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YPAB Spotlight
Each quarter we will feature one our YP's! Check back to meet another YP just like you!
Alma Mater: University of Illinois at Chicago
Company: Navistar (formerly International Truck and Engine)
Title/Position, Description: As a Control/Calibration Engineer I help develop code for the computers in cars and trucks. These computers use various inputs like accelerator pedal position, speeds, pressures, temperatures, etc. to optimally control an engine to reduce emissions, produce necessary power, run efficiently, and operate transparently to the driver. The challenges can range from eliminating small noises to determining why an engine is behaving erratically to monitoring the poisoning of catalysts used in aftertreatment.
Favorite Thing about your Job/Favorite Class Ever: In order to do vehicle testing at GM’s Proving Grounds in Milford, MI you had to pass a safety oriented driving course. It wasn’t performance driving based but more about learning to correct mistakes. So to do this you had to make the mistake on purpose to learn how to fix it. This involves running a vehicle on and off a curb at 50 mph then followed by lots of work on a large slippery surface. It really highlighted what ABS and traction control can do. It was pretty abusive on the cars; each car had new tires installed every few days.
Hometown: Bourbonnais, IL
One thing most people don’t know about you: I have some political aspirations but I know I haven’t educated myself enough yet. I’m constantly weighing my concept of the correct way against alternatives to mitigate any biased reasoning that might come from engineer’s syndrome. Once I’m comfortable debating my stance on enough topics, I’ll seriously consider running for an office.
Dream Vacation: I would have to say camping on the first habitable planet we find outside of our solar system.
Your Hero: John Galt, Leto Atreides, and Nevil Clavain would all tip their hats to R. Daneel Olivaw for his approach to social policy.
AIChE Member Since: Joined as a student member in 2003
AIChE Involvement: While in undergrad I worked as treasurer. As of lately, I’m attending local meetings and trying to share what I can.
Why you like being involved in YPAB/AIChE: It’s a great way to stay up to date with issues and learn about new tools. The community exposure really supplements things that are glossed over in undergrad.
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