Team Manager / Race Engineer, World Challenge GT, Nascar K & N West Series

Team Manager and Engineer for driver Brandon Davis in 2011 Long Beach Grand Prix World Challenge race, qualifying 2nd and winning the race.

Team Manager and Engineer for driver Brandon Davis in four races of 2011 Nascar West Series season; including (1) pole.

Race Engineer/ Design Engineer, Ford GT ALMS GT2

Engineered the testing of the ALMS spec Doran Ford GT in preparation for the 2010 ALMS Petit LeMans, including set-up, long distance runs, and night testing.
                                   
Designed ‘ACS homologated’ ALMS Ford GT in preparation for the 2011 ALMS season.  Project was stopped October 2010.

Team Manager/ Race Engineer, World Challenge GT Series

Team Manager and Engineer for driver Brandon Davis in 2009 World Challenge GT season, winning the driver’s championship; including (1) win, (7) top 3’s, and (3) poles.  Awarded 2009 World Challenge Zimmerman Cup for ‘Crew Chief of the Year’.

Team Manager/ Race Engineer, World Challenge GT Series

Team Manager and Engineer for drivers Mike & Brandon Davis in 2008 World Challenge GT season; including (2) wins, (6) top 3’s, and (3) poles.  Brandon finished 3rd place in championship.

Team Manager/ Race Engineer, World Challenge GT Series

Team Manager and Engineer for driver Mike Davis in 2006 & 2007 World Challenge GT season.

Design Engineer

Designed AA/FS Land Speed car with the goal of exceeding the land speed record for a normally aspirated,piston-driven, wheel-driven car, which is currently approximately 409MPH.

Design Engineer

Designed MUV-R (Multi-purpose Utility Vehicle, Reconfigurable) Amphibious Military Vehicle, including aluminum chassis, rear trailing arm suspection, fuel system, storage boxes, and removable cockpit seating.

Design Engineer

Designed ’06 ACS World Challenge Ford Mustang Cobra ACS World Challenge GT race car, including tube frame incorporated into the stock unibody, double wishbone front suspension, double wishbone pushrod-activated rear suspension, engine installation, aerodynamics, and fuel system.

Race Engineer, TransAm Series / World Challenge GT Series

Engineered drivers Boris Said and Mike Davis in 2005 TransAm season; including (1) win and (2) top 10 finishes in (4) races.

Engineered driver Mike Davis in 2005 World Challenge GT season; including (2) top 10 finishes in 5 races.

Race Engineer / Design Engineer, TransAm Series/ World Challenge GT Series

Engineered drivers Boris Said and Mike Davis in 2004 TransAm season; including (1) win, and (3) top 3 finishes in 5 races.

Engineered drivers Boris Said and Mike Davis in 2004 World Challenge GT season; including (1) second place finish in (2) races.

Designed ACS Express ’69 Ford Mustang Superboss Vintage race car, including tube frame structure incorporated into the stock unibody, independent front suspension, 3-link solid axle rear suspension, and aerodynamics.  Won VARA ‘Big Bore Bash’ vintage race in its 1st race.

Race Engineer, TransAm Series/ Grand Am Series

Engineered driver Boris Said in 2002 TransAm season,  winning both driver’s championship and team owner’s championship; including (8) wins and (11) top 3 finishes in (12) races.

Engineered driver Boris Said in three races of the 2003 TransAm Series; including (1) win and (2) second place finishes.

Engineered drivers Boris Said and Mike Davis in the Fontana Grand Am Series race finishing 9th overall.

Design Engineer

Designed ACS Express Racing TransAm car including tube frame chassis and jigs, suspension geometry and components, steering system, fuel system, and brake system.

Race Engineer, TransAm Series

Engineered driver Boris Said in three of the final races of the 2000 TransAm season; including (1) win, (2) 2nd place finishes, and (1) pole.

Engineered driver Boris Said in the 2001 TransAm season; including (1) win, (5) top 5 finishes, and (1) pole.

Design Engineer

Designed engine components for Chrysler Mopar V-8 LMP (LeMans Prototype) engine finishing 4th overall at the 2001 24 Hours of LeMans.

Race Engineer, Indy Racing League

Engineered driver Jaques Lazier in six races of the 2000 IRL season; including (2) top 10 finishes, and a 13th place finish at the Indy 500.

