Daniel Forthoffer

Daniel Forthoffer has a strong background in the automotive industry, with experience in research and development, sales engineering, controls and instrumentation, and fuel cell engineering. Daniel is currently serving as the Corporate Director of Research and Development at Phillips Industries, where they started in April 2021. Prior to that, they were the Vice President of Sales Engineering at Spireon from September 2018 to April 2021. Daniel also worked as a Controls and Instrumentation/Product Manager at Jacobs from August 2016 to August 2018. Daniel has held various positions at General Motors, Ford Motor Company, MSX International, and Roush Industries, where they gained expertise in fuel cell project engineering, dynamometer engineering, fuel cell engineering, and plug-in hybrid battery systems engineering. Daniel is an experienced professional with a diverse skill set in the automotive industry.

Daniel Forthoffer has a strong educational background in engineering and automotive technologies. Daniel obtained a Bachelor's degree in Automotive Technologies from Northern Michigan University in the years 1998 to 2001. Following that, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, which they completed from 2005 to 2013. Daniel continued their education at Wayne State University, specializing in Mechanical Engineering at the Master's level from 2013 to 2014, and later in Electrical Engineering from 2014 to 2015. In addition to their formal education, Daniel Forthoffer holds a certification as a Certified Master Automobile Mechanic/Restorer from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), though the exact date of this certification is unknown.