Timothy LaBuda

• Design engineering and release responsibility for all North America suspension applications (Volvo and Mack branded trucks). Includes in-house and vendor derived products.

• Design engineering responsibility for all North American Chassis Component Applications (Control Arms, Ball Joints, Cross Axis Joints, Tie Rods, Steering Linkages, Knuckles, & Hubs) including DV & PV testing in a dedicated laboratory. • Leadership responsibility over a team of 50 engineers, designers, and technicians.

Organizing a new group for the total vehicle validation and certification of Alternative Fueled Commuter Buses (CNG, Plug-in Hybrid, and Full Electric).

• Responsible for the full vehicle development of the IDEA plug-in hybrid electric commercial van. • Organized a group of 20 engineers in specifying primary voice of customer targets, developing and executing the full vehicle DVP&R, and performing engineering signoff activities relating to vehicle validation and safety certification. • Oversaw an overall group program budget of $55M.

• Responsible for the vehicle integration of the MaxxForce 15L 2010 emissions compliant diesel engine into five vehicle lines (ProStar, LoneStar, 9900ix, 5900i SFA, 5900i SBA). • Set targets and executed the development of all total vehicle systems including Fuel Economy, Vehicle Acoustics, and Durability. • Responsible for the maintenance of a $3.2M validation budget and specification of the engineering validation fleet and total Engineering Signoff of vehicle-level performance.

• Responsible for the total integration of alternative propulsion systems (Battery Electric and Range Extended Electric) into the Chrysler product portfolio. • Set targets and executed the development of all total vehicle systems including Aerodynamics, Performance & Fuel Economy, Vehicle Dynamics, and NVH. • Supported product portfolio strategy and business case derivation by specifying duty cycle routes and calculating energy requirements for battery and propulsion system sizing.