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Expert in Battery Design and Simulation
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert became interested in electrochemistry as an undergraduate and followed that interest throughout his career. He got a PhD in Chemical Engineering with fuel cells as his topic and then went to work in a new Electrochemistry Department at W.R. Grace & Co.'s central R&D lab outside of Washington DC. His work covered a range of electrochemical topics but focused on battery separators and lithium batteries. When lithium ion batteries emerged, this became his primary focus and he developed separators for these batteries. On joining the Celgard Division of Hoechst, he set up a Battery Applications lab to build and test lithium-ion batteries and supported development of new products, work which culminated in the first commercial introduction of a trilayer separator. He then joined PolyStor where he led an effort to develop a hybrid electric vehicle battery based on lithium nickel cobalt oxide. Expert became convinced that lack of design tools was inhibiting progress of battery development and started Expert's Firm to develop and distribute software tools for battery design. While leading Battery Design he has co-founded a couple of other startup battery companies and served and as consultant for many companies and national labs. He has lectured widely on design principles for lithium-ion batteries, especially large cells. Battery Design's flagship product, Battery Design Studio(R), is the most widely used battery design tool in the industry.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California;
San Francisco, California;
Sacramento, California;
Oakland, California;
Stockton, California;
Fremont, California;
Modesto, California;
Salinas, California;
Santa Rosa, California;
and Hayward, California.
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1982
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PhD
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1977
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BS
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Chemical Engineering
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Arizona State University
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1993
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MS
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Computer Science
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Johns Hopkins
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1990
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BS
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Computer Science
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University of Maryland-College Park
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1999 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President
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Product design and development. Consulting for battery design and simulation.
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1998 to 1999
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PolyStor
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Research Director
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Led program to develop lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles.
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1994 to 1998
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Hoechst
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Celgard
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Staff Engineer
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Designed and oversaw construction of Battery Applications Lab. Led lab and worked on product development team as well as technical support team. Traveled widely to support introduction of new battery separator products to major customers.
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1982 to 1994
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W. R. Grace & Co.
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Research
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Staff Enginner
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Carry out R&D projects to create new products and support business divisions; technical consultant.
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Associations/Societies
International Society of Electrochemistry Electrochemical Society
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Publications and Patents Summary
18 Patents, 33 Publications (including 3 book chapters).
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Journal of Power Sources
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Based on customer requirements for a battery-powered consumer product, identified appropriate battery chemistry and recommended commercially available cells from three manufacturers.
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For a corporation, reviewed their patent portfolio for a battery technology and wrote report evaluating utility of the patents.
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For an investor, visited a start-up battery company and evaluated their technology.
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For an automotive supply company, prepared a review of techniques to design thermal systems for lithium-ion batteries.
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For a battery developer, created a simulation model to direct efforts to improve the design.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on Battery Improvement Project.
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Expert for consulting on NiMH cell battery analysis.
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Expert in Lithium Battery.
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Expert in Motor modeling and transient control.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
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Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Served as an expert witness once in which I was deposed and attended hearing at a federal court.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Battery explosion expert for consulting on Flashlight battery explosion.
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Lithium ion battery expert witness for consulting on litigation case in Singapore.
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Expert for consulting on for Battery Litigation.
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Lead acid battery expert for consulting on Failure Lead Acid Battery in a UPS system.
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A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
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2009 to 2009
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Germany
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Visited auto companies and suppliers to discuss lithium-ion battery modeling.
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2007 to 2007
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Korea
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Visited battery developer to consult on battery modeling.
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2005 to 2005
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Germany
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Visited materials developer to consult on development effort.
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1994 to 1998
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Japan
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Visited Japan 2-3 times per year to discuss separator products with battery companies.
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Follow developments in electric vehicles closely (have attended every meeting of AABC since it started 9 years ago) and consult with USABC on separators. Have carried out cost analyses of battery systems and technology evaluations.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Training/Seminars
Teach courses on Battery Design
1) Tutorials for Expert's Firm
2) Tutorials for Advanced Automotive Battery Conference
3) Have taught for Electrochemical Society
4) Battery Power Conference
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Based on customer requirements, have identified appropriate battery suppliers.
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Other Skills and Services
Based on a very deep understanding of electrochemistry and batteries, am able to provide critical analysis of new developments.
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Education
