• Financial planning & analysis
• Accounting
• Corporate communications
• Marketing logistics

Amy joined Tula in 2013, bringing structure, initiative, and efficiency to the finance department. She is responsible for budgeting, accounting and plays a key role in Tula finance positioning. In addition, Amy assures communication and logistics stay on track in marketing department. Prior to Tula, Amy was a staff accountant for the Elmore Companies, an independently owned company with numerous subsidiaries including minor league baseball teams, industrial equipment, medical legal consulting, and real estate management.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, San Francisco State University
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Accounting, California State University Bakersfield

• System simulation
• Research and development
• Bronze level patent inventor

Ben joined Tula in 2017, bringing research and development experience in both simulation and testing of advanced combustion engines and electric vehicle propulsion systems. Ben’s contributions to Tula include using simulation and analysis to evaluate and improve Tula’s powertrain technologies throughout the development process. This includes developing a system-level optimization scheme to select the optimum Dynamic Motor Drive (DMD) pulse amplitude while maintaining production-quality noise, vibration and harshness. He also conducts early-stage analysis of all customer applications to determine DMD’s potential to reduce energy consumption. Prior to joining Tula, Ben worked as a Postdoctoral Appointee at Sandia National Laboratories where he investigated how in-cylinder generated fuel reformate and low-temperature plasma ignition impact combustion processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, University of California, Davis
• Master’s and PhD in mechanical engineering, University of California, Berkeley

• Propulsion optimization
• Facility management
• Vehicle builds
• Racecar fabrication
• Silver level patent inventor

Chris joined Tula Technology in 2008, bringing extensive vehicle and engine modification/ optimization expertise to the company. He is responsible for Tula’s dynamometer testing facility; vehicle builds and Tula vehicle demonstrations. Prior to joining Tula, Chris worked in the automotive aftermarket industry as manager of an engineering team designing and manufacturing performance parts for BMWs and was also manager of the Engine and Race departments, including dynamometers, engine machine shop and track support for professional racing series. Earlier in his career, Chris was an automotive technician, racecar fabricator and crew chief of numerous race teams, including racing victories at Daytona 24.

• Human Resources
• Talent Acquisition
• Silicon Valley Recruiting

Glenda joined Tula in 2012, bringing both human resources and Silicon Valley recruiting expertise to the organization. Before Tula, Glenda held HR management and talent acquisition positions at technology companies including Magnum Semiconductor (specializing in video compression, acquired by GigOptix) and ATMI, Inc. (a provider of specialty semiconductor materials, acquired by Entegris).

• Attended Brandman University
• Organization Development Program, Columbia University

• Electrical engineering
• Electromechanical product development
• EE group lead
• Control circuitry
• Gold level patent inventor

Jack joined Tula in 2008, bringing both creative and practical solutions to Tula’s electrical and electromechanical product development. He was instrumental in designing the original deactivation hardware and control circuitry for Tula’s first demonstration vehicle and contributed to the development of Tula’s 48V eDSF inverter and E-motor dynos. Prior to joining Tula, Jack held management, hardware design and engineering positions at Foveon (image sensors), Tripath (digital audio amplification) and National Semiconductor (digital logic, mass storage, ethernet).

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, San Jose State University

• Software development
• Algorithms and code
• Software group management
• IP Positioning
• Platinum level patent inventor

Joe leads the software team that develops code for delivery to Tula’s customers and was the developer of the DSF fire control algorithms and code. Joe joined the company in 2011, bringing a deep knowledge of algorithm development for control systems, including software development for embedded systems, to Tula. Prior to joining Tula, Joe was a principal engineer at several companies in Silicon Valley, including Telegent Systems, where he designed algorithms enabling television on cell phones; LSI Logic where he developed software and silicon for DSL technology and DVD controllers; and at IBM.

• Bachelor’s degree electrical engineering, Johns Hopkins University
• PhD in electrical engineering, Princeton University

• Customer Development
• Program Management
• Automotive Engineering
• Automotive Electric Motor Development
• Automotive Emission Controls

Linda leads business development and customer program management in China. In addition, she handles relationships with China automotive associations. She joined Tula in 2021, bringing experience in diesel engine customer development and automotive motor development. Prior to Tula, she held engineering leading positions at Delphi, Eberspaecher and Kautex for engine emission controls, and at Protean for electric vehicle motor development.

• Bachelor's degrees in Automotive Engineering and Economic Law, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• Master of Business Administration, Fudan University

• Controls engineering
• Research & Development
• Platinum level patent inventor

Mark joined Tula in 2009, bringing extensive engine controls R&D expertise to the company. He was part of our original team that first developed DSF technology, and he headed advanced control systems development before being named manager of Tula’s electrified DSF effort. Prior to joining Tula, Mark held positions at General Motors, Toyota, and UC Berkeley’s Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory, as well as startups outside the automotive space.

• Master’s degree, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• PhD in mechanical engineering, University of California, Berkeley

• Motor controls
• Electronic systems
• Electrified transportation

Paul joined Tula in 2018, bringing an extensive knowledge of electric motor controls and power electronics systems to our electric motor efforts. Prior to Tula, Paul was technical director in the EV startup CleanWave Technologies, and prior to CleanWave, he was chief engineer with BAE Systems in the HybriDrive division where he worked on commuter buses, commercial trucks, military vehicles and electric aircraft programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics (first class with honors), Brighton Technical College (Brighton University), U.K.

• Simulation and analysis
• Combustion and emissions modeling
• Identifying and developing solutions
• Customer facing
• Bronze level patent inventor

Robert joined Tula in 2015, bringing extensive simulation and analysis expertise, project management skills and customer interface experience. Robert leads business develop efforts in Europe and Japan in addition to customer acquisition strategy. Prior to joining Tula, Robert served as staff engineer and combustion and emissions application lead at Gamma Technologies, where he defined and developed the commercial strategy for an in-cylinder software product and collaborated with OEMs and suppliers on enhancing engine performance simulations models.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, University of Illinois

• EV propulsion systems
• System simulation
• Propulsion calibration
• Customer facing
• Bronze level patent inventor

Shahab joined Tula in 2018 bringing a background of controls and calibration of vehicle propulsion. He performs simulation, analysis and testing of DMD on propulsion systems and energy storage. Shahab manages customer interaction projects and business development in North America. Prior to joining Tula, Shahab began his career at IAV Automotive and worked at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and most recently at General Motors.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Carleton University, Canada

• Noise and vibration mitigation
• Customer program management
• Customer facing
• Gold level patent inventor

Vijay joined Tula in 2012, bringing automotive noise and vibration expertise to Tula. He helps identify and implement both software and hardware solutions to improve DSF’s value. He aids in bringing technology DSF to production through project management and technical support for customers and partners. Prior to joining Tula, Vijay worked in NVH engineering roles at Chrysler and Hitachi Automotive, developing product solutions through testing, simulation and analysis.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, The Ohio State University

• Power electronics
• Motor drive technologies
• EV propulsion systems
• Customer facing

Zhiqian joined Tula in 2020, bringing his power electronics and motor drive technologies expertise to our DMD program. He also works to identify technologies and perform market segment data analysis. Prior to Tula, he held various engineering and management positions, most recently with Rheinmetall Automotive and Lucid Motors, where he focused on the intricacies of integrating electric motors with advanced EV propulsion systems. He began his career with positions as Aisin and IMRA Europe.

• Bachelor’s degree in automatic control, Southeast University, China
• Master’s degree and PhD in electrical engineering, Nagoya University, Japan