Kirk Chapman
VP Advance Engineering
Holland,MI
Summary
I love to add value by managing and leading teams of engineering focused professionals. I do this by leading the research and development of state of the art components and systems for the advance energy storage and distribution industries that I work in.
My experience in leadership roles along with my technical expertise from many years working in battery management and other advanced electrification roles has contributed to my success and the success of the companies that I have worked for.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
VP of Engineering
Volta Power Systems
Holland, MI
01.2018 - Current
- Manage and direct engineering staff and resources
- Advanced electronics and component and systems research
- Develop and maintain project timing for all validation activities to meet customer timing needs
- Specify requirements, develop and test advanced electronics/systems that can be used to support long term technical systems goals
- Develop short, medium and long-term goals for the direction of the advanced engineering departments technical roadmap, including cross-functional support for product engineering and production
- Interview / hire candidates for employment in the engineering group
- Perform goal setting, mid-year review and end of year performance evaluations for direct report employees
- Coordinated engineering team for projects in commercial and industrial development.
Sr. Engineering Manager
LG Chem Power
Troy, MI
10.2010 - 12.2017
- Manage and direct test leaders and test engineers in performing battery pack ECU level validation tests
- Manage and lead the development and traceability of test procedures for high voltage battery systems used in HEV and PHEV applications to ensure maximum reusability across multiple programs
- Develop and maintain project timing for all validation activities to meet customer timing needs
- Manage and support development of automated test procedures using CAPL/CANalyzer and other HIL equipment to interface with a customized hardware interface to a HV Battery System
- Develop short, medium and long-term goals for the direction of the validation departments HIL based testing roadmap
- Including cross-functional support for both HW and SW test groups
- Interview / hire candidates for employment in the validation group
- Perform goal setting, mid-year review and end of year performance evaluations for direct report employees
Co-Owner/Senior Principal Engineer
ITW Cyberware
Royal Oak, MI
02.2008 - 10.2010
- Electrical design and manufacture of custom PCBs and associated electronics for New Eagle LLC,
- CAN diagnostics development and CAN system debugging for SMTOOLS inc, Walled Lake, MI
- CAN system debugging, electrical wiring harness design, and controller integration for Advanced Power Group Inc, J1772 interface design and controller integration for Phoenix Motors
- Ladder logic aircraft landing gear
- Reviewed plans, documents and related materials to assess projected actions and advise on changes.
- Created specialized staff teams for complex or new projects.
- Trained staff members and improved engineering application processes.
- Calculated labor and material needs, making necessary orders and purchases.
Advaced test systems engineer
Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnersip
Farmington Hills, MI
10.2008 - 02.2010
- Engineering Design and testing for advanced forward-facing radar and vision based crash avoidance and mitigation systems including GPS, CAN, and Video data capture and analysis.
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
- Collaborated with executive team to define business requirements and systems goals.
- Documented system configuration, mapping and processes.
Systems Engineer
Visteon Corporation
Vanburen Township, MI
05.2000 - 09.2008
- I worked at Visteon for almost 10 years as an electrical systems design engineer, application engineer and test and validation engineer
- Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new system designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical components.
- My projects include:
- ADAS – Blind spot detection
- Design and validation
- Resident engineer, planning, requirement analysis and testing
- CAN interface design for testing
- Develop custom data acquisition system
- Satellite Radio Application Engineer
- Requirements analysis
- 8D and problem solving
- Hybrid Powertrain System/Design Engineer
- Develop electrical systems specification for hybrid powertrain
- Develop CAN interface specification for supplier components
- Design signal conditioner board for dSPACE chassis controller.
Sr. Project Engineer
MSX International
Madison Heights, MI
01.1999 - 04.2000
- Liaised with company executives and project managers to acquire resources to move projects forward.
- Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
- Provided technical direction of system development methodologies to improve technical performance.
- Prototype fuel-cell/electric hybrid vehicle
- (Jeep Commander II)
- I/O specification for electric motors, DC/DC converter and fuel cell stack
- Integration of dSPACE micro-autobox controller
- Track cost and timing for project
Project Engineer
Compunetics inc
Troy, MI
01.1995 - 01.1999
- Liaised with company executives and project managers to acquire resources to move projects forward.
- Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
- Assisted with cost proposal development and customer presentations.
- Schematic capture, PCB design and layout
- Circuit design for DC Motor driver (H-Bridge)
- HW and SW design for CAN BUS monitor
- Misc
- Micro-controller applications
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI 09.1994 - 12.1999
Skills
Dewesoft, Netway, CAN communication protocol,
CANalyzer, CAPL/C programming,
Solar Power
Proficient in CANalyser/CAPL
MATLAB/Simulink
Electronics Workbench/SPICE
AutoCAD / 3d Design
Microchip Assembly language, Motorola Assembly, Intel Assembly,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Oscilloscopes, DMM's, Waveform generators, Data Logger, various other electronic and mechanical equipment
Project management processes
Electrical engineering
Schematics understanding
Technical research
Timeline
VP of Engineering
Volta Power Systems
01.2018 - Current
Sr. Engineering Manager
LG Chem Power
10.2010 - 12.2017
Advaced test systems engineer
Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnersip
10.2008 - 02.2010
Co-Owner/Senior Principal Engineer
ITW Cyberware
02.2008 - 10.2010
Systems Engineer
Visteon Corporation
05.2000 - 09.2008
Sr. Project Engineer
MSX International
01.1999 - 04.2000
Project Engineer
Compunetics inc
01.1995 - 01.1999
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Lawrence Technological University
09.1994 - 12.1999