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Company Background
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Board of Directors
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Executive
Staff
Dan
Squiller, Chief Executive Officer
 Mr.
Squiller joined PowerGenix as Chief Executive Officer in 2003.
Prior to that, he was President of Invensys Power Components,
a division of Invensys plc. and a global manufacturer of Powerware
UPSs, Teccor power semiconductors, and Lambda power supplies.
Mr. Squiller's experience with early stage companies includes
a post as General Manager of Indyme Electronics, a provider
of telecommunications equipment, and Vice President of Business
Development and Sales for St. Bernard Software, a provider
of enterprise network protection software.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Squiller spent 10 years at the
San Diego division of Scientific Atlanta, which specializes
in high-speed spectrum analysis instrumentation for commercial
and government business sectors. There, he held positions
in engineering, marketing, sales and operations.
Mr. Squiller holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and
an M.A. in Organizational Communication from Ohio University.
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Stan
Blackburn, Chief Financial Officer
 Having
joined PowerGenix in September 2004, Mr. Blackburn brings
to the company more than 20 years of finance and accounting
management and expertise. Mr. Blackburn is a founding principal
of Blackford Partners, Inc., where he provides senior financial
management and advisory services to start-up and emerging
growth high technology companies.
Mr. Blackburn, who began
his career with Arthur Andersen & Co.,
has achieved success for technology companies through closing
more than $200 million in venture financing and $30 million
in debt financing transactions, including direct involvement
in SEC filings and M&A transactions. A licensed C.P.A.,
Mr. Blackburn holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University
of Illinois.
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Jeffrey
Phillips, Chief Technology Officer
 As
a
founder and CTO of PowerGenix, Dr. Phillips possesses more
than 25 years of experience in R&D, manufacturing
and technology management in the battery, energy and electronics
industries. As the former CTO of Next Century Power from 1995
to 2000, Dr. Phillips set the strategy and directed all R&D
and engineering efforts.
Prior to that, he was the PowerBook Technology Manager
at Apple Computer, where he was responsible for $350 million
of PowerBook components. He also served as the Program
Manager and Director of Technology for Altus Corporation,
managing the R&D
of Rechargeable & Primary Lithium Company.
With a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from University of Newcastle
upon Tyne, Dr. Phillips holds 15 patents and has authored
more than 20 technical publications.
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Lou
Uzel, Director of Manufacturing
 Mr.
Uzel joined PowerGenix in September 2003 as Director of Manufacturing,
bringing to the company more than 30 years' experience in
the battery industry. In addition to designing PowerGenix's
Sub C cell configuration and taking the product from R&D through production, he has overseen the company's
transition efforts to a China-based contract manufacturer.
Prior
to joining PowerGenix, Mr. Uzel worked for Electrochem Industries
as Director of Operations; served as Vice President of Resource
Management for Enertek International; and held other director
and vice president posts at such companies as Duracell,
Altus Corp., and Yardney Technical Products.
Mr. Uzel's
education includes an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from
Columbia University, as well as degrees from University of
St. Gall in Switzerland and Charles University of Prague in
the Czech Republic.
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Chi
Yau, Vice President of Operations
 As
Vice President of Operations, Mr. Yau brings to PowerGenix more
than 18 years of experience, including managing a $900 million
international plant in China. Prior to joining PowerGenix, he
spent 18 years with Lucent Technologies, most recently as V.P.
of Operations of Lucent Qungdao in China. In this position,
Mr. Yau was focused on new product introduction, technology
transfer to contract manufacturers, and supply chain management,
which included overseeing more than 200 suppliers and the construction
of a new $20 million manufacturing facility.
Prior to this, he worked as the Director of Manufacturing
and Supply Chain for Lucent Shanghai. During his tenure, Mr.
Yau developed seven joint ventures, set-up four EMSs worldwide,
and transferred 99% of Lucent's circuit board manufacturing
to low-cost regions in a two-year period.
Mr. Yau holds Bachelor's
and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Texas in Austin. His experience in Asia will
be of great benefit to PowerGenix as we select and qualify
an Asian contract manufacturer for high-volume manufacturing
of battery cells.
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Joe
Carcone, Vice President of Business Development
 Mr.
Carcone joined PowerGenix as Vice President of Business
Development in April 2006. He brings more than 30 years
of power and battery expertise overseeing engineering, manufacturing,
strategic alliances, marketing and sales. He has held senior
positions with some of the nation's leading corporations,
including SANYO Energy (U.S.A.) Corp., General Electric
and AT&T.
Mr. Carcone holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Masters of Science
in Operations Research and Business from Rutgers University.
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Todd
Tatar ,
Vice President of Product Development
 Mr.
Tatar joined PowerGenix as Vice President of Business
Development in the fall of 2006. Tartar brings nearly 25 years of engineering, software, manufacturing and management expertise to PowerGenix. He has held senior positions with some of the nation's leading corporations, including SANYO Energy (USA.) Corp., Martin Marietta Aerospace, Gould Electronics and GE Automation Systems.
Mr. Tatar holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a
Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of
South Florida.
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