Diesel Engine Technologies: Consultant and Expert Witness (1227)
Expertise
Design, emissions and regulations of diesel engines.
Product liability related to asbestos gaskets in diesel engines.
Hybrid vehicles, alternate fuel engines, alternate combustion processes.
Clean diesel technology including combustion cycle, fuel mixtures and particulate traps, all leading to low emission.
Patent infringement issues related to diesel engines and diesel technology.
Experience
Independent Consultant: Diesel technology
Executive/Senior Vice President Engineering, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Detroit, MI
Chief Technical Officer and Member of the Detroit Diesel Executive Committee.
Worked closely with Roger Penske on many projects.
Introduced new diesel engine in 1988 resulting in market share increasing from 3% to 28%.
Developed several alternate fuel engines, methanol, ethanol, and natural gas.
Developed three new engine series in cooperation with Daimler Benz, Series 55, Series 2000, Series 4000.
General Director of Engineering Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors
Responsible for diesel engines and automatic transmissions.
Developed the 8.2L diesel engine and the Series 60 diesel engine.
Developed electronic fuel injection system.
Other Detroit Diesel, Allison Division, Responsibilities
Director Diesel Engine Sales
Director Diesel Engineering
Chief Engineer 71/92 engines
Project Engineer in Combustion, Detroit Diesel Allison Division
Honors & Publications
Member Society of Automotive Engineers – elected SAE Fellow 1995
“Effect of Design Revisions on Two-Stroke Cycle Diesel Engineer Exhaust”
“Diesel and Turbine Driven Vehicles and Air Pollution”
“Reducing Hydrocarbons and Odor in Diesel Exhaust by Fuel Injector Design”
“Some Effects of Fuel Injection System Parameters on Diesel Exhaust Emissions”
“Diesel Engineer Design for the 1990” SAE Buckendale Lecturer
“Diesel Engineer Reference Book” chapter on trucks
“Heavy Duty Diesel Emission Regulations, Past, Present Future – SAE 2003”
Education
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Ontario
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
General Motors Institute (Kettering University)