Position Papers

Rolf Hüsemann, Manager Engineering Systems & PLM, GETRAG FORD Transmissions

Rolf Hüsemann and his team help define and maintain the IT processes and tools for GETRAG’s global product development (PD) solution. He advocates a PLM implementation strategy that respects the local requirements as well as the quickly changing global environment. He has 26 years of experience in supporting PD with IT solutions at Ford of Europe, Visteon, and GETRAG.

Daniel E. Nicholson, P.E., Executive Director, Global Powertrain Embedded Controls, GM

Dan Nicholson is the Executive Director for Global Powertrain Embedded Controls at GM. He has held this role since April, 2011. Dan is responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the global engineering team responsible for all powertrain controllers and software as well as calibrating all powertrains, providing customer-pleasing drive quality, and ensuring compliance with tailpipe emissions standards and on-board diagnostics.

Prior to this appointment, Dan was the vice president of Global Quality from 2010-2011. He held this role after repatriating from Germany where he...

Lou Young, Jr., Director of New Business Development – Tooling & Manufacturing, Linear Mold & Engineering

As Linear Mold & Engineering’s Director of New Business Development – Tooling & Manufacturing, Lou Young is on the front-line educating both new and existing customers of the benefits of conformal cooling. Overall, he provides strategic direction for the Linear tooling and manufacturing sales force.

Lou spent the last 18 years in the automotive and plastics industries. He began his career working in various skilled trade positions including CNC operator, plastic injection mold maker, tool designer, and automotive part designer....

Greg Schroeder, Assistant Director, Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Greg Schroeder is an assistant director at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), where he works in the Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology (MET) Group. He joined CAR in 2008.

Greg’s primary focus within MET is opportunities for mass reduction of new automobiles through advanced materials. As part of his focus, he has conducted technology reviews of advanced light weighting technology, investigated the impact of advanced lightweight materials on the automotive workforce, and conducted case studies documenting new applications with advanced materials. In addition...

Dan Mekker, Manager, Gas Turbine Design Integrity, Siemens Energy

Dan Mekker has been working in the field of product design and development at SIEMENS Energy for over 30 years. Currently he is a manager in the Gas Turbine Design Integrity organization where he is responsible for design process and method integrity. His career has spanned development of product definition methods, standards and tools associated with the introduction of CAD, development of advanced analytical design methods and tools including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), development of Integrated Design Environments, and recently Collaborative Product Development environment...

Anders Carlsson, Senior Advisor, Volvo Car Corporation

Anders Carlsson is a senior advisor to Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) in the area of Virtual Manufacturing and PLM. In this role he is responsible for the Volvo Cars lead time reduction project within Manufacturing. He has been using and implementing Virtual Manufacturing solutions at Volvo Cars and within the BMW Group for over 25 years.

Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata

Peter Bilello has more than 25 years of experience in the development of business-enabling IT solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations worldwide. He has participated in PLM analysis, selection, implementation, and training; CAD/CAM/CAE/CIM implementation and management; synchronous and lean manufacturing consulting; software engineering; and general data management strategy development and support. He has authored numerous papers and research reports on PLM and related topics, and his articles, commentaries, and perspectives have appeared in publications throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Peter has been directly involved with consultation on the selection, integration,...

John Mannisto, Engineering Director, Simulation-Based Design, Whirlpool Corporation

John Mannisto is Engineering Director for Simulation-Based Design at Whirlpool Corporation. Prior to joining Whirlpool, over five years ago, John held positions at Lockheed and John Deere. Has also been a CAE consultant to the aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas industries. His current focus is on CAE productivity in structures, fluids, dynamics, and manufacturing. John holds BSME and MSME degrees from Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Arun Ramaratnam, Engineering Systems Project Leader, PLM and Engineering IT, Cummins Filtration

Arun Ramaratnam has worked in the PLM and Engineering IT group at Cummins Filtration for the past three years, leading projects to improve productivity by enhancing functionality of engineering tools and processes. Arun is also involved in implementing global systems like PLM and Simulation Data Management for Cummins.

Before joining Cummins, Arun worked as a PLM Consultant for six years with an engineering consulting firm based in Atlanta. He implemented PLM solutions for more than 10 companies during his consulting career. Arun has experience working with many clients on a...

David Feng, Principal Systems Engineer, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)

David Feng is a Principal Systems Engineer at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., one of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) operating companies. David has over twenty years of technical experience in the fields of electromechanical, electrical, and software engineering, both in the medical device and telecommunication industries. David's areas of expertise include system architecting and design, embedded RT control systems, probabilistic risk analysis, and PLM. For the past eight years, his work has been focused on developing an unprecedented Computer-Aided Personalized Sedation (CAPS) delivery system at J&J.

David earned a BE in Mechanical...