Youssef Daou. Ph.D, M.E.E.E., Elo E,Dest Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Va, Us

Architect and Chief Engineer of battery systems used on EV/HEV cars. Co-Managing the Engineering group with another Chief Engineer1. Architect of different battery pack capacities, and different chemistries2. Implementing J1772 charger (level I, and II) AC, and DC charging (on board and off board chargers)3. Markets are mainly the USA, EU, and China4. Company is transitioning from start-up to full production, and is pure EV/HEV. 5. Cars are for: L7E, M1, NEV, Full Sedan, Sport cars, Trucks...6. Standards ranging from SAE, UL, ISO, QC/T, IEC, AIS, MVSS, transportation of Batteries ( UN, and DOT), ECE, BCI, FUDS7. Cost reduction (due to changes on battery management system design and cell replacement) each battery box by $34008. Iintroduced many new battery system suppliers ( cells, BMS, Chargers, Power Electronics...) 9. Audited cell, and Battery pack ODM suppliers in China, USA…10. Audited cell factories for cell Safety, and Quality for IEEE 1625, IEEE 1725, CIG021...11. Applied FMEA process (DFMEA, and PFMEA)12. Audited factories for Prcoessing Control (stacking machine, transport belt, burr, Electrostatic machines,...), Equipment( Electrostatic machine, resistance tester, insulation tester...), Method ( document management, standards...), Environmental control ( Humidity, Temperature, ovens, record...), Quality system, Traceability, SOP and SPC...

Office of the CEO. Managed a group of Engineers, and Consultants. Developed systems for new market. Technical Manager of a start up new line of Business, the Innovative Energy Storage Systems (IESS). Technical manager of planning and implementation of new technologies (LTO, Magnetic Capacitor, Ultra capacitor, LFP, LMO, large format cells…..)IESS is a spin off of MicroSun Technologies.8 standard product offerings on the website , up from 0 offerings as startup.Positive Income, up from $0 income as startup.Worked with R&D teams from 3 different universities • Managed development internally and off-shore. working with overseas suppliers and driving their teams through concepts and implementation .managed 5 internal engineers and consultants• Defined strategies for new markets IESS markets as Community and Home grid, Silent watch, Military battery applications, Green Technology Markets, Renewable Energy Integration, hi voltage chargers and BMS• Defined Batteries, and system requirements for IESS• Developed FW for Battery Management System (BMS) to be used on IESS ( Stationary and Dynamic applications)• Defined requirements, and understand tradeoffs with various design approaches• Experience working with board designs and architectural implementations interactions that impact battery, and system performance• IESS modular batteries are minimum 1 KWh, up to few MWh• Architecture and development of BMS, and Chargers for IESS • New cell technology implementation in medical, Military, Consumer and IESS• Worked with many cell makers, and different cell chemistry• Responsible for Quality of new Cells, and new Packs introduced for IESSLead a team developing Power Control System unit, controling renewanle energy, energy storage and load power islanded or grid tied

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Built cross functional teams (that included Reliability, Manufacturing, Safety, ODM, Suppliers, Mechanical, Electrical, Bios, System Test, Quality, Service, Sustaining, Regulatory…). Minimum of eight direct report Global team members, and 100+ indirect reports in each project. Oversaw risk management plan and mitigation, resources. Managed RFI, RFQ, schedule, statement of work, specs, post RTS offering, test procedures. Drove execution and Design reviews including DFMEA, PFMEA, Block diagram, FW, Layout, Communication, transporatation, regulatory and Safety…. oCreated and targeted initiatives, and continuous improvement plans with following accomplishments:A.Batteries developed used in products generating more than $50 Billion in revenueB.Development cost reduction of $25M+ a yearC.Streamlining qualification tests and owner, 30% reduction of test time and $1M savings a yearD.$5M in warranty costs of suppliers high rate failure components E.$1M of recovered tax payments from developmentI.No extra warranty cost for the first Dell Green three year warranty BatteryJ.Battery vendor self qualification (VSQ) initiative to incorporate suppliers better in the system development and ODMs to use suppliers more efficiently 1.Shortened development time two months and reduced development cost $1M a year2.Organized and chaired Dell Battery VSQ$10M a year Battery development cost reduction by design changesRestructured ODMs and vendors roles and responsibilities for new business transformation•Chaired and organized quarterly technology reviews for battery suppliers, to allign with next product offerings and long term strategic vision.•Battery Development representative in Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for ODMs, and Suppliers •Representative to Management cross functional engineering review weekly meeting•Directed eight ODMs, 10 suppliers (outsourcing works). . 50+ IP, 3 patents, 1 conference. Chaired an ODM + Vendor summit

Energy storage consulting, incorporated in Austin. Working with strategic partners to deliver battery solutions at competitive price, and state of the art solutions for customer needs. Batteries using different chemistries( Li-Ion, NiCAD, LFP, LTO, SLA...) to best fit the aplication's requirements

Developed Medical Electronics and implantable devices, regularly interfaced with customers. Designed RF short range radios, MICS band. Worked on batteries and chargers, heart monitors. Familiarity with FDA requirements

Retail business, 4 employees. Worked on operation and day to day management

Developed devices ranging from hand held, PDA, mobile computing, to forklift and vehicle, CF WLAN and CF WWAN/WLAN. Designed power supplies, DC/DC convertors, Battery, Battery Chargers, protection, power management, Smart Battery. CAN, 1 and 2 wire communication. Debug and changes including EMI and ESD. PCB layout. Energy Key Technology group member, responsible for electrical aspect of batteries and AC/DC power supplies. Managed suppliers (TAM, COS issues, assure capacity…). 5 direct reports including technician, engineers and consultants• Saved $10M per year for four years from managing many Cost Reduction Programs • Gained $150M+ from new market penetration in consumer market and USPS

Bohemia, Ny, Us

Audio and Video Noise cancelation for military and consumer

Optics R&DOptical communication (Raman amplifiers, Folded Fabry-Perrot resonator...) 1 published research paper.

Riverdale, Ny, Us

EE instructorCourses thought: Electronics I Electronics II Computer programming Linear Systems Electro-Magnetics fields Applied Physics to Electrical Engineering Advanced Mathematics for EE Electronics Lab ( developed 2 new lab lectures) Optical communication ( developed the course as new offering for Graduate degree)

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Retail business, 4 employees. Worked on operation and day to day management

Ph.D., Electro-Physics

Ms, Electrical Engineering

Dest, Electronics