Projects

PEM Electrolyzers

• Supported internal projects for an OEM to develop reduced cost, high performance PEM electrolyzers

• Led projects to tailor PEM electrolyzers for unique applications using zero carbon electricity to produce green hydrogen

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen generation

• Performed an assessment of two technologies under development and provided recommendations for prioritizing technology development and scale-up tasks, resource requirements and plans to accelerate development

Hydrogen Reformers

• Served as a technical and strategic product development advisor for a novel, proprietary hydrogen reformer technology

PEM

• Led international and US engineering teams to develop a prototype PEM Fuel Cell Stack for use in heavy duty transportation applications

PAFC

• Conducted a make/buy study for a critical fuel cell component which led to developing the associated supply chain

Business Strategy

• Advised leadership team on business strategy, resource planning and project prioritization

• Developed a cost model for an electrochemical system to prioritize cost reduction efforts and establish component cost targets as a function of production volume 

Technical Leadership

• ​Mentored engineering team to ensure suppliers, processes and hardware was developed to meet specifications and schedule requirements 

• Managed technical team to set priorities, deploy resources internally and support installations at customer sites

Project Management

• Provided project management and technical guidance for US Department of Energy hydrogen generation projects

• Responsible for project leadership, municipal outreach and technical assistance for a statewide microgrid program to enable the development of reliable, efficient and renewable electricity generation for critical municipal buildings during severe weather events

Flow Batteries

• Provided project management guidance for the development of a grid storage flow battery prototype system

• Managed cell stack development project to scale from laboratory test articles to a full size, grid scale flow battery energy storage system

Hydrogen Storage

• Development of technology for long duration energy storage using hydrogen and reversible fuel cells

CO2 Conversion

• Provided technical and project management guidance to scale-up an electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technology to produce hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals from CO2 at commercial scale

CO2 Capture

• Mentored engineering team to scale up a CO2 capture technology by advancing the technology, materials and demonstration hardware.

Purification of Metals

• Advised a start-up technical team to scale-up an electrochemical cell stack to support their patented hydrometallurgical process to enable conversion of concentrated ore to a refined metal.

Hydrogen Compression & Purification

• Led technical team in design, build, test and delivery of an electrochemical hydrogen separation and compression system

• Led team to develop a prototype moon based, liquid Hydrogen/Oxygen rocket fueling station for a space organization​

Resource Planning

• Defined capital and human resource requirements for company scale up

Engineering Design Concepts​

• Developed prototype concepts for a battery electric vehicle​

Intellectual Property

• Facilitated technical due diligence assessment of intellectual property for an alternate hydrogen generation technology

• Conducted a technical feasibility analysis for a novel, low temperature waste heat electricity generator

Capital Funding

• Wrote grant proposals for technology development and scale-up of a novel, low cost water electrolysis membrane for producing green hydrogen

• Worked with founder to identify sources of funding and early commercial applications for the technology