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Sunday, May 12
 

5:00pm MST

Event Registration and DPG Safety Briefing
Teams are to register for the Year 2 Competition at the Holliday Inn Express - Yuma from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Location: Lobby
  • All attendees must bring phones or laptops that will be pic-patched during week 1
Sunday May 12, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm MST
Holiday Inn Express - Yuma
  Registration
 
Monday, May 13
 

7:00am MST

Equity Mobility Leads and Communication Manager Activities - Daily Digest
Please reference the EML/CM Daily Activities document for hour-by-hour schedules.
Monday May 13, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event, COMM, EiM

7:30am MST

Pits Open
General Motors Desert Proving Grounds - Team Garage Opens
- Teams should before this time to make sure they can be to their vehicle when the garage opens at 7:30 AM
Monday May 13, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

8:00am MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
LOCATION: Inside - room near the DPG café
Monday May 13, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
DPG - Indoor Café Area
  PM Meeting, PM

11:30am MST

Lunch
Monday May 13, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
DPG - Tented Area
  Food

4:30pm MST

Pits Close
Monday May 13, 2024 4:30pm - 4:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

4:30pm MST

Vehicle Showcase and Welcome Night
4:30 - 6:00: Vehicle Showcase
6 - 6:30: Dinner (tented area)
6:30 - 7:30: EcoCAR Competition Kickoff and Welcome Night Awards (tented area)
Monday May 13, 2024 4:30pm - 7:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event
 
Tuesday, May 14
 

7:00am MST

Equity Mobility Leads and Communication Manager Activities - Daily Digest
Please reference the EML/CM Daily Activities document for hour-by-hour schedules.
Tuesday May 14, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm MST
Yuma Boys and Girls Club
  Event, COMM, EiM

7:30am MST

Pits Open
General Motors Desert Proving Grounds - Team Garage Opens
- Teams should before this time to make sure they can be to their vehicle when the garage opens at 7:30 AM
Tuesday May 14, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

8:00am MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
LOCATION: Outside - Tented Area
Tuesday May 14, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
DPG - Tented Area
  PM Meeting, PM

11:30am MST

Lunch
Tuesday May 14, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
DPG - Tented Area
  Food

5:30pm MST

Pits Close
Tuesday May 14, 2024 5:30pm - 5:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event
 
Wednesday, May 15
 

7:00am MST

Equity Mobility Leads and Communication Manager Activities - Daily Digest
Please reference the EML/CM Daily Activities document for hour-by-hour schedules.
Wednesday May 15, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm MST
Yuma Boys and Girls Club
  Event, COMM, EiM

7:30am MST

Pits Open
General Motors Desert Proving Grounds - Team Garage Opens
- Teams should before this time to make sure they can be to their vehicle when the garage opens at 7:30 AM
Wednesday May 15, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

8:00am MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
LOCATION: Outside - Tented Area
Wednesday May 15, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
DPG - Tented Area
  PM Meeting, PM

11:30am MST

Lunch
Wednesday May 15, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
DPG - Tented Area
  Food

5:30pm MST

Pits Close
Wednesday May 15, 2024 5:30pm - 5:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event
 
Thursday, May 16
 

7:00am MST

Equity Mobility Leads and Communication Manager Activities - Daily Digest
Please reference the EML/CM Daily Activities document for hour-by-hour schedules.
Thursday May 16, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm MST
Yuma Boys and Girls Club
  Event, COMM, EiM

7:30am MST

Pits Open
General Motors Desert Proving Grounds - Team Garage Opens
- Teams should before this time to make sure they can be to their vehicle when the garage opens at 7:30 AM
Thursday May 16, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

8:00am MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
LOCATION: Outside - Tented Area
Thursday May 16, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
DPG - Tented Area
  PM Meeting, PM

11:30am MST

Lunch
Thursday May 16, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
DPG - Tented Area
  Food

5:30pm MST

Pits Close
Thursday May 16, 2024 5:30pm - 5:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event
 
Friday, May 17
 

7:00am MST

Equity Mobility Leads and Communication Manager Activities - Daily Digest
Please reference the EML/CM Daily Activities document for hour-by-hour schedules.
Friday May 17, 2024 7:00am - 5:00pm MST
Cocopah Indian Tribe Museum
  Event, COMM, EiM

7:30am MST

Pits Open
General Motors Desert Proving Grounds - Team Garage Opens
- Teams should before this time to make sure they can be to their vehicle when the garage opens at 7:30 AM
Friday May 17, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

8:00am MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
LOCATION: Outside - Tented Area
Friday May 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
DPG - Tented Area
  PM Meeting, PM

11:30am MST

Lunch
Friday May 17, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm MST
DPG - Tented Area
  Food

5:30pm MST

Pits Close
Friday May 17, 2024 5:30pm - 5:30pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event
 
