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Instructor Biographies
Barak, Pinhas
A professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Pinhas Barak specializes in vehicle systems dynamics and suspension design, active and semi-active suspension systems, chassis and vehicle design systems, mechanical control systems, and vibrations. He recently established the Vehicular Dynamics Design Center at Kettering University. Dr. Barak is a member of SAE, ASME, ASEE and SIAM, with more than 25 years of industrial experience in automotive engineering. He also received the SAE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award in 1993. Dr. Barak received both a B.S.C. and an M.S.C. in mechanical engineering from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University.

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Bardasz, Ewa

Dr. Ewa A. Bardasz is a Fellow at The Lubrizol Corporation, where she is currently responsible for overseeing technical activities related to lubricating novel combustion hardware, aftertreatment systems and emissions. She is experienced in the areas of crankcase lubrication, corrosion inhibition, engine testing and exhaust emissions control. Dr. Bardasz holds over 25 patents, has published multiple technical and scientiﬁc papers, authored chapters for technical books and is a frequent invited speaker at conferences throughout the U.S. and Europe. She is the recipient of the SAE International 2002 Award for Research on Automotive Lubricants, and 2009 SAE International Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award. Dr. Bardasz is a Fellow of SAE International and a Fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) where she is also on the Board of Directors. Dr. Bardasz obtained a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Warsaw Technical University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Case Institute of Technology.

Durango, the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 2000 Dakota Quad Cab, the 2001 Minivan, and the 2002 Ram Pickup. Most recently Mr. Bauer served as a visiting professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. where he conducted a certiﬁcation program in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and Reading Engineering Drawings. The train-thetrainer program certiﬁed university professors and GM engineers who support the GM China training curriculum in both Shanghai and Beijing. He serves as an adjunct instructor and consultant for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, DaimlerChrysler Quality Institute, General Motors Univ., General Physics Training Institute, and other post secondary institutions. He provides training and consulting services on topics including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Control Plan Development, Problem Solving, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability Analysis, Blueprint Reading, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Project Management, and Error Prooﬁng. Mr. Bauer has authored publications on Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Tolerance Stackup Analysis, Product Design Error Prooﬁng, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Lean Plant Layout, Standardized Work, Blueprint Reading, Program Management, Advance Product Quality Planning, Control Plan Development, and Team Building. He has additionally worked with General Motors Distance Learning to pilot a series of interactive television broadcasts on Project Management. Mr. Bauer holds a B.A. from Eastern Michigan Univ. and an M.S. in Industrial Operations with distinction from Lawrence Technological Univ.

Belanger, John-Paul

Baseley, Simon J.

Simon J. Baseley was the Director of Engineering Strategy and Program Management within the Intelligent Hydraulic Drive Group at Bosch Rexroth Corporation until retiring in July 2011. He currently works part time at the University of Michigan as a Visiting Research Investigator in the Automotive Lab. Mr. Baseley was also a Director of the Intelligent Hydraulic Drive Products for the Dana Corporation, where he worked to develop and promote applications for hydraulic drive systems for vehicles. Prior to that, he was the Director of Advanced Engineering for Hobourn Automotive Ltd. where he formulated and executed new hydraulic pump applications and directed the applied research initiatives in ﬂuid ﬂow and noise suppression. Mr. Baseley also has extensive experience within the aerospace industry, previously serving as Chief Design Engineer for Rolls-Royce Ltd. An active member of SAE, Mr. Baseley has written several papers on noise related research and hydraulic hybrid systems. He holds eight patents related to hydraulic pumps and hybrid systems. Mr. Baseley, formally educated in the U.K., received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham and a M.S. in Aircraft Propulsion from Cranﬁeld University.

John-Paul Belanger is president of Geometric Learning Systems, a consulting ﬁrm specializing in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (G D & T). For over ten years, he has trained people throughout North America and Europe in the proper interpretation and application of G D & T per the Y14.5 standard by using practical examples. Mr. Belanger is certiﬁed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a Senior G D & T Professional, and has worked with a wide range of companies in the automotive, aerospace, electronic, and other industries to apply tolerances and perform stack calculations. He holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan specializing in aircraft design and safety.

Bensch, Leonard E.

Bauer, Jr., Daniel P.

Mr. Bauer, an ASME Certiﬁed Senior GD&T Professional who holds a Master of Science in Industrial Operations and is ﬂuent in Spanish, serves as president and principal consultant with ITR. With experience supporting over 20 automotive component and vehicle programs in the past 10 years in the U.S., Europe, and China, he specializes in providing training and engineering services in the areas of design engineering, quality, performance improvement, and productivity. In the early ‘90s Mr. Bauer spent three years designing and implementing training and quality programs for six Ford Motor Company launches. Programs included electrical, fuel handling, and powertrain components, including the 60oV6 Vortec Launch. Over the past three years he has worked to develop a comprehensive error prooﬁng system for Chrysler Corp. He has worked with Chrysler to implement the system on several vehicle programs: the 1998 Dodge

Dr. Leonard Bensch has been involved in the ﬁeld of ﬁltration and contamination control for over 45 years. Dr. Bensch joined Pall Corporation in 1979 as Senior Staff Scientist in the scientiﬁc and laboratory services (SLS) Department. He held various management roles including SLS and Strategic Marketing for the Pall Aeropower group. He became President of Pall Industrial Hydraulics, and then in 1988, he became Pall Corporation Vice President in charge of Western Hemisphere ﬂuid power operations. Dr. Bensch has authored over 130 technical papers in the area of ﬁltration and contamination control. He is an active participant on several industrial technical committees, including SAE International and the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). He is the Chairman of the USA Technical Advisory Group to ISO for contamination control and convener of the ISO ﬁltration test methods working group. He serves as a US expert to ISO for aerospace ﬁltration and contamination control and is the past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Fluid Power Association. Dr. Bensch received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University where he conducted and led research projects for 12 years in component wear, ﬁltration and contamination control, and was instrumental in the development of most modern industrial hydraulic ﬁlter test methods and contamination analysis techniques.

Beranek, Mark

Mark Beranek has 20 years combined experience at Boeing and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) working in the aerospace ﬁber optics and photonics research and engineering ﬁeld. His program

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