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Automotive Engineering

Advisory Board

The Department of Automotive Engineering's Advisory Board comprises successful industry partners who are Clemson supporters or alumni and who advise on industry and national matters that directly and indirectly affect automotive engineering students, faculty and staff. This board aims to generate ideas, identify research opportunities, and establish corporate partnerships to prepare students for current trends and future circumstances nationally and globally.

Current Members

Current Members of Board
Name Affiliation Position Location
Mike Andrews
Michelin North America Director of External Research Greenville, SC
Bill Dammers Koyo JTEKT Vice President Innovations and Engineering Greenville, SC
Suzanne Dickerson Fraunhofer SC Director of SC Fraunhofer USA Alliance Columbia, SC
Chris Gerdes Stanford University Professor, Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) Stanford, CA
Markus Hildenbrand Robert Bosch Senior VP & Plant Manager Anderson, SC
Philip Kingsbury BMW Manufacturing Section Leader Physical Logistics Greer, SC
Paul Nahra BorgWarner Inc. Director of Advanced Engineering Auburn Hills, MI
Craig Payne Toyota Executive Program Manager, Product Development Saline, MI
Denise Rizzo US Army GVSC Senior Research Mechanical Engineer Warren, MI
Ross Wang Oak Ridge National Lab Senior R&D Oak Ridge, TN
John Waraniak Have Blue, LLC President Detroit, MI