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Bret Williamson
Bret has worked in the communications-computer hardware maintenance career field for over 38 years, focusing the past 17 years on engine testing and data acquisition systems. He is the Senior Technical Support Engineer for SuperFlow LLC, the performance products division of SuperFlow Technologies Group. Bret has taught over 500 on-site training seminars with new SuperFlow customers.
Bret grew up in rural western Ohio, in the farming and auto making community of Pitsburg, population ~450. His father, Donald Williamson, worked for GM and his mother, Sue Ann, was a registered nurse. Bret joined the US Air Force after graduating from Franklin-Monroe High School in 1976.
Bret’s career in the Air Force spanned 20 years, many technical schools, and some fascinating assignments, including stints in South Korea, Japan, Italy, and the cold war relic, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and its fascinating history. He retired from the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant in 1997.
He is instrumental in developing the application side of SuperFlow’s WinDyn software, as well as writing technical documents for those applications. He has conducted SuperFlow training seminars for the Advanced Engine Technology Conference (AETC), consulted for the 2003 Engine Master’s Challenge competition, and led SuperFlow’s AMI/WyoTech Daytona Bike Week Brute Horsepower Shootout team for many years.
He is an avid motorcyclist, enjoying both on and off road activities. He has a stable of vintage Japanese motorcycles, as well as a 1969 Pontiac GTO he spent 10 years restoring. He enjoys shooting rifles and pistols, and traveling the United States and abroad. He is married to Elizabeth, his wife of 37 years, and has a daughter, Sarah, 30, and a son, Beau, 25. They have lived in Colorado Springs CO since 1993.
Professional Summary
Worked in the communications-computer hardware maintenance career field for over 38 years, the past 17 years have been focused on engine testing and data acquisition systems. Primary engineer responsible for sustainment and field development of SuperFlow data acquisition and control systems. Works directly with customers to identify and resolve hardware, software, and documentation deficiencies to improve system performance.
Education
- AAS, Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force
- AAS, Associate in Technology, Fort Steilacoom Community College
- CompTIA A+ OS Technologies Certification, Sep 02
- CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Certification, Sep 02
- Completed: 15 USAF technical schools and another 15 leadership and management courses during 20 years of military service
Career Highlights
- Led SuperFlow participation in the AMI / WyoTech Brute Horsepower Shootout during Daytona Bike Week from 1999 through 2007
- Coordinated and participated in Popular Hot Rodding Engine Master’s Challenge – October 2003
- Conducted training seminars on SuperFlow products for the Advanced Engine Technology Conference (AETC), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Conducted over 500 on site training seminars for new SuperFlow customers
- Universal Technical Institute Orlando campus Program Advisory Committee 2009-2011
- Intellitec College Colorado Springs campus Program Advisory Committee member 2009-2011
- Worked in Cheyenne Mountain and various other Cold War facilities during military career
- Retired from USAF as a Senior Master Sergeant in May 1997
Hobbies
- Motorcycling with family and friends
- Traveling the United States and the world
- Shooting rifles and pistols for fun
Work History
- 2002-Present, Senior Technical Support Engineer, Technical Support Department, SuperFlow CO
- 2001-2002, Chief, Computer Maintenance, Lockheed Martin IT, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, CO
- 1997-2000, Senior Technical Support Engineer, Technical Support Department, SuperFlow Corp., CO
- 1995-1997, Computer Maintenance Branch Chief, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, CO
- 1993-1995, Computer Systems Division Personnel Chief, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, CO
- 1992-1993, Communications Division Personnel Chief, Naples Italy
- 1990-1992, Computer Maintenance Supervisor, Communications Division, Naples Italy
- 1988-1990, Simulation Systems Program Manager, Tactical Air Warfare Center, FL
- 1987-1988, Computer Maintenance Supervisor, Communications Security Group, Osan Korea
- 1981-1987, Computer Maintenance Supervisor and Training Manager, McChord AFB, WA
- 1976-1981, Radio Maintenance Technician, 2040th Communications Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM
Bob Morreale
Bob began programming in the 1980’s when he was in 2nd grade, using his Atari 800XL computer and BASIC programming language. He was self-taught and continued programming until he began to grow bored with it by the time he could drive at age 15, but found there was a new way to apply his love for computers; automobiles.
He began tuning on his (future) father in law’s 1987 Buick Grand National. There was a very limited selection of “good” tuning software at the time, and most was done in HEX. He learned HEX and he tuned without a graphical interface. He then created a tuning product called the Turbo Six Tuner, a Buick GN only – graphical interface editor for tuning the cars during his Sophomore year of college.
Along with that came his first book on tuning for the Buick GN; and he realized his real calling was to educate people on the software, to be a bridge between ECM tuning and engine operations. This would later become his full-time occupation with the founding of his company, The Tuning School. He began creating learning courses for HP Tuners first, and then later for SCT. Over the course of almost 20 years programming and tuning, he has written numerous books and technical articles for industry-standard magazines. He also teaches automotive technology instructor C.E. classes at major Colleges and Tech Schools.
Bob currently serves as the President of The Tuning School, where his primary roles are R&D, product development, and teaching. He has taught students all over the USA as well as the Middle East and Europe.
Bob is an autocross and road-racing enthusiast and occasionally drag races as well.
Mark Chollett
I have been interested in engines as long as I can remember. My grandfather was a mechanic at a car dealership and quickly began giving me tools for birthday and Christmas presents to foster my interest. I have several pictures of me around the age of 5 sitting in a scattered mess of lawn mower engine parts. To my parents frustration, I was very good at taking them a part but not so good at getting them back together. Growing older, I became better at putting things back together and was interested in anything mechanical or electrical
My interest in engines continued into high school where I met Tom Kipp, a former AMA roadracing champion. Tom and I became good friends and I worked with him and his dad on their Superbike efforts all through high school. Tom’s grandfather was the founder of Wiseco Piston and his family ran the business. This provided access to all kinds of parts and equipment. When not working on race bikes, we always had a car, motorcycle, snowmobile, or go-kart in pieces trying to make it go faster.
I pursued a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Cincinnati and always took electives that had anything to do with engines or vehicles. I graduated in 1992 and was offered an engineering position at Wiseco. I worked for Wiseco through many transitions and eventually became director of Technology for Performance Motorsports (Performance group of Wiseco, JE, ProX, Vertex, Perfect Bore, and K1). Along the way I became interested in business and earned an MBA from Case Western Reserve’s Weatherhead School of Business.
Tired of the corporate side of the performance industry, I left Wiseco / PMi in 2008 and pursued several projects on my own. Eventually I landed at Cometic Gasket. Today I work with Cometic Gasket on engineering, testing, and product development efforts. I also work with the Modotek line of electronics. I can usually be found with a hood up or in the middle of a mess of motorcycle parts (some things never change). I’m a self-proclaimed geek and have to have the latest gadget, tool, or electronics.
Ioannis Andrianakis
Ioannis Andrianakis is the technical director and founder of Plex Tuning, a European company that focuses on combining motorsport engineering with high precision and simple user interface and which produces performance electronics & test-bed instrumentation solutions.
He began his involvement in tuning nearly 20 years ago when still at school and soon found himself fully immersed in EFI calibration while studying for an engineering degree. It did not take long until he professionalized his knowledge and founded Plex Tuning, initially as a tuning calibration provider. His scientific approach coupled with his broad skills that cover mechanical, electrical and software engineering, have earned him a reputation of a sought-after expert for challenging engine calibration projects.
He has consolidated over 10,000 hours in dyno cells and has been distinguished among the top tuners in Greece being involved with the success of many championship winning race cars. At Plex Tuning he is responsible for R&D, product engineering and technical consulting.
When Ioannis is not inside the Plex labs or dyno cell, he will surely be found somewhere along the Greek coastline kitesurfing with a board he has designed and built himself.
Chris Brown
Chris has been with Automotive Racing Products for over 20 years, with a focus on passing on what he has learned about fasteners, their strengths, limits and durability. Prior to joining ARP, Chris worked with a variety of racing teams, over a decade, both in the UK and the US, getting his start out of college, as a gopher at Eddie Jordan Racing based in the UK.
He continued through the UK and European racing network gaining experience and responsibilities with other teams including the F3 series as a mechanic and in the Production Shop at March Engineering. He came stateside, initially with March Engineering and later joined Agapiou Racing in the Indy Lights series, as Chief Mechanic, then Dick Simon Racing as an Indy Car Mechanic and PIG Racing as Chief Mechanic for one of their Indy Lights cars.
Once settled at ARP, Chris has been able to remain involved in racing, though with a focus on fastener technology and its application. Being involved in racing presented him with a unique perspective on how mechanics and teams use and rely on different fasteners, as well as the importance of delivering fastener solutions on time, within a tight schedule.
Chris received his ONC in mechanical engineering while in the UK from Wolverton College, and has studied under ARP’s advanced engineering department with Russell Sherman P.E. and Dr. Ken Foster Ph.D.to hone an in depth understanding of fastener engineering and its use in racing applications.
Bill Hancock
Bill Hancock- As a mechanical engineer, Bill worked for Chrysler Corporation in their 70’s NASCAR program for ten years and then left to start and run his own company, Arrow Racing Engines, Inc, which specializes in high performance engine development in the Detroit area. After selling the business in 2008, Bill currently writes and does consulting work for the performance industry.
Bill Hancock grew up in Virginia racing cars. He went to Vanderbilt University where he got a degree in Mechanical Engineering while building and driving a series of drag racing cars. He was recruited out of college by Chrysler who moved him to Detroit as an engineer. He soon found himself in what he calls the job of a lifetime, working in the Chrysler Race Group as a NASCAR engineer where he worked on the NASCAR and short track Kit Car programs.
Several years later he was selected to manage the vehicle testing area where he was responsible for testing and race track development of the corporate racing programs. These programs ranged from desert racing trucks, NHRA & IHRA Pro Stock and Super Stock, Formula 5000, and of course NASCAR and USAC stock cars. During this time, he spent time at most of the major race tracks around the country where would rent the track and test for weeks at a time. When he was not at the track, he could be found at one of the wind tunnels or team race team shops.
In the off season, Bill was a speaker at the Chrysler Drag Racing seminar series which again took him all over the country. The race group was disbanded in 1979 when Chrysler suffered through a financial crisis. During this period he took a job with General Dynamics as the Chief Engineer of an off-road military vehicle.
It wasn’t too long before Bill decided to form his own company and return to his racing roots. In 1979 he formed Arrow Racing Engines and soon began doing engine development work for Chrysler. Aside from doing engine development work, Bill also authored and presented many papers and seminars on Dyno testing. He co-authored a book on Dyno testing with his good friend Harold Bettes and most recently updated John Lawlor’s HP book AutoMath. After almost 30 years in the engine business, he sold Arrow in 2008 and retired.
He still finds time to do consulting work, speaking engagements, and continues to write.
Fred Husher
Frederick K. Husher
Electronics Design Engineer, Crane Cams
Frederick K. Husher joined Crane Cams in November 2012 to further the development of internal combustion engine ignition systems. Mr. Husher is a true visionary with a clear sense of purpose who has led design and R&D efforts with proven success of more than 20 years in instrumentation, signal processing, motion control, optics and chemistry. Prior to joining Crane Cams, Mr. Husher devoted 5 years to product development of immunohistopathology control slide technology, serving as Director of R&D, at JAF Development. Mr. Husher also led many cutting-edge projects for Beckman-Coulter, Veracel, ArticChoke Enterprises, Gtech, Tektronix, and military contractors. Mr. Husher has been awarded ten US patents, and their international co-filings, with four more pending in the fields of optics, RF, motion control, sensing, chemistry, and thermal management. Mr. Husher received a BSEE from the University of New Mexico.
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AETC Presentation: Ignition Timing Accuracy – Causes, Impact & Solutions
Panel Discussion
Wednesday December 11th, the last day of AETC will feature a panel discussion. The discussion consists of all of the AETC speakers from the previous days and special guests Doug Yates of Roush Yates Racing Engines and Danny Lawrence of Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines.
