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Meet the Executive Team

One director per discipline, each owning real hardware, firmware, or operations as we build McMaster's first electric race bike.

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Executive Team

One director per discipline — each owns subsystem architecture, bench validation, and onboarding on the road to MotoStudent Electric.

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Mechanical

Muhammad Hadi Al-Arif

Mechanical Director

Chassis, Powertrain Packaging & Dynamics

Mechanical & Automotive Engineering

Tubular steel trellis frame, structural battery cradle, swingarm kinematics, and drivetrain mounting.

  • 3D CAD packaging and structural FEA for frame, swingarm, and mounts
  • Battery enclosure mechanical protection and thermal airflow
  • Welding jigs, CNC part drawings, and rider ergonomics
Electrical

Muhammad Hannan Mansoor

Electrical Co-Director

Traction Pack & BMS Hardware

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Traction battery pack, custom BMS PCB, and contactor precharge for the high-voltage system.

  • Custom BMS schematic capture, layout, and bring-up
  • Contactor precharge sequencing and pack fusing
  • Cell simulator bench validation before pack assembly
Abdullah Makhdoom, Electrical Co-Director
Electrical

Abdullah Makhdoom

Electrical Co-Director

Shutdown Circuit & HV/LV Harness

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Safety shutdown PCBs, isolation monitoring, and HV/LV harness design across the motorcycle.

  • 12 V shutdown loop design and bench testing
  • HV isolation monitoring (IMD) and orange traction cabling
  • LV harness routing and connector standards
Software

Muhammad Hasan

Firmware & Software Director

Embedded Controls & Telemetry

Software / Computer Engineering & CS

VCU drive/fault state machines, CAN 2.0B network architecture, throttle plausibility, and pit telemetry.

  • Deterministic vehicle control firmware and safety interlock validation
  • DBC message matrix between BMS, inverter, and data logger
  • Live telemetry dashboard and team web platform
Business

Ameer Hamza

Business Director

Sponsorships, Finance & Media

DeGroote School of Business & Engineering

Corporate sponsorship contracts, FirstOntario budget pipeline, procurement, and brand media.

  • Bronze (<$1,000+), Silver (>$1,000+), Gold (>$3,000+), and Platinum (>$5,000+) partner relations
  • BOM budgeting, grant applications, and vendor purchasing
  • Team branding, social media, and event logistics

Advisors & Reviewers

Faculty and industry reviewers check our high-voltage work before hardware is energized or boards are fabricated.

ACADEMIC SUPERVISIONOnboarding in Progress

Faculty Advisor

Faculty of Engineering · McMaster University

Provides academic oversight, institutional endorsement for collegiate competition entry, and departmental laboratory guidance.

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TECHNICAL ADVISORYOpen for Reviewers

External Design Reviewers

EV Powertrain, PCB & Motorsport Alumni / Industry

Practicing engineers and alumni reviewing our 12 V shutdown chain, custom BMS schematics, HV pack insulation, and trellis frame FEA before fabrication.

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