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`Resume:
`DAVID R. McLELLAN
`8611 Tipsico Lake Road
`Holly, Michigan 48442-9193
`cell:
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`(810) 599-6893
`email:
`davemclellan@me.com
`Web Sites: www.corvettechief.com
`www.davemclellanlegal.com
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`November 19, 2019
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`At A Glance:
`Trained as a Mechanical Engineering and with an MBA as a Sloan Fellow at
`MIT, I applied my expertise in leadership and vehicle dynamics as Corvette
`Engineering Director to bring the Corvette back to center stage as a World
`Class Sports Car. This culminated in the 180 mph ZR-1 and the architectural
`design of the next generation Corvette, the C5. Since GM I have used my
`skills to lead several major projects and have consulted as a legal and
`intellectual property expert in automotive related cases. This is all outlined
`here in my resume.
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`By training and temperament, I find that I can capture the big picture and
`lead the team to get the job done and done well. And, no task has been
`too daunting for me, not even writing an award winning book on the
`Corvette. “Corvette From the Inside.”
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`Looking forward:
`I continue to pursue my passion for doing creative work with a central focus
`on transportation vehicles be they advanced sports cars, electric and
`hybrid cars or off road vehicles including military trucks. No matter what
`their propulsion system or where they run, they all obey the same laws of
`physics and can be treated as such.
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`Education, Major Awards and Authorship:
`B.S. Mechanical Engineering. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; 1959
`Subsequently pursued an M. S. in Engineering Mechanics completing all the
`course work. WSU 1965
`Honored with induction into the WSU Engineering Hall of Fame in 2014.
`M.S. in Management as a Sloan Fellow, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1974
`Recipient of the SAE’s Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering
`Innovation, 1990 This award was given in recognition of “work and
`achievements (that) exemplify in an outstanding manner innovation in the
`engineering development of automobiles, their components, systems and
`accessories.” Recipients of the Cole Award included Dr Paul B MacCready,
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`AeroVironment who invented the human-powered aircraft, the Gossamer
`Condor, and its successor, the Gossamer Albatross.
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`2007 Elected to Fellow grade membership in the SAE (Society of Automotive
`Engineers). This is their elected grade of membership. Among some
`80,000 SAE members there are only about 200 active Fellows.
` Member of the SAE’s Edward N. Cole Award Board; 1996-1998
` General Chairman of the SAE Race Car Engineering Conference;
`December, 1996.
` Member of the SAE Race Car Engineering Conference Committee;
`1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006.
` Keynote speaker at numerous SAE meetings.
`Automobile Magazine: “Herewith, a look at the 100 cars, people, technologies,
`events, and milestones that have marked Chevrolet's 100 years.”
`At #70. “Dave McLellan succeeded Zora Arkus-Duntov as the Corvette's chief
`engineer in 1975 -- a difficult time for the sports car. Its performance had
`weakened, and many within GM questioned whether it should continue.
`McLellan was able to put the Corvette on the road to recovery, developing the
`C4 (1984), reintroducing the convertible (1986), and bringing out the ZR-1 for
`1990. . . “
`Auto Enthusiast: Chevrolet Legacy 10 Men Who Mattered in this century of
`Chevrolet: at #6 “Dave McLellan
`He was the second Corvette chief engineer, picking up the baton after
`Zora Arkus-Duntov retired. Nearly 20 years after his 1992 retirement, Dave
`McLellan remains a fixture of the enthusiast community, attending
`Corvette events across the country with his wife, Glenda.
`McLellan began working on the Corvette platform in the late 1960s, under
`Zora Arkus-Duntov’s direction, and became chief engineer for it in 1975,
`upon Zora’s retirement. The technologies that debuted on the Corvette
`during his reign trickled down to other Chevrolets, bringing advanced
`technology to affordable cars often before more expensive competitors.
`Those technologies include Tuned-Port Injection (port fuel injection), anti-
`lock brakes and Anti-Slip Regulation (Corvette-speak for traction control).
`He also oversaw the creation of the C4 ZR-1, which put the Corvette on
`the world stage as a high-tech sports car. McLellan was an engineer’s
`engineer – and so recognized by the Society of Automotive Engineers –
`and retains a strong passion for the Corvette. No one could fill Zora’s
`shoes, but McLellan was the right replacement at the right time.”
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`AUTHORSHIP: Author of a major book on the history and technology of the
`Corvette. “Corvette From The Inside” Published in 2002.
