Engineering Advisory Board

About Us

Established November 2017 (Updated: 2025)

Members

Bashar Khasawneh, Ph.D.
President, AstraEnergy Engineering, Rochester Hills, MI

Bashar S. AbdulNour, Ph.D.
Professor of Engineering Practice, Kettering University

Behrooz Shahidi
CAE Intergration Manager, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

Bob Rebrandt
Engineering Director, Test Operations (Retired), Tenneco - Grass Lake Technical Center, Jackson, MI 

Chang Liu, Ph.D.
Global Technical Specialist - Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, General Motors, Milford, MI

Christopher D. Morgan, PE, PhD, INCE Bd Cert 
Global Specialist, Noise and Vibration Control, Autoliv ASP, Inc., Southfield, MI

Daniel Wagner Kiran Govindswamy, Ph.D.
Dean of Business, Industry, Technology and Workforce Development (Retired), North Central State College, Mansfield, OH

Dave Cammenga
Engineering Director - Prototype and Development, Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI

Dave Langlois, P.E. 
Highway Design Section Manager, HTNB Corporation, Detroit, MI

Gary Newton, Jr. 
Vice President - Sales Business Development, AVL Mobility Technologies, Plymouth, MI

Gary T. Krus
Vice President of Business Development, Hirotec America, Auburn Hills, MI 

Ibraheem Shunnar, P.E. 
Principal, The Mannik Smith Group, Inc., Canton, MI

Jennifer O. Daneshgari 
Vice President - Financial Services and Operations, MCA Inc., Grand Blanc, MI (Formerly General Motors)

Kiran Govindswamy, Ph.D.
Vice President - Powertrain, Vehicle Engineering & NVH, FEV North America, Auburn Hills, MI

Palani Palaniappan
Executive Program Manager - Advance Mobility, Toyota North America, Saline, MI

Rachel Wheeler, Ph.D.
Software Defined Vehicles Product Manager, General Motors, Milford, MI

Ray Kach, Ph.D. 
Project Manager, Core CAE Methods (Retired), Ford Motor Company

Robin Cash, Ph.D.
Entreprenuer, Innovation Consultant (Retired), Ford Motor Company 

Salah Abusalah 
Harman International

Tarek Nahlawi, Ph.D. 
President, Dipsol of America, Inc., Livonia, MI 

Zhaohui Sun, Ph.D.
Director, Product Engineering NVH, American Axle & Manufacturing, Rochester Hills, MI 

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