Mark W.

Mark W. has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several companies and roles. Mark began their career at General Motors as a Powertrain Control Development Engineer in 1988 before moving on to research positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Berkeley Applied Science & Engineering. In 1993, they worked as a Researcher and Software Developer at Berkeley Applied Science & Engineering, where they developed a toolbox for control strategy construction within a gas-turbine engine simulation tool.

From 1995 to 1999, Mark worked as a Research Engineer at General Motors R&D and as a Research Assistant at the Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. During this time, they designed and implemented engine control software and developed hardware and actuator drive electronics.

In 2000, Mark joined the University of California, Berkeley as a Researcher and Project Manager for the ambitious DARPA MoBIES program. Mark also served as a Teaching Assistant for various mechanical engineering courses.

Mark's industry experience includes a Technical Evaluation Consultant role at Siemens Technology-to-Business, where they evaluated advanced process control software. Mark also worked as a Research Engineer at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America, focusing on data-driven fault diagnosis and prognosis for automotive powertrain systems.

During their time at GreenVolts, Mark served as a Lead Control Systems Engineer and led the development of control systems for utility-scale solar power projects.

Since 2009, Mark has been with Tula Technology, where they have held various roles. Mark started as a Staff Engineer and then became an Engineering Manager for the eDSF technology, developing hybrid vehicles incorporating control algorithmic features. Mark later became an Engineering Manager for Vehicle Integration and a Principal Engineer, responsible for control systems development and productization. The DSF technology they worked on was adopted by General Motors.

Overall, Mark W. has a strong background in control systems development, including work in automotive powertrain systems, solar power, and advanced process control software evaluation.

Mark W. has a Ph.D. in ME - Control Systems from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to that, they obtained a B.S. and M.S. degree in ME - Control Systems from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mark also holds an EIT certification from the state of California.