Saturday, May 18
 

7:30am MST

Pits Open - Shipping Prep and Vehicle Loading
Teams should only send 3-4 people maximum to DPG on Saturday morning to pack-up their tools/pallets and ensure their vehicle is ready for shipping back to their university
Saturday May 18, 2024 7:30am - 7:30am MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

12:00pm MST

Pits Close - Shipping Prep and Vehicle Loading
Saturday May 18, 2024 12:00pm - 12:00pm MST
GM Desert Proving Ground
  Event

5:00pm MST

Event Registration
Saturday May 18, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm MST
Sun Lounge
  Registration
 
Sunday, May 19
 

7:00am MST

Judge Breakfast - General Motors WiS Judges Only
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 7:00am - 7:30am MST
Kiva East
  Food

7:00am MST

Judge Breakfast - MathWorks Modeling Judges Only
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 7:00am - 7:30am MST
Kiva West
  Food

7:00am MST

Event Registration
Sunday May 19, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST
Cholla Room
  Registration

7:30am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - Judge Briefing
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 7:30am - 8:00am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks

7:30am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Judge Briefing
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

8:00am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - MSU
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, MSU

8:30am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Katelyn Potts
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 8:30am - 9:00am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

8:30am MST

Faculty Breakfast & Roundtable (Faculty Only)
Sunday May 19, 2024 8:30am - 11:00am MST
Mohave East
  Event

8:40am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - OSUWU
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 8:40am - 9:10am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, OSUWU

9:10am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Morgan Bartley
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 9:10am - 9:40am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

9:20am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - UA
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 9:20am - 9:50am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, UA

9:50am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Fahmida Islam
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 9:50am - 10:20am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

10:00am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - MAC
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, MAC

10:40am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Chevin Jeon
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 10:40am - 11:10am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

10:40am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - UCD
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 10:40am - 11:10am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, UCD

11:20am MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Amber Moody
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 11:20am - 11:50am MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

11:20am MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - GT
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 11:20am - 11:50am MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks, GT

12:00pm MST

Judge Lunch - General Motors WiS Judges Only
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Kiva East
  Food

12:00pm MST

Judge Lunch - MathWorks Modeling Judges Only
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
avatar for David Ord

David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for MathWorks

MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Kiva West
  Food

12:00pm MST

PM Meeting (Attendance Required)
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Aztec A
  PM Meeting, PM

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - Communications
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - Connected and Automated Vehicles
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - Equity In Mobility
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - Project Management
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - Propulsion Controls and Modeling
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM

12:00pm MST

Presentation Equipment Checks - System Design and Integration
EcoCAR Presentation Equipment Checks are an open-door opportunity for teams to test their student laptops with the competition-provided projector in the designated subteam presentation room. This is NOT an opportunity to practice or work on your presentation, teams should:
- Connect their laptop to the Competition-provided projector
- Advance through all your slides to confirm your animations work properly and your colors present sufficiently well

There will be EcoCAR Organizers available outside the presentation rooms in the event there are any questions about room set up or if technical issues arise and to ensure that teams are rotating through the rooms at an acceptable rate ~15 mins per team per room
Sunday May 19, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI

1:00pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Gianna Distefano
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

1:40pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Faith Busche
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
avatar for General Motors

General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 1:40pm - 2:10pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

1:40pm MST

MathWorks Model Based Design Award - Judge Debrief
Judges
avatar for Aaron Mull

Aaron Mull

Software Engineer, General Motors
I am an engineer at General Motors and an AVTC alum with a passion for learning and problem solving. I joined the West Virigina University EcoCAR team in Year 1 of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge (EMC) as a member of the Propulsion Systems Integration sub-team. This is where I found... Read More →
avatar for Billy Cawthorne

Billy Cawthorne

Controls Design Engineer, General Motors
Billy Cawthorne is a Controls Design Engineer in Electrification Propulsion at General Motors. He graduated from West Virginia University with his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. During his years in Morgantown, Billy dedicated most of his time to the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge... Read More →
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David Ord

Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
David Ord is a Systems Modeling and Controls Engineer at ANL. His primary role in EcoCAR is to support all activities related to propulsion controls systems and modeling. He has a bachelor's and master's in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Argonne in early... Read More →
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Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
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Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Sponsors
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MathWorks

MATLAB and Simulink are fundamental computation tools used at more than 5,000 educational intuitions worldwide. MATLAB is one of the top 10 most popular programming languages and is used for teaching, research, and project-based learning. Add MATLAB and Simulink to the classroom to... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 1:40pm - 2:10pm MST
Kiva West
  Presentations, MathWorks

2:20pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Carolyn Visser
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
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Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
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Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
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Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
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Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
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MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
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Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
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General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 2:20pm - 2:50pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

3:05pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Marlena Barrido
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
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Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
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Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
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Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
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Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
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MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
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General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 3:05pm - 3:35pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

