Transformational Trucking Participant List ∨

Stakeholder	Attendee	Participant Biography	Photo
	Shauna McIntyre Achates Power
	Andrew Smith AT Dynamics	Andrew Smith, CEO of Advanced Transit Dynamics, Inc. (ATDynamics), has worked throughout his career to commercialize environmentally beneficial technologies in the transportation and energy sectors. He has worked on electric vehicle demonstration programs, wind power commercialization, and distributed electrification in developing countries. His current company, ATDynamics, is working to deliver over $3 billion in fuel savings to the long-haul freight transportation industry through aerodynamic trailer technology including the TrailerTail® rear-drag reduction device and fully recyclable thermoplastic composite side skirt fairings.
	Steve Rumore Avalanche Engineering
	Michael Brylawski Bright Automotive	Michael Brylawski, Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Bright Automotive, Inc., brings fifteen years of experience in green mobility as an entrepreneur, consultant to Fortune 500 companies, and published researcher. In 2007, he helped CEO John Waters create Bright Automotive, managing the original consortium of Google, Alcoa, and Johnson Controls and writing the first business plan. At Bright Automotive, Mr. Brylawski works with the Leadership Team on key market, technology, and financial strategy decisions. He is also responsible for developing ancillary growth opportunities including future product portfolios, telematics, energy storage, and grid services.
	Steve Wulff BMI Corporation	Steve Wulff, Vice president and General Manager BMI Corporation. Steve brings over 25 years experience as a business owner and senior manager. Most recently as the Operations Director for a successful Indy Car racing team. He brings the experience of developing teams that bring highly efficient automobiles to completion. As a senior manager he oversees the integration of aerodynamic and mechanical engineering with prototyping and testing to develop solutions that can be brought to production.
	Jon Gustafson Cascade Sierra Solutions	Mr. Gustafson, Executive Vice-President at Cascade Sierra Solutions, is responsible for strategic planning, implementation of the annual plan and developing the five-year plan for the company. He participated with Sharon Banks in the founding of Cascade Sierra Solutions in late 2006.
	Sheble McConnellogue Colorado Department of Transportation	Sheble McConnellogue is the Planning and Environmental Linkages Program Manager for Colorado Department of Transportation. She is also the Northern Colorado Clean Cities (NCCC's) Executive Director as well as being the Coordinator for NCCC since 1997, prior to becoming Executive Director. She earned a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from CU at Denver in 1996 and has been involved in sustainable transportation projects in the area for over 12 years.
	Dr. Stephen Hung Clemson University	Steve Hung, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and a faculty member of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), comes from a background of mechatronics research and development for military, energy, industrial, and automotive applications. He is one of CU-ICAR's systems integration faculty, who help technology suppliers and automotive OEMs integrate technologies to systems and vehicles, new products to associated production processes, and product pipelines to market progression strategies.
	John Boyland Danaher	John Boyland, Vice President Engineering, Kollmorgen, Danaher Motion brings 16 years of high performance electromechanical motion experience in Engineering and Operations. He leads product development and commercialization efforts to bring next generation motion components and systems to a highly diverse set of markets including electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, elevators, machine tool, robotics, semi conductor, medical, aerospace, and defense to name a few. Vehicle electrification is a priority at Kollmorgen, Danaher Motion for On-Highway, Off-Highway and Defense markets.
	Kevin Beaty Eaton Hybrid	Kevin Beaty, Business Unit Manager for Hybrid Electric Powertrains, leads the development and implementation of the overall business strategy, technology and product development, and strategic OEM and partner relationships. Prior to Eaton, Mr. Beaty led the Gas Engine Controls Business Unit at Wooodward Governor Company and was later named Director of Corporate Business & Technology Development. Kevin previously conducted engine research and development with the Southwest Research Institute and the Natural Fuels Corporation.
	Richard Nellums Eaton Hybrid	Rich Nellums explores future opportunities in Trucking as Manager-Technology Planning & Innovation for Eaton Corporation’s Truck Technology Team. He has 32 years in powertrain technology and product development, from engine airflow sensors to gear and synchronizer optimization. He was part of the product launch team for the first automated mechanical transmissions in Europe during the late 1980’s, and led the Eaton engineering program to demonstrate Hybrid Electric Powertrains for commercial vehicles in the early 2000’s.
	Paul Mitchell Energy Systems Network	Paul Mitchell, President/CEO of ESN, former policy advisor to Indiana's Governor Daniels.
