

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Business Development Operations and Synergy

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2015

  Led strategic planning for the C-suite across space avionics and military infrared camera systems. Led proposal teams, marketing team, and business development operations.• Drove successful strategy for $10B/10yr exclusive partnership with ULA• Technical Proposal Manager for “must win”; led to $100M avionics contract for Atlas V & Delta IV• Creator of Virtual Vertical Integration (VVI) approach between United Launch Alliance and L3Harris• 5-year Strategic Planner for Space and Sensors Show less

• Division Continuous Improvement Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2012

  Multi-business, multi-site division CI Manger working with internal and external stakeholders. Launched and mentored over 100 cross-functional projects.• Lead investigator for F35 EODAS cryocooler, PWB, and Atlas V & Delta IV avionics failures• Created novel HW/SW systems for Operations to automate product photography, control of time/temp of all piece parts ovens across the labs, and track over 10,000 moving test equipment items • Chaired Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) • Instantiated SharePoint CMS & Nintex Workflows and then Chaired their governance Show less



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Center of Excellence Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  • Feb 2006 - Mar 2008

  Full time Lean Six Sigma Black Belt on GM's Sr. Technical Staff (MTS). Oversaw and mentored all Green Belt and Black Belt projects, cost reduction efforts, and failure investigations. Previously served as Tools & Processes Manager and Software Quality Assurance Manager (contract and FT local and offshore employees). Built a comprehensive set of Requirements Training (DOORS, RD, RM), 16hrs, I delivered to over 300 employees across GE Aviation, GE Rail, and GE Nuclear. Rolled out DOORS, Synergy CM, and Synergy Change enterprise tools to all programs. Show less



Hamilton Sundstrand

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Automated Test Design Engineer

  • Oct 1997 - Feb 2006

  Created 4 separate automated test stands for Space Shuttle APU's, 2 hydrazine based retrofits, and 2 R&D electric APUs (EHCE and EAPU) Created automated tests for commercial aircraft avionics, APUs, and actuators, and Ram Air Turbine test wind tunnels (2). Also served as Testability Engineer, Requirements Manager (DOORS), and CMMI Lead. Created 4 separate automated test stands for Space Shuttle APU's, 2 hydrazine based retrofits, and 2 R&D electric APUs (EHCE and EAPU) Created automated tests for commercial aircraft avionics, APUs, and actuators, and Ram Air Turbine test wind tunnels (2). Also served as Testability Engineer, Requirements Manager (DOORS), and CMMI Lead.



Emerson Motor Company

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Automated Test Equipment Designer and Programmer

  • Mar 1995 - Oct 1997

  Utilized GPIB and NI hardware, VB, and LabVIEW to build automated testers for R&D motor/controller prototypes: Torque ripple, Hysteresis, and specialty tests. Included data analysis and reporting. Utilized GPIB and NI hardware, VB, and LabVIEW to build automated testers for R&D motor/controller prototypes: Torque ripple, Hysteresis, and specialty tests. Included data analysis and reporting.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NCOIC, Staff Sergeant (E5)

  • Oct 1986 - Mar 1995

  NCOIC of the Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) maintenance shop, 1923rd Communications Squadron. Earlier roles available upon request. NCOIC of the Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) maintenance shop, 1923rd Communications Squadron. Earlier roles available upon request.