Chad Conway Email & Phone Number

I help founders build successful climate startups. Areas of expertise: product, certification, manufacturing, operations, installation, deployment, service, recruiting, marketing, and sales.

Taking sometime to enjoy life. Spending time with my partner and dogs. Along with some fun travels to Fiji, sailing the cayes of Belize, sailing the French & Dutch islands in the Caribbean.

Chicago, Illinois, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Mountain View, CA, US

Oakland, California, US

Austin, Texas, US

- Built and lead a team of highly skilled adaptable engineers including remote market specific experts. - Mentored and supported team members to help them be successful and grow within the organization.- Lead Hurricane Irma and Maria initial response team and was on the ground days after the storms had hit.- Provided weekly reports to technical and.

Austin, Texas, US

• Developed processes for, performed, and documented detailed root cause analysis of complex battery systems.
• Communicated with corporate customers to identify problems and determine when components must be returned for repair.
• Liaised with engineering sub-teams based in other parts of the world to understand failures and identifying solutions.
• Worked with suppliers to identify problems and ways to eliminate future failures.
• Organized, booked, and carried out travel throughout Europe to perform data analysis and service on battery systems.
• Analyzed battery status and faults with National Instruments GUIs.

• Manage a diverse 30+ person team of Rose-Hulman undergraduate and graduate students.
• Lead by example to help the team to stay motivated, on schedule, and organized.
• Create detailed status reports for all aspects of the vehicle to submit to the US Department of Energy.
• Design, prototype, and implement various parts throughout the vehicle.
• Performed data collection and analysis with MotoTron software and Vector CAN devices during drive cycles.
• Developed and ran public relations events throughout the state of Indiana to educate the public.

Austin, Texas, US

• Lead a team of five senior level technicians during the first stages of battery pack prototype build and integration.
• Identified, documented, and worked to resolve battery pack engineering and production problems during the early prototype stages which saved the company over $200,000.
• Developed production processes for the new battery pack which greatly increased the efficiency of manufacturing.
• Designed more than fifteen different internal battery wiring harnesses and harness management parts using SolidWorks and Catia CAD software including creating schematics and 2D documentation drawings.
• Brought designed parts through the engineering design process from prototype to full production.
• Preformed inventory management for over one hundred parts of the BOM for building battery packs.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

• Worked with the diverse Smart Cities Group to design the City Car, a vehicle to be the perfect city automobile.
• Researched and designed a parking space inductive charging system for electric vehicles.
• Brainstormed, designed, prototyped, and produced a driving simulator based on the City Car’s user interface design.
• Fabricated proof of concept prototypes using a laser cutter to evaluate the feasibility of new designs including in-wheel electric motor, brake, and suspension systems.

Bachelors Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

German Language

Education record