3:45pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Amanda Dhanpaul
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
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Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
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MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
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General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

4:30pm MST

General Motors Women In STEM - Judge Debrief
Judges
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE
Connie Bezanson manages the Education and Outreach activities within the Vehicle Technologies Program in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. In addition to managing the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) activity, she manages... Read More →
avatar for Kayla Hamilton

Kayla Hamilton

CAV Organizer / Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Kayla Hamilton is a Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her BS in Computer Science at The University of Alabama in 2021 and is currently pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering also at UA. During her undergrad... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →

Sponsors
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General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm MST
Kiva East
  Presentations, Women In STEM

6:00pm MST

Event Registration
Sunday May 19, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm MST
Sun Lounge
  Registration

6:30pm MST

Women In STEM Presentation Reception (Invite Only)
The Women in STEM Presentation Reception is an extension of the GM Women in STEM Sponsor Award and is an invite only event. The reception is intended to provide an opportunity for all Women in STEM Presentation participants, judges, women sponsors, and any additional women student attendees pursuing STEM degrees an opportunity to network and build connections across teams and industry.

Invitees include:
  • Women in STEM Presentation Judges
  • Women in STEM Presentation Applicants
  • Women Sponsors in Attendance
  • Women Students Pursuing STEM Degrees
Sponsors
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General Motors

For more than 15 years, General Motors (GM) has joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to sponsor several successful student engineering competition programs. Most recently, GM, DOE and MathWorks have teamed up as headline sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge, the latest Advanced Vehicle... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm MST
Trellis Garden
  Event
 
Monday, May 20
 

7:00am MST

Breakfast - All Competition Attendees
Monday May 20, 2024 7:00am - 9:00am MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Food

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - Communications (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
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Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
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Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
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Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
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Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
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Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - Connected and Automated Vehicles (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
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Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
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Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
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Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - Equity In Mobility (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - Project Management (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - Propulsion Controls and Modeling (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM

7:30am MST

Judge Briefing - System Design and Integration (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 7:30am - 8:15am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI

8:15am MST

Communications Presentation - MAC
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, MAC

8:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - OSUWU
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, OSUWU

8:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - UT
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, UT

8:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - UCD
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, UCD

8:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - WVU
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, WVU

8:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - GT
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, GT

9:15am MST

Communications Presentation - IIT
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, IIT

9:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - MSU
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, MSU

9:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - UCR
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, UCR

9:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - UA
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, UA

9:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - VT
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, VT

9:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - ERAUBCU
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, ERAUBCU

10:15am MST

Communications Presentation - GT
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, GT

10:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - MAC
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, MAC

10:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - UCD
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, UCD

10:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - OSUWU
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, OSUWU

10:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - UWAFT
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, UWAFT

10:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - WVU
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, WVU

11:15am MST

Communications Presentation - ERAUBCU
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, ERAUBCU

11:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - IIT
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, IIT

11:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - UA
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, UA

11:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - MSU
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, MSU

11:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - UT
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
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Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
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Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
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Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
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Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, UT

11:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - VT
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
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Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, VT

12:00pm MST

Lunch and Competition Awards - All Competition Attendees
12:30 PM – Welcome Remarks, Alycia Gilde, DOE
12:35 PM – Pre-Competition EML Awards Richard Ezike and Moon Bhuiyan, Argonne
                        1st Place Stakeholder Identification and Track Selection Report
                        1st Place CBO Partnership Pitch
12:40 PM – Magna Mini Keynote - Samantha Carroll, Magna
                        Best Social Media Management - Sponsored by Magna
                        1st Place Communications Plan
12:45 PM – NXP Mini Keynote - Sef Abdullah, NXP
                      1st Place Impact Report
                      1st Place Final Technical Report - Sponsored by NXP - Amine Taoudi
12:50 PM – MathWorks Mini Keynote, Sam Reinsel, MathWorks
                        Over The HIL
                        3rd Place MathWorks Model Based Design Award
                        2nd Place MathWorks Model Based Design Award
                        1st Place MathWorks Model Based Design Award
1:00 PM – General Motors Mini Keynote, Magaly Soto-Arce, General Motors
                        2nd Place Women in STEM
                         1st Place Women in STEM
Monday May 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Food

1:30pm MST

Communications Presentation - WVU
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, WVU

1:30pm MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - GT
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
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Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, GT

1:30pm MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - OSUWU
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, OSUWU

1:30pm MST

Project Management Presentation - MAC
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, MAC

1:30pm MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - UCR
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, UCR

1:30pm MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - UWAFT
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, UWAFT

2:30pm MST

Communications Presentation - VT
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, VT

2:30pm MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - ERAUBCU
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, ERAUBCU

2:30pm MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - MSU
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, MSU

2:30pm MST

Project Management Presentation - IIT
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, IIT

2:30pm MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - UCD
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, UCD

2:30pm MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - UT
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 2:30pm - 3:15pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, UT

