Sudheer is responsible for overseeing our engineering team and setting the technological development path for the company.  Over the last 10 years, Sudheer has focused on technology scale-up and commercialization for early stage energy companies. His responsibilities included IP strategy and management, international business negotiations, and managing investor expectations as a board member.  Before that he was with Battelle (a private, global RD&D organization with annual revenue exceeding $5 billion that consults with industry and government, has a venture arm, and manages National Laboratories).  At Battelle, he successfully developed and managed several large multiyear programs.  He has deep technical expertise combined with a demonstrated ability to assess business problems, drive fact-based decision-making, and lead operational solutions including organizational change.  He is an expert in creating innovative technology solutions and holds three issued patents.  Sudheer has a Ph.D. and M.S in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology.