Vice President, Vehicle Technology
HYZON Motors
Troy, MI

Jay is a 1991 graduate of Mechanical Engineering at College Park. His current role is Vice President for HYZON Motors, where he has responsibility for planning, execution and continuous improvement for Vehicle Technology Group. These product design groups are located in Troy, Michigan and are responsible for the North American heavy-duty commercial vehicle platforms of HYZON Motors. His group aligns with the company's Sales and Operations to accelerate processes, anticipate our customers' needs and meet their timing for vehicle launches. Jay joined HYZON in 2020. 

Prior to joining HYZON, Jay was responsible for launching Allison Transmission's e-Axle Systems facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan as the Managing Director. The business unit, focused on electric drivetrains, was acquired from AxleTech where Mr. De Veny was the Vice President of Engineering. Jay joined AxleTech in 2003 where he has held roles of increasing responsibility in the Engineering group. He has also held positions in engineering for Meritor and American Axle. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master's degree from the Broad School of Management at Michigan State University.

Chief Executive Officer
The Global Edge Group
 
Ms. Kathy Eberwein is the founder of the Doyenne Initiative and The Global Edge. She is a dynamic leader with over twenty years of recruitment experience in the Global Energy Industry. 
 
Ms. Eberwein’s Engineering experience began in construction working as a Mechanical Project Engineer for the largest independent power producer at the time. She was part of a small team responsible for the construction of a $263 million co-generation facility. She continued on working in project development of other new greenfield co-generation power plant facilities including project financing, permitting, construction and engineering of multi-million-dollar projects. Ms. Eberwein then moved into the environmental engineering field working on complex permitting issues for hazardous waste landfills and incinerators.

Ms. Eberwein started The Global Edge in May of 2008. She is proud to have one of the first woman-owned recruitment agencies in the global arena for the energy industry and continues to expand in size and global footprint. Ms. Eberwein hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Partner
Crowell & Moring
New York, NY

Dr. Brian Paul Gearing is a partner in the New York office of Crowell & Moring and a member of the Intellectual Property Group, focusing on patent litigation. He has experience in all stages of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through appeal in numerous jurisdictions, and before the ITC. Dr. Gearing has also advised clients on portfolio management and adversarial patent licensing negotiations and has prepared invalidity and non-infringement opinions. He has unique experience working in Tokyo, Japan, where he spent three years representing Asia Pacific-based clients in U.S. litigations and arbitrations.

Dr. Gearing has been trial counsel on numerous high-profile litigations that have resulted in favorable judgments and settlements for his clients and has successfully examined witnesses and argued motions in connection with those litigations.

Dr. Gearing has substantial experience with a wide variety of technologies, including materials science, mechanics and dynamics of materials, cancer therapy, semiconductor and hard disk design and manufacturing, microprocessor technology, wireless communications, and networking equipment and architecture. He also counsels clients on the implementation of new technologies such as blockchain and distributed ledgers, and the development of innovative products such as virtual currencies and blockchain-based assets. Dr. Gearing is an author of fifteen scientific publications and a named inventor on two U.S. patents pertaining to implantable medical devices and friction and wear of novel nano-coatings (U.S. Patent Nos. 7,251,893 and 8,241,698).

Before law school, Dr. Gearing earned a Doctorate of Philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where his research focused on the mechanics and dynamics of materials with an emphasis on fracture of polymers, as well as mechanical testing at the micro- and nano-scales. During law school at U.C. Berkeley School of Law, Dr. Gearing was a member of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and a fellow of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.

Howard HoraryRetired Director
Engineering Laboratory at NIST
Gaithersburg, MD

Dr. Howard H. Harary is the retired Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Engineering Laboratory, which addresses the measurement and standards needed to support technology-intensive manufacturing, construction, building energy efficiency, and smart grid and cyber-physical systems. The Engineering Laboratory also conducts research to reduce the risks of fire, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural and manmade hazards. A New York native, Dr. Harary received his bachelor’s degree in physics with honors from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1974, and a physics doctorate from Harvard University in 1983. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at Yale University from 1983 to 1985. Dr. Harary is a member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Board on Standardization and Testing and the ASME Technical and Strategic Advisory Board, as well as serving on the Board of the Department of Energy-sponsored Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII).

Roberto HorowitzProfessor & James Fife Endowed Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering
UC Berkeley

Dr. Roberto Horowitz is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and holds the James Fife Endowed Chair in the College of Engineering. He received a B.S. degree with highest honors in 1978 and a Ph.D. degree in 1983 in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and became a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department in 1982.

Dr. Horowitz teaches and conducts research in the areas of adaptive, learning, nonlinear and optimal control, with applications to Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), computer disk file systems, robotics, mechatronics and Intelligent Vehicle and Highway Systems (IVHS).