3:30pm MST

Communications Presentation - UWAFT
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, UWAFT

3:30pm MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - WVU
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, WVU

3:30pm MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - MAC
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, MAC

3:30pm MST

Project Management Presentation - GT
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, GT

3:30pm MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - UA
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, UA

3:30pm MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - UCR
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Monday May 20, 2024 3:30pm - 4:15pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, UCR

6:00pm MST

Faculty Dinner (Invite Only)
Monday May 20, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm MST
Litchfields Restaurant (On Premises)
  Event
 
Tuesday, May 21
 

7:00am MST

University Administrator Breakfast (Invite Only)
Tuesday May 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST
Arizona Room
  Food

7:00am MST

Breakfast - All Competition Attendees
Tuesday May 21, 2024 7:00am - 9:00am MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Food

8:15am MST

Communications Presentation - UT
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, UT

8:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - VT
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, VT

8:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - IIT
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, IIT

8:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - ERAUBCU
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, ERAUBCU

8:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - OSUWU
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, OSUWU

8:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - UCD
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:15am - 9:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, UCD

9:15am MST

Communications Presentation - UCR
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, UCR

9:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - UWAFT
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, UWAFT

9:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - GT
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, GT

9:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - WVU
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, WVU

9:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - MSU
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, MSU

9:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - UA
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, UA

10:15am MST

Communications Presentation - UCD
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, UCD

10:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - UT
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, UT

10:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - ERAUBCU
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, ERAUBCU

10:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - VT
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, VT

10:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - MAC
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, MAC

10:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - OSUWU
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:15am - 11:00am MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, OSUWU

11:15am MST

Communications Presentation - UA
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, UA

11:15am MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - UCR
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, UCR

11:15am MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - WVU
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, WVU

11:15am MST

Project Management Presentation - UWAFT
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, UWAFT

11:15am MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - IIT
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, IIT

11:15am MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - MSU
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, MSU

12:00pm MST

Lunch - All Competition Attendees
Tuesday May 21, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Food

1:00pm MST

Communications Presentation - OSUWU
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, OSUWU

1:00pm MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - UCD
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, UCD

1:00pm MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - VT
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, VT

1:00pm MST

Project Management Presentation - UT
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, UT

1:00pm MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - GT
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, GT

1:00pm MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - MAC
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, MAC

2:00pm MST

Communications Presentation - MSU
During the Year Two Communications Presentation, CMs will present their efforts on planning and executing THREE outreach events for the following audiences: Underserved Youth K-12 and Community group of choice. In addition to the presentation, teams will be required to submit a data sheet for their Youth and Community Outreach.

Teams are also to complete TWO Government Relations Outreach events but will not be presenting on the Government Relations outreach at the Year 2 Competition. Teams are to submit their Government Relations outreach data as a pre-competition submission ONLY. Pre-Submission requirements are listed in detail at the end of this document
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM, MSU

2:00pm MST

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Presentation - UA
The Year 2 CAV presentation will spotlight the engineering design process employed by the teams in developing and refining their Longitudinal or Lateral Control algorithms. Teams will guide the audience through each stage, from defining the problem and brainstorming solutions to testing within diverse driving scenarios. Finally, they will detail their plans for integrating the system onto the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ in Year 3 of the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV, UA

2:00pm MST

Equity In Mobility Presentation - UWAFT
During the Year 2 Equity in Mobility (EIM) Year End Presentation, EIM Leads (EIMLs) will present their efforts to identify a stakeholder group and the challenge they want to address going into Year 3. This presentation will include:
• Stakeholder selection;
• Specific mobility challenge that effects the stakeholder;
• Team selection process for a partner Community Based Organization (CBO);
• Selected CBO that the team plans to move forward with;
• Reflections on the EIM challenge;
• Future plans
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM, UWAFT

2:00pm MST

Project Management Presentation - UCR
The Project Management Presentation will discuss:
- Year 2 Competition - Week 1 (Vehicle Events) Debrief
- Year 3 Team-Defined Vehicle Development Timeline and Milestones
- Roles and Responsibilities Strategy and Implementation
- Leadership Succession Strategy
- Professional Development and Personal Contributions
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM, UCR

2:00pm MST

Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) Presentation - ERAUBCU
The Year 2 Propulsion Controls and Modeling (PCM) presentation is designed to evaluate controls development process for the team implemented vehicle controller. Teams will discuss the process they followed starting with requirements generation through vehicle testing and validation.
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM, ERAUBCU

2:00pm MST

System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation - IIT
The Year 2 System Design and Integration (SDI) Presentation is designed to evaluate the teams’ architectural decisions to meet team and competitions goals for both vehicle operation and connected and automated vehicle (CAV) activities. This includes packaging, structural analysis, mechanical/electrical/thermal design, and overall engineering methodologies. Teams are to frame the system designs in the context of the engineering process and illustrate how sound engineering methodology was applied to the design process.
This event will be judged by a group of industry and government professionals familiar with vehicle safety, structural and mechanical design, thermal systems, driveline component design, and/or vehicle development.
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00pm - 2:45pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI, IIT

