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Instructor Biographies
Herman, Edmund
Mr. Herman is President of Creative Concepts Company, Inc. Prior to establishing his consulting business, Mr. Herman worked for General Motors Corporation where he was responsible for new process development in the areas of draw die development for sheet metal stamping dies, mold development for sheet molding compounds, and pressure die casting dies and processes. He was instrumental in the shift from physical plaster developments to total CAD design of sheet metal draw die developments. Mr. Herman is also an experienced instructor and served as the Education Director for the Society of Die Casting Engineers (now the North American Die Casting Association). He has taught continuing education courses in die casting, stamping and injection molding through Oakland and Wayne State Universities. Mr. Herman is a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan and has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from General Motors Institute and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering - Operations Research from the University of Michigan.

implementation of the GD3 (DRBFM) methodology. Yoshimura considers Mr. Haughey to be a subject matter expert in the GD3 methodologies, including DRBFM and DRBTR. Mr. Haughey received a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan and M.S from Central Michigan University, and has the following certiﬁcations: Black Belt in GD3 (DRBFM and DRBTR); Master Design for Manufacturability and Assembly Engineer; and Certiﬁed Internal Auditor.

Heathcotte, Barry W.

Barry W. Heathcotte is an individual consultant specializing in training and consulting services on the subject of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. He has more than 30 years experience in the subject matter and has been a lecturer at both public and inplant seminars and training programs. Mr. Heathcotte has trained more than 15,000 people from well over 1,500 companies, the military, technical and trade schools, universities, and technical societies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. He is a former designer, group supervisor and technical coordinator with the Babcock & Wilcox Company, where he worked on the breeder reactor and nuclear reactors for both commercial and military installations. Mr. Heathcotte has more than 40 years of industrial experience, is a Certiﬁed Manufacturing Engineer, a senior member of SME, and a member of ASME. He has been an active member of the ASME Y14.5 Committee on Dimensioning and Tolerancing since 1982 and is a nationallyrecognized expert on its application and interpretation.

Hickman, Jeffrey

Heck, Ronald

Dr. Ron Heck is currently an independent consultant. Prior to that, Ron was a research manager responsible for developing catalyst technology for Engelhard Corporation. He has worked on the development of catalytic processes in SCR NOx, NSCR NOx, automotive catalyst, diesel catalyst, PremAirTM catalyst systems, hydrogenation technology, ozone abatement, volatile organic compound abatement, ammonia oxidation, chemical feedstock puriﬁcation and chemical synthesis. Ron is a member of American Men and Women of Science and Who’s Who in Technology Today. He is an SAE Fellow and a recipient of the SAE Forest R. McFarland. He was a co-instructor for courses for the SAE in automotive emission control catalysis and diesel emission control catalysis. He was a member of the Scientiﬁc Advisory Board of the Strategic Environmental R&D Program for environmental studies in the Department of Defense. Ron has been involved in over 80 publications in commercial applications of catalysts and holds 36 U.S. patents on catalytic processes. He is the co-author of the book with Dr. Farrauto entitled”Catalytic Air Pollution Control: Commercial Technology” and is the former co-editor of the NewsBrief section of Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. Ron and his former research team from Engelhard received the 2004 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award from R&D Council of New Jersey for the invention of close coupled catalyst technology for ultra low emission gasoline vehicles. Ron received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Jeffrey Hickman is a Group Leader at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. His primary areas of research include community-wide applications of behavior-based safety, selfmanagement, and organizational culture change techniques, assessing driver behavior, fatigue, work/rest cycles, and driver distraction in commercial motor operations. These research projects include competitive research awards from the FMCSA, NHTSA, Mine Health and Safety Administration, National Transportation Research Center, Inc., Transportation Research Board, Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, and the AAA Foundation for Trafﬁc Safety. He has over 60 presentations, 30 scientiﬁc publications and technical reports, scientiﬁc reviews for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Accident Analysis and Prevention, and Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. Dr. Hickman is also the President of Hickman Management Solutions. He has signiﬁcant experience in the design, delivery, and implementation of targeted solutions for organizations looking to improve safety, productivity, and performance.

Hoff, Craig J.

Dr. Craig J. Hoff is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, teaching the areas of thermal and mechanical design, with applications in automotive engineering and biomedical engineering. His research interests include loop heat pipes, electronic and vehicle thermal management, and alternative automotive powertrains. Dr. Hoff is the faculty advisor to the Kettering Formula SAE racecar team and is the Chair of SAE International’s Scholarship Committee. He is the co-author, with Dr. Gregory Davis, of the text Introduction to Automotive Powertrains.

Hubert, Pascal

Herliczek, Siegfried H.

Dr. Siegfried H. Herliczek, a consultant specializing in glass, has worked on glass products for automotive, aircraft, and architectural applications including tempered, laminated, and specialty products. He has extensive experience in research and development and has worked at Union Carbide Corporation, Libbey-Owens-Ford, and Pilkington Glass. Dr. Herliczek has written numerous papers, presented glass seminars in several countries, and received 15 glassrelated patents. He is a member of SAE, ACS, and SPE. Dr. Herliczek earned a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Northeastern University.

Dr. Hubert is currently an Associate Professor at McGill University where he specializes in computational and experimental mechanics and processing for composite materials. Prior to joining the university, he was the owner of Composites Innovation Inc.,served as a Visiting Scientist as NASA Langley Research Center and worked in industry for Forintek Canada Corporation and Bombardier Inc. Dr. Hubert received his B.S in Mechanical Engineering and M.ScA in Composites Materials from the Universite de Montreal and his Ph.D in Composites Materials from the University of British Columbia.

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