CLEVELAND, Ohio — Transtar Industries, a Cleveland, Ohio-based provider of world-class driveline solutions, has named Lori Washington director of emerging technologies. In this position, Washington will lead efforts to research, gather data and develop recommended strategies regarding future driveline technologies and trends.
With more than 18 years of OEM experience, Washington joined Transtar in August filling a new position in the company.
“As our industry continues to evolve, we fully understand the need to stay on the cutting edge of emerging technologies,” said Jim Berry, vice president of marketing. “We are making this investment to ensure that we will remain ahead of trends, and will continue to provide the solutions our customers need.”
Washington has held positions with International Truck and Engine Corp. (Navistar) and General Motors. Her career has included a variety of product development and engineering roles, such as designing release engineer and controls development engineer. She also served as adjunct faculty at the ITT Technical Institute while at International Truck and Engine Corp.
Washington holds a masters in automotive engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a bachelors in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University.