Exponent : is Pleased to Announce that Mr. Ryan Harrington has Joined the Firm
January 26, 2017 at 12:03 pm EST
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Mr. Harrington joins Exponent's Vehicle Engineering Practice as a Principal and is based in the Natick, MA office.
Mr. Harrington's 17 year career, working in the automotive industry and the federal government, has been focused on improving the safety, mobility, and energy efficiency of the nation's transportation system. This unique private and public sector background has allowed him to analyze and develop innovative solutions to complex technical, policy and regulatory issues including fuel economy and emissions rulemakings and motor vehicle safety standards. Having worked directly on the development of automotive technologies and federal regulations, Mr. Harrington is able to facilitate collaboration between industry executives, senior government officials, and engineers related to the deployment of emerging automotive technologies, including automated vehicles and fuel saving technologies.
Prior to joining Exponent, Mr. Harrington was a Division Chief at the U.S. DOT's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center where he led a cross-functional team of scientists, engineers, and analysts focused on emerging transportation technologies including automated vehicles, connected vehicles, connected/smart cities, and big data. Mr. Harrington co-authored a report, 'Review of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) for Automated Vehicles: Identifying potential barriers and challenges for the certification of automated vehicles using existing FMVSS', which sought to identify potential conflicts with the certification of automated vehicles. Mr. Harrington was invited to Camp David to participate in a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Executive Leadership Retreat, which was focused on identifying key priorities and challenges related to the deployment of automated vehicles. While at the Volpe Center, Mr. Harrington also led the development of technology assumptions and engineering analyses used to develop light-duty and heavy-duty Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
In addition to Mr. Harrington's U.S. DOT experience, he was a Technical Support Manager at Cummins Inc. and a Product Development Engineer at Delphi Automotive Systems. While working in the automotive industry, Mr. Harrington conducted fuel economy studies, technology evaluations, and component failure analyses.
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