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - Communications (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
Amanda McAlpin is the Batteries and Critical Materials Recycling Supply Chain Deployment Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she works to strengthen and secure manufacturing and energy supply chains. Previously, Amanda led a portfolio of clean energy projects at Argonne... Read More →
avatar for Kennedy Drury

Kennedy Drury

HR Generalist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Kennedy Drury is originally from South Georgia. Her passion for understanding human behavior led her to pursue a B.S in Psychology and an M.S in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Valdosta State University, graduating in 2019. During her graduate studies, she focused her research... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications, Argonne National Laboratory
Kimberly DeClark is Head of Strategic Communications for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) and Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC) at Argonne National Laboratory. In that role, she is responsible for strategic communications development and implementation... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Tipton

Lisa Tipton

Talent Attraction | STEM,DEI and University Partners, Bosch
Lisa Tipton is located at Robert Bosch North America HQ Corporate Office in Farmington Hills, MI and is lead for STEM, DEI and University Partners. She is the Center for Expertise for early talent recruiting for Bosch North America Region. She has worked in automotive HR, marketing... Read More →
avatar for Lynn Hoff

Lynn Hoff

Head of Communications, Advanced Energy Technologies, Argonne National Laboratory
Lynn Tefft Hoff is the head of communications for the Advanced Energy Technologies (AET) directorate at Argonne National Laboratory, overseeing strategic, integrated communications to advance the lab’s goals in applied materials, energy systems infrastructure and analysis, and transportation... Read More →
avatar for Madeleine Wiscombe

Madeleine Wiscombe

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist, DENSO
Madeleine Wiscombe is a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist at DENSO International America Inc., located in Southfield, MI. Madeleine specializes in full-cycle recruiting and assists in the management of the North America College Program which includes building strategy, managing budget... Read More →
avatar for Samantha Carroll

Samantha Carroll

Talent Acquisition Specialist, Magna
Samantha Carroll is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Magna Powertrain in Troy, Michigan. She graduated with her undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management and with her Master of Business Administration. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Samantha is able to work alongside... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Pueblo BC
  Presentations, COMM

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - Connected and Automated Vehicles (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Akshra Ramakrishnan

Akshra Ramakrishnan

Student Competitions Technical Evangelist, MathWorks
Akshra is a technical lead at the MathWorks. She helps support Automotive and ADAS competitions.
avatar for Aymeric Rousseau

Aymeric Rousseau

Interim Director, Center for Decarbonization Solutions Deployment, Argonne National Laboratory
Aymeric Rousseau is the Manager of the Vehicle and Mobility Systems Section at Argonne National Laboratory. He received his engineering diploma at the Industrial System Engineering School in La Rochelle, France in 1997 and an Executive MBA at Chicago Booth in 2019. For the past 20... Read More →
avatar for Ben Hager

Ben Hager

Engineering Manager - Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering, dSpace
As the Engineering Manager of Autonomous Driving and Software Engineering at dSPACE, I lead a team of engineers, programmers, project managers, and business developers that are responsible for helping our customers in North America solve the challenges of autonomous driving and validation... Read More →
avatar for Bharath Bussu

Bharath Bussu

Sr. Systems Requirement Engineer, AAM
Bharath Bussu serves as a Senior System Requirements Engineer within AAM's premier Product Engineering teams, specializing in Electrification projects. His role entails spearheading the development of device and vehicle controls requirements, as well as overseeing the integration... Read More →
avatar for Bill Kozlowski

Bill Kozlowski

TRB Lead for Occupant Vehicle Interactions, General Motors
Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground. He moved in 2017 to lead a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems. His team has feature responsibility for Forward... Read More →
avatar for Chris Manning

Chris Manning

Project Manager, dSPACE
Chris has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2011. Starting as a student in EcoCAR 2 and moving to dSPACE and supporting the competition as a sponsor. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over the years. Chris has worked as an Application Engineer and... Read More →
avatar for Erin Boyd

Erin Boyd

Technology Development Manager, Energy Efficient Mobility Systems, DOE
Erin Boyd is a Technology Manager in the Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) program in the Vehicle Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). For the past five years she has managed projects that cover a broad range of the mobility space including agent-based... Read More →
avatar for Eunjeong Hyeon

Eunjeong Hyeon

Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory
Eunjeong Hyeon is a research engineer at Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department at Argonne National Laboratory. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She received her Ph.D... Read More →
avatar for Ken Watkins

Ken Watkins

Technical Sales Specialist
Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industries.  Over 40 years of experience in the sensor industry with product and application expertise encompassing accelerometers, pressure, force, torque sensors, load... Read More →
avatar for Kevin O'Dea

