10 Toyota engineering leaders
Christopher Casey, Executive Director of Engineering, UX & In-Vehicle Software at Toyota Connected North America, is one of ten Toyota engineering leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held director of engineering and engineering director roles at the company. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Toyota from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christopher Casey
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director of Engineering, UX & In-Vehicle Software · Toyota Connected North America
Executive Director of Engineering, UX & In-Vehicle Software at Toyota Connected North America since December 2025, based in Dallas; the profile describes work with designers and software developers on the next generation of digital cockpit software at Toyota. Former Director of Engineering, UX & In-Vehicle Software (2022–2025) and Sr Managing Engineer (2017–2022) at Toyota Connected North America.
Dan Harris, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director - Energy Storage Solutions · Toyota Material Handling North America
Engineering Director, Energy Storage Solutions at Toyota Material Handling North America since October 2025, based in the Rochester, New York area; the profile describes a multidisciplinary team delivering lithium-ion and hydrogen fuel cell systems. Former Sr. Manager Energy Systems and Design Engineering (2025) and System Engineering Manager, Energy Solutions Development Center (2024–2025) at the company.
Gregg Overfield
LinkedInExperience: Director · Toyota North America
Director at Toyota North America since June 2021, based in Canton, Michigan; the role entry names R&D Integrated Vehicle Systems and responsibility for the Automated System Design Department, leading development for automated driving systems. Former Senior Program Manager / Senior Engineering Manager (2018–2021), Senior Engineering Manager (2014–2018) and Principal Engineer (2012–2014) at Toyota North America.
Jan Falkowski
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Ground Truth Perception, AD/ADAS · Woven by Toyota
Director of Engineering, Ground Truth Perception, AD/ADAS at Woven by Toyota since January 2024, based in Seattle. Former Director of Engineering, Mapping & Road Intelligence at Woven by Toyota (2021–2024), Head of R&D at CARMERA (2018–2021), and Chief Technology Officer, VP of Engineering at Essess, Inc. (2014–2017).
Jennifer Raasch
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Toyota Material Handling
Director of Engineering at Toyota Material Handling since September 2025, based in Columbus, Indiana. Former Senior Engineering Manager (2024–2025) and Manager II (2019–2024) at Toyota Material Handling, Manager at Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc. (2014–2019), and Electrical Design Engineer II at Emerson (2011–2014).
Jimmy Chiu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Woven by Toyota
Director of Engineering at Woven by Toyota since June 2024, based in San Jose, California; the role entry names Arene SDK, Platforms and Advanced Development. Jimmy Chiu also held Head of Software, Arene Advanced Development (2024–2025) and E/E Systems Architect, Special Projects Group (2023–2024) at Woven by Toyota, and was Director, AI Solutions & Model Development at Mythic (2021–2023).
Luca Del Pero
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering and UK site lead · Woven by Toyota
Director of Engineering and UK site lead at Woven by Toyota since December 2024, based in London. Former Director of Engineering (2024) and Senior Engineering Manager (2021–2024) at Woven by Toyota, Engineering Manager at Level 5, Self-Driving Division (2018–2024), and Head of Computer Vision at Blippar (2018).
Nelson Cosgrove
LinkedInExperience: Former Executive Engineering Director · Toyota Racing Development USA
Former Executive Engineering Director at Toyota Racing Development USA (2021–2024), in North Carolina. Now Executive Engineer at Toyota Racing Development USA since September 2024, based in the Charlotte area, and was Director of Motorsports at Mazda North American Operations (2019–2021) and Senior Manager, Vehicle at Toyota Racing Development USA (2015–2019).
Steven Khau
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Woven by Toyota
Director of Engineering at Woven by Toyota since June 2024, based in Belmont, California. Former Head of Hardware (2022–2024) and Sr. Engineering Manager (2021–2022) at Woven by Toyota, and Senior Engineering Manager (2019–2021) and Engineering Manager (2017–2019) at Lyft.
Todd Holbert
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director · Toyota Racing Development USA
Engineering Director at Toyota Racing Development USA since January 2025, based in Oak Ridge, North Carolina. Todd Holbert also lists Senior Design Manager at Toyota Racing Development USA since December 2015, and was VP Engineering at MSI Defense Solutions (2009–2015) and Vehicle Group Manager at Triad Racing Development Inc (2003–2009).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your current engineering role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself and what to delegate?
- 02How did you balance new development work against reliability and maintenance work on your teams?
- 03What did you carry over from earlier roles that changed how you lead engineering teams?
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