Senior Program Manager for the Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Environment (AACE), the original to-scale production deployment in the world. I have helped shape the future of transportation by deploying and proving out DSRC-based connected vehicle technology. The data collected from the Ann Arbor deployment (formerly Safety Pilot Model Deployment) led to the NPRM to require connected vehicle technology on all new passenger vehicles (Federal Register NHTSA-2016-0126) as well as laid the foundation for the current set of industry standards. We’re now in the process of converting from DSRC to C-V2X through the Smart Intersections Project and the AACE 2.0 Project. The Smart Intersections Project will equip 21 intersections with C-V2X RSUs and perception systems and will broadcast the sensor data sharing message (SDSM0 to provide day 1 benefits to equipped vehicles.
Managing Director of the Center for Connected Vehicle Transportation (CCAT). CCAT is the Region 5 UTC. The mission of CCAT is to significantly influence the evolution of the next-generation transportation systems with emerging technologies on safety, mobility and sustainability. CCAT provides national and regional leadership for connected and automated transportation research, science, education, training, and deployment. It is my responsibility to make that happen. CCAT boasts a boutique environment within the foundation of the globally renowned University of Michigan.
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Phone
(734) 763-2498
Location
UMTRI
2901 Baxter Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Primary Website
Additional Information
Other Appointments
Managing Director, Center for Connected and Automated Transportation
Senior Program Manager, Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment
Education
- Certified Program Management Professional, May 2010
- MBA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1995
- BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1986
Service
ITS Michigan Board of Directors
2008 Best of ITS Award for Best Innovative Product or Service – Light Vehicle Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems
U.S. Patent #US008831870 Vehicle Collision Avoidance and Mitigation System, September 9, 2014.
Key Projects
693JJ3215006: Smart Intersections: Paving the Way for a National CAV Deployment
Pending: AACE 2.0: The Ann Arbor Connected Environment Reimagined
DTFH61-01-X-0053: Road Departure Crash Warning Field Operational Test
DTNH22-05-H-01232: Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems
DTFH61-11-C-00040: Safety Pilot Model Deployment (SPMD) Test Conductor
DTFH6115H00005: Maintain, Operate and Sustain the Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment (AACVTE)
Expand Deployment of Applications for vulnerable Road Users for Pillar 1 – an Mcity project