Kevin O'Dea

Technical Specialist Motion Control, General Motors
My experience spans many areas of active safety and automated driving including sensor fusion, vehicle motion control, state estimation, and adaptive cruise control. My previous experience included vehicle dynamics, state estimation, and stability control systems. Currently, I am... Read More →
avatar for Maulin Patel

Maulin Patel

Vice President, Systems Engineering, NXP
Maulin Patel is Vice President of Systems Engineering for the Business Line (BL) Secure Connected Edge (SCE) at NXP. He manages and drives global engineering teams for the BL SCE products execution, enablement, customer engagement & support, which also includes Security & Machine... Read More →
avatar for Paul Fleck

Paul Fleck

Founder and CEO, Dataspeed
Paul Fleck is the CEO and founder of Dataspeed, a leading autonomous vehicle integrations company. He started Dataspeed in 2009, initially providing engineering services in various areas, but later narrowed the focus to automotive robotics, specifically autonomous vehicles. Prior... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Hopi
  Presentations, CAV

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - Equity In Mobility (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Alondra Calderon

Alondra Calderon

Human Resources Generalist - Immigration, AAM
Alondra Calderon is a Human Resources Generalist for AAM. In this role she is responsible for all facets of AAM’s immigration needs within the U.S. She is also the HR representative for EcoCAR and is involved in the company pillar of the Latinx associate resource group at AAM. Alondra... Read More →
avatar for Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde

National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement, U.S. Department of Energy
Alycia Gilde is the National Manager for ZEV Partnerships and Engagement for the Technology Integration Program under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). In this role, Ms. Gilde oversees initiatives to advance transportation decarbonization by... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Cooley

Amanda Cooley

Senior Corporate Recruiter, Mathworks
A seasoned recruiter with over 15 years of experience in the software, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries. Certified in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focusing on recruiting strategies to attract diverse talent and ensure a positive candidate experience at MathWorks.
avatar for Kristen Wahl

Kristen Wahl

AVTC Director/STEP Department Director, Argonne National Laboratory
Kristen is the Department Director for Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP), where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs and serves as the program director of DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition... Read More →
avatar for Magaly Soto-Arce

Magaly Soto-Arce

Manager - Global Engineering Operations, General Motors
Magaly Soto-Arce is the Global Engineering Operations Manager for the Battery Electric Truck, Software and Innovation Portfolios. In this role she develops business cases, manages budgets, estimates engineering workload and demand. Her career at General Motors started as an intern... Read More →
avatar for MaryAnn Beebe

MaryAnn Beebe

Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, General Motors
Accessibility Program Engineering Manager, GM Accessibility Center of ExcellenceMaryAnn Beebe joined GM’s Accessibility Center of Excellence as a Program Engineering Manager in April 2022. One of her focuses is making autonomous rideshares accessible to people with disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Richard Ezike

Richard Ezike

Clean Technology Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Richard Ezike is currently a Clean Technology Project Manager at Argonne National Laboratory, where he supports the Sustainable Transportation and Education Partnership department’s mission to research, develop, demonstrate, and deploy cutting edge science and technology; create... Read More →
avatar for Robyn Wheeler Grange

Robyn Wheeler Grange

Director, Office of Community Engagement, Argonne National Laboratory
Robyn Wheeler Grange is Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE), which Argonne created in 2022 to enhance the laboratory’s local, state, and regional community outreach and engagement efforts.The OCE support the laboratory’s efforts to: •Extend benefits from Argonne’s... Read More →
avatar for Sabrina Ridenour

Sabrina Ridenour

Scrum Lead & Software Engineer -- High Voltage Energy Transfer, Customer Experience, and Displays Software, General Motors
Sabrina Ridenour is Scrum Lead of her team developing charging software for all of General Motors’ electric/autonomous vehicles.  Prior to this role, she had worked as a controls design engineer for charging software, held a variety of roles in product development through the TRACK... Read More →
avatar for Sef Abdullah

Sef Abdullah

Technical Sales Engineer, NXP
As a Technical Sales Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, specializing in the automotive sector, Sef Abdullah brings a wealth of expertise to the judging panel of the EcoCAR EV Competition. With a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications and a Master's degree in Computer Science, Sef possesses... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wallner

Thomas Wallner

Manager, Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Thomas Wallner is the manager of the Advanced Mobility and Grid Integration Technology Research section at Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research. His team focuses on the experimental evaluation and analysis of advanced vehicle technologies including... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Aztec B
  Presentations, EiM

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - Project Management (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amogh R Bhokare

Amogh R Bhokare

PM, AAM
Amogh Bhokare is an Electrical and Electronics Project Manager at AAM's leading Product Engineering teams for all Electrification projects.  In this position he is responsible for managing Mechatronics components and system integration of the products at AAM Electrification group... Read More →
avatar for Chris Meagher

Chris Meagher

Retired from GM, General Motors
Chris Meagher is a retired General Motors executive with 42 years of experience in the propulsion system area of engineering. After joining GM in 1979, he held positions as an engine development engineer, design release engineer, and global chief engineer & program manager of 4-cylinder... Read More →
avatar for Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Manager of Student Programs, MathWorks
Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager on the Student Programs Team. In this role he manages a team of engineers that help students adopt MATLAB, Simulink and Model-Based Design practices for Aerospace, Data Science, Automotive, Robotics and Autonomous... Read More →
avatar for Don McGady

Don McGady

Enterprise Projects Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in four strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives. Don has been with Argonne since 2020... Read More →
avatar for Justina Banks

Justina Banks

Program and Project Manager, NXP
I am a Customer Program Manager who works with NXP’s top Automotive Processor customers in the Americas. My daily goals are to track and expedite program needs to ensure the success of programs >$500M. My long-term goals are to foster the relationship between NXP and customers while... Read More →
avatar for Miles McDonald

Miles McDonald

Program Manager - Global Powertrain, PACCAR
Originally from Chattanooga, TN, Miles is currently a Program Manager for the Global Powertrain division of PACCAR. He currently serves EcoCAR as a speaker and judge for the project management swimlane of the competition. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Ralph Blanchard

Ralph Blanchard

Sr. Technical Specialist, Judd Wire, Inc.
Ralph attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating in 1981 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He started his career at Smith & Wesson, where he progressed from Manufacturing Engineering to Product Design. He earned an MBA from Western New England College... Read More →
avatar for Ray Phillips

Ray Phillips

Program Director, American Society for Engineering Education
Ray Phillips serves as a Program Director for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in Washington D.C. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of externally funded projects that provide professional development opportunities. Utilizing both federal and private... Read More →
avatar for Sim Gill

Sim Gill

Technical Program Manager, General Motors
Sim Gill is a Technical Program Manager for the Software Defined Vehicle Organization. In this role, she is responsible for the Global Expansion of Ultifi, GM's end to end Software Platform. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such... Read More →
avatar for Simon Roechner

Simon Roechner

Team Lead Application Engineering, dSPACE
2021 - now: Team Lead Application Engineering at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2019 - 2021: HIL Project Manager at dSPACE Inc., Wixom MI2015 - 2019: HIL Application Engineer at dSPACE GmbH, Paderborn, Germany2009 - 2015: Bachelor & Master studies, Electrical Engineering at Ruhr-University... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Aztec A
  Presentations, PM

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - Propulsion Controls and Modeling (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Amine Taoudi

Amine Taoudi

Automotive Processors Applications Engineer, NXP Semiconductors
Amine is an automotive processors applications engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He is currently working on accelerating the deployment of advanced math and AI/ML control methods for real-time automotive embedded applications. He is also an EcoCAR Alum, he served as the controls... Read More →
avatar for Colter Creson

Colter Creson

Advanced Controls Engineer, PACCAR
Hello, my name is Colter. I am an Advanced Controls Engineer at PACCAR Technical Center, located in Washington. I graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in electrical engineering.At PACCAR, my main focus is on BMS controls and algorithm development, where I have... Read More →
avatar for Jim Pawloski

Jim Pawloski

Systems Application Engineer, Infineon Technologies
Field Applications Engineer at Infineon TechnologiesResponsible for consulting current and potential customers on solutions for high voltage traction inverters, battery management systems, and on-board chargers.MSEE in Control Systems from The University of Michigan – Dearborn
avatar for Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando

Speedgoat Technical Sales Engineer, Speedgoat
A member of the Technical Sales Team at Speedgoat. Speedgoat builds real-time testing solutions that expressly designed to work with MathWorks tools. Previous work experience includes test and development roles at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine
avatar for Jongryeol Jeong

Jongryeol Jeong

Principal Research Engineer, Argonne National Lab
Jongryeol Jeong (JJ) is currently working in Argonne National Laboratory’s Vehicle and Mobility Systems Department in the Transportation and Power Systems (TAPS) division as a Principal Research Engineer since 2015. His research interests are modeling, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop... Read More →
avatar for Josh Hickman

Josh Hickman

Control Systems Supervisor, Altec
Josh Hickman began his career at Altec in 2012 as an Application Engineer after graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In late 2014 he transitioned into a Product Development Engineering role where he ran multiple projects of various sizes. The last of... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Storch

Kevin Storch

Software Enterprise Architect, Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors
Kevin Storch received both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he participated in FutureCar. Kevin joined General Motors (GM) in 2000 and has held various positions in GM’s propulsion system controls organizations... Read More →
avatar for Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow

Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
Laura is an Engineering Group Manager for the Thermal Controls and Software team at the Canadian Technical Centre with General Motors. Laura has been with GM for over 10 years, holding various roles such as Algorithm Engineer, Controls Technical Specialist, as well as leading teams... Read More →
avatar for Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks
Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →
avatar for Theodore King

