Bennett Sprague
About
Bennett Sprague is from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Bennett works in the following industries: "Management Consulting", and "Automotive". Bennett is currently Sr. Engineering Manager at Tesla, located in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. In Bennett's previous role as a Sr Staff Product Support Engineer at Tesla at Tesla, Bennett worked in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands until Oct 2019. Prior to joining Tesla, Bennett was a Sr. Engineering Manager at Tesla and held the position of Sr. Engineering Manager at Palo Alto, CA. Prior to that, Bennett was a Engineering Manager at Tesla Motors, based in Palo Alto, CA from Jan 2011 to Nov 2015. Bennett started working as Sr. Test Engineer at Tesla Motors in San Carlos, California, United States in Jul 2008. From Jan 2006 to Jan 2008, Bennett was Senior Engineer at Exponent, based in Menlo Park, CA. Prior to that, Bennett was a Research Associate at Arthur D. Little, based in Cambridge, MA from Jun 2000 to Jul 2002. Bennett started working as Battery Engineer at Ovonic Battery Company Inc. in Troy, MI in Jan 1997.
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Bennett Sprague's current jobs
Bennett Sprague's past jobs
Identify and coordinate resolution of high occurrence, high severity, or high impact issues in the field by providing actionable, real-world usage and failure data to design / quality / manufacturing / firmware teams for product improvement.
Manage a diverse team responsible for the development testing and analysis of new hardware projects across all Tesla products including the powertrain, vehicle electronics, autopilot and driver's assistance hardware, body systems, closures, and interiors, as well as Tesla Energy.
Manage a team of engineers and technicians responsible for the testing and analysis of new hardware development projects, primarily related to the high voltage battery, drive inverter, charger, motor/gearbox, Supercharger and Tesla Energy products.
Responsible for engineering and validation testing of new battery pack designs, focusing on mechanical, thermal and environmental testing. Familiar with lithium-ion regulatory standards, including UN Transportation Testing for Lithium Batteries (UN/DOT 38.3) and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Electric Powered Vehicles (FMVSS 305).
Performed experiments and examined products to determine causes of failure in consumer products, such as lithium–ion batteries, cell phones and computer hardware. Performed experiments and created models to analyze automotive cooling system for patent infringement case.
Developed low emission fuel delivery system for micropower generator. Achieved reduction in automotive cold start emissions by developing novel fuel injectors for spark ignition engines. Analyzed costs and emissions associated with creating fuel and power from biomass.
Created models and conducted tests to determine the power and thermal performance of new battery designs. Formulated hybrid vehicle battery state of charge algorithm and operating strategy.