Notable Facts
→Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla, managing 6,000+ engineers
→15+ year tenure at Tesla, joined from Honda in 2010
→Led engineering development of all Tesla vehicles including Model S, X, 3, Y, Cybertruck, and Semi
→Testified before U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on autonomous vehicle regulation
→Received 2024 Automotive News All-Star award for engineering Cybertruck
→Works closely with Franz von Holzhausen and directly with Elon Musk
→Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering graduate (2003)
→Previously worked as Suspension Design Engineer at Honda R&D