Arun is the Director of Maintenance R&D at Ryder. He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in evaluating and assessing new technologies in the EV/AV/Advanced Vehicle space.

Arun has over 30 years of global engineering, operations and management experience in the automotive, aerospace, consumer, utility and transportation industries. He is an Air Force veteran and holds bachelors and master’s degree in mechanical engineering along with management diplomas in international trade, marketing and operations management.

Arun is a licensed Project Management Professional, holds five patents and has published various papers/articles. He is a member of SAE, ASME and SME.