Joseph A. Petrolino

Vice President Heavy Vehicle Research
Center Director for NTRCI University Transportation Center

Joe came to NTRCI with twenty-eight years of multifaceted hands-on experience in both Corporate and US Department of Defense management, and documented successes in executive and program management of complex motor vehicle systems including engineering development, testing, contract management, sales and distribution (domestic and international), and production and logistics.

Joe spent three years as Instructor, Assistant Professor and Course Director in the Department of Engineering, United States Military Academy for Applied Mechanical Engineering courses.

As both the UTC Center Director and Vice President of Heavy Vehicle R&D at the National Transportation Research Center, Inc (NTRCI), a Tennessee based non-profit corporation chartered to enhance economic development, further transportation technology research and encourage transportation technology education. Joe is responsible for marketing and business development to the commercial transportation industry, creation of a heavy vehicle consortium in safety, emissions and human factors and for providing independent test and evaluation services to industry as well as transportation technology services to local and state governments.  He also provides critical management oversight to NTRCI research projects.

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