Jay is director of the MTRAC Transportation program, a mid-stage funding and mentorship initiative supported by the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship and the Office of Technology Transfer. MTRAC Transportation assists in the translation of novel, commercially viable technologies out of the lab and into the market. Jay facilitates the selection process, manages a board of expert industry and investment mentors, and supports projects and teams to reach important commercialization milestones.
Jay has spent the last 18 years developing cutting edge powertrain and vehicle technologies at General Motors. Most recently, he was the Chevrolet Spark Electric Vehicle program manager. In addition to leading the Spark EV team, Jay worked to develop GM’s future electrified vehicle strategy. Jay received an MBA from Indiana University, MS in Engineering from Purdue University, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Western Michigan University.
