Jon Brentnall brings more than 20 years of propulsion engineering consulting experience to his role as president of DSD. In 2014, he helped establish DSD in North America, supporting the company’s growth in engineering capabilities and testing. He has also focused on enhancing DSD’s transmission development for automotive, commercial truck and aerospace programs in North America, in addition to supporting product development projects in renewable energy, defense automotive and off-highway.

Previously, Jon was a chief engineer at an international consultancy, leading programs covering transmissions, e-drive transaxles and rear-axles, power-split electrical hybrid transmissions, CVT (wind-turbine) transmissions and dynamic modeling of shift systems. Jon was also a lead engineer for DaimlerChrysler in its hybrid joint venture with GM and BMW. Throughout his career, he has supported several programs with patented inventions.

Jon earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Newcastle University in England. In his spare time, he spends time with his four kids, snowboards, cycles and works on home improvement projects.