Want to know more about the industry subject matter experts ready to talk to you and your teammates on September 8th and 9th for the LaunchPad Live?
Check out the current discussion room line up against your schedule and sign up for a discussion room today. Rooms will be first come first serve, so don't wait!
Don't forget, your team must participate in a discussion room AND attend the LaunchPad Live Xometry keynote presentation (10:30 AM 9/8) to be eligible to apply/receive the Xometry Student Stipend.
Systems Integration:
- Joe DeHaan - September 8th & 9th (all sessions)
Oshkosh Corporation
Chief Engineer, Electrification
Baja SAE Alumni
Powertrain & Drivetrain
David Kieke - September 8th & 9th (all sessions)
Taylor Race Engineering
Chief Engineer
Formula SAE Alumni
Tushar Parulekar - September 8th (only - no 9/9 sessions)
Robert Bosch LLC
Sr. Calibration Engineer
Baja SAE Alumni
Vehicle Dynamics & Chassis Systems
Marc Jarmulowicz - September 8th & 9th (all but 11 AM on 9/8)
Astrion LLC
Sr Engineer, Spacecraft Docking Dynamics
Baja SAE Alumni
Tony Rivera - September 8th & 9th (all but 9 AM on 9/9)
Additive Mobility
Vehicle Engineer
Baja SAE Alumni
Testing & Validation
Todd Cimermancic - September 8th & 9th (no 1:30, 2:45 or 4 on 8/9)
Oshkosh Corporation
Senior Project Engineer - Autonomy and Active Safety
Baja SAE & SAE Clean Snow Alumni
Dan Carlson - September 9th (only - no 9/8 sessions)
Ford Motor Company
Mechanical Joining Engineer
Baja SAE Alumni
Team Operations/Leadership
Zac Pace - September 8th & 9th (all sessions)
SAE International | CliftonStrengths® Certified
Sessions are focused on team strengths and are designed to have 3-4 individuals within a team; codes to take the CliftonStrengths test prior to the even will be provided as part of this session.
Engineering problems require the right tools for the right task. CliftonStrengths® is a diagnostic instrument for decoding talent DNA, revealing the human failure modes that drive misalignment, slow decisions, and unforced errors under competition conditions. High-performing teams fail less because their human systems are engineered for alignment, not because people communicate harder. These sessions reduce friction, harden role clarity, and convert individual talent into a repeatable performance advantage.
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