Mark A. Vernacchia is currently a GM Technical Fellow. He will be retiring from GM after June 30 when he will become a Principal with his own company, The SSE Group, LLC. Mark received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an MS in Engineering Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He has been listed on 24 control system-based patents as an inventor. Mark is a Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan and is recognized as an Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) by the International Council of Systems Engineers (INCOSE)