Responsible for battery lab, applications engineering and product development teams. Growing the team, establishing new capabilities, building technical development pipeline, developing IP, managing technical development efforts with partners and customers

Founded a technical energy storage consulting business focusing on product & process development for energy storage device manufacturing, prototype cell assembly and testing for Lithium-ion batteries• Battery Prototyping & Testing - Coin and pouch cell assembly - Cell design and prototype cylindrical and multi-layer pouch assembly - Formation and Cycle Testing• Battery development & manufacturing equipment sourcing, installation and qualification• Contract electrode manufacturing and battery assembly prototyping• Fixture, jig & equipment modification design (3d CAD) and prototyping (in-house shop, 3d printer) - Stands, holders, equipment upgrades - Replacement parts - Sensors and electronics / basic automation - Cell testing fixtures and connectors• Project management for external equipment builds• Process development (equipment optimization, process work instructions, lean optimization, QC metric development, operator training)• Data collection, analysis & reporting• Application modeling & energy storage system sourcing / selection• Product specification development & testing / certification planning

- Set up and manage ultracapacitor and lithium ion battery prototyping and testing lab- Product development for energy storage device electrodes- Coinventor of novel silicon anode technology- Scale-up of energy storage electrode business, lab-scale to 2000m2/day- Source and qualify pilot cell assembly process

Set up battery testing lab and pilot production facilities from scratch, including all equipment sourcing, set up, qualification and process development for multiple different energy storage products. Provided technical consulting services to many organizations spanning the energy storage sector, from materials development labs, academic institutions and startups to Fortune 500 companies looking to enter energy storage markets. Focused primarily on commercial focused materials & process development, application testing and technical support for fundraising activities for Li-ion battery companiesSpecifically,- Provided industry relevant third party verification testing for LIBs and ultracapacitors in pouch cells- Acted as outsourced R&D for several companies, managing and running experiments- Provided due diligence support for VC firms and helped develop pitch decks for startups- Served as technical expert on NSF proposal committee- Prepared successful grant proposals & managed activities once funded- Installed and qualified battery mixing, coating, slitting, calendering and assembly equipment- Wrote custom software to process and store data and prepare technical reports, as well as production focused software to track inventory & production and interact with clients- Managed engineers and technicians, both in-house and off site at client companiesTechnical focus areas included:- Cell design and optimization- Battery and ultracapacitor testing (energy, power and lifetime optimization for specific applications)- Mixing, coating and calendering process development for Li-ion battery, ultracapacitor & NiMH battery materials- High voltage Li-ion electrolyte development (materials selection, cell design & balancing, accelerated life testing)- Prototyping and application testing for batteries in consumer electronics (testing profile design, hardware design & simulation, customer development)

Managing R&D efforts for next generation energy storage products including ultracapacitors, grant & patent writing, budgeting, project planning & scheduling, coordinating efforts with outside consultants / agencies, status reports to board of directors, preparation and delivery of presentations to prospective investors, support for investor due diligence, managing research projects with multiple university partners.

Responsible for materials and process development as well as scale-up and technology transfer to manufacturing facilities; state-of-the-art ceramic capacitor research and development.

Fuel cell cathode materials synthesis and testing. Process development for armor applications with advanced ceramic materials. Nanomaterials and non-oxide dispersion and sintering.

Team leader for Lockheed Martin research project. Coordinating team efforts and scheduling to meet deadlines. Ceramic capacitor materials formulations, processing and characterization.