ABOUT ME
I am a licensed Professional Engineer with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. I offer particular expertise in battery electric vehicle (BEV) eDrive gearbox and cooling design, HEV hybrid transmission design, mechanical design, structural and fatigue analyses, and efficiency testing. During my 10 years’ industry experience, I accomplished design and stress analyses of critical components of electric drive units, hybrid transmissions, and marine thrusters. In all of my design and research experiences, I have been a solid team player and exhibited excellent interpersonal skills.
EXPERIENCE
2022 - Present
Honda Development and Manufacturing of America, LLC, Raymond, OH, USA
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BEV eDrive Design Principal Engineer
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BEV eDrive and battery cooling Sub Project Leader
2016 - 2022
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, USA
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F-150 & Transit BEV gearbox design and analysis
- Delivered next generation BEV eTransaxles to PD team. Selected gearbox kinematics to fit in 10+ BEV vehicles including F-150, Bronco, Transit, etc. Saved cost by reducing eTransaxle complexity
- Designed and analyzed gears, bearings, splines for BEV gearboxes, managed bearing suppliers
- Led bolted differential design and CAE, introduced laser ablation to Ford transmission for torque capacity increment and cost saving
- Led cross-functional mounts, differential, halfshaft, motor, inverter and manufacturing team meetings
- Led eDrive packaging, assembly and engineering assessments and presented reports to management
- Trained team members to conduct inertia calculations
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Edge, MKX & Transit HEV hybrid transmission design and analysis
- Delivered HF55 hybrid transmission design to PD team for Edge, MKX and Transit
- Determined architecture and kinematics, managed cross section and BOM, designed gears and splines
- Conducted durability analysis (FEA) on One-Way-Clutch (OWC) and output flange
- Carried out multibody dynamic analysis (MBD) on hybrid powerplant Bang Oscillation
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Power transfer unit (PTU) spin loss testing
- Co-led PTU spin loss testing project, managed budget, timing, and project schedules
- Organized weekly meetings to perform tests at Ford lab. Purchased hardware, determined PTU break-in and testing procedures, solved onsite issues, monitored testing and conducted test data regression
- Compared Disconnect and Integrated PTU spin losses, supported fuel economy analysis
- Led FWD HEV powertrain hardware system and AWD power transfer unit design structures
2014 - 2016
Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc., Houston, TX, USA
- Designed components of marine propulsion units, including propeller, nozzle, stem, skid and thruster mount with Solidworks, and ran FEA analysis for sufficient and economic structural design with ANSYS
- Performed pre-stress modal and harmonic analyses of complicated thruster model with dynamic loads imported directly from CFD simulations, predicted vibration characterizations of thruster at various operation conditions
- Conducted identification and evaluation of failure modes and root cause analysis and provided technical guidance
- Prepared detailed FEA reports and presented to customers to substantiate satisfaction of requirements, reviewed vendors’ technical reports
2010 - 2013
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Achieved thermal and stress analyses in silicon under particle-focused laser heating with ANSYS
- Designed experimental setup to characterize local temperature and stress rise in silicon substrate
- Performed thermal and stress measurements, which agreed with FEA modeling results with 8 % difference
2007 - 2010
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Engineered a viscometer with Solidworks, increased measuring range and improved maximum operating pressure
- Developed properties measurement system, designed pipes to connect equipment, pumps, valves & pressure gauge
- Designed a gear transmission, optimized technical parameters, and produced its technical drawing with AutoCAD
EDUCATION
2010 - 2013
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
2008 - 2010
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
M.S. in Power Engineering & Engineering Thermophysics
2004 - 2008
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
B.S. in Thermal and Power Engineering
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Board Member, Ford Chinese Association (FCA)
• Led Ford Chinese Association mentoring program
- Initiated the first cross-functional FCA mentoring program (~100 participants from 15 skill teams)
- Led program kick-off and conclusion events with VP as speakers
- Supported monthly learning series
- Trained the next program co-chair
- Managed program budget
• Led FCA member development subcommittee
- Initiated the subcommittee
- Supported members to organize activities like skip level meetings and trainings
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President, Xi'an Jiaotong University Alumni Association in Houston
• Co-steered alumni association committee
• Organized autumn picnics, recruited members and enhanced alumni communications
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of editorial board
Biophysical Reviews & Letters
Reviewer for technical journals
Advanced Materials, Australian Journal of MultiDisciplinary Engineering, Applied Physics Letters, Applied Ocean Research, Biophysical Reviews and Letters,Carbon, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Structures, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Heat Transfer, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, International Journal of Energy & Technology, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, International Journal of Thermophysics, Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Research, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, International Journal of Modern Physics B, Modern Physics Letters B, Physics of Fluids, Progress in Electromagnetics Research, RSC Advances, Surface Review and Letters, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Transportation Engineering, etc.
Reviewer for conferences and proceedings
Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, the 4th and the 5th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, and the 25th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference.