Joseph A. Petrolino, Vice President Heavy Vehicle Research Center

Joseph A. Petrolino is president of the University Transportation Center at the National Transportation Research Center, Inc. His 28-year career includes multifaceted, hands-on experience in both corporate and Department of Defense management. He brings to NTRCI experience in executive and program management of complex motor vehicle systems, including engineering development, testing, contract management, sales and distribution, production, and logistics.

He has served as president of a start-up subsidiary business unit to produce new technology emergency fire and rescue vehicles, which are currently in use. He was General Manager of a business unit with annual sales of more than $200 million for heavy trucks. He also headed a corporate team that successfully negotiated a joint venture for manufacture of heavy trucks in China.

Petrolino received his bachelor of science in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy and his master of science in engineering from Purdue University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and the Defense Systems Management College.