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Nuvola Technology (official name Millibatt, Inc.) is commercializing SafeCoat Direct Deposition Separator, an additive manufacturing technology that improves safety and lowers the cost of lithium-ion batteries.• Overseeing technical and commercial development of SafeCoat, the world’s first spray-on battery separator • Leading technical sales and support of major battery OEM and automotive customers• Managing key relationships with vendors of deposition, metrology and automation equipment• Developing business strategy for formulation and distribution of SafeCoat separator raw materials• Building and maintaining patent portfolio of 11 issued patents covering battery design and manufacturing

• Planned and executed the growth of company assets (patents, capital equipment) within budget• Led a team of MS and PhD engineers with diverse backgrounds and complementary skill sets• Oversaw simultaneous projects in battery development, data analysis, and testing of prototype circuits with BMS• Coordinated all R&D operations including equipment installation and maintenance, managing chemical hazards• Graduate of leading start-up incubators: Y Combinator and Magnify at the California NanoSystems Institute

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Developed world-leading microbattery technology from ideation through prototype and publication• Applied electrochemistry fundamentals and route cause analysis to continuously improve battery performance• Worked with corporate partner, Raytheon Vision Systems, to create solid-state supercapacitors• Created new synthesis route for solid-state sulfur cathodes for lithium batteries

• Prepared and tested superhydrophobic (water-repellent) nanoparticle coatings for automotive, architectural, and solar glass

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Materials Science And Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering