Danielle Applestone, Phd Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca, Us

I work as a fractional hardtech startup executive and thought-partner for CEOs. I help founders translate their visions into strategies and build aligned teams. I'm usually in a fractional COO or Chief People Officer role. Companies generally leverage me when they are at an inflection point - either they need to double in size or scale their operations. I absolutely love working closely with the leadership team and crafting the plans to land the capital, talent, and customers that companies need to achieve their mission.

Sunnyvale, California, Us

Responsible for laying the foundation for people and brand that will allow the company to double while maintaining their unique culture. I worked with this company because:•Distinct and important technology focused on climate change•Leadership that is truly open and wants me to bring my whole self to the process (queer engineer)•Growing like crazy with the resources to SHIP their tech and take a bite out of industrial decarbonizationAntora Energy is decarbonizing our planet with thermal energy storage for zero-carbon industrial heat and power. Their mission is to stop climate change for the future of humanity. They aspire to be a diverse group of people built on humility and openness, who put team and mission first, and value connection through joy and laughter.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Jaro is designing flexible rapid charging systems for electric class 8 tractors (semi trucks). Jaro converts every dwell into increased mileage by locating charging systems anywhere semi trucks make stops on their routes.Every semi truck that goes electric is equivalent to electrifying 32 passenger cars. Jaro exists to accelerate the adoption of electric semi trucks and reduce transportation emissions.

Berkeley, California, Us

Daughters of Rosie helped manufacturing companies build diverse teams. We worked with companies that were ready to walk the walk and protect their investment in diversity with practices and policies that ensure retention.Equity, inclusion, and diversity only get more challenging as teams scale. So we helped companies invest in it early. Our typical customers were growing companies that have ambitious goals for racial and gender diversity and about 50-1000 employees. Unfortunately, I made the difficult decision to shut down this business a year into the covid pandemic. Check out the video below to see an example of an initiative for one of our partner companies, Saildrone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkoIu3Bg-E

Toronto, Ca

Three seasons as host of Technology Powers X, an original podcast by Dell Technologies. We explore the impact of Dell products on the world and highlight the teams that create those products.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Working as the primary mentor for handful of climate and sustainability-focused hard-tech startups on everything from defining their products and market to setting up basic business operations and preparing for fundraising.

Peekskill, New York, Us

Bantam Tools is the new name for Other Machine Co. post acquisition by Bre Pettis. Other Machine Co. started as a DARPA-funded project to build desktop-sized manufacturing equipment that could be used to teach advanced manufacturing to the next generation of talent in that industry.Bantam Tools continues to manufacture desktop CNC machines with professional reliability and precision at an affordable price.

Us

• Co-founded this business in 2003. SnipeSwipe LLC was a profitable, boot-strapped, e-commerce company that provided an internet-based service to assist customers in buying on eBay • Tasks include scripting in Perl, Ruby, Google Android, JavaScript, Ajax, and HTML, customer service, accounting/bookkeeping, and marketing• Ran this business while going to grad school and starting a robotics company.

San Francisco, Us

Ran a DARPA-funded project to build desktop CNC machines and machine control software to reduce the cost of hands-on advanced manufacturing education. The program eventually led to the founding of Other Machine Co. (now Bantam Tools).

Austin, Tx, Us

• Fundamental research on Lithium-ion coupled charge transfer, exploring the interdependency of particle size, composition, and structure in an effort to understand Li+ storage phenomena in nanoscale lithium storage materials• Synthesis of materials for experimental data to support kinetic models of Li in bulk and nano olivine and layered oxides• Skills and Techniques include: XPS, SEM, EDS, XRD, cell fabrication, high-temperature synthesis, high-energy ballmilling, electrochemical testingFirst Author Publications:• D. Applestone, S. Yoon, and A. Manthiram, “Mo3Sb7­C Composite Anodes for Lithium­ion Batteries,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry 115, 18909­18915 (2011).• D. Applestone, S. Yoon, and A. Manthiram, “Cu2Sb­Al2O3­C Nanocomposite Alloy • Anodes with Exceptional Cycle Life for Lithium Ion Batteries,” The Journal of Materials Chemistry 22, 3242 – 3248 (2012). • D. Applestone, and A. Manthiram, “Cu6Sn5­TiC­C Nanocomposite Alloy Anodes with High Volumetric Capacity for Lithium Ion Batteries,” RSC Advances, 2, 5411­5417 (2012). • D. Applestone, and A. Manthiram, “Symmetric Cell Evaluation of the Effects of Electrolyte Additives on Cu2Sb­Al2O3­C Nanocomposite Anodes,”Journal of Power Sources 217 (2012). Selected Patent• “Anode Materials for Lithium ­ion Batteries” ­ Patent # 9601773

Washington, Dc, Us

• Research with conducting polymers used as ion gate membranes for incorporation into display devices. • Fabricated conducting polymer membranes and integrated them with electrical systems for device control. • Used electrochemical synthesis techniques, cyclic voltammetry, fluorimetery, spectroscopy, clean room, profilometry, SEM, plasma sputtering, circuit and mechanical design techniques

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Materials Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering

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