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Vancouver, Canada Area

Burnaby

- Project and lab management- Fuel cell system component research and development for motive applications- MEA component development

Burnaby

- Lab coordination and management- Component design engineering lead- Design requirement, specification, and FMEA.- process development and prototype fabrication.

• Coordinated the assessment of patents to support the engineering service deliverable.
• Facilitated meetings with subject matter experts, and cross functional team to efficiently review the patents of multiple areas ranging from system, balance of plant, stack, fuel cell components and manufacturing.
• Summarized results to stakeholders and supported analysis for IP portfolio.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Responsible for the cathode process group. - Established safety training for lab personnel- Procure lab supplies, process and test equipments. Assisted lab design & layout.- Developed project plan to support company funding milestones

- Responsible for the design and development of next generation PEM fuel cell Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) for the supplemental and distributed power programs with capability to generate power using reformed fuel such as natural gas and methanol.- Interacted with suppliers on a regular basis to maintain and improve engagements to address manufacturing.

Burnaby, BC

- Led design and development efforts on fuel cell components to support the technology pipeline for product implementation.- Demonstrated capability of stack component technology to meet cost, power density, durability and freeze-start targets.- Managed budget, schedule, and technical plans to meet project deliverables.

- Led a team of 5-10 scientists and engineers to design and develop the fuel cell components with the capability to function under low relative humidity for the Air-Cooled Stack demonstration.- Interacted with suppliers to investigate failure mechanisms, and implemented changes to designs to improve cost, performance and durability.

- Explored concepts and process for the design for manufacturing of continuous gas diffusion layer (GDL) to reduce cost as a joint effort between product development and process engineering teams.- Conducted site visits to procure continuous GDL. Developed plan using design of experiment method to assess manufacturing parameters impacting the GDL quality.

- Managed the development and prototype of experimental GDL designs for the cost reduction of the MEA. - Investigated GDL composition, and effects on properties and performance.- Conducted assessment using Design Of Experiment method on GDL manufacturing parameters for cost reduction.- Generated innovative solutions for low cost GDL which resulted in.

- Developed, selected and scaled up MEA design for the lab-scale stack demonstration for automotive fuel cell program (MK7). - Recommended MEA designs for the demonstration of the 25kw MK7 automotive module for H2 and methanol fuel cell car (NeCar 2-5) programs for Daimler.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Coop,, Chemistry

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: Project Management Institute Member, PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter Member