Experience

Urban Electric Power

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  • Design and development of Ni-Zn and Zn-Mn battery technology which spun out of the Energy Institute. • Ruggedize and commercialize batteries and control systems. • Oversee advanced battery management system development • Principle Engineer for energy storage system design and installation • Lead UPS system development and deployment. • Design in house test platforms, manufacturing and processing equipment and establish processes • Assist with factory scale-up and facility upgrades Show less



CUNY: Energy Institute

• Senior Energy Research Engineer

  • Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  Design and fabricate electrodes and NiZn flow assisted batteries of various capacities. (10Wh – 1.6KWh cells) Principle Engineer as well as technical link between a team of scientists involved in fundamental research and an engineering team in charge of application driven development. Optimize cell performance, packaging, mass transfer system and materials in an effort to create a production ready design. Perform and document battery testing and analysis Scale up the technology for an energy storage and load shifting system. Develop a market ready battery management system. Build sensor and control based testing platforms for gas management, pump and fluid flow analysis, energy optimization experiments, temperature simulation and control studies, FMEA testing. Etc Design zinc recovery mechanism and control system. Perform material compatibility tests. Manage technicians and oversee large scale cell fabrication. Act as point of contact for vendors and suppliers Oversee all equipment installation, operation, infrastructure renovations and manage subcontracted construction firms. Design and build grid connected peak shaving and demand charge reduction battery systems from the ground up. Develop modular BMS hardware and software to manage hybrid chemistry battery cycling and inverter interfacing and control. Design and build 30kWh NiZn flow assist battery array. Design and build grid connected 100kWh hybrid Pb Acid and Ni-Zn flow battery test bed. Design and build production ready 200kWh Ni-Zn array complete with integrated flow system and BMS. Develop demand charge reduction algorithms and predictive response software. • Manage supporting software developers • Investigate and source industrial power equipment. • Perform feasibility study for application of NiZn cells in electric vehicle applications. • Optimize NiZn cell packaging and materials for use in electric vehicles. • Create test platform and develop metrics for evaluating cells in EV and HEV applications Show less



Brooklyn Motorized Corp.

• Lead Electrical Engineer

  • Aug 2009 - May 2011

  • Work alongside and direct mechanical engineering and industrial design teams to develop a production ready electric powered motorcycle • Design and develop battery packs, control, and battery management systems • Optimize efficiency of the electro-mechanical power system, and electronic power train • Design and build equipment for prototyping and testing. • Ensure all components are cost effective and production ready. • Verify and test compliance to all applicable performance, regulatory, and quality requirements. • Coordinate engineering teams, sub projects and work flow. • Establish vendor and component supply chain for mass production • Create and manage relationships with electronics manufacturers and suppliers • Outline proposals for grants and detail deliverables • Draft patents and secure IP Show less



Brainlink International, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT tech

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Researched new tools and technology (networking, messaging integration, hardware virtualization, hypervisors, etc.) • Composed software documentation and tutorials • Assisted with data migration • Configured and managed virtual machines and servers • Researched new tools and technology (networking, messaging integration, hardware virtualization, hypervisors, etc.) • Composed software documentation and tutorials • Assisted with data migration • Configured and managed virtual machines and servers



Polytechnic University: Research Institute

• Administrative Assistant / Lead Coordinate Assistant (Summer Research Institute)

  • Oct 2005 - Sep 2007

  • Assisted with the creation and oversaw operations of the Summer Research Institute • Managed the institute’s Coordinate Assistants • Assisted with organization and management of hosted events • Devised and lead workshops • Database maintenance • Assisted with the creation and oversaw operations of the Summer Research Institute • Managed the institute’s Coordinate Assistants • Assisted with organization and management of hosted events • Devised and lead workshops • Database maintenance