`EMPLOYMENT/CONSULTING: (Legal cases are in bold)
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`2019 Expert in Persad v. Ford Explorer, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
`2019 Toyota RAV4 class action litigation, The Grant Law Firm, PLLC
`2019 BMW S65 Engine Failure class action litigation, Sauder Schelkopf
`2018 Expert in a truck rollover injury case. Eric Kjorlie
`2018 Expert in class action litigation Coda v Goodyear, Kessler Topaz
`Meltzer Check, LLP
`2017 Expert in a Low Tire Pressure Warning Corrosion case Tomisini v. FCA
`Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, P.C.
`2017 Expert in a truck airbag non-deployment case. Jackson & Foster, LLC
`2017 Expert in a Diesel emissions product liability case. Foley & Lardner
`2017 Expert in Coda v. Goodyear a patent infringement case, Steptoe &
`Johnson
`2016-2018 IQMRI Program Manager for an advanced material
`development with DARPA. IQM Research Institute
`2016 Expert in Patent 189 Case, Jim Glass
`2015 Expert in a Ferrari 458 brake failure accident, Haldanes
`Solicitors, Hong Kong, China
`2015 Expert in a Van death case, Peter Parzygnat
`2015 Expert in a Corvette fire case, Lewis Thomason
`2014 Expert in an automotive death case. Eric Kjorlie
`2014 Expert in an automotive aftermarket floor mat patent case. Wood
`Herron & Evans
`2014 Expert in an auto injury case. Poses and Poses
`2014 Expert in an auto injury case involving handicap equipped controls.
`Goldberg Segalla
`2014 Expert in a personal injury case. Rocky Haire
`2014 Expert in a rear brake failure case. Kantrowitz, Goldhamer &
`Graifman, P.C.
`2014 Expert in a vehicle refrigeration system reliability case. Williams Walsh
`and O’Connor LLC
`2014 Expert in a seat sensor patent infringement case. AZA Law
`2014 Expert in a Corvette VIN tag replacement suit. Shostak
`2013-15 Expert in a tonneau cover patent infringement case. Kirkland & Ellis
`2013 Expert in an engine failure Class Action. Barron & Budd
`2013 Expert in a Viper loss of control case. Greg Rohl
`2012 Expert in a Corvette damage case. Christopher Fry
`2012 Consultant to Soar Tech: Artificial Intelligence software applied to cars
`That Don’t Crash.
`2011 Consultant to Badenoch LLC on their proposal for an armored
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`personnel carrier for the US Army.
`2011 Expert in a seat belt injury case. Eric Kjorlie
`2011 Expert in a HID headlamp theft case. Eaton and Wolk
`2010 Technical expert in a tire failure, personal injury case. Viles and
`Beckman
`2009 Expert in a dump truck durability case and a seat belt failure, personal
`injury case. Walker-Head
`2008 Consultant to Pratt and Miller Engineering, Wixom, MI. P&M designs,
`builds and races the C6R Corvette for GM. They also do contract
`engineering.
`2008-11 Consultant to CODA Automotive an electric car maker in Los
`Angeles, CA, Tianjin and Harbin, China.
`2007 Expert in a fascia failure case. Murray and Murray
`2006 Consultant to Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego on
`specialty 9 Ton GVW trucks for the US military (JLTV).
`2005 Consultant to Intermap Technologies Inc. Producer of large area, side
`scan radar based, precision 3D surface and road maps.
`2005 Consultant to IAM Insight, specialists in technology transfer and
`intellectual asset management; on hydraulic hybrid technology.
`2004 Consultant to Pinnacle Associates, consultants for the plaintiff on the
`Ford/Firestone tire failure case.
`2002-05 Expert in an inside rear view mirror patent infringement case, Jones,
`Day, Reavis and Pogue
`2002 Consultant to, and member of the Technology Board of Mosler
`Automotive and its MT900, ultralight composite race/road car.
`2002-06 Consultant to Georgia Tech Research Institute for Ultra 3T, a 1.1
`Megawatt, armored hybrid vehicle for the US Marines.
`1998-2003 Consultant to Technologies M4, developers of an automotive
`electric wheel propulsion motor.
`1998-2003 Consultant to Intermag Technologies Inc., developers of
`magnesium automotive components.
`1998 Consultant to IVM an international automotive design and
`development company.
`1998-1999 ERIM-Engineering Director for COMBATT a cost share program
`sponsored by TACOM, to develop commercially based trucks that
`approach the mobility payload and functionality of the Army’s
`HMMWV.
