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As Managing Director of ARi, Neil Schilke provides overall leadership and management for ARi. He is responsible for every day operations and the impact of ARi in the automotive industry.
Schilke has more than 40 years of automotive experience with General Motors Corporation, beginning his career in the manufacturing area with Chevrolet Motor Division and later joining the GM Research Laboratories (GMR). At GMR, he was an active researcher and manager in a number of technical areas including conventional and advanced powertrains, vehicle aerodynamics, acoustics and vehicle control systems. Schilke became a GM project manager in 1984 to help establish integrated vehicle control and systems engineering capabilities for GM.
In 1988, he moved to the Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Car Group to form the GM Systems Engineering Center, which eventually became part of North American Operations (NAO) Engineering Center. Schilke served as general director of engineering for GM of Canada and went on to work for the GM Public Policy Center.
SAE is another major aspect of Schilke's professional career. During his 40 years as a member of SAE, Schilke served and continues to serve SAE in a number of capacities and positions including SAE president in 2001, treasurer from 1998-2000 and founding director of the SAE Foundation in Canada.
Schilke holds three patents, and is the author of numerous technical papers related to automotive technologies, one of which received the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Clifford Steadman Award. In addition, he was elected a Fellow of SAE, received the Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation, honored for his contributions to SAE with the SAE Medal of Honor Award, and had the SAE Foundation Cup named in his honor.
Schilke is a registered professional engineer in the State of Michigan and is a member of numerous technical and honor societies, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society.
He is an active sportsman and community servant. Schilke is an alumnus of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering, and is a member of the University Council.
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