World-leading advanced energy systems expert and entrepreneur.
The ideal person to lead a startup in the dual-use / defense energy sector.
Has been variously referred to as:
"Maritime Hydrogen Guru"
“One of the most knowledgeable individuals on applying hydrogen technology in the maritime world on the planet”
"Hydrogen Legend"
Winner of seven US Department of Energy / NNSA and Sandia National Laboratories awards for deploying new and innovative advanced hydrogen energy technologies.
- Working with advanced energy systems since 1996
- PhD in hydrogen-battery hybrid systems for manned and unmanned aviation systems (UAS and HALE) working with NASA, Cessna, and Boeing on both PEM and SOFC, from the National Fuel Cell Research Center at UCI
- 8 years at US Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Agency / Sandia National Laboratories, focused on accelerating hydrogen fuel cell / battery hybrid propulsion and power generation systems for the maritime, defense, off-road, construction, backup power, and aviation markets
- Founded Zero Emission Industries in 2018, providing the real-world technical solutions for the hardest use cases
FAA-Certificated Commercial Pilot
Commercial DOT HazMat Driver
Q Clearance during Sandia tenure
