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Michael A. DuPree

Objective Provide Responsibilities of Past Job Experience Experience

DuPree Analytics 2005 – 2016

Consulting Engineer

Design build and maintain remote data acquisition systems and perform data analysis..

Partnered with SAE, Dept. Of Energy and EPA to produce the Green Racing Protocol SAE J2880.

Partnered with Michelin (and later Dekra) implementing the SAE J2880 standard into a program to determine energy efficiency during a motor racing event.

Designed, built and maintained timing and scoring system for professional racing series. Developed methods to evaluate performance of both drivers and cars. General Motors 1980 – 2005

Milford Proving Grounds

Warren Technical Center

Development Engineer

Driveability, Performance, and Energy Related Items

Oversaw Driveline lab, responsible for roadload coastdown testing, included vehicle preparation, supervise testing, reduce data reported to EPA. Diagnosed test result when test result exceeded target. Use test data review to determine possible root cause for missed targets. Coastdown results are very important as it established the dynamometer set for the fuel economy and emissions test.

GM-210 Impala – develop strategy to meet CAFÉ standards set for this car. Used Aero lab, emission test, roadload coastdown tests along with data from math modeling to identify problems and strengths. Assemble a strategy to assure the car to be Best In Class for fuel economy, and identified compromises to the customer.

GM 200 Van – identify vehicle sensitive areas that impact roadload horsepower and developed a reduction strategy. Improved real world fuel consumption for 2.2 L Opel gas engines. Implemented and supervised Conformance Of Productions testing on Opel 2.2L and 3.0L vans. Develop and supervise Evolution Factor test for the 2.2 L diesel van, developed powertrain integration plans to meet vehicle performance and fuel consumption objectives.

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Roadload Impact Study -- Defined and supervised testing to help understanding the impact upon GM’s fuel economy to SAE’s new standards (the standards were changing from SAE J1263 to SAE J2263) to determine roadload horsepower. The study included vehicle preparation and road testing to both SAE J1263 and SAE J2263. Additional emission lab testing required to determine dyno settings followed by emission and fuel economy testing. Supervise Aero lab test of this fleet of vehicles. Data was analyzed to understand the impact of this change to verify and help build vehicle simulation models.

GM200 Opel Diesel Minivan Performance Investigation – The investigation began as a study to root cause of failing top speed target. In Europe this is an advertised value. Root cause and learning, sustained top speed is a function of engine power at speed not peak power.

GM200 Opel Diesel Minivan Fuel Consumption Investigation – Technical Engineer. Investigation began as the roadload horsepower for a production vehicle was much higher than of the prototype vehicle. Modeling software predicted the vehicle would not meet targets. Root causes 1) Suspension pickup points, in net build system and alignment specification, 2) Tire selection ride quality vs fuel consumption.

GM200 Opel Minivan Fuel Consumption Investigation – Resolve problem on 2.2L gasoline vehicle. Opel could not reproduce the fuel consumption values that had been produced in the USA. After verifying the fuel consumption values did not meet our reported values. Worked on steady state fuel consumption and vehicle preparation to produce repeatable and acceptable values.

Diesel Engine Opel GM200 Minivan – System Integration Engineer. Assignment thermal management for the 2.2 L Turbocharged Diesel engine. Contribution to the program proved the concept of lean engineering and use analysis to reduce the number of tests. Using the thermal profiles of gasoline engines. Both tested and met requirements using testbed engine data, and the thermal profile of the diesel engine (the diesel engine being much less than the gasoline engines, it would be compliant by design data).

Proof of Concept Vehicles – Powertrain/System Engineer, worked on various vehicle build and development projects either proof of concept, prototype and specialty builds. These included C5 Corvette and the V-12 Suburban. These assignments included technical liaison during design and build phases as well as bringing vehicles to a functioning level to allow projects to be considered for further approvals.

Emission certification of Corvette for Middle East and other non-regulated areas. These areas did not require catalytic converters and the drive cycle did vary for some areas.

World Challenge Racing Series – Technical Lead Engineer. This series unlike the Corvette Challenge which was a single model series the World Challenge was open to all manufacturers. Each marque submitted a specification for a car to be approved by SCCA. Responsible for powertrain development. Also, was a technical representative for Chevrolet to SCCA, the sanctioning body.

Corvette Challenge Racing Series – Technical Lead Engineer. The cars and engine being controlled builds to minimize variation in performance. The project was a marketing and performance showcase for Corvette and to utilize the onboard diagnostics to verify performance between cars and to assist in maintenance. Duties to develop a system to insure equal performance, technical inspection, maintenance and monitor and report problems with production components when used in a high performance and stress 3

environment. Findings controlled builds of engines alone was not the key to in-use equal performance, the key along with the build was the break-in cycle. Developed and ran a break-in program which yielded increased performance, and reduced variation in overall power. Developed and enhanced output engine for 1989, using production available parts, coordinated build with Flint engine, using a controlled batch build process. Increased engine performance cascade into other areas such as oil cooling, fuel economy, driveline issues, items which lead to improvement of the production car going into future years.

LT-5/ZR-1 Corvette Project – Powertrain engineer assigned to Lotus Engineering responsible to implement a GM Electronic Control system for the LT-5 engine. Developed software and system architecture used during initial engine and car builds, which was used our base for the production system. Developed a 2 fuel injector per cylinder system, to reduce emission and maintain performance. Worked with Lotus to understand GM’s standards for driveability, performance, hot and cold weather testing. Assisted Lotus during engine dyno development and hot and cold weather testing. Became the program liaison between Lotus and Chevrolet.

Twin Turbocharged Corvette Project – Powertrain engineer assigned to integrate and develop a twin turbocharged L98 into a production Corvette. Developed software and system architecture used during initial engine and car builds, which was used as a base for a production system. Supervised other development testing to understand hot weather testing and drivability.

Corporate Port Injection System – Coordinator and system engineer, assigned to Powertrain Project Center, to develop a common Mass Airflow Port Fuel Injection system to be used by Buick for 3.0L, 3.8L NA and 3.8L Turbo engines, Chevrolet 5.7L, 5.0L V- 8 and 2.8L V6 engines. The goal was to develop a common software set and common as possible hardware sets to meet the new fuel economy and emission standards for 1984 and later, while also looking to improve performance and customer please ability.

Defense Research Laboratory/Delco Electronics 1973 - 1980 Santa Barbara, California

Computer Design and Development – Involved with multiple computer system projects which were mainly military and aerospace applications. Systems included various guidance systems or computer architecture. Contributed to the Fire Control Computer for F-16 (and the spinoffs). Development / Field Support /Troubleshooting responsibilities: Provide training for customers as well as resolve problems the service depots could not. The most advanced computer within responsibility index was the Inertial Upper Stage used on the Space Shuttle

Education Howard University, Washington D.C.

B.S., Electrical Engineering.

Professional Engineer, Michigan

Interests Auto racing, flying, performance-based sports, computers, programming, consuming data to understand performance events, electronics. Travel to historical and cultural sites.

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