Alan (Ali) Hemmati, PhD, PMP

• Leading the development and deployment of an AI-driven material design tool to accelerate material selection, optimize property prediction, and support data-driven R&D decisions. • Managing the enterprise material database, standardizing data architecture, improving traceability, and enabling integration with design and simulation platforms. • Driving key sale objectives growth to over $100M with the following strategic product groups: Diff Cases, Planetary Carriers, Braking (EMB and EPB), Suspension, Steering, Parallel Shaft Gears, Ring Gears, and Pump Gears. • Supporting development and implementation of functional and value-added hardenability characterization of Johnson Electric Canada materials. • Promoting strong safety culture by leading risk assessments and ensuring compliance with QA/QC protocols in high-regulation environments. Directing cross-functional teams within a project delivery model, managing 3 direct reports. • Driving vendor evaluation and procurement strategy for NDT (CT, DR, UT, MT, PT) technologies, leading application studies, validating technical performance, and developing business cases to support vendor selection and CapEx investment decisions.

• Managing a high-volume automotive OEM project (400,000 units/year), overseeing vendor coordination and on-time part delivery. • Leading cross-functional teams to ensure APQP compliance and optimize operational efficiency. • Developing financial models for cost estimation and price optimization, collaborating with finance teams to analyze cost structures, forecast expenses, and assess financial risks. • Establishing project budgets and timelines to maximize ROI and cost-efficiency. • Leading the transition to a new global project management software, acting as the Business Unit (BU) champion for integration and user adoption. • Overseeing BU compliance with global Product Development System (PDS) standards and supporting PMO in pilot program implementation. • Leading cutting-edge engineering materials and coatings development projects, focusing on enhancing tribological properties in engines and transmission oil pumps to boost fuel efficiency. • Overseeing cutting tool life improvement initiatives, reducing cycle time and increasing production efficiency. • Providing expert material engineering consultation for global VAVE projects. • Creating and maintaining FMEA and control plans to improve operational quality and reduce financial risks. • Performing patent infringement analysis as part of IP management practices. • Conducting market research to identify emerging opportunities for JE hydraulic solutions and cooling distribution units (CDU), aligning with the Business Unit’s (BU) strategic plan. • Evaluating competitive landscape, regulatory requirements, and financial feasibility for market entry and expansion. • Analyzing industry trends and technological advancements in hydraulic robotics to identify growth opportunities.

▪ Participated in various product development projects and developed, tested, and implemented solutions for manufacturing challenges. ▪ Assistance in intellectual property (IP) management.

• Managing a team of project managers across various knowledge-sharing branches to engage professionals from relevant industries and create micro-communities for experience exchange.

Department of Mechanical Enginnering: - Tutoring MECHENG 2Q04: Engineering Mechanics: Kinetics and Dynamics (under supervision of Prof. Sumanth Shankar) - MECHENG 2D03: Mechanical Engineering Design Elements (under supervision of Prof. Cheryl Quennville) -MECHENG 2C04: Mechanical Engineering Design I (under supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Hassan) -MECHENG 4H03: Mechatronics (under supervision of Prof. Gary Bone) -MECHENG 3C03: Manufacturing Engineering (under supervision of Prof. Eu-Gene Ng)

▪ Managed different steps of a coating development project for high performance manufacturing processes. ▪ Set up the goals, milestones, design, plan and execute project steps within the timeline to ensure meeting the deadlines. ▪ Designed testing protocols and SOP for various equipments. ▪ Performed variety of high-end materials characterization tests such as microhardness measurement, profile measurement, tribometer, AFM, SEM/EDS, UV-Vis, XRD, XPS and FTIR. ▪ Developed plasma-assisted thin film coatings with self-organized and adaptive behavior for manufacturing processes.

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▪ Managed surface engineering development projects to generate anti corrosion, erosion, and erosion-corrosion coating. ▪ Managed Cu-Mn spinel coating development for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) applications. ▪ led R&D projects on hard and diffusion coating on steels and Al alloys by plasma assisted techniques, evaluating erosion-corrosion resistance of the coating.