Battery Workforce Challenge Y2 Winter Workshop 2025: Full Schedule

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Each training session is categorized by Type (i.e. Event, Presentation, Roundtable, Training - Swimlane Grouped, Training & Workshops - School Grouped)
- Event - These are required by everyone
- Presentations - Each team should have 6 graded events on their schedule.
  - For the Engineering presentations, the entire team is encouraged to be in the presentation and should sign up for their session (for headcount purposes). Teams may not attend other team’s presentations.
    - If the team wants to have virtual participation, the teams are required to set up a Teams meeting. Send the Thermal and Module meeting notice to Ravi, the SW meeting notice to Ajay Suresh, and the BDU training notice to David. The main presenter for the slides shall be in the room. Individuals on the call may only answer questions.
  - For PMAC 1, only your team PM and Voc-D can enter the assessment area. Other teams not listed in the timeslot may not attend to view.
  - For PMAC 2, your PM and designated SME will need to be seated at the table. Your team is permitted to spectate but from the back of the room. Other teams not listed in the timeslot may not attend to view.
- Training - Each team should determine which member goes to which session. All teams are required to have at least one member present for every session. All workshop attendees are required to attend on of the three trainings (or set up office hours with a sponsor).
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7:45am EST

Breakfast

Saturday March 1, 2025 7:45am - 8:50am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Multi-Purpose Room

Saturday March 1, 2025 7:45am - 8:50am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Multi-Purpose Room

Event

8:30am EST

PMAC Module 1 Reading & Collaboration - Waterloo & Lambton, Team 4, UC Merced & Merced

Saturday March 1, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 220

Moderators

Hannah DiPalomares

Technical Project Manager, Argonne National Laboratory

Hannah DiPalomares attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering University where she received her B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. Before joining her team at Argonne, she spent time working as both an engineer and technical manager within the automotive and software fields for firms... Read More →

Judges

Ashley Balaberda

Lindsey Pilato

Program Management Leader, North America Systems, Eaton

Lindsey Pilato is the Program Management Leader for Power Distribution and Protection Group North America, within Eaton eMobility. Based in Southfield, MI, USA, Lindsey is responsible for leading new product development, execution & launch.Lindsey joined Eaton in 2022, working in... Read More →

Saturday March 1, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 220

Presentation, Waterloo & Lambton, Team 4, UC Merced & Merced

9:00am EST

BDU Design Review - UA & SSCC

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 282

Moderators

David Robertson

Principal Battery Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory

David Robertson is the Principal Battery Engineer for Battery Workforce Challenge at Argonne National Laboratory, a 3-year collegiate and vocational battery competition. David has a masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and nearly 20 years of experience in the battery industry... Read More →

Judges

Jeff Smith

Technical Program Leader, Eaton

Jeff is a Technical Program Leader within Eaton’s eMobility business. He has over 25 years of automotive experience on a diverse group of products including hydraulic transmission and engine control valves, fuel emissions control products, and more recently electric vehicle battery... Read More →

Joe Wimmer

Senior Manager - Electrical Applications, Gamma Technologies

Joe Wimmer is the team lead for electrical applications at Gamma Technologies, leading a team of engineers focused on supporting clients and delivering CAE software solutions for the design and analysis of batteries, motors, and power electronics. Joe graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute... Read More →

Kevin Snyder

Technical Lead Engineer, Stellantis

Kevin Snyder is a Tech Lead for Battery Workforce Challenge at Stellantis. He works in Propulsion System Engineering on High Voltage Battery Packs. Prior to HV Battery Packs, he held positions in Propulsion Chief Engineering, Hybrid Powertrain Calibration, Engine End Of Line testing... Read More →

Mark Blose

HV Battery Pack Integration Manager, Stellantis

Mark is a HV Battery Pack Integration Manager for the Make Battery team at Stellantis where he is responsible for executing enineerng development and release of Battery Pack programs. He holds a BSME, from Youngstown University, and Masters’s degree in Machanical Engineering from... Read More →

Scott Sullivan

Technical Strategy Manager, Eaton

Shan Chandrakesan

Sr. Simulation Engineer, AVL

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 282

Presentation, UA & SSCC

9:00am EST

Module Design Review - Team 5

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 255

Moderators

Ravi Saripella

Advanced Battery Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory

Ravi Saripella is the Advanced Battery Engineer for the Battery Workforce Challenge at Argonne National Laboratory and an alumni of the Virginia Tech EcoCAR program. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and from University of Michigan... Read More →

Judges

Ajay Balachandran

Technical Manager - VSA Services- Engines and Electrified Propulsion, Stellantis

Ajay Balachandran is a Technical Team lead for Dimensional Variation Simulation and Control (DVS&C) for propulsion system components at Stellantis. He has extensive experience in developing engines and electrified propulsion system component tolerance and assembly models to resolve... Read More →

Sean O'kane

Senior Specialist - Energy Systems, AVL

Thomas Achatz

Product Development & Validation Research Scientist, Vibration Research

Thomas Achatz, PE holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan and an MS degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Tom’s extensive automotive engineering experience includes over 34 years at General Motors (GM) in a variety... Read More →

Vishal Mahajan

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 255

Presentation, Team 5

9:00am EST

SW Design Review - CU & Greenville Tech

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 226

Moderators

Ajay Suresh

Project Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory

Ajay Suresh is a Project Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory for the Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition. He also serves as a member of the BattChallenge’s Operational Steering Committee. Prior to joining Argonne, Suresh held a wide range of engineering roles... Read More →

Judges

Nikhil Biju

Ricardo Habre

Field Applications Engineer, Analog Devices

Ricardo Habre is a Field Applications Engineer at Analog Devices focused on Automotive Electrification Systems. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Prior to joining Analog Devices in 2021, he worked as an Electrical... Read More →

Sam Reinsel

Senior Education Programs Engineer, MathWorks

Sam joined MathWorks in 2018 as in the engineering development group, and has been on the Student competition team since 2020. He primarily supports Automotive student competitions in the US and Europe. Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he worked... Read More →

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 226

Presentation, CU & Greenville Tech

9:00am EST

Thermal Design Review - Team 8

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST

Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 215

Moderators

Trista Smith

Vocational Program Manager, Argonne National Laboratory

Trista Smith is a veteran who started her career with the US Army as an active-duty soldier where she served as a finance and accounting specialist and on the nuclear, biological and chemical hazards defense advance party team during field missions. After leaving the army she studied... Read More →

Judges

Jonathan Rhodes

Technical Specialist - Battery Systems and Electrification Engineering, AVL

Massimiliano Mastrogiorgio

Senior Battery Application Engineer, Gamma Technologies

Massimiliano Mastrogiorgio completed his studies in Energy and Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Torino in Italy, specializing in energy production and management. He then pursued a Double Master's Degree program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, concentrating on electrochemical... Read More →

Oliver Gross

Senior Fellow, Stellantis

Oliver is a Senior Fellow for Advanced Energy Storage and Electrification, at Stellantis where he is responsible for the energy storage systems technology roadmaps, innovation, and architecture. He is an OEM Lead of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium Technical Advisory... Read More →

Thomas Glatz

Business Development for Advanced Simulation Technologies, AVL

Thomas has been working with AVL on simulation topics in various roles for more than a decade. After achieving a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Graz University of Technology in 2013 (Austria) he joined AVL to work on system simulation topics as a development engineer, software... Read More →

Saturday March 1, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am EST
Center for Manufacturing Innovation - Room 215

Presentation, Team 8