EcoCAR EV Challenge Year 4 Competition

Emilia Brandenburg is a Talent Acquisition Partner at AAM based at their World Headquarters in Detroit. In this role, Emilia is a full cycle recruiter who primarily focuses on engineering roles within the United States. She began her career at AAM in 2021 as a Talent Acquisition Co-Op... Read More →

JoAnna Vulcu is Manager of Corporate Communications at DENSO, where she oversees the strategic planning, administration and process improvement efforts for the company’s Corporate Communications group. Based at DENSO’s regional headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Vulcu... Read More →

Kerri Carr is a seasoned recruiter with over 14 years of experience at MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing software. Throughout her tenure, Kerri has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company by identifying and attracting top talent for various... Read More →

Liz Penniman is a strategic communications and outreach professional with more than 15 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, marketing, and public relations across the energy, transportation, and manufacturing sectors. She brings expertise in strategic planning, messaging... Read More →

Fostering Bosch strategic pipeline partnerships that support long-term talent branding goals & align with short- to mid-term business needs for the region.15+ years in recruiting and talent acquisition, including leadership roles with Caterpillar and General MotorsExpertise in candidate... Read More →

Shane Levy is a clean technology communications leader with 15 years of experience shaping public narratives and building brand reputation in the renewable energy, technology, and transportation sectors.

Shane currently serves as Director of Electrification Communications at Gener... Read More →

Shannon Meredith is a Senior Digital Marketing Specialist at dSPACE Inc., specializing in data-driven digital campaigns, content strategy, and performance optimization to drive meaningful brand growth.

Bill Kozlowski joined GM in 2016 as part of the Fusion team in the active safety area located at the Milford Proving Ground.  He spent 6 years leading a team of engineers interfacing active safety features with the vehicle HMI systems.  He is currently the program manager for ADAS... Read More →

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 →

I serve as the Sales Manager at Dataspeed Inc., where I lead business development efforts and strategic customer engagement across our autonomous vehicle and drive-by-wire (DBW) platforms. My role is centered on identifying new opportunities, building long-term partnerships... Read More →

16+ years of experience working in the field of Embedded Systems.12+ years of experience working in automotive domain developing applications, control systems, hardware drivers and infrastructure software.4+ year of experience working as SW Project Manager for Driveline Module8+ ... Read More →

Tom is currently working as a Systems Application Engineering with Infineon Technologies in Livonia, Michigan. Over the past 35 years, Tom has worked at several levels of the automotive electronics "food chain" (OEM, T1, and T2) with a specific focus on automotive sensors and RF/wireless... Read More →

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 →