Amy Meyer

Senior Accounting Manager

Amy joined Tula in 2013, bringing structure, initiative and efficiency to the finance department. Prior to Tula, Amy was a staff accountant for the Elmore Companies, an independently-owned company with many subsidiaries ranging from minor league baseball teams, industrial equipment, medical legal consulting, to real estate management.

Amy earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing from San Francisco State University and her accounting degree from California State University, Bakersfield.

Chris Chandler

Senior Manager, Powertrain Integration and Testing

Chris joined Tula Technology in 2008, bringing his vehicle and engine modification/ optimization expertise to Tula. Chris is responsible for our dynamometer testing facility, vehicle builds, and DSF 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 which included 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.

Elliott Ortiz-Soto

Staff Engineer & Manager, mDSF

Elliott joined Tula in 2015, bringing expertise in advanced combustion and high efficiency engines research, and currently leads Tula’s mDSF technology development efforts. Elliott has a strong history of collaboration across both Tula’s internal teams and partner organizations, focusing on Tula’s testing, analysis, and calibration capabilities. Prior to joining Tula, Elliott held research positions at General Motors, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ford Motor Company, and ZF, where he investigated novel engine and powertrain concepts.
 
Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in mechanical engineering.

Glenda Edwards

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Glenda joined Tula in 2012, bringing both HR 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).

Glenda attended Brandman University and completed Columbia University’s Organization Development Program.

Jack Parsels

Electrical Engineering Manager

Jackjoined Tula in 2008, bringing both creative and practical solutions to Tula’s electrical and electromechanical product development. Jack was instrumental in designing the original deactivation hardware and control circuitry for Tula’s first demonstration vehicle. 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).

Jack received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the San Jose State University.

Jackie Yuan

Senior Manager, dDSF & Customer Programs

Jackie joined Tula in 2010, bringing advanced engine/powertrain control expertise to Tula. Jackie led the development and implementation of Tula’s engine control strategy for our first demonstration vehicle. Prior to Tula, Jackie worked at Navistar as a controls engineer, responsible for advanced control strategies for meeting stringent emission regulations.

Jackie holds a PhD degree in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University.

Mark Wilcutts

Principal Engineer & Engineering Manager, eDSF

Mark joined Tula in 2009, bringing extensive engine control R&D expertise to Tula. He was part of the original team at Tula that first developed the DSF technology, and 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 of the automotive space.

Mark holds a M.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in mechanical engineering (control systems).

Paul Carvell

Electric Motor Programs Manager

Paul joined Tula in 2018, bringing an extensive knowledge of electric motor controls and power electronics systems to Tula’s 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.

Paul holds a first class with honors bachelor’s degree in Electronics from Brighton Technical College (Brighton University) in the UK.

Ram Subramanian

Principal Marketing Strategist

Ram joined Tula in 2013, bringing a background in technical marketing and program management to Tula. Prior to Tula, Ram was at Xilinx managing the worldwide university program team, and at Marvell Semiconductors where his responsibilities included automotive and consumer wireless solutions applications, marketing and business development. He began his career at Hewlett Packard as a software engineer.

Ram holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and a master’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Robert Wang

Senior Manager, Simulation, Application &
Customer Programs

Robert joined Tula in 2015, bringing extensive engine simulation and analysis expertise, as well as project management and customer interface experience. Prior to joining Tula, Robert served as Staff Engineer and Combustion and Emissions application lead at Gamma Technologies, where he defined the commercial strategy for, and managed the development of, an in-cylinder software product, and collaborated with OEMs and suppliers on enhancing engine performance simulation models.

Robert holds a bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, both in mechanical engineering.

Vijay Srinivasan

Senior Noise & Vibration Engineer, Customer Manager

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, and aids in bringing 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.

Vijay holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University.

Zhiqian Chen

Business Development Director, DMD Program and Partners

Zhiqian joined Tula in 2020, bringing his power electronics and motor drive technologies expertise to Tula’s DMD program. 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 at Aisin and IMRA Europe.

Zhiqian holds PhD and MSc degrees in electric engineering from Nagoya University, Japan and a BSc degree in automatic control from Southeast University, China.