EcoCAR EV Challenge Year 4 Competition

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 →

Connell D’Souza has worked at MathWorks since 2016 and is a Manager of Education Programs focusing on Students. 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 and Autonomous... Read More →

Don McGady is the Program Manager for Enterprise Project at Argonne National Laboratory. This team manages projects in 4 strategic portfolios- Operational Excellence, Talent, Enterprise Systems Advancement, and Laboratory Research Initiatives.

Don has been with Argonne since 2020 and has led efforts to mature the use of project management principles in a variety of settings within the Argonne enterprise. Prior to 2020, he served Argonne in an advisory consulting capacity, advising on the development of a variety of organizational... Read More →

Oversee pre-acquisition planning and application of acquisition tools  Coordinate with internal teams (Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, etc.) Participate in audits Prepare and negotiate quotations and commercial proposals Developing, Monitoring, and adapting project plans through... Read More →

Matthew has been involved in the EcoCAR competition since 2014. Starting in technical training as a sponsor in EcoCAR 2 and moving to a mentor role and eventually judging, supporting the competition for the past 10 years. He has conducted trainings and judged competition events over... Read More →

Melissa Findlay is a Lead Project Manager at Bosch within the Vehicle Motion (VM) division, specializing in the technical execution of automotive active safety, braking and steering systems. With 20 years of experience across the automotive and aerospace sectors—including 11 ye... Read More →

Rita Arnold is a Lead Engineering Project Manager at AAM in their Electrification Division. In this position, Rita has led many cross-functional teams in developing systems and subsystems of AAM’s innovative Electric Drive Unit (EDU) business. Rita began her career at AAM in 2015... Read More →

Sim Gill is a Staff Program Manager at General Motors. She joined GM in 2011 as a Manufacturing Controls Engineer and has since held positions such as Powertrain Resident Manager, Suspension and Structure DRE, N&V-Vehicle Performance Engineer, Software Engineering Business Manager... Read More →

Steven Gullerud is the Technical Director at Judd Wire, and leads the Design & Development Engineering teams for Automotive, Aerospace, and Electronics markets. Steve has a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Stanford University and has over twenty years of experience in specialty wire... Read More →

Amy Hortop is an Instructional Design Engineer in Sustainable Transportation Education and Partnerships (STEP) Department at Argonne National Laboratory supporting education and workforce development programs. She is an engineering and design educator with over 15 years’ experience... Read More →

Colin Kellett is an Integration and Calibration Engineer with over 2 years of automotive industry experience. He holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU), and has completed partial coursework towards a Master’s degree in Mechanical... Read More →

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Ed leads team development and new product innovation, keeping customer satisfaction and product performance at the center of his work. He is especially proud of leading the Enhanced QP21 and growing the capability and capacity of the engineering team, guided by his mantra: “The... Read More →

Kristen is the Department Director for Strategic Transportation Education & Partnerships (STEP) at Argonne National Laboratory where she manages a portfolio of advanced mobility research, education, and workforce development programs. She also leads Advanced Energy Workforce for Argonne's... Read More →

Mariah Stanley is an accomplished Technology Integration Project Specialist and Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver pioneering technology and clean energy transportation solutions. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity... Read More →

MaryAnn Beebe – EcoCAR 2025

MaryAnn Beebe is the Program Engineering Manager for the Accessibility Center of Excellence at General Motors. With over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, she collaborates across the GM enterprise to advance the development of accessible vehicles and features. MaryAnn’s... Read More →

Sabrina Ridenour is a graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering and minor in vocal performance.  She also holds her M.Eng. in energy systems engineering from the University of Michigan and is pursuing her MBA through Indiana University.  Ridenour... Read More →

Hung Nguyen is Supervisor for Garages and Prototyping at General Motors Canadian Technical Centre. He joined GM as an alumnus of the University of Waterloo Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Faculty.

Hung began his career at GM’s Computer Aided Engineering Division with a focus on chassis before moving onto development of the GM Maven urban mobility solutions. His experience also includes Innovation Specialist at 2908 and Design Thinking as well as Chassis & Propulsion Issue Re... Read More →

Lia Benaglio is a Lead Systems Engineer in the Electrification Division at Dauch (formerly AAM), where she has grown her career since starting as a co-op in 2011. She brings extensive expertise in drivetrain systems, with a strong foundation in internal combustion engine (ICE) axle... Read More →

DENSO International America, Inc               
Sr. 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 systems.Previously... Read More →

Ram Vijayagopal is the technical lead for all vehicle technology evaluation activities in Vehicle & Mobility Systems Dept of Argonne National Laboratory. He is part of the development team for simulation tools such as Amber and Autonomie. He has a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering... Read More →

Bayo Ilori is the Lead System integration engineer at AAM with vast experience in leading cross functional teams in development of electric drive units and conventional engine application. He is experienced in powertrain controls, calibrations and diagnostic functions for... Read More →

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 →

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 →

Laura Barlow is currently a Manager at General Motors, leading teams that develop controls and software for the Propulsion Thermal Management System of their Battery Electric Vehicles, such as the EV Hummer and Cadillac Lyriq. Prior to this role, she worked on active safety and automate... Read More →

Matthew Nelson
eMobility Application Engineer, Bosch Engineering Group

I’m an eMobility Application Engineer at Bosch Engineering Group, where I focus on developing and advancing electrification solutions for next-generation vehicles. I earned my Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2018, where I al... Read More →

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 →

Shlok has been involved with the EcoCAR competition since 2018 – EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, starting out as a graduate student, and then moving to dSPACE to start his career as an application engineer. In his current role at dSPACE, Shlok is leading a team within the HIL Applications... Read More →