Executive Staff
- Dan Squiller, Chief Executive Officer
- Jeffrey Phillips, PhD., Chief Technology Officer
- Chi Yau, Vice President of Operations
- Joe Carcone, Vice President of Sales
- Stanley Tang, Vice President of Quality
- John Creelman, Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
- Richard Brody, Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Marketing
- Joe Harrington, Vice President of Programs
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.
Jeffrey Phillips, PhD., 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.
Chi Yau, Vice President/Managing Director of Asia 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 Qingdao 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.
Joe Carcone, Vice President of Sales
Mr. Carcone joined PowerGenix as Vice President of Business Development in 2006 bringing 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.
Stanley Tang, Vice President of Quality
Residing at PRC (PowerGenix Research Center) in Shenzhen, Stanley has
overall responsibility for Quality and process optimization for product
produced by PowerGenix manufacturing partners. Also, Stanley has
responsibility for the quality and integrity for development products
manufacturer by PowerGenix in San Diego and PRC. From the approval of
suppliers through final test and inspection before shipment, Stanley
will lead the development of a wide range of programs to ensure we
consistently deliver high quality products.
Before joining us, Stanley was in charge of Quality Assurance at Kingfisher Group, the largest retailer of home improvement products in Europe. Prior to that, Stanley worked at TTI where he was responsible for new product development in China including battery & charger programs. In this role, Stanley qualified leading battery manufactures for TTI's battery requirements as the leading manufacturer of portable rechargeable products for Worldwide markets.
Stanley has a Masters degree in Enterprise Engineering Management from HKUST in Hong Kong and a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Western New England College.
John Creelman, Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
John has extensive experience financing emerging growth companies having raised over $260 million in combined debt, private placements, venture capital and two public equity (IPO) offerings. John has held CFO roles at ID Analytics, the Active Network, VSK Photonics, Copper Mountain Networks and ESI Software. At Copper Mountain (NASDAQ:CMTN) John managed the Company's annual revenue growth from $211,000 in 1997 to over $280 million in 2000 and led their IPO in May 1999. Earlier in his career Creelman held senior financial management positions with storage providers Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC) and MTI Technology (NASDAQ:MTIC).
John has a B.A. and MBA (Cum Laude) from University of California at Irvine.
Richard Brody, Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Marketing
Richard Brody brings nearly two decades of experience in international business development and government policy to the PowerGenix team. He has held senior positions in United Technologies Corporation (UTC), including Vice President International Business Development at UTC Power. In addition to establishing the company's clean and renewable power generation business in Asia and Europe, Mr. Brody also worked to expand markets for the company's fuel cell transportation solutions.
Previously, Brody also held positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment where he designed and analyzed policies and programs to promote technology-based trade and investment by U.S. companies in Russia.
Richard holds a Ph.D. and Master's degree from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Columbia University.
Joe Harrington, Vice President of Programs
Joe has over 30 years of leadership experience in general and program management, operations, logistics, quality and supply chain management for a broad range of technology companies including Intel, Teledyne and Copper Mountain Networks. In his career he's provided operational and program leadership in the successful release of numerous high-tech products from concept to ramp production at both domestic and international locations.