Engineering executive with experience in the automotive industry and the telecom industry. Skilled in Business Planning, Management, Leadership, Research and Development (R&D), Electrical and Control Systems, Autonomous Driving, Connected Vehicle in Automotive, and Wireless Communications in Telecommunications. PhD focused on Wireless Communications/ Electrcial Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick.

Radovan Miucic is the Director, AI Ground Truth Creation Engineer at Stellantis and has over 23 years of experience in the automotive industry.

Radovan Miucic is the Director, AI Ground Truth Creation Engineer at Stellantis and has over 23 years of experience in the automotive industry.

After obtaining his BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Michigan (U of M), Darren Jones has enjoyed an engineering career spanning three decades. He holds two U.S. patents and published six technical papers. His prior roles include U.S. naval officer, U of M researcher / instructor, Ford Motor Company test engineer, Navistar technical specialist, and Eaton systems engineer. In 2019, Darren certified as an Automotive Functional Safety Professional (AFSP). Since 2021, he’s served as a Sr. Functional Safety Engineer at FEV. In February 2024, Darren certified as an Automotive Functional Safety Expert (AFSE), affording him the privilege of training and certifying additional functional safety engineers. In October 2024, Darren passed the INCOSE Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) exam. By year’s end, he expects to complete the SEP certification process and to expand his service offerings through FEV to cover both safety and systems engineering.

The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your job?
I wake up before my alarm most mornings inspired by opportunities for collaboration with technical leaders across the globe to mitigate transportation risks that people face daily.

Lisa Perez Savage is the Principal Technical Lead for Safety of AI/ML and SOTIF at Aptiv. Her primary objective is to ensure the successful deployment of advanced products by leveraging her extensive background in mechanical and systems engineering. She holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

I have 16 years of optical related engineering experience with the last 7 years concentrating on advanced LiDAR technolgoies for General Motors. I am currently the Technical Specialst for LiDAR Sensing Hardware focused on developing and integrating LiDAR systems for ADAS and Automated Driving initiatives. Prior to General Motors, I worked at NASA developing non-intrusive optical diagnostic techniques for aeronautics related applications.

The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your job?
I enjoy being a part of the automotive journey that LiDAR has been on over the past several years. It has been exciting to continuously learn, innovate, and adapt alongside the industry since the early days when LiDAR began entering the automotive market. I am looking forward to seeing how the LiDAR (and the ADAS and Automated Driving) industry continues to evolve.

Sahil Potnis is a VP of Product and Partnerships at Digital Divide Data (DDD), one of the leading companies offering ML data annotation and labeling products across the globe. He joined DDD very recently and is a subject matter expert in the domain areas of Autonomous Vehicle Data Operations, Systems Engineering and Test Strategy. Prior to DDD, Sahil led a diverse group of data transformation functions as Director of Operations at Motional. He is a dynamic professional with over 8 years of experience in end to end Systems Engineering, Functional Safety, and Testing of Autonomous Vehicles. Sahil brings in a cross-functional approach, by combining Product Development, Engineering Management and Systems Design, to solve next-gen challenges. Sahil holds a Master’s degree from Cornell University and has worked prior with notable companies such as Aurora and Uber.

General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution, and we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we’re also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, with a culture based in respect, integrity, accountability and equality. Our team brings wide-ranging perspectives and experiences to solving the complex transportation challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services: they include Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall and mobility brands Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our diversity, we lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in which we operate.

At FEV, we find solutions to future challenges within the global transportation industry. Our team of experts is passionate about designing, building and benchmarking the latest powertrain and vehicle technologies, and providing solutions that our customers can take directly into production. For nearly 40 years, FEV has executed powertrain design and development programs from concept to start of production. In addition to traditional engine and transmission development, vehicle integration, calibration, and the homologation of hybrid and electric powertrains, we’re focused on the advancement of electronic control systems, connected vehicles and automation. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI, FEV North America, Inc. employs more than 450 highly skilled specialists.

As the only provider of an integrated vehicle brain and nervous system, Aptiv works with our customers to create software-defined vehicles and solve mobility’s toughest challenges in autonomous driving, vehicle electrification, advanced safety, and much more. We believe that mobility has the power to change the world.

General Motors’ vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution, and we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we’re also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, with a culture based in respect, integrity, accountability, and equality. Our team brings wide-ranging perspectives and experiences to solving the complex transportation challenges of today and tomorrow.

DDD delivers digital content, data and research services to clients worldwide. Customers receive high-quality competitively priced digital content services. At the same time, DDD's innovative social model enables talented youth from low-income families to access professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income. This model, established by DDD in 2001, is now called "Impact Sourcing"​ and has been implemented by dozens of firms around the world. DDD's clients include leading publishing, media and information services firms; consumer brands and retailers; government agencies; libraries, museums and archives; investment, telecommunications and manufacturing firms, as well as NGOs. Since 2001, DDD's program has increased lifetime earning for youth in Cambodia, Laos and Kenya by a projected total of more than US$250,000,000. DDD's social model is unique in that youth have the opportunity to complete higher education while they gain work experience. DDD has been recognized worldwide for quality service, innovation, and social impact. Among many awards and recognitions, the Global Sourcing Council presented DDD its 3S Award for Sustainable and Socially Responsible Sourcing. DDD has been consistently on the list the Top 100 NGOs worldwide in The Global Journal and is a recipient of the Google Award for Innovation in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).