Nathan D. Forster
Senior Program Manager @Southwest Research Institute
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Program Manager @Southwest Research Institute
San Antonio, TX, US
Hands-on Leader and Architect of Test Automation for R&D Testing of Electro-Mechanical Systems and Components:* Formulate strategic vision* Curate backlog of projects for system advancement and continuous improvement.* Manage software development and deployment support teams* Negotiate and arrange priorities* Oversee and maintain 97 automation system deployments (and growing)* Drive implementation of quality and efficiency improvements* Process development and improvement for enhanced operational and team dependabilityInnovator of Data Analytics Solutions:* Oversee and maintain 100 data analysis package deployments (and growing)* Expansion of data analytics capabilities to extract deeper insights from acquired data* Advance data governance and warehousing to create additional avenues for applying BI analyticsUse Case Deployment Types (so far):+ Drivetrain Testing+ Battery Testing+ Hydrogen Fuel Cell Testing+ Engine and Emissions Testing+ Combustion Analysis+ Bearing Test Rig+ On-Track vehicle speed profile control using SwRI DEVCon(TM) capability+ Chassis Dyno Testing using SwRI DEVCon(TM) capability+ In-Vehicle Data Acquisition and Visualization+ Supervisory and Automation System for SwRI ECTO-Lab(TM)+ LFE Calibration Stand+ Evap Canister Loading Stand+ … more are on the way!
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Intelligence
Michigan Technological University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
ABOUT NATHAN D. FORSTER
I build and lead large-scale engineering programs — and I\'m increasingly building them to…
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