	Greg Andeck Environmental Defense Fund	Greg Andeck is a project manager in the Corporate Partnerships Program at Environmental Defense Fund and coordinates the pipeline for identifying and evaluating new corporate partnership opportunities with leading U.S. companies.
	Cheryl Bynum EPA Smartway	Cheryl L. Bynum is a senior program analyst for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with a key leadership role in technology verification for the Agency's innovative partnership with the freight industry, SmartWay^TM Transport Partnership. Among her current interests are to accelerate the use of advanced technologies in the trucking industry by developing test protocols to quantify carbon dioxide and other emissions from commercial trucks and equipment, and establishing criteria for SmartWay-certified tractors and trailers and EPA-verified truck tires and aerodynamic equipment. Prior to joining EPA, Ms. Bynum held a number of positions in the transportation industry. Cheryl is a member of SAE and is active in her community and several nonprofit groups.
	Kathryn Miles Hybrids-Plus
	Mike Ogburn International Council on Clean Transportation	Mike Ogburn is a Mechanical Engineer and a Consultant with over 12 years of experience in advanced transportation. His background includes work at Cummins Diesel, at Ford on the Hybrid Escape and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Focus, and at Rocky Mountain Institute where he led and co-authored the "Transformational Trucks" study that preceded this Charrette. Mike holds a Master of Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and continues his work in the field of energy efficient transportation with several organizations including The ICCT where he assists in the development of Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards.
	Don Kraft Jacobs Vehicle Systems
	Gary Whicker J.B. Hunt
	Don Baldwin Michelin Tire	Don Baldwin, Product Marketing Manager for Commercial Truck Tires at Michelin North America, has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and trained with the U.S. Navy in Nuclear Engineering. He then served for 5 years in the Nuclear Submarine Force. In his 30 years with Michelin in Manufacturing, Quality, Product Design and Marketing. Don is currently responsible for evaluating market trends and specifying the technologies and tire lines that will be developed for future customer needs.
	Kenneth Proc National Renewable Energy Lab	Ken, in the NREL Testing & Analysis Group, leads the CoolCab task at NREL, a government-industry collaboration that focuses on the design and integration of advanced thermal management technologies in long-haul trucks. Work on the CoolCab project includes developing computer models of truck cab heat transfer and climate control and working with truck and idle reduction technology manufacturers to define idle reduction system requirements. Before coming to NREL, he served as a senior equipment engineer for the Denver Regional Transportation District transit agency. Before that, Ken was a station equipment engineer for Natural Fuels Corporation and a project engineer for H.A. Phillips and Company. Ken holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado.
	Kevin Walkowicz National Renewable Energy Lab
	Rodney Hixson New Belgium Brewing
	Perry Wyatt Nilar, Inc.	Perry Wyatt, Director of Power Systems, joined Nilar in 2004. Perry is responsible for the power systems group, delivering complete energy storage solutions to our OEM customers. Perry has gained over 12 years of management experience in product development and operations while working at Intel, Hewlett Packard and Genuine Parts Company. Perry holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
	Richard Howlett Nilar, Inc.	Richard Howlett, System Architect, joined Nilar in 2004 and previously worked as a program manager at Hewlett Packard. Richard earned a M.S. degree from Texas Tech, with his thesis involving hybrid and electric vehicles.
	Erik Mokrenski Roland Berger	Eric Mokrenski, Project Manager at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, has a background in Automotive Engineering and Powertrain Development and focuses on automotive and commercial vehicle topics. He combines his business knowledge and his technical background into Roland Berger's strategy and operations work with vehicle manufacturers and original equipment suppliers.
	Juergen Reers Roland Berger	Juergen Reers is Managing Partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, and leads the North American Automotive Practice. He has over 15-years of experience consulting for top automotive and commercial vehicle clients worldwide on both strategic and operational issues.
	Amory Lovins Rocky Mountain Institute	Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute Cofounder, Chairman, and Chief Scientist, is a consultant experimental physicist educated at Harvard and Oxford. He has lately led the redesign of over $30 billion worth of facilities in 29 sectors for radical energy and resource efficiency. He has briefed nineteen heads of state, held several visiting academic chairs (most recently the 2007 MAP/Ming Professorship at Stanford), written twenty-nine books and hundreds of papers, and consulted for scores of industries and governments worldwide.
	Powl Smith Siabot 6	Powl Smith, Vice President for Commercial Operations at Sabot 6, works with the Army and Air National Guard, and U.S. Army operations from the tactical to strategic levels. Powl served for 26 in the U.S. Army, and brings to Sabot 6's clients considerable expertise in several fields, including Homeland Defense and Homeland disaster response operations, counter-terrorism, Inter Agency Coordination, Information Operations, and Strategic Communications.
