Senior Technology Leader excelling in Lithium-ion battery system design and safety.

Expertise

EXPERTISE

A visionary and accomplished senior technology leader with broad-based expertise in Lithium-ion battery and energy storage systems design, development, and safety. Strong capabilities in managing facility operations, overseeing P&L, and driving initiatives for program and production management. Excels in mentoring engineering teams while effectively implementing technical strategies for success in military and aerospace applications. Proven ability to streamline engineering processes and enhance operational efficiency through innovative problem-solving. Actively seeks to leverage extensive knowledge in advanced battery technologies to drive strategic growth and new product development.

• Strategic Planning / Technical Road-Mapping
• Technical / Engineering Management
•  New Product Development
• Lithium-ion Cell & Battery Safety, Design & Development 
• Systems Design & Integration
• Electrochemical Systems
• Contract Negotiations
• Project Management
• Proposal Preparation
• Budget Preparation
• Schedule Management and Adherence
• Lean / Six Sigma Manufacturing
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Environmental Health and Safety

Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Undisclosed Company, Undisclosed Location in USA

President, 2025-Present

· Assisting clients in battery design and specification development, ensuring optimized performance, safety, and regulatory compliance.

· Working with companies across the energy storage ecosystem, from startups to established manufacturers, helping them navigate technical hurdles, scale production, and assess emerging technologies.

· Additionally, operating as an expert witness in battery-related litigation, providing technical analysis and testimony on failure investigations, safety issues, and intellectual property disputes. Bringing deep industry insight to deliver clear, well-supported expert opinions in legal and regulatory matters.

Undisclosed Company, Undisclosed Location in USA.

Technical Fellow, 2023-2025

• Developed strategic technical roadmaps for new markets by interfacing with key customer contacts, leading SWOT analysis, and launching plans to address gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Developed strategic alignment with key customers through technical development partnerships and alignment of technology roadmaps.

• Helped secure >$20M in government funding by identifying technology advancements and opportunities, highlighting positive employee and community impact, and meeting with congressional members to discuss advantages to the company and national security.

• Led customer interactions to increase awareness of company’s technology development capabilities to deepen beyond basic vendor/supplier relationships.

EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Applications Engineering Senior Director, 2018-2023

• Managed team of eight senior engineers responsible for customer relations, proposal writing and new business development.

• Reduced overall time required to prepare proposals by 50% while minimizing errors and omissions.

• Developed proposal checklist, key requirements matrix, and standardized proposal format.

• Streamlined proposal process, highlighted budget items, and focused design approach.

• Drove strategic growth initiatives expanding into >$12Million of new market growth per year.

• Developed technology development roadmap for the research & development team.

EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

General Manager, Yardney Division, 2016-2018

• Managed 140ksqft facility of 80 employees, with P&L responsibility and EHS and maintenance oversight.

• Provided direct / indirect management of development and production programs.

• Generated sales of more than $15M per annum.

EAGLEPICHER, LLC, YARDNEY DIVISION (F/K/A YARDNEY TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.), Pawcatuck, Connecticut / East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Executive Director, Lithium Engineering, 2007-2016

• Hired, mentored, and supervised team providing Research, Development, Design Engineering, and Production Engineering, emphasizing military and aerospace applications.

• Provided training and mentoring, enabling several employees to advance to higher career levels.

• Trimmed development costs by $250K, increased customer satisfaction and reliability, and facilitated rapid troubleshooting of internal and external problems by bringing key supply functions in-house and establishing electronics design, development, and testing capabilities.

• Led in-house continuous process improvement steering committee that executed Lean, Six Sigma, and process improvement projects facility-wide, resulting in 35% reduction in battery assembly time and 15% decrease in electrode coating process scrap.

• Championed 5S company-wide and conducted 5S audits on a semi-annual basis

YARDNEY TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC., Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Director of Programs and Applications, 2002-2007

· Directed engineering group in designing, developing, qualifying, and producing high-reliability lithium-ion batteries for several military and aerospace applications.

· Oversaw 35 research scientists, engineers, technicians, draftsmen, and support staff. Grew team members and encouraged personnel development to expand capabilities and increase performance for the company.

· Brought in several development and production programs, including the first NASA space-qualified lithium-ion battery and first US Air Force Lithium-ion battery on non-experimental aircraft, with two battery designs continuing to support approximately 30% of the company’s business.

YARDNEY TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC., Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Senior Research Scientist, 1997-2002

· Leveraged battery design and chemistry expertise to develop solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles, winning $3.2M production program away from a primary competitor, delivering first

pre-production units in five months, completing qualification in 11 months, and initiating full production deliveries 13 months after the contract award, which competition had failed to do for more than two years. Yielded three new product streams with total value of more than $3.25M annually by employing one successful product line as a drop-in replacement for two other applications.

· Functioned as program manager for multiple development and production programs involving a variety of applications, including B-2 Stealth Bomber, Global Hawk UAV, NUWC Lightweight Electric Torpedo, and many satellite and space exploration missions.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS, St. Andrews, Scotland

Postdoctoral Research Assistant, 1995-1997

· Designed and synthesized Lithium-ion battery cathode materials; characterized electrochemical and structural properties.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New York

Graduate Research Associate, 1990-1995

· Synthesized and characterized new quaternary rare-earth sulfides for nonlinear optic applications. Installed and maintained single crystal precession camera and instructed others in its use. Served as mentor to junior group members and undergraduates in research programs.

Honors & Publications

CREDENTIALS

• Six Sigma Green Belt with Lean, American Society for Quality

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Electrochemical Society
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

• More than 50 publications and presentations in technical journals and conferences

Education

• Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 
• B.S. Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA