Building Better with Brandon Bartneck

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#5 - Robert Chiaravalli | Human Resources As a Critical Part of Success in the Highly Competitive Mobility Sector Jun 01, 2020

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Bob Chiaravalli has served as VP of Human Resources and Chief Labor Counsel with large automotive organizations, and has spent the past two decades as President of his consulting company, Strategy Labor and Human Resources. This discussion certainly comes from a different angle than the other ones I've had so far, and it's one that I particularly enjoyed. We covered a lot of ground, including topics such as the fight to attract and retain specialized talent, the critical interaction between branding and Human Resources, the importance of leaders and executives responding to the COVID crisis, and much more. Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

#4 - Chris Borroni-Bird | Afreecar, EV Skateboards, & Robotaxis May 26, 2020

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Chris Borroni-Bird has experience as Chief Engineer of Future Programs at Waymo, VP of Strategy at Qualcomm, Director of Advanced Technology Concepts at GM, and lead for Chrysler's fuel cell development. He now spends much of his time focused on a mobility solution for underserved areas, called Afreecar. Chris and I talk at length about his Afreecar project, the skateboard platform for electric vehicles (which Chris helped to pioneer in the early 2000s), robotaxis, and many more fascinating topics. Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

#3 - Brian Van Batavia | Systems Engineering & Leading at an EV Start-up May 18, 2020

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Brian Van Batavia is the Technical Director at Bollinger Motors, an exciting start-up developing all-electric trucks and utility vehicles. Before joining Bollinger Motors, Brian had various engineering positions with companies such as MTS Systems, Eaton, and Polaris. Brian and I talk about the importance of his electronics and systems engineering background, the unique he brings to systems engineering, his decision to take on a leadership position at a start-up, the way he thinks about competition, his role in branding, and much more. Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

#2 - Chris Cowland | High Performance & Advanced Powertrains May 11, 2020

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Chris Cowland has had several exciting roles throughout his career, and is best known for his time with Chrysler, which then became FCA, where he most recently served as Director of Advanced and SRT Powertrain, overseeing the development of dynamic projects such as the Apache, Viper, Hellcat, and Demon engines. Chris now provides valuable powertrain engineering consulting through C Squared Engineering. Chris and I talk about his unique career path, the future of halo products and supercars, the role of electrification and the IC engine as we move forward, and much more. Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

#1 - Chris Bruntlett | Learning about Cycling from the Dutch May 01, 2020

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The Dutch are the best in the world at using cycling for everyday transportation. In this episode, Chris Bruntlett discusses the benefits of the way the Dutch move around, the ways in which other cities can learn from the Dutch, and the various roadblocks we need to overcome before cycling, and other forms of micro-mobility, can take hold in cities around the world. Music credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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