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 →

Amine Taoudi is an Automotive Processors Systems and Applications Engineer at NXP Semiconductors since 2022. He has received a bachelors in aerospace engineering from Universite International de Rabat, a Masters in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and a Ph.D... Read More →

Joe works as a Sales Engineer at Speedgoat where he configures and builds real-time hardware solutions that meet his customers’ requirements.  Previously, Joe had worked as a test engineer at Raytheon Technologies and EdgeTech Marine.  When not at work, Joe keeps his motor running... 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 →

Katherine Bovee is a Propulsion System Architect at General Motors. In this role, Katherine coordinates the mechanical, electrical and controls integration work for future electrification programs. During her time at GM Katherine has also worked as a Control System Engineer and a... 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... Read More →

I am Noah Beattie; I am a Software Technical Test Analyst at AAM. I develop controller HIL test environments and simulation plant models for controls/software development and testing for driveline products, including actuators and inverters.

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 the HIL Applications department... Read More →

Steve Ciatti is a Principal Engineer for Battery Systems at the PACCAR Technical Center (PTC). Steve joined PACCAR in 2018. During his time at PACCAR, Steve has worked on several different advanced technology projects, including a full-scale EV battery pack, Battery Management System... Read More →