Brian Van Batavia

Electrified and connected systems engineering and consulting. Specializing in product and technology roadmaps generated via a formal systems engineering approach that considers the complete product lifecycle.

Technical and business leader of Exro Vehicle Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exro Technologies focused on the application of systems and controls engineering to electrified power systems.

- Responsible for the successful delivery of projects with focus on technical aspects. - Support the program manager for management of the finances and time lines. - Selection of appropriate technologies to ensure program success. - Develops deep customer relationships with the objective of securing additional and future business. - Work with Skill Team Leaders and Engineering Director to ensure programs are resourced effectively. - Identify future program resource needs and communicate this to the Engineering Director and Skill Team Leaders. - Identify project performance issues and bring to the attention of Skill Team Leaders. - Provide status reports to Leadership Team. - Subject matter expert on electric and hybrid vehicles and powertrains.

Overall engineering management for electric and hybrid powertrain. Responsible for the design and development of electric and hybrid powertrain system to meet the needs of multiple product groups. Powertrain system includes electric motor, generator, hybrid transmission, battery, motor inverter, battery charger, vehicle controller, and associated wiring and interconnections. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Understand the current and future technical needs of the various product groups, distill to a technical strategy, and execute development activity to meet the vehicle needs. - Create development plans around improvement to existing platform components and create development plans for new platform components within electric and hybrid powertrain. - Manage electric and hybrid engineering team to deliver platform components per requirements. - Tracks technology development trends and competitive product development trends to help identify and anticipate future opportunities and competitive threats. - Report out to product groups, management teams and Polaris’ senior management to keep them abreast of these trends and their implications. - Interface with Manufacturing and Sourcing teams to ensure alignment of development activity to strategy - Interface with Service & Warranty team as needed to ensure adequate in-field product support for dealers and customers. - Maintain electric and hybrid powertrain lab and equipment to ensure capability meets the engineering needs. - Responsible for staff development and transfer of knowledge to team. - Recommends changes, improvements, or deletions in current products. - Coordinates and oversees engineering development, testing, design, and validation efforts to ensure project objectives are met per schedule and budget - Resolve and Implement corrective action on field issues and warranty.

Responsible for all aspects of leadership provided to the Logic PD Systems Engineering team including; resource management, sales support, proposal support, systems engineering, thought leadership and strategic projects. Resource Management – Monitor and forecast the demand for systems engineering services from internal customers, external customers and existing commitments. Retain an appropriate team of resources, including recruiting, interview, selection, and hiring of personnel. Coach, mentor, and develop systems engineering staff, including new employee on-boarding and providing career development planning and growth opportunities. Manage requests for systems engineering services. Project resource allocation. Sales Support – Support the Logic PD Sales team as a systems engineering subject matter expert. Seeks to understand the customer’s needs and their problems to be solved. Envisions solutions that meet the business and technical needs and provide schedule and cost estimates Proposal Support – Support the proposal team as a solution lead and or systems engineering lead. Create detailed statements of work and project plans that accurately capture the scope, schedule and price that will both meet the customers’ expectations and enable the assigned team to succeed. Systems Engineering – Provide systems engineering or project management services to internal or external projects. Mentor staff on systems engineering processes, best practices, estimating and problem solving. Improve internal systems engineering process through documentation, training and governance. Budget for, review, select and purchase tools and capital equipment. Thought Leadership – Promote the company through published articles, speaking engagements, and other collaborations with the marketing group. Strategic Projects – Occasionally lead and contribute to strategic projects as assigned.

JOB SUMMARY: Leads, directs and monitors design and development programs from concept to production to achieve product objectives within a specified time schedule. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Lead cross-functional program teams to meet project schedule, cost, quality, durability, performance and reliability requirements. Responsible for the overall success of the program. 2. Direct the programs using the Polaris Development Process (PDP), ensuring that all requirements are clearly defined, documented, and achieved. 3. Manage the assigned team to develop new product features, innovative approaches, breakthrough technologies, and improved processes. Collaborate with suppliers to use their design expertise where appropriate. 4. Monitor and manage the manufacturing, quality, and purchasing resources and activities on the team, to provide seamless coordination and issue resolution between all team members. Support accessory and service part planning and execution. 5. Participate in field development testing as required; analyzes field problems and recommends possible solutions. 6. Allocate and monitor resources and task assignments within the team. Coordinate issue resolution with functional managers. 7. Motivate the entire team and others affecting the program's success. 8. Assist functional managers to plan budgets and manpower forecasts. 9. Provide technical support for promotional materials, sales and marketing information, and service publications. 10. May typically lead a large program or multiple smaller programs. 11. Other duties as assigned.

-- Lead systems-level engineering activities related to the development of on-highway and off-highway hybrid power systems transmission systems. -- Work with customers to specify vehicle interfaces and packaging, specifying component requirements. -- Assist the marketing function with obtaining voice of the customer information and translating it into technical requirements. -- Lead vehicle development as it relates to performance, fuel economy, emissions, durability, and environmental requirements. -- Ensure that vehicle performance meets customer wants and needs. -- Improve systems engineering processes across multiple hybrid product lines. -- Identify, evaluate, and recommend most appropriate hybrid system architectures for given applications.

engineering team leader responsible for all aspects of embedded control system design and verification, subject matter expert on functional aspects of vehicle operation, major contributor of concept system architectures and control strategies, recognized as innovative and able to deliver, broad range of technical knowledge and experience in the areas of electronics, software, and embedded systems; able to apply these skills to provide quality solutions within time and budget constraints and still meet or exceed customer expectations; passion for automotive applications of hybrid power systems yields a strong drive for results; able to provide strong leadership with highly collaborative style