COMVEC™

2021 Theme: Energy, Sustainability, and the Future of Commercial Vehicle Transportation

September 14-16, 2021 | Rosemont, IL or Online

2021 Executive Chair

Michael Weinert

SAE Commercial Vehicle Sector Vice President & John Deere (Retired)

Michael Weinert, Retired Vice President, Engineering & Manufacturing, John Deere. Mike has over four decades of accomplishments with John Deere, including management roles at four engine factories. Mike was named director engine engineering in 2003, and vice president engineering and manufacturing in 2010. He has been involved with the John Deere emissions journey since the development of Tier I/Stage I emissions-certified engines, providing key leadership in the John Deere emissions journey to Final Tier IV/Stage V," said Pierre Guyot, senior vice president of John Deere Power Systems.

Weinert received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from St. Ambrose University.

Weinert is a 12-year SAE member whose service includes authoring numerous SAE papers and presentations and is a member of the COMVEC Executive Council.

 

2021 Executive Council

Mehdi Ahmadian

Professor and Director
Virginia Tech University

Craig Barnes

Founder and President
CAB Consulting LLC

Rod Beazley

Director
Excel Engineering

Alan Berger

Consultant

Darcy Bullock

Professor
Purdue University

Frederick M. Cartwright, Jr.

President
Pruv Mobility Ecosystem

Charles Chilton

General Manager, North America Tractor Platform
Navistar Inc.

Mike Clement

Director of Business Development
AVL

Michael Connolly

Engineering Director
Robert Bosch LLC

Willard Cutler

Technology Director, Environmental Technologies
Corning Inc.

Robert Dolan

Business Unit Director Design & Integration
IAV Automotive Engineering Inc.

Mihai Dorobantu

Director, Technology Planning & Government Affairs
Eaton Vehicle Group

Michael Doseck

Owner & Managing Director
daVinci Technology Group Inc.

Ash Dudding

Director of Engineering, Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems

Kevin Duffy

Division Manager Energy & Transportation
Caterpillar Inc.

Benjamin Duprey

Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer
Mechanical Simulation Corp.

Lisa Farrell

Director Accelerated Technology Center
Cummins Inc.

Jeremy Freznick

Sr Director of Commercial Vehicle Engineering
Dana Inc

Edward Frutig

Director of Business Development
Ricardo North America

Richard Hanowski

Director, Center for Truck & Bus Safety
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Craig Henriksen

Director
FEV North America Inc.

Richard Holloway

Product Line Leader, Harvesting QPS Global Product Quality
CNH Industrial

Kenneth Howden

Director, 21st Century Truck Partnership
U.S. Department of Energy

Robb Janak

Director, New Technology
Jacobs Vehicle Systems

Peter Jarrus

Director Global Sales
Lydall Performance

Mark Jensen

Product Line Director
Vector North America

Wensi Jin

Automotive Industry Manager
MathWorks

Gustav Johnson

Chief Engineer, AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc.

Michele Kaiser

Assembly Business Unit Manager
Deere & Company

Nand Kochhar

Vice President
Siemens

Kevin Kluemper

Director, Customer Integration Engineering
Allison Transmission Inc.

Satish Kumar

Vice President
KPIT Technologies Ltd.

Andrew Lund

Chief Engineer
Toyota Fuel Cell Commercial Vehicle

Chris Mays

Chief Engineer, Advanced Engineering
BorgWarner

Philip McEwen

Senior Director of Sales
Continental Corp.

Robert Merrion

Director Control Systems Development, Allison Transmission

Rob Messina

Senior VP, Oshkosh Corporation

Kent Meyers

Autonomous Vehicles Program Manager
CNH Industrial

Ryan Milburn

Executive Director, Embedded Control Systems
Allison Transmission

Giorgio Rizzoni

Professor
Ohio State University

Dave Rodgers

Vice President, On-Highway Specialty Products
Power Solutions International

Brian Routhier

Transportation Specialist
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Gary Schmiedel

President
Sareja LLC

Gary Schmiedel

President
Sareja LLC

Stephen Sears

Chief Strategic Officer
Sears Manufacturing Co.

Ethan Seifer

Assistant Chief Engineer
Cummins Inc.

Navtej Singh

Chief Engineer, Powertrain–Aftertreatment Systems
Navistar

Landon Sproull

Vice President
PACCAR Inc.

Srinivasa Srinath

Executive Director
CGN & Associates

Phil Stephenson

General Manager
PACCAR Technical Center

David Stout

General Manager
Global Electronics Ltd.

Daniel Styles

Group Leader
Ford Motor Co.

Stephan Tarnutzer

President, Mobility Engineering
AVL Engineering, Inc.

Jim Turney

Director, Chassis Engineering
Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Jacie Unpingco

Embedded Systems Validation Engineer
PACCAR Technical Center

Rembrandt (Remy) Villarreal

North America Sales Manager Commercial Vehicle
Aptiv

Prachi Vakharia

Head of Safety, Alliances and Strategic Partnerships
SafeAI Inc.

Peter Waeltermann

President
dSPACE Inc.

Graham Weller

Vice President, Mechatronics
Horiba Automotive Test Systems Corp.

Kevin West

Project Manager GHG Product Strategy
Volvo Group Trucks Technology

Daniel Williams

Director Commercial Vehicle ADAS
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