John Kalil
Engineer 🚀
Product Designer & Developer 💻
Technical Problem Solver 🛠️
Below Average Golfer ⛳
LinkedIn Profile →About Me
I am a highly motivated and results-driven mechanical engineer residing in the Metro Detroit area with a strong passion for innovation and problem-solving. My professional experience at General Motors has provided me with a proven track record of improving battery technology, from cell design and performance to thermal management. I'm adept at navigating complex projects, developing solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive results.
Beyond my engineering endeavors, I'm also a self-taught software developer. I independently coded, developed, validated, and launched four applications on the Apple App Store, showcasing my entrepreneurial spirit and ability to learn and apply new technologies. This experience has given me a solid foundation in software development principles and practices.
Outside of my professional life, I enjoy spending time with friends and family and staying active. My hobbies include golf, tennis, hiking, chess and playing cards.
Work Experience
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Developed DFMEA, technical specifications, and an advanced development plan for new cell design
- Managed cost, timing, issue resolution, and quality of battery cell components with cross-functional teams
- Led advance technical work projects and battery cell internal strategies for future vehicle programs
- Facilitated supplier technical discussions for high-volume sourcing of a new product to General Motors
- Documented and improved electrification battery cell templates and knowledge base through best practices
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Characterized, tested, and published multiple GM Worldwide Engineering Standards involving thermal properties for several battery cell formats
- Coordinated and developed thermal runaway experiments and published GM Worldwide Engineering Standards for pressure vessel testing to evaluate battery cell chemistry stability
- Oversaw multiple advance technical work projects investigating nonuniform heat generation and internal welding concepts
- Established several development projects to improve baseline cell metrics and standard works to progress cell design
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Released commodities for start of production including module cold plates, thermal interface materials and cell adhesives
- Launched advanced technical work projects on optimizing cold plate to reduce cost and mass, estimated total savings of $300,000
- Benchmarked competitor cold plates to improve coolant flow and improve thermal conditions for battery cells in modules
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Managed two development work projects measuring battery thermal properties and enhanced thermal performance through module design
- Analyzed heat generation due to design changes in battery cell tabs
- Investigated battery teardowns for imperfections and defects to analyze potential warranty issues for battery cell manufacturing
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Correlated test data to improve the fidelity of in-house FEA battery cell models to predict current limits
- Determined cell parameters to aid in the down selection of battery cooling strategies
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Managed advanced technical work project to develop baseline cell cooling coefficient values
- Implemented the Battery New Products Team process of engineering into Stages
- Supported electrical and thermal integration leads on cost parity EV study
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- Executed GM durability test procedures for two different platforms of trucks
- Diagnosed and resolved issues on high priority durability vehicles
- Reported issues to design release engineers & documented issues in global database
- Controlled meetings for different progressions in test life for durability vehicles to report findings to component engineers
Education
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Engineering; Three-time Dean's List Recipient
Technical Skills and Publications
Technical Expertise & Professional Capabilities
Engineering Tools
- DFMEA
- DFSS (Green and Black Belt)
- MATLAB
- Stages
- STARCCM+
- COMSOL
- NX
- Additive Manufacturing
- Visualization
Software Development
- Swift
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
Publications
- 7 Patents Filed
- 1 Pending Patent to be Filed
- Featured in Motor1 Article about GM Tetris-shaped Battery Cells
Comsol
Swift
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HTM
Star CCM+
Matlab
UG NX
JavaScript
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CSS
Extra Curricular Activities
Independently managed the full lifecycle of mobile app development for four applications on the Apple App Store, encompassing coding, development, validation, and launch. This process included acquiring knowledge of essential legal documentation, such as Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policies, and legal contracts.
iOS Applications
E-commerce App
Social Networking App
AI Financial Assistant
AI Document Analyzer
Web Applications
