Experience

Xos Trucks

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Powertrain and Specialty Vehicles

  • May 2022 - Present



Navistar Defense

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director of Engineering

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2022

• Chief Engineer MaxxPro family of vehicles

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2020

  Face to the customers for the following programs for engineering.Army Reset Activity UAE EDA Reset Pakistan New Vehicle ProductionSupplemental Survivability Kit• Directly prevented any door to floor separation and floor cracks during blast • Used FEA models to help predict results and make design improvements• Extensive weld trials to develop Weld procedure specifications• Design to Prototype in under 2 monthsMaxxPro Survivability Upgrade• Doubled current performances in underbody blast situations• Internally funded program that led to $230 mil dollar contract for Navistar• Design to fielded kits in Afghanistan in under 3 months.• Received 2 patents on two different survivable floor systems.Vehicle Reset• Coordinated with Logistics to Plan procedures to efficiently install STS kits• Develop Weld sequence for install of MaxxPro Survivability Upgrade and Supplemental Survivability Kits Lead STS Engineer MRAP Mar 2011- Jan 2012• Performing analysis at all levels of total system to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.• Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.• Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into specifications.STS System Engineer MRAP-Dec 2010- March 2011 • Supported work directives with associated system engineering, system design and analysis and system assessment to integrate new test kit functions on the MaxxPro FoV platforms. • Conducted a detail system requirements analysis, which will include the identification of Key Performance Parameters (KPP), Key System Attributes (KSA) and System Attributes (SA). These requirements were not be limited to engineering requirements but included logistics requirements as well. Show less



BAE Systems

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

• Engineer- Survivability

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2010

   Managed several $50 Million dollar plus production builds, which included a $120 Million dollar order for Medium Mine protected vehicles and a $56 Million dollar Mine Resistant Armor protected Vehicles in the area of survivability.  Supervised and developed staff of 2 other Engineering professionals  Interfaced with program managers, IPT members, functional managers, and Government to cooperatively develop and implement designs and design changes.  Design responsible for multiple survivability related installations on ground vehicles which includes Spall Liners, EFP Armor, L Rod Armor, Brow Armor, Gunners Protection Kit, Gunners restraint, Gunners Platform, Crew and Squad Seats, Windows, Appliqué Armor  Work on many diverse wheel programs that ranged from Heavy to Light weight platforms. This includes Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles, Special Forces Vehicle, Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and Medium Mine Protected Vehicle. Show less



FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exterior Ornamentation Engineer

  • Apr 2006 - Sep 2008

   Responsible for developing and releasing exterior ornamentation related parts to meeting production requirement and customers expectations.  Used product validation to ensure components met vehicle reliability targets using Six Sigma techniques  Worked with engineering functions, suppliers, plant personnel and others to implement cost reduction, methods and product improvements, and to support build programs targets.  Communicated information to and from internal and external customer organizations and departments outside engineering, such as manufacturing and purchasing to ensure that customer and company goals were met and exceeded.  Member of the Center of Competence Body Exterior Team for the Chrysler group, which is responsible to generate $500 million dollar cost reduction per year.  Developed Best Practices in Exterior Ornamentation which lead to cost reductions and quality improvements and increased customer satisfaction.  Responsible for 160 Million dollars of cost reductions in the Area of Exterior Ornamentation. Show less