About Team
FourSight
The Team Leader and Chief Engineer is the founder of an engineering
consulting company focused on advanced vehicle technologies, including
next generation engine control, fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.
They obtained the degree of Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
from MIT in 1991, and from 1991 to 2000 they were an assistant and then
associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West
Virginia University. During thier tenure at WVU they were responsible
for the design, construction and deployment of 4 hybrid electric
vehicles that set a number of fuel efficiency and emissions standards
that are still impressive today. While at WVU they received funding for
advanced vehicle research from a number of OEMs and government agencies.
The Team Leader is the author of over 30 SAE technical papers in the
advanced automotive technology area. In recent years their company has
received funding from 4 of the largest diesel engine manufacturers in
the US, and the world's second largest automotive supplier.
The Sustainability, PR, Media, Sponsorship and Marketing Lead works in
the quality assurance department of a major medical software company in
Wisconsin. They are a member of the Wisconsin Information Systems
Quality Assurance (WISQA), which is a chapter of the Quality Assurance
Institute, a worldwide software quality organization. They studied
speech science at the Master's level at University of Wisconsin-Madison
and recently completed a Masters program in Strategic Leadership Toward
Sustainability at the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola in Karlskrona Sweden.
They are currently working towards becoming a Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional. This group leader
has several years of experience assisting in the fabrication of electric
vehicles for 'green racing', including co-driving the EV Class winning
team entry for the American Tour de Sol 1999, Team New England
SuperForce. They have hands-on experience in web page development, as
well as maintaining spending records for part of the Team FourSight
expenditures.
The Vehicle Design and Fabrication Lead has been the owner/operator of
an auto repair and restoration facility in Wisconsin for 39 years. They
also run the custom vehicle and component fabrication portion of their
10,000 sq. ft. facility. Their shop has serviced and restored many rare
or one-of-a-kind vehicles such as Lotus 6 and Eleven race cars. They
have built race car chassis, designed and fabricated race suspension and
entire vehicles. This group leader has recently completed fabrication of
both a series and parallel powertrain prototype Plug-in Hybrid Electric
Vehicles (PHEVs) commissioned by a client. Employing University of
Wisconsin Engineering students, they able to leverage university and
industry research such that they often have access to new ideas and
components before others in the prototype hybrid vehicle business. They
have a long history of building and racing vehicles, including racing a
pro-series sports racer for two seasons, competing in a series of 850 HP
vehicles (Can-Am series) and national series with SCCA, for 17 years.
They have over one hundred first place finishes on tracks on both coasts
and the midlands, fourth in the nation and third in the Can-Am series,
victories and lap records at fifteen tracks in the U.S., including Road
America, in Elkhart Lake WI. They have held National SCCA racing and
instructor licenses. They attained Chief Instructor status as well
within SCCA. They also participate in on and off-road rally events.
The Electrical System Lead, has a wide range of skills, including U.S.
Navy, commercial diving, fire service, and electronics, and is currently
working on the optimization of electric shovels for the mining industry.
Previously, they worked on the DC power system for the new class of US
Navy vessels and is currently working on the conversion of the DC power
systems and drives, of electric mining shovels, to AC power systems and
drives. They received their BSEE from the University of Wisconsin -
Madison while working closely with the Wisconsin Electric Machine and
Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). During this time, they worked on
various electric vehicle projects such as the Corbin Sparrow renewable
electric vehicle, the Future Energy Challenge Zero Carbon Car, as well
as various work in the development of hardware in loop systems. Prior to
receiving their BSEE, this group leader was President of an electronic
packaging design firm, specializing in new technologies for automotive
logic for various auto manufacturers. In addition to the automotive
industry the firm also worked with the aerospace industry to create
rugged electronics suitable for flight or space travel. One of the firms
other areas was the optimization of manufacturing throughput. This
included virtual manufacturing and prototyping, using ProEngineer, to
predict failure of components during the manufacturing process. The
Electrical System Lead will be facilitating the realization of the
vehicle and ensuring it's manufacturability as well as drive
implementation.