`1997-2002 Consultant to the Eaton Corporation.
`1997 Campbell & Company. Leadoff speaker in Heidelberg, Germany in
`conjunction with the birth of Visteon at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
`1996-2006 Consultant to the Bose Corporation on development and
`marketing of its electromagnetic active suspension.
`1996-1999 ERIM Program Manager for a Variable Dynamic Testbed Vehicle
`(VDTV). An onboard computer managed, front and rear steer-by-wire,
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`brake-by-wire and throttle-by-wire, in this passenger automobile
`designed for human factors research into active safety. This was a
`Federal Government, Department of Transportation, National
`Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Crash
`Avoidance (OCA) project, managed for the OCA by the Jet
`Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
`1994 Automotive Engineering Analyst to Teltech Resource Network Corp.
`1993-1994 Member of the Board of Directors, Porsche Engineering Services-
`Troy (MI), Porsche’s US engineering services company, a subsidiary of
`Porsche Engineering Services-Weissach, Germany.
`1993-1998 Consultant to Rosen Motors Ltd., developers of a hybrid gas
`turbine, battery-flywheel, hybrid electric power train.
`1993-2002 Author. Under contract to author a major book on the history of
`the Corvette. Published in 2002 as “Corvette From The Inside.”
`1959-1992 General Motors Corporation. (33 years with GM.)
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`1975-1992 Engineering Director, Corvette.
` As Engineering Director, I was responsible for all aspects of engineering the
`Corvette: design engineering and manufacturing engineering. The team of
`engineers, men and women, power train, chassis, electrical, body and
`specialists I led and motivated became world class in their fields. They
`designed and validated the car, its components and the processes for its
`manufacture. They were also responsible for the application of engineering
`processes, such as failure mode analysis, design for manufacture and
`assembly, and CAD/CAM. Each part of the process led to high quality,
`easily manufactured, cost effective designs. The team also supported the
`marketing division in product conception, sales, and service. Empowered to
`make the many decisions that lead to a successful product, this capable
`and dedicated team consistently led the industry in the introduction of
`market-focused technical innovation.
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`Major Corvette Engineering milestones under my direction:
` 1981 Led the world in the development of the first composite (fiberglass)
`suspension-leaf spring, for a 600% weight savings. (Today, similar composite
`springs are used in millions of cars and trucks.)
` 1984 Engineered the all new current Corvette as an aluminum intensive
`sports car.
` 1985 Developed the Corvette as a production race car to compete in the
`SCCA Showroom Stock Series. (Corvette won every race in the three year
`series, including all of the 24-hour races.)
` 1986 Introduced the first 4-wheel anti-lock brakes on a sports car. (In one of
`the SCCA races, this system turned a sure loss into a victory)
` 1993 Introduced the first Pass Key (an electronic anti-theft, ignition-key
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`system)
` 1989 Introduced the first 6-speed manual transmission (in preparation for
`the ZR-1)
` 1989 Began in earnest, to plan the next (5th) generation Corvette–the C5.
` 1990 Introduced the ZR-1 Corvette super car (375 bhp, 0-60 mph in 4.3 sec.)
` 1990 Introduced the first of driver-side air bags in GM.
` Established 3 FIA World Records for speed and endurance with the
`production ZR-1, including the 24-hour record @ 175.885 mph (4,221 miles).
` 1992 Re-engineered of the standard Corvette engine to produce 300 bhp.
` 1992 Introduced Acceleration Slip Regulation (traction control).
` 1993 Introduced the first Passive Keyless Entry System
` 1994 Developed a passenger-side air bag for the Corvette
` 1994 Introduced the first run flat tire system (damaged tires that run without
`air!)
`1974 Staff Engineer–Corvette
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`1973-74 Sloan Fellow–Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts
`Institute of Technology.
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`1970-1973 Assistant Staff Engineer, Chassis: Led the team of chassis design
`engineers responsible for the Camaro and Nova chassis.
`1967-1970 Development Engineer Led the team of ride, handling, and NVH
`engineers responsible for Camaro and Nova development.
`1965-1967 Manager, Vehicle Dynamics Test Area (Black Lake), GM Proving
`Grounds. The first manager of this new facility, responsible for test and
`instrumentation development and the facility’s daily management
`and safety.
`1959-1965 Senior Project Engineer, Noise and Vibration Laboratory, GMPG.
`Led various projects in vibration control on components, cars, trucks
`and military track laying vehicles.
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