He is a former co-director of the Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) research center at U.C. Berkeley. Dr. Horowitz is a member of IEEE and ASME. He is the recipient of the 2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division (DSCD) Henry M. Paynter Outstanding Investigator Award and the SME 2018 Rufus Oldenburger Medal in recognition of his pioneering and impactful contributions to control applications in mechatronics, magnetic data storage and traffic systems.

Senior Vice President
Strategic Business Development for Africa and Indian Subcontinent
Sumitomo SHI FW

Asif Hussain holds the title of Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development for Africa and the Indian Subcontinent. He is responsible for all strategy, business development and growth for Sumitomo SHI FW Products and services in these regions. He has over 27 years of extensive experience in the power industry/markets developed while working for Foster Wheeler and Babcock Power in roles as field service engineer, project engineering, sales & marketing and management serving the utility, oil & gas and industrial markets. Mr. Hussain holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and has been formally trained in leadership and management.

Robert KaplanSenior Manager, Propulsion Systems
Vertical Lift Division
The Boeing Company (Retired)

Mr. Bob Kaplan retired in May 2021 after 29 years with The Boeing Company.  Mr. Kaplan’s most recent position was senior manager of propulsion systems in the Vertical Lift Division. Mr. Kaplan has held a number of positions, including: V-22 Flight Test Engineer, H-47 Propulsion Design Lead, and Manager of H-47 Mechanical Systems.

Mr. Kaplan’s expertise was in propulsion/thermal systems design including vehicle integration with a focus on Future Vertical Lift technologies. Before joining Boeing in 1992, Mr. Kaplan held positions at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Allison Gas Turbine Division of General Motors. Mr. Kaplan received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.  His wife, Judy, is also an alumna with a bachelor’s degree in Family Studies. They live in Delaware.

 

President & Chief Executive Officer
Nuclear Energy Institute  
Washington, DC

Ms. Maria Korsnick is president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear industry’s policy organization in Washington, D.C. Drawing on her engineering background, hands-on experience in reactor operations and a deep knowledge of energy policy and regulatory issues, Ms. Korsnick aims to increase understanding of nuclear energy’s economic and environmental benefits among policymakers and the public. Before joining NEI, she was senior vice president of Northeast Operations for Exelon, responsible for overseeing operation of the Calvert Cliffs 1 and 2, R.E. Ginna, and Nine Mile Point 1 and 2 nuclear power plants.

Ms. Korsnick holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland, and has held a Senior Reactor Operator license. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two children.

 

Director of Mechanical Engineering
Setty & Associates
Kensington, MD

Dunstan Macauley has nearly 15 years of experience in the HVAC industry specializing in the design of a variety of systems for commercial and institutional projects. He joined Encon Group in 2008 as an Associate Director, and currently serves as the Mechanical Department Manager. Mr. Macauley is actively involved in project management and design including several projects for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology, telecommunications, and broadcast communication industries. He is also instrumental in leading Encon’s sustainable design initiatives. Mr. Macauley has also held positions at design firms in the New York and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas including Bladykas Engineering, P.C, SmithGroup, and Vanderweil Engineers.

Mr. Macauley has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and is a registered professional engineer. Mr. Macauley is also certified as a High-Performance Building Design Professional and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Mr. Macauley is a member of The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) and The Association on Energy Engineers (AEE). Mr. Macauley currently serves as Vice-President of the National Capital Chapter of ASHRAE and also serves on several society-level standing and technical committees.

James MorelandExecutive Director of Strategy
Raytheon Technologies

Dr. Jim Moreland is the Vice President, Mission Integration for Raytheon Missiles & Defense - Air Power. Prior to taking this role in 2020, he dedicated 31 years of service to the Federal government, retiring as a Senior Executive in the position of the Executive Director, Mission Engineering and Integration within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with previous service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Tactical Warfare Systems).

Dr. Moreland’s extensive experience and expertise in leading advanced scientific research and engineering design, development, and integration for national security defense systems. He earned his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington Univ (GWU), M.S. in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech (VT), and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UMD.

Dr. Moreland has received significant and numerous honors for his leadership and engineering achievements, including the OSD Exceptional Civilian Service Award (2019). He is also a published scholar and serves as a Doctoral Research Advisor, Adjunct Professor, and Guest Lecturer for several universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, GWU, VT, and Old Dominion University.

Co-Founder
NuScale Power
 
Dr. José  Reyes is the co-founder of NuScale Power and co-designer of the NuScale passively-colled small nuclear reactor. He is an internationally recognized expert on passive safety system design, testing, and operations for nuclear power plants.
 
