John R Petras

Leads and coordinates efforts with project partners to reach industry-leading levels of increased vehicle efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reliability, while complying with financial and organizational objectives. Assists in forming industry partnerships and achieving funding goals. Over 35 years of engineering and program management experience in automotive, marine, and manufacturing industries. Extensive experience in managing engineering departments, product development processes, and bringing new technology from initial concept into high-volume production. MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at University of Michigan and BS in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.