• Led the development, optimization, and scale-up of Cuberg’s battery formation process

• Optimized battery formation protocols and led root-cause failure analysis, reducing formation time by over 80% and boosting yield by 60% through cross-functional collaboration

• Spearheaded the design, procurement, and commissioning of state-of-the-art production-scale formation machines, cutting capital costs by 65% and utility costs by 85%

• Developed & validated test procedures for LV battery systems in Waymo’s autonomous vehicles, optimizing the battery system performance validation process & significantly improving fleet scalability.

• Led battery testing/validation, and collaborated with vendors to validate new BMS features, improving system reliability

• Developed and validated battery RC models in Simulink/Simscape

• Led the HV battery testing team in the planning, execution, and completion of design validation tests.

• Managed developing, procuring, commissioning, and automating 24/7 Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) platforms ($11M CapEx)

• Secured approval for a $120M+ battery facility expansion plan, ensuring future scalability and supporting Lucid Motors’ long-term growth and innovation

• Conducted hydrogen fuel cell system tests, analyzing performance to optimize durability

• Developed and validated fuel cell models, collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Designed and scaled up a novel biochemical artificial photosynthesis process to convert CO2 to value added chemicals; including bio-reactors, separators, instrumentation, data acquisition, and controls

• Conducted technoeconomic study on the viability of this process for industrial scale carbon capture, advancing our proposal to the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition semifinals