Dr. Reyes has served as a United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical expert on passive safety systems. He is a co-inventor on over 144 patents granted or pending in 18 jurisdictions. He has received several national awards including the 2013 Nuclear Energy Advocate Award, the 2014 American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulic Division Technical Achievement Award, and the 2017 Nuclear Infrastructure Council Trailblazer Award. He is a fellow of the American Nuclear Society and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. 
 
Dr. Reyes holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland. 
 

Alex SeverinskyPresident, Fuelcor LLC
Chevy Chase, MD

Dr. Alex J. Severinsky developed the Hyperdrive power-amplified internal combustion engine power train, a more fuel-efficient successor to the conventional internal combustion engine power train, and founded PAICE Corporation to license Hyperdrive to hybrid vehicle manufacturers. A power train is a mechanism for delivering power from an engine to a vehicle. The Hyperdrive power train utilizes a unique combination of existing technologies, along with inventive functionality, significantly improving power train performance versus cost.

Dr. Severinsky received his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Kharkov College of Radioelectronics in Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1967, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Institute for Precision Measurements in Radioelectronics and Physics in Moscow in 1975. He came to the United States in 1978 as a refugee.

Executive Vice President
Sage Software

ToniAnn is Executive Vice President for the Americas at Sage Software, which serves the SMB market with enterprise software and AI based insights in finance, HR, payroll, and manufacturing. With a solution offering focus that includes analytics, automation, applications, cloud, mobility, and security, ToniAnn has deep experiencing in leadership positions. Her industry expertise encompasses digital thread, digital twins, smart factories, digital workplace, multi-cloud, client experience, and aftermarket solutions. Her international expertise spans the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Middle East, Africa, Continental Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Her previous roles include the Americas Growth & Transformation Leader for DXC Technology and leadership positions with IBM, Capgemini, and Honeywell. A dynamic speaker and mentor, ToniAnn serves on the Visiting Committee for the University of Maryland’s James Clark School of Engineering. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Kon-Well WangA. Galip Ulosy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Michigan

Dr. Kon-Well Wang is the A. Galip Ulosy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Stephen P. Timoshenko Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M), and has been the Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at U-M from 2008 to 2018.  He has also been the Division Director of the Division of Engineering Education and Centers at the National Science Foundation for two years (2019-2020).  He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985, worked at the General Motors Research Labs as a Senior Research Engineer, and then started his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University in 1988.

Professor Wang’s main technical interests are in structural dynamics and controls. His work has cross-linked disciplines and created emerging new directions in the field via exploring piezoelectric circuitry networks, bio-inspired bistable & metastable metastructures, fluidic cellular-composites and origami, and nano-composites. Professor Wang is a Fellow of the ASME, the Institute of Physics (IOP), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has received numerous awards for his achievements in research, education, and leadership.
 

David WilsonChief Innovation Officer
Bechtel Corporation
Reston, VA

Mr. David J. Wilson is the Principal Vice President for Corporate Business Development with Bechtel Corporation, headquartered in Reston, VA. He was elected principal vice president in 2016.

Mr. Wilson manages Bechtel Innovate, a multi-million dollar program designed to encourage colleagues across the company to create, share, explore, develop, and adopt new ideas to enhance performance and competitiveness on complex engineering and construction mega projects.   

Mr. Wilson joined Bechtel in 2001 as a mechanical and control systems engineer in Richland, Wash. Since then he has held positions of increasing responsibility with leadership roles as a Lean Six Sigma master black belt, as well as the manager of a nationwide U.S. telecommunications project. His most recent role was as manager of innovation and building information managing (BIM) for the infrastructure global business unit.

Mr. Wilson is a mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Utah, with a master’s degree in Engineering and Technology Management from Washington State University. He is a certified professional engineer and Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Emeritus Visiting Committee Members

Engineering Manager
DEWALT Power Tools
Towson, MD

Emeritus Professor
Glenn L. Martin Institute
Professor of Engineering
University of Maryland

Retired
Corporate Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions
Arlington, VA

Sr. Manager of Mechanical Systems – Military Programs
Bell Helicopter
Textron Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Retired
Senior Vice President and
Execution Unit Manager
Bechtel Corporation

 

Retired
President
Energetics
Columbia, MD

Vice President
Automotive Products
Bowles Fluidics Corporation
Columbia, MD

Former Director
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Adelphi, MD

Retired
Executive Vice President of Programs
Genesis Engineering Solutions
Lanham, MD

Partner
Haug Partners LLP                    
New York, NY

Visiting Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland

Chief Executive Officer
Shapiro & Duncan, Inc.
Rockville, MD

Director Emeritus, Division of Research
Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Vice President
Product Regulatory Affairs
Toyota Motor
North America, Inc.
Washington, DC

Regents Professor Emeritus
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

(Manuel Pablo Zúñiga-Pflücker)
President & Chief Executive Officer
PetroTal LLC, Houston, TX

*Denotes deceased members


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