Qualifications - Menahem Anderman, PhD
Summary
A broad-based battery industry executive with experience ranging from materials research, cell design and product development to market development and general management. Distinguished within the industry by a combination of technical depth and business comprehension, with an understanding of the particular roles of technology, finance, manufacturing, and marketing in building a successful business.
Employment History
TOTAL BATTERY CONSULTING, INC., Oregon House, CA 1996 - present
Founder and President
A private consulting firm to the battery and associated industries, specializing in technology, cost, and market assessment, battery system selection and qualification, and battery-related investment and legal work.
POLYSTOR CORPORATION, Dublin, CA, 1997 - 1998
Vice President of Technology
Overall responsibilities for all technical areas, and key contributor to business development activities of this start-up Li Ion battery developer and producer, leading a group of 45 scientists, engineers and technicians.
Within 5 months of hiring, drove design changes on 18650 cell that led to qualification by major customers, enabling PolyStor to be the first non-Japanese company to ship Li Ion cells in volume. Directed the development and transfer to production of the first commercial Li Ion (prismatic) cell featuring LiNiCoO2 cathode. The product exhibits the highest energy density in the industry and passes all IEC and UL tests. Won a $9.5M Hybrid Vehicle battery contract and directed the development work. Conducted trade of analysis and initiated development work of pouch ("polymer") Li Ion cell. Initiated a multimillion-dollar licensing arrangement with Motorola.
ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tempe, AZ, 1988 - 1996
Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Division
Complete P&L responsibility of a fully integrated Division. Responsible for the consolidation of two separate operations into one facility. Oversaw the transfer to manufacturing of five new products. Led the division to profitability.
Venture Director, Advanced Energy Systems
Chartered with developing non-aircraft applications for the FNC battery. Developed a space cell design that has outperformed all previous Ni-Cd space batteries. The 1st to Identify the outdoor cabinet telecom market as a significant market opportunity for NiCd. Won several development and qualification programs. Co-invented and directed the development of a sealed Ni-Cd battery incorporating flooded cells.
Technical Director, Advanced Energy System Division
Overall technical responsibility for the design, development and transfer to production of a new line of sealed Ni-Cd cells for the aviation market. Product featured the highest power density, charge rate and cycle life in the industry. Responsible for winning production contracts on the newest aircraft including the Boeing 777, and the only successful worldwide introduction of a sealed Ni-Cd battery as the main engine starting and emergency aircraft battery. Supported start up and application of industrial NiCd batteries for the railway and AGV market.
W. R. GRACE AND COMPANY, Research Division, Columbia, MD 1983 - 1988
Project and Group Leader - Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Scaled up laboratory cells into fully packaged AA cells. Co-responsibility for a detailed business plan that assessed W.R. Grace options to commercialize its Rechargeable Lithium Battery technology. Cells designed exceeded state-of-the-art performance for rechargeable consumer batteries. Initiated safety testing.
Research Chemist
Assessed business opportunities for company in existing and developing battery technologies. Developed unique plastic bonded electrodes and a process to fabricate them. Developed prototypes of spirally wound Li-TiS2 cells with over 100Wh/Kg and 150 cycles. Won US Army development contract. Granted seven US and several international patents in electrode and battery technology, including the 1st laminated structured electrodes preceding Belcore.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, 1980 - 1983
Research Associate
Studied the photoelectrochemical activity of doped iron oxide electrodes. Developed a
P-N junction photoelectrochemical cell that converted solar energy into hydrogen.
Education
Selective Executive Training:
1996 Demand Flow Technology, JIT Institute of Technology
1995 TQM, University of Phoenix
1995Developing Corporate Core Competence, Lahote Executive Training
1994Finance and Accounting for Non-financial managers, Un. of Penn.
1994 Market Segmentation, Lahote Executive Training
1993Creating Share Holder Value, Alcar Institute
1992Robust Design (Taguchi), American Supply Institute
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1980 to 1983
GPA 4.0. Nominee for Electrochemistry Graduate Research Award.
Thesis: Photoelectrochemistry On Doped Iron Oxide Electrodes
Multidisciplinary course work included courses in Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Solid Electrolytes, Solid State Physics, and Photochemistry.
B.Sc., Chemistry. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1976 to 1978
GPA 3.8. Dean's List all three years. Completed all requirements in three years.
Selected Publications
1."The 2001 Advanced Automotive Battery Industry Report", a multiclient study published by Advanced Automotive Batteries, 2001.
2."The 42V automotive systems, opportunities and challenges to the lead-acid industry". To be presented at the 2002 BCI meeting in Orlando, Florida.
3."Performance of Li Ion Cells utilizing LiNiCoO2 cathode in various applications". Proceedings of the 16th seminar on Primary and Secondary Batteries, Florida, 1999.
4."High-capacity Li Ion cells utilizing mixed oxide cathodes". Proceedings of the 15th Int. Seminar on Primary and Secondary Batteries, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1998
5."Ni-Cd Aircraft Batteries, Cell Design and Charging Options," In Sid Gross, ed. The Ni-Cd Battery, 2002, in press.
6."LEO Test Data on 81 AH, FNC Cells," Proceedings Of The 10th Annual Battery Conference for Application and Advances, Long Beach, CA, 1997.
7."Common Vessel Monoblock, Sealed Ni-Cd Battery of Flooded Cells," Proceedings of 11th Int. Seminar on Primary and Secondary Batteries, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1994.
8."Lithium Polymer Batteries for Electrical Vehicles, A Realistic View," Solid State Ionics, Vol. 69, pp. 336, 1994.
9."Prismatic Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Utilizing Fiber Structured Electrodes," Part 1, "New Advances in Cell Design," Part 2, "Applications as a Maintenance-Free Aircraft Battery," M. Anderman, F. Haschka, and G. Benzur Urmossy; Proceedings of the 39th Power Source Conference, 1990.
10."Improved Li-TiS2 Cells of Spirally-Wound Design," M. Anderman and J.T. Lundquist,
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 135, 1167, 1988.
11."Iron-Oxide," M. Anderman and J.H. Kennedy, Chapter 3 in H. Finkley Editor, Semi-conductor Electrodes, Elsevier Scientific, Publishers, 1988.
12."Performance of AA-size Li-TiS2 Cells," M. Anderman and J.T. Lundquist, Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society, Fall 1987.
13."Conductive Polymer Batteries; Assessment of Technology," M. Anderman and J.T. Lundquist, Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society, Fall 1985.
14."Photoelectrolysis of Water at Iron-Oxide Electrodes in Acidic Solutions," J.H. Kennedy and M. Anderman, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 130, 848, 1983.
US Patents
Composite Cathodic Electrode* Carbon Electrode Cathodic Electrode
M. Anderman and J.T. Lundquist M. Anderman M. Anderman and S.L. Johnson
US Patent No. 4,654,281 - 1987
US Patent No. 4,791,037
US Patent No. 4,735,875 - 1988
Cathodic Electrode Cathodic Electrode Common Vessel