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THE TEAM

Who We Are

DR. SEMYON MEERKOV

President

Semyon M. Meerkov is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He has been working in the area of Systems and Control for over 50 years. Starting from 1985, he with his students has been working on developing theory of Production Systems Engineering. He is a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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LAWRENCE J. ACHRAM

CEO

Lawrence Achram is the Vice-President and Chief Engineer of Chrysler, retired. His expertise is in corporate strategy, product development, and global manufacturing as well as in startup formation and management.

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DR. LIANG ZHANG

COO

Liang Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut. His research interests are Systems and Control with applications to Production Systems. 

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BOARD OF ADVISORS

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GARY L. COWGER

Former Vice President of Manufacturing

General Motors

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DR. DAVID E. COLE

Former President of Center for Automotive Research

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LAWRENCE J. ACHRAM

Former Vice President and 

Chief Engineer, Chrysler

Ex-Officio  

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