Design Engineer

Designed engine components for Chrysler Mopar V-8 LMP (LeMans Prototype) engine to compete in the year 2000 24 Hours of LeMans.

Race Engineer, Indy Lights

Engineered rookie driver Tony Renna to eighth place in Indy Lights championship standings; including (1) win, (2) poles, and (4) top 5 finishes.

Chief Engineer

Designed Saleen Mustang GT2 race car and FIA homologation car, including chassis structure, suspension geometry and components, fuel system, braking system, aerodynamics and cooling systems.

Developed performance of the car over two years including rear differential for reliability, braking system for endurance, shock development, and aerodynamic development.

Race engineered to 2nd place in class and 7th overall at ‘98 12 Hours of  Sebring; pre-qualified two cars for ‘97 24 Hours of Le Mans, qualified 3rd in GT2 and retired at 16th hour during the race weekend.

Won ‘96 SCCA World Challenge GT2 manufacturer’s championship, engineering Rob Rizzo to (1) win, (1) 2nd, and (1) pole, and Steve Saleen to (3) top 3 finishes.

Design Engineer

Designed spec full-size off-road truck for desert racing, including tube frame chassis, robust suspension for desert environment with 20 inches of wheel travel, and engine bay/ drivetrain to accept Ford, Chevy, or Dodge 360 cu. in. engine. The truck was designed to be a spec series for desert or stadium racing with all trucks being the same except for their engine/ bodywork combination. These trucks are currently being run in the ProTruck series.

Race Engineer, World Challenge

Engineered Bob Bondurant in a Saleen Mustang in the SCCA World Challenge series to (2) top 5 and (4) top 10 finishes.

Race Engineer, Indy Lights

Engineered driver Bob Reid in (11) races of the Indy Lights season.

Design Engineer

Designed preliminary drawings for an aluminum block version of the stock Ford 460 cu. in. V-8 engine for use in Pro Stock Drag Racing, with the ability to make an 800 cu. in. Top Fuel engine.

Design Engineer

Designed Trans-Am car, including the tube frame chassis and suspension. Performed torsional stiffness tests which resulted in the new chassis being 80% stiffer than the existing chassis.

Race Engineer, World Sports Car

Engineered Craig Nelson and Dan Clark in (4) W.S.C. races.

Design Engineer

Designed single seat, open cockpit, closed wheel sports car for spec series in Costa Rica, including tube frame chassis and suspension. The car utilizes Toyota MR2 engine, transmission, and uprights and ran in the U.S. under Sportscar sanction as the ‘World Sports Racer’.

Design Engineer

Designed the conversion of a Spice C2 chassis into an open cockpit World Sports Car, including the installation of a Lexas V-8 engine, engine bay structure, bodywork, and engine air intake system.

Assistant Department Manager (1991—1993)

Assisted in managing the Mechanical Engineering Department of eight employees including draftsmen, designers, and engineers.

• Supervised the design for the installation of a new engine configuration into the NPT91 GTP Race Car, resulting in a quicker and more effective race car.
• Acted as lead engineer for developing the fluid systems of the P35 Group ‘C’ Race Car, completing the systems on schedule.

Group Leader (1989—1991)

Acted as Senior Engineer for the Mechanical Engineering Department, supervising designs and working as a problem solver.

• Supervised the component designs of the NPT90 Race Car including structural beams, bodywork mounting, fuel system, and safety systems, resulting in a championship winning race car.
• Interfaced with manufacturing to solve problems during the manufacture of components, reducing manufacturing rejection rate.
• Acted as race team engineer for the latter part of the 1990 GTP racing season, carrying out field fixes for problems occurring at the race track as well as supervising long term fixes of these problems at the plant. Also assisted set-up engineer at test and practice sessions.

Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for designing and analyzing components and systems of various projects.     

• Draft, detail design, and testing of the Nissan V-6 aluminum block, resulting in a beneficial weight reduction over the existing iron block.
• Component analysis and design of the 1988 Nissan GTP Race Car, resulting in a championship winning race car.
• Design and prototype build of the 1989 Nissan GTO Race Car transmission, which proved to be highly reliable.

Draftsman/Machine Operator (Part-time while in school)

Responsible for drafting as well as some design work on various textile and pneumatic equipment. Also, operated milling machine, lathe, and drill press.