Transition ICE - EV: Strategy, Engineering & Production w/ Frank Abkenar
Starting in manufacturing a person can see the flaws at the end that do not show up at the beginning with strategy or design. This allows teams to see the end game as a product and not what they put o...
21 Sep 202323min
Customer Experience Through Automotive Technology w/ Chris Reed
We are joined by Chris Reed, Regional Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Nissan Americas. In this episode Chris discusses Nissan technology for all approach to their auto lineup and the ...
14 Sep 202332min
Orb Aerospace: The World’s Largest Humanitarian Airforce w/ Alex Taylor
In this episode Stephan is joined by Alex Taylor Founder of Orb Aerospace. Alex was a mission's kid who started building drones at 14. During their conversation they discuss topics related to developi...
7 Sep 202329min
EcoCAR EV Challenge w/ Jesse Alley & Kayla Hamilton
Stephan enters the world of EcoCAR EV Challenge with Jesse Alley the Senior Program Manager and Kayla Hamilton a current PhD student at The University of Alabama. In this episode they discuss the valu...
31 Aug 202323min
Adapting to the New Human Resources Environment in a Post COVID Era w/ Megan Kosch
Megan Kosch brings over a decade of experience in our HR department at AVL, NA. In this episode, she sits down with Stephan to discuss the challenges in finding the engineers that fit into the niche o...
24 Aug 202317min
E-motors: Integration, Application and Beyond w/ Craig Renneker
In this episode Stephan sits down with Craig Renneker VP of Engineering at American Axle & Manufacturing to discuss integrating the gearbox, inverter and motor, increasing the rpms of the e-motors, ap...
10 Aug 202328min
Electrified Aircraft w/ Peter Savagian
There are various forces at play to have market adoption of electrified air travel. Electrified aircraft share some similarities with the automotive industry but have other significant challenges and ...
27 Jul 202326min
Reimagining the Electric Motor w/ Paulo Guedes-Pinto of Infinitum
In this episode, Stephan sits down with Paulo Guedes-Pinto, VP of Technology at Infinitum to discuss their PCB stator and other developments e-motor technology. By etching copper coils directly ont...
20 Jul 202324min
