• Directing and managing members from four groups: cell technology, cell testing, battery modeling and battery algorithms.• Driving FCEV cell selection and qualification, next-gen algorithms (e.g. SOX/thermal detection/voltage non-uniformity diagnostics), improved stress estimator logic, and other deliverables to meet with aggressive timelines and budgets.• Developing production-oriented ML models and digital twin to support battery health diagnostics and prognostics under MLOps pipeline.• Expanding HIL testing capability for rapid model/algorithm prototyping.• Supporting cell/module/pack/vehicle testing and validation.• Realized a 5-fold cost reduction by strategic outsourcing critical testing to external labs during a challenging period of lab relocation.

• Guided and motivated a team of 10 from four groups: cell technology, cell testing, battery modeling and battery algorithms.• Advised executive leadership on battery technology and engineering decisions.• Enhanced cell test lab operation to reduce downtime and data redundancy.• Interfaced with engineering and manufacturing stakeholders and enhanced collaboration across teams.

• Supervised and supported cell technology team for cell supplier engagement, novel technology exploration, and cell qualification process.• Implemented cell qualification procedures and criteria across various departments to facilitate smoother phase-gate process.• Managed battery modeling team to develop performance and aging models (empirical, physics-based, data-driven) verified at cell/module level.• Led battery management intelligence team to develop ML pipeline for cloud-based battery diagnostics, prognostics, and optimization platform.• Grew and mentored a team of 5 to meet cell technology and modeling roadmaps.• Developed intellectual property for Romeo’s battery technology.• Supported technical discussions with BorgWarner-Romeo Power JV customers.

• Led various electrification projects worldwide including supercars, heavy-duty machinery, and eVTOL applications.• Expanded electro-thermal models to include cell-to-cell variations, balancing, BMS state estimators, and CCCV control features for full module characterization.• Established framework for product warranty in commercial vehicles and energy storage sectors.• Conducted DOE in implementing patented vapor chamber technology and fast charge protocols at cell/module level.

• Developed nRC electro-thermal cell/module model and semi-empirical aging model.• Optimized internal modeling capability and warranty simulation.• Initiated vibration study on cell aging, and designed procedures for acquiring entropic coefficient of various cells of interests.

• Performed thermal and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of proprietary two-phase vapor chamber technology, microchannel cooling, phase change materials, cold plate oblique fin optimization, electric current collecting plate optimization, and cluster thermal runaway using STAR-CCM+.• Investigated heat pump two-phase refrigerant-base (R744 and R1234yf) thermal architecture in battery systems.

• Developed and optimized CFD engine for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software SMARTset using OpenFOAM.• Integrated new features for data center CFD models, validated models by comparison with on-site measurements, and improved model accuracy and speed.• Investigated machine learning algorithms to predict data center power usage effectiveness.

• Developed heat pipe cooling and preheating based lithium-ion battery thermal management in EV applications; optimized and verified model through small-scale experiments.• Integrated thermoelectric generators with heat pipes for HEV exhaust waste recovery system.• Designed and fabricated a novel wick structure for ultra-thin flat plate heat pipes.• Characterized gas turbine thermal performance using liquid crystal thermography for SIEMENS.

• Delivered lectures on Advanced Heat Transfer and Thermofluids II (class size: 12-15 students) and created module instructions for MSc students.

• MSc Course: Air Conditioning Technologies.

• Developed heat pipe battery thermal management for electric vehicles.• Established electrochemical-thermal model (COMSOL) for a mule EV battery.• Supported prototype testing and data analysis.

• Conducted proposals of building-integrated photovoltaic system and sustainable waste disposal management.• Proposed energy sustainability concepts in eco-friendly house design.