Rich Cregar

Background

About Rich Cregar

Rich Cregar is an Engineer involved with technical support for John Deere. He has served as a Technical Trainer for GRi Engineering and a GlaxoSmithKline Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University.He is a White House Champion of Change. He served as Automotive Dept. Head at Wilson Community College (NC) and Co-Director (transportation sector) of the NC Community College System’s Code Green CIP project. In addition to teaching, Mr. Cregar developed and delivered Continuing Education workshops dealing with the production of BioDiesel, Clean Diesel Technology, Vehicle Emissions Systems, Hybrid Electric Drive Systems and Electric Vehicles every year. He recently completed the Clean Transportation Education Project (DOE) in collaboration with NCSU and developed a Workforce Investment Act pilot course dealing with hybrid/electric technologies. Mr. Cregar has also written dozens of articles about renewable fuels, advanced drive systems and workforce development for Green Transportation. He is an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). He served on the President’s Advisory Committee on Renewable Fuels at Shaw University and was a Consultant and Technical Trainer for Miles Electric Vehicles, LLC. Of Santa Monica, CA. He served for eight years as a City Council Member in the cities of Lisbon and Mt. Vernon, Iowa and has many years of experience in planning, zoning and economic development issues. Prior to joining the Faculty at Wake Tech in 2006 Mr. Cregar served as the National Instructor and Research Associate at the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University. He also serves on the Johnston County Board of Adjustment. In August of 2014 he earned the SAE Credential for Advanced HEV Diagnostics/Instructor Level from SAE. Specialties: Sustainability in transportation, automotive technical support & education, HD Diagnostics