Peter Feng

***** ******* ********, *** *****, CA 92129

Tel: 858-***-**** (H), 858-***-**** (C); E-mail: abni3f@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in engineering research and new product development for rechargeable batteries

including electrode/electrolyte formulations, cell configuration, material, process, testing and analysis.

• Proven track record of developing innovative solutions to improve new battery products, outsourcing

material/part/equipment/tooling/fixture, team establishment, component design evaluation, supplier

qualification, product sustaining, yield enhancement, technical support/training and face to face with

high profile clients and products.

• Strong expertise in synthesis of lithium cathode materials, electroless deposition of alloy powders and

electroplating of foil substrates to dramatically improve cell and battery pack performance.

• Proficient in analysis techniques for cell material/part/component and cell autopsy including optical

microscope, XRD, SEM/EDX, TEM, ICP, BET, MTS, AA, viscosity, density, impedance, particle size,

diffusivity, gassing rate (corrosion), electrochemical characterization and titration.

• Abundant international business experience of working and managing in a high tech, high volume and

product manufacturing environment; development and management of multicultural teams in multiple

sites.

• Proven ability of mass production transition to China factory and expertise in multi-million dollar highly

sensitive core technology applications.

• Solid skills in Six Sigma technique, regression analysis, DOE, MS Office suite, C++, and ANSYS (FEA).

Working Experience:

01/2005 - present, Manager of Product Development, PowerGenix Systems Inc., San Diego, CA.

Main duties are to lead all phases of Ni-Zn battery product development (AAA, AA, SubC and D types)

for consumer, power tool and HEV applications; schedule projects; supervise engineers.

• Lead cell/pack development team in Product Design Center (Shenzhen, China); obtain enhanced

cell/pack performance and reliability through developing new materials, processes and optimizing

negative positive capacity ratio, cell configurations, contacts, electrolyte fillings and formation regimes.

• Develop battery designs and specifications based on customer inputs and requirements and systematic

design-verification-test; plan and execute NPI process through EVT, DVT, PVT, Engineering Change

Order (ECO) and Bill of Material (BOM) change; initiate continuous improvement strategies through

FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis; assembly line trouble shooting.

• Execute technical transition from San Diego Headquarter to Product Design Center including key

parameter controls in each step of cell manufacturing processes, unification of tools and testing

methods and local material/vendor/equipment/component design/production line qualifications; direct

and train senior engineers as leaders and coordinate material/part suppliers.

• Co-invent electroplating process of copper foil substrate and metallic zinc-based current collector to

enhance cell/pack storage (20% longer) and cycling (30% longer); implement scale-up of copper foil

substrate plating in CM (Changsha, China) (2 patent proprietaries).

• Develop a prototype of HEV battery pack (D cells) for Toyota Prius that has been driven more than

10,000 miles.

02/2003 - 01/2005, Sr. Electrochemist, Project Leader, Electric Vehicle Technologies Inc., Skokie, IL.

Led development of Ni-MH battery packs and rechargeable lithium batteries for E-bike/scooter and E-

ATV applications; supervise technicians.

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• Developed Ni-MH battery packs with multi-step charging for E-bikes/scooters (24V/8-16Ah) and E-

ATVs (72V/55Ah).

• Conducted testing and analyses of lithium-ion batteries for E-bike/scooter.

• Synthesized a series of cathode materials LiNixCo1-xO2 (0 x 1) by co-precipitation and sintering

processes. The cathode materials were characterized by XRD and electrochemical techniques.

• Optimized PVDF and slurry preparation process to yield excellent adhesion to the current collectors

(copper or aluminum) and cohesion of polymer between the active material particles (graphite or lithium

metal oxide); improved capacity retention of lithium-ion cells by 20%.

08/2001 - 02/2003, Research Associate, NSERC/University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.

Focused on battery material development and characterization funded by the Natural Science and

Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); lab technician instruction and equipment

management.

• Developed a novel method to investigate Li diffusion process and accurately determine Li diffusivity in

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cathode active materials. This technique was used to screen cathode materials for the optimum

performance of lithium-ion batteries.

• Improved high-rate discharge and reduced self-discharge of Ni-MH batteries (reduced by 50%) by the

development of an electroless deposition technique for metal hydride alloy powders.

04/1990 - 05/1997, Manager, Application Development, High-Tech Park, Shanghai University, Shanghai,

PRC.

Fully in charge of product development and application activities on Ni-MH batteries.

• Oversaw product development including market analysis and feasibility studies, fund application from

government and industry, budget projects, product concept and parametric design, execution of

experiments, evaluation and integration, and project schedule and control.

• Co-developed a proprietary metal hydride material with fine crystallite and multiphase to intrinsically

increase cycling stability and high-rate dischargeability of Ni-MH batteries.

• Reduced inner pressure buildup (reduced by 40%) and avoided overcharge by applying new

development of a fast charging method of Ni-MH batteries.

• Validated prototypes of 220V/100Ah Ni-MH battery pack for EVs with 120 km range on a single charge.

Education:

06/1997-08/2001, Ph.D. in Materials Engineering (Electrochemistry), University of Windsor, Canada

09/1987-03/1990, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, China

09/1983-07/1987, B.S. in Metallurgy and Materials Science, Hefei University of Technology, China

Publications:

2 US patents, 30 refereed journal papers and 11 invited conference presentations

Professional Societies:

• Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

• Member, Electrochemical Society

• Member, American Chemical Society

• Member, Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas

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