Cofounder, Project Leader
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Us
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)