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received a B.Sc. Aerospace Engineering from Northrop University and M.A.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. Francis Walker F. J. (Joe) Walker is the owner of Elastomer Technologies (ET). He created ET to provide practical training in elastomeric materials and processing. He has been a practicing rubber professional for more than 35 years. He has held positions at large multi-national rubber companies such as Firestone Tire & Rubber, Phillips Petroleum, Wacker Silicones, Honeywell/Alliant Techsystems and Freudenberg-NOK. Joe is a former chairman, Rubber Division of American Chemical Society. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Rubber Products Manufacturers. Joe continues to be a member of SAE International, Society of Plastics Engineers and ASTM International. He is the holder of 23 patents in the fields of materials and processes. James Walker, Jr. James Walker, Jr. is currently a Principal Engineer specializing in chassis, brake, and electronic brake control systems at Carr Engineering, Inc. His prior professional experience includes brake control system development, design, release, and application engineering at Kelsey-Hayes, Saturn Corporation, General Motors, Bosch, Ford Motor Company, and Delphi. Mr. Walker created scR motorsports consulting in 1997, and subsequently competed in seven years of SCCA Club Racing in the Showroom Stock and Improved Touring categories. Through scR motorsports, he has been actively serving as an industry advisor to Kettering University in the fields of brake system design and brake control systems. Since 2001, he has served as a brake control system consultant for StopTech, a manufacturer of high-performance racing brake systems. In addition to providing freelance material to multiple automotive publications focusing on chassis and brake technology, Mr. Walker is the author of High-Performance Brake Systems: Design, Selection, and Installation. In 2005, he was presented with the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award for distinction in professional development and education and in 2010 he was awarded the SAE Master Instructor designation. He obtained his B.S.M.E. in 1994 from GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Wego Wang Dr. Wang is currently an aerospace engineer in the Engine Certification Office of the Federal Aviation Administration, where he serves as the focal point for Parts Manufacturer Approval. He has been a technical instructor and a researcher in mechanical engineering and materials science since the 90s. Dr. Wang taught at Northeastern University and is currently an adjunct faculty at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. He received many awards, commendations and recognitions from the Army Research Laboratory, the FAA and other institutions. Dr. Wang authored or co-authored over 40 technical/professional articles, and presented lectures/reports at numerous seminars/ conferences. Active with professional societies, he is on the executive committee of ASM International Boston Chapter
HKM, ITT, and Continental. He has traveled extensively around the world and visited most “who’s who” of the friction manufacturing industries in order to select the best suitable products for a given OE or OES application. Mr. Vakili recently was a co-publisher of a research work on Automotive Wheel Dust Evaluation & Testing with Ford Motor Co. and Link Engineering. He has been a speaker and chairperson at the Brake Colloquium, FMSI, and BMC and has taught a course in “Friction Material Topics” for Continental Automotive System employees in the U.S. and Europe. A member of AIChE and SAE, Mr. Vakili has a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. John Van Gilder John Van Gilder is currently a Technical Fellow, OBD II Devel- opment, in the General Motors Propulsion System Embedded Controls where he is responsible for implementing statistical techniques in OBD design, model based on-board diagnostic design, development of OBD requirements for new powertrain systems, and in-use assessment of OBD systems. Prior to that, Mr. Van Gilder was a Product Assurance Engineer at Delphi where he focused on improving design and manufacturing process reliability, including implementation of quality tools such as design of experiments, quality function deployment, statistical process control, etc. for spark plugs and exhaust oxygen sensors. Mr. Van Gilder was also a Commissioned Officer in the United States Navy working in materials research and development. He has organized and presented at numerous SAE OBD and Powertrain Controls technical meetings. Mr. Van Gilder has a B.S.E. in Engineering Physics from the University of Michigan, a M.S. E. in Nuclear Engineering from the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and a M.S.E. in Reliability Engineering from Kettering University and is a Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan. Bill Walker Bill Walker is the owner and principal engineer at Walker Technical Services where he provides consulting services in design, testing, and certification for manufacturers and operators of aerospace and mobile equipment throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Walker has almost four decades of experience in test engineering, regulatory compliance engineering, and product safety engineering. Mr. Walker previously held the position of Manager of Safety and Compliance at John Deere Forestry, Inc., where he oversaw safety engineering, regulatory compliance, product liability management, intellectual property management, and standards development activities for the world-wide manufacturer of advanced forestry equipment. Additionally, Mr. Walker held the positions of Manager of Testing at Diamond Aircraft Industries, Director of Engineering, Manager of Flight Testing, and Test Engineer at Eurocopter Canada, Ltd. He is currently a member of SAE MTC4 (forestry machinery), ISO TC23/ SC15 (Forestry Machinery), TC23/SC3 (Safety and comfort of the operator), and TC23/SC14 (Operator Controls, Operations Symbols and other displays, and Operator Manuals). He has also served on Canadian Standards Association Technical Committees on Mobile Forestry Machines and Rollover Protective Structures. Mr. Walker
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