Theodore King

Manager - Product Support, dSPACE
Theodore King is currently the Manager for the Product support team at dSPACE Inc. dSPACE has maintained an exemplary reputation in the area of technical support, and Theodore leads a team that of highly, motivated and creative engineers. They provide engineering support for dSPACE... Read More →
avatar for Vicen Capito

Vicen Capito

Software Controls Engineer, AAM
Vicen Capito is a Software Controls Engineer at AAM with 2 years of hands-on experience in the automotive industry. Specializing in the development and testing of vehicle and device control algorithms and testing thorough development lifecycle from MIL to VIL with expertise in both... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Pima
  Presentations, PCM

3:00pm MST

Judge Debrief - System Design and Integration (Judges Only)
Judges
avatar for Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks

Chief Engineer, Propulsion Performance, General Motors
David Brooks is currently the Global Chief Engineer for Electric Propulsion at General Motors located in Michigan. Throughout his career, he was Director of Global Propulsion Systems R&D for GM, Global Powertrain Quality for GM, Director of Ricardo Inc. Engines Group, led global teams... Read More →
avatar for Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen

Advanced Technology Engineer, General Motors
Hung Nguyen is an Advanced Technology Engineer – Chassis ATW at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty and EcoCAR. Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering... Read More →
avatar for Jeff Botticello

Jeff Botticello

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics, Magna Powertrain
Jeff is a mechatronics systems engineer who has worked at Magna powertrain since 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for mechatronics architecture definition for EV drive units. Previously, he has worked as a lead systems integrator and calibrator for EV and traditional demonstration... Read More →
avatar for Jim Link

Jim Link

Senior Manager - R&D, DENSO
Experienced leader of engineering teams in automotive thermal and energy efficiency domains, with strong global cross-functional collaboration to achieve both program execution and product development.  Eighteen years of thermal component & systems engineering, including design and... Read More →
avatar for Matt Morelli

Matt Morelli

Engineer, DENSO
Experience:DENSO International America, Inc August 2011 to currentSr. Applications Engineer ; Electrified Systems Engineering Division• E-Motor NA promotions lead, responsible for growth and application development for Motor Generator components introduced to NA electrified... Read More →
avatar for Nick Belluccia

Nick Belluccia

Product Development Engineer, Altec
Nick Belluccia is a Product Development Engineer for Altec Inc. He began his career with Altec as a Co-Op in 2018. He completed several rotations while working towards his degree at Virginia Tech. He has been in his full-time role for 4 years after graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical... Read More →
avatar for Ryan Strand

Ryan Strand

Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, Magna
Ryan Strand is a Senior Mechatronics Systems Engineer, within our Advanced Engineering team at Magna Powertrain. He is based in our Engineering Center located in Troy, Michigan supporting Magna’s commitment of becoming market leader in electrification. He has more than 8 years of... Read More →
avatar for Seth Bunin

Seth Bunin

Director - Systems Engineering, AAM
Seth Bunin is the Director of System Engineering AAM. This team is responsible for integrating and calibrating AAM’s driveline products. Seth joined AAM in 2019, and prior to that, spent the rest of his 26 year career in the automotive industry working on driveline, braking, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Aztec C
  Presentations, SDI

7:00pm MST

Team Appreciation Night (sponsored by PACCAR)
Sponsors
avatar for PACCAR

PACCAR

PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the DAF (1928), Kenworth (1923), and Peterbilt (1939) nameplates. PACCAR products are found in more than 100 countries and the company... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 7:00pm - 9:30pm MST
Wigwam Front Lawn
  Event
 
Wednesday, May 22
 

1:00pm MST

Resume Review with PACCAR
Join the PACCAR team for a personal review of your resume! Do you have a resume that needs some revising? Are you struggling to find the right words to convey your skills and experience?

Drop-in for a resume review and we’ll look over your resume to make suggestions for improvement!
Sponsors
avatar for PACCAR

PACCAR

PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the DAF (1928), Kenworth (1923), and Peterbilt (1939) nameplates. PACCAR products are found in more than 100 countries and the company... Read More →

Wednesday May 22, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Palo Verde North and South
  Event

5:00pm MST

Sponsor Social & Awards Reception
The EcoCAR Year 2 Competition Sponsor Social will also serve as the Year 2 Competition Awards reception. This networking opportunity is open to all competition attendees.
Wednesday May 22, 2024 5:00pm - 6:30pm MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Event

7:00pm MST

Awards Ceremony
Wednesday May 22, 2024 7:00pm - 8:30pm MST
Wigwam Ballroom
  Event

8:30pm MST

Awards Afterglow
Wednesday May 22, 2024 8:30pm - 11:00pm MST
Mojave Ballroom
  Event
 
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