	Gary Gaussoin Silver Eagle Manufacturing
	Eddie Sturman Sturman Industries	Eddie Sturman, co-founder of Sturman Industries, invented the foundation of Sturman's digital valve technology for the Apollo space program. By replacing valves that used constant energy to hold them open, with efficient digital, electronically controlled valves, energy use in the system was reduced by only being needed to open or close the valves. Eddie currently has 5 patents on his technology.
	Carol Sturman Sturman Industries	Founder, Chairman, and President of Sturman Industries, Carol has played a significant role in leading her company's team members in the formation of their nationally recognized culture: a corporate structure that is devoid of formal hierarchy, with an emphasis on respect, innovation, teamwork and excellence. The research and development firm specializes in the application of high-tech digital valve controls technology in mechanical systems, based on technology invented by Eddie Sturman, who is a partner and the technical leader of the company. In 2006, Sturman initiated the Sturman Innovation Way Seminars for industry, a series of training sessions focused on innovation, corporate responsibility and digital technology.
	Erik Kallio U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center	Erik Kallio is currently the Team Leader for Alternative Propulsion Technologies within TARDEC's National Automotive Center. He is focused on identifying dual-use power and energy technologies that will benefit both the Army and commercial vehicle sectors. He is also involved in the assessment of the Army-wide power and energy R&D portfolio through an inter-laboratory team. Erik holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University.
	Paul Skalny U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center	Paul F. Skalny is currently the Director of the National Automotive Center. In this role, Mr. Skalny leads all of the Center's activities in the areas of Advanced Commercial Automotive Technologies and Program Development, Budget, Assessment & Evaluation. The National Automotive Center, established in 1992 to serve as the Army focal point for the leveraging and development of dual-use automotive technologies and their application to military ground vehicles, is an organization under the Research, Development and Engineering Command's (RDECOM), Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC).
	John Woodrooffe University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute	Research Scientist & Division Head, Transportation Safety Analysis Division
	Don Anair Union of Concerned Scientists
	Edward VanDyne VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.	Ed VanDyne is founder, chairman, and chief technology officer at VanDyne SuperTurbo. Mr. VanDyne is a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and engineering manager, bringing more than 25 years of experience in automotive innovation and industry sales to the Company. Mr. VanDyne was the Founder and President of Adrenaline Research, Inc., a venture-backed spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, based on the SmartFire technology he invented and developed. The company was sold to Woodward four years ago, where Mr. VanDyne became the Director of Engine Systems Research. While at Woodward, Mr. VanDyne invented and developed the first SuperTurbocharger.
	Bob Thilmont VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.	Bob Thilmont, has over 25 years of experience in the Automotive and Industrial markets. He provides sales and marketing support in the heavy duty truck market. In addition, Bob helps facilitate strategic planning in this market segment and supports the business development activities of the company.
	Arne Anderson Volvo Trucks	Arne Andersson works at Volvo Technology. He has 28 years in truck and powertrain advanced engineering. His wide experience covers many different aspects of the vehicle, such as novel engine and powertrain concepts, hybridisation, alternative fuels and aerodynamics.
	Elizabeth Fretheim Wal-Mart	Elizabeth Fretheim is the Director, Business Strategy & Sustainability for Logistics" where she develops and manages the sustainability strategy for the Logistics Division. She also coordinates and communicates sustainability initiatives underway in transportation and the distribution centers. Elizabeth has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.
	Robert Hupfer Webasto	Robert Hupfer is Director R&D at Webasto Product North America. He has 16 years of global development and management experience in the automotive industry. He was part of the launch team for the Mercedes-Benz truck programs in Europe, providing world-class fuel-efficiency and safety standards. 1997 he started with his team to develop electronic controls for fuel cell and diesel-electric hybrid vehicles, before he joined Webasto, Germany as the Director of the Electronic Competence Center. Since 2006 he is responsible in the US for the development and market introduction of Non-Idling technologies. He was also teaching automotive mechatronic engineering at the university in Bochum, Germany.
	Dave Muyres Industry Expert	David Muyres most recently held the position of the Vice President, Educational Initiatives, for Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In this capacity, Mr. Muyres was responsible for developing new strategic offerings for the College. Muyres was also responsible for directing the Art Center summits, a series of annual events focused on sustainable mobility. Prior to joining Art Center in 2005, Muyres worked at Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), where he held various functional and executive management positions within the automotive division in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Muyres studied Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA with a Bachelor of Science in Transportation Design.