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Mr. William B. (Bill) Wylam is recognized as a leading expert in batteries and advanced automotive electrical systems technology. Bill served as Chief Engineer-Batteries, Director of International Manufacturing, and Director of Technology Development for the Delco Remy Division of General Motors Corporation. He led the development of many electric and hybrid-electric powertrain systems including the motor and battery system for the GM EV1 electric vehicle. These systems included advanced motor-generators, power electronics and energy storage systems. From 1998 until his retirement in 2005 Bill was Corporate Director-Technology with Delco Remy International (now Remy International).
Mr. Wylam is also President of International Energy, LLC and the Chairman of Electricore, Inc., an Indiana-based not-for-profit corporation which organizes public-private partnerships to conduct research and development projects in the area of advanced technology. Since being founded in 1992, Electricore has managed projects totaling over $150 million. He is also a director of the Flagship Enterprise Center, a new Certified Technology Park in Anderson, Indiana, and a member of the Dean's Industry Advisory Council of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.
Mr. Wylam has a degree in Materials Science Engineering from Purdue University and was awarded am Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Purdue in May of 2006. | 