Elite Hosts "Oktoberfest" SAE & IEEE EMC Meeting

Posted on: October 21st, 2009

Topic: Vehicle Telematics Technology

Meeting Date October 20th, 2009

The Chicago chapters of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society held a joint meeting of the two professional organizations. This was the third such joint meeting in the past six years. Elite Electronic Engineering was proud to both host and sponsor the festive and monumental meeting. 

The meeting topic has been selected to overlap the interests of both societies. The keynote presentation, “Current Commercial Telematics Technology”, will explore the concepts, benefits, technology and innovation behind real-time monitoring of commercial vehicles and assets through advanced electronics, GPS systems, and wireless communications.  The speaker will be Emad Isaac, Chief Technology Officer for the Morey Corporation of Woodridge Illinois.

With telematics technology, the exact location of vehicles and assets can be tracked to help fleet operators continually manage equipment, cargo, and personnel. The benefits of telematics asset tracking include improved logistics planning for more fuel-efficient routing and streamline maintenance. Vehicle systems can be monitored for key parameters like fuel usage, battery voltage, engine hours, and fault codes for the purpose of improving fleet efficiency and uptime.  By knowing the operations and maintenance status, fleet managers can direct vehicles to a nearby service station at a time coordinated with drivers required rest period.  Certain applications of telematics also alert fleet managers when vehicles enter or leave designated locations. This is especially useful for homeland security in situations where hazardous truck cargo may be misdirected, stolen, or even hijacked. 

As an added interest, members of the Fox Valley Electric Auto Association will have one or two electric vehicles at this event.  The cars will be on display during the social hour and FVEAA members will be on hand to talk about their vehicles and answer questions from meeting attendees.

As with past joint events, this meeting has an “Oktoberfest” theme and includes dinner, refreshments, and music.  The dinner and background polka music make for an enjoyable social event and provides a great opportunity for members of each society to cross-network. Dinner will be German cuisine of bratwurst, pork loin, red cabbage and sauerkraut, as well as apple strudel.  Past SAE-IEEE joint chapter meetings have been very well attended and a large audience is anticipated for this event. Early registration for this meeting is recommended. 

Speaker Bio: Emad Isaac

Emad S. Isaac
Chief Technology Officer
The Morey Corporation Woodridge, IL

Emad S. Isaac is Chief Technology Officer for the Morey Corporation. The Morey Corporation is a privately held electronics development and manufacturing services company headquartered in Woodridge, IL. The company is focused on the design, development, testing, validation and manufacturing of ruggedized electronic assemblies. Mr. Isaac began his career at The Morey Corporation in 2005; he oversees complete responsibility for the strategic technical direction for the Morey Corporation and leads Morey’s entire development engineering across all products and platforms which include Displays, Telematics, and Control Platforms. Mr. Isaac serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Isaac has been instrumental in leveraging the Morey Corporation’s 75 years of core manufacturing expertise towards design, and development of advanced electronics platforms.

Mr. Isaac’s prior experience includes over 15 years of broad responsibilities in the wireless communications, systems, and embedded technologies industry. He was a Lead Systems Architect for Motorola’s Telematics Group; served on the Motorola Patent Committee; led several corporate wide innovation initiatives; identified new standards and standard bodies for regional and global Telematics, and served as Distinguished Member of Motorola’s Technical Staff. In addition, Mr. Isaac briefly served as vice-chairman for the SAE J1939 committee. Mr. Isaac has also held various leadership roles within the military, government, and aerospace industry prior to Motorola.

Mr. Isaac holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. He also holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona, as well as a Masters degree in Engineering Management from Northwestern University. Emad holds multiple key patents, and when not tinkering at the office, spends much of his time tinkering with new technologies at the home-front, along with any projects or school programs that inspire children in the areas of Math, Science, and Engineering.

• Location:
• Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc
• 1516 Centre Circle
• Downers Grove, IL 60515
• 630-495-9770

Cost & Registration:

Social hour from 6:00-7:00pm. Meeting begins at 7:00pm. There is no charge for this event. Register for attending this meeting through our website form below or contact Kathy Barri at 630-495-9770 x 0.

Registration for this event is no longer open to new guests.  Thank you for your interest and cotinue to check www.elitetest.com for events in the future.

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