About
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I evaluate modern vehicle technology where safety, data, and real-world behavior meet.
My work now centers on vehicle safety research: planning evaluations, understanding system limits, analyzing data, and reporting results people can act on.
"Racing taught me to respect setup, feedback, and small changes that make a big difference."
"That mindset carries into my engineering work: practical, curious, and precise."
Outside of my professional work, I’ve spent countless weekends around race cars and short tracks. That background shaped how I think: listen closely, respect the data, and keep working until the evidence points to the next right move.
Racing is part of the family story. My grandparents, Bernie Partridge and P.J. Partridge, were part of NHRA’s early years. That connection gave me an early respect for speed, craft, preparation, and the people behind the machines.
I started behind the wheel of a Quarter Midget, but I eventually found more satisfaction in helping race cars get faster than in driving them myself. Working with teams taught me how much performance depends on preparation, communication, and calm troubleshooting under pressure.
That same mindset fits ADAS and vehicle testing. Whether I’m reviewing signals, planning a test, or working through a vehicle issue, I’m looking for the practical path from messy real-world behavior to a decision the team can trust.
My Skills
I keep building range across ADAS evaluation, vehicle dynamics, battery testing, headlamp research, safety planning, instrumentation, DewesoftX, ControlDesk, MATLAB, Excel, Python analysis, and technical reporting. The common thread is practical engineering judgment: define the question clearly, collect clean data, and explain what the results mean.
Proficiency
Experience
2024-Present
AAA Inc
Senior Automotive Engineer
• Supports AAA vehicle safety research from test concept through execution, analysis, and reporting, with work centered on ADAS, vehicle dynamics, battery performance, headlamp evaluation, and emerging vehicle technology.
• Defines test objectives, scenarios, performance metrics, instrumentation needs, safety controls, and data collection strategies for repeatable, real-world evaluations.
• Evaluates ADAS behavior in real-world and non-ideal conditions, including sensing limits, control behavior, operational boundaries, and broader vehicle-system interaction.
• Leads project-specific safety planning and risk mitigation for vehicle test activities, including field execution decisions when test conditions or vehicle behavior change.
• Analyzes vehicle data in DewesoftX, ControlDesk, MATLAB, Excel, and Python; builds custom calculators, validation logic, reference data, and reproducible analysis pipelines.
• Supports battery quality and performance testing, validation of battery testing instruments, headlamp photometry, aim and angle analysis, and glare research.
• Writes clear technical reports documenting methodology, assumptions, limitations, results, and conclusions for internal leaders, external partners, manufacturers, and public-facing research.
2017-2024
Dynamic Research Inc
Sr. Automotive Engineer / Testing Facility Manager
• Performed ADAS, autonomous-vehicle technology, and vehicle-dynamics testing across planning, vehicle preparation, instrumentation, data acquisition, analysis, and customer-facing recommendations.
• Managed daily operations of DRI's Shafter satellite testing facility, overseeing engineers and technicians while refining test services, equipment readiness, and facility capability.
• Developed MATLAB post-processors, supported database management, and maintained, repaired, and modified test equipment to keep programs moving.
• Operated the Suspension Parameters Measurement Machine for kinematics and compliance testing, and performed moment-of-inertia and center-of-gravity measurements supporting vehicle-dynamics and ADAS validation programs.
• Onboarded and trained engineers on DRI processes, testing procedures, and troubleshooting during equipment or software malfunctions.
• Collaborated with customers and government agencies on ADAS and autonomous-vehicle safety research, including proposals, statements of work, budgets, and project scope.
• Planned capital equipment upgrades and facility expansion work, including the coordinated expansion of the DRI test facility and proving grounds.
• Led development of the low-inertia robotic steering controller used in Lane Keeping Assist System testing.
2012-2016
LA Racing
Race Car Technician
• Supported customers with hydraulic system troubleshooting, component sizing, rebuild recommendations, and sales engineering support.
• Worked across pumps, valves, cylinders, and practical failure analysis, building a hands-on foundation in mechanical systems, customer communication, and fast technical diagnosis.
Education
2012-2016
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Bachelor of science, mechanical engineering
Activities and societies: •ASME •ASHRAE •FSAE
2009-2012
Chaffey College
Associate of Arts, University Studies: Math and science
Activities and societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society