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Expert in BESS/EV Battery Pack Design | Thermal Runaway Mitigation | BMS | Battery Safety | MATLAB | IT/Tech Prog. Mgmt.

Profile Summary

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Distinguished Technical Program Management Leader and Energy Systems Expert with over 15 years of progressive excellence steering high-voltage energy storage systems and complex hardware-software product lifecycles from R&D concept to high-volume production. Proven track record leading multi-million-dollar portfolios, navigating highly volatile development environments, and driving cross-functional alignment across design, supply chain, and manufacturing operations. Highly resilient, detail-oriented leader skilled at establishing robust change management frameworks, accelerating design validation testing, and maintaining absolute BOM and data accuracy across enterprise execution systems. CORE COMPETENCIES • Battery Program Execution: High-Voltage Battery Pack Design, Thermal Management (Thermal Runaway Mitigation), Fuel Cell Systems, Powertrain Integration. • Lifecycle & Project Controls: Stage-Gate Governance (GVDP), MS Project, JIRA, Resource Balancing, Risk & Gap Closure, Milestone Reviews. • Cross-Functional Leadership: Managing & Mentoring Program Managers, Global Supplier Performance, Multi-Team Synchronization, Stakeholder Channels. • Data & Configuration Integrity: Product BOM Accuracy, Design Change Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, Regulatory Compliance (SAE, UL). • Creative Problem Solving: Developed an 'Agentic AI Battery Pack Geometry Optimizer' utilizing a LangGraph agent loop and PyTorch Geometric surrogate simulation backend to resolve complex battery design and safety challenges. • Technical Innovation: Authored a research paper on an innovative AI framework for battery pack geometry optimization against arc flash-induced thermal runaway for an IEEE Conference.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Python
• ★ Research Methodology
• ★ Project Management
• ☆ Java
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Reverse Engineering
• ☆ Supply Chain & Logistics
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Meta-Research
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ International Business
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Risk Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research User Research, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML

Product Development Product Evaluation, Manufacturing, Concept Development

Work Experience

University of Michigan–Dearborn

- Present

Staff Technical Program Manager

Innovera Energy Solutions

August 2025 - Present

Senior Program Leader

GM

August 1999 - June 2025

Education

Doctor of Engineering

University of Michigan - Dearborn - United States

January 2025 - Present

Master of Science in Global Automotive Engineering

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

January 2026 - January 2026

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Institute of Business Administration (IBA) - Pakistan

September 1992 - December 1995

Master of Science (M.E.) in Energy Systems Engineering

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

January 1991 - August 1992

Certifications

• Professional Certificate in Systems Engineering

  MIT Professional Education

  January 2026 - Present

• Professional Certificate in Strategic Leadership & Management

  Michigan State University

  January 2011 - Present