Prior to joining Torc, Dr. Peter V. Schmidt was the head of the Autonomous Technology Group for Daimler Truck for three years. Before leading that organization, he managed the strategy organization for Daimler Truck, where his focus areas included the Chinese market, autonomous technology, electrification, connectivity and digital transformation
In his 12+ years at Torc, Andrew has been instrumental in guiding the strategy towards the commercialization of autonomous vehicles. He believes the fastest way to successful implementation is through collaboration, purposeful partnerships across a variety of markets and identifying industries that share Torc's mission of saving lives
Marnie is the former vice president of human resources for Luna Innovations and GE Digital. She has steered companies through acquisitions, divestitures, and integrations, and the setup of international domestic office locations. She brings more than 25 years of experience in a variety of people optimization, management, and engagement roles to Torc.
C.J. King has extensive expertise in product development, managing global, diverse teams, technology optimizations and new-system implementations as a result of his previous roles at HERE Technologies and as a Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon, where he led the Native Cloud Re-Architecture Engineering team.
From my first conversation with the Torc team, it was evident that saving lives was more than an aspirational mission, it is a Torc core value.
I am humbled to serve as the chief legal officer as Torc welcomes a new era of leadership, product commercialization, and customer focus.
In 2020, John joined Torc to lead fleet operations, corporate operational safety and mission assurance focus for Autonomous Vehicle Testing and On-Road Operations. John has over 36 years of experience in government and civil service related to safety, quality assurance and aerospace engineering. His services includes time with NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and more.
Richard spent 16 years at General Electric before transitioning to a GE Financial-division spinoff, Genworth Financial, for another 10 years. In addition, he led the financial-audit function for GE Aircraft, Campo Frio Foods (Italian company), and Boldt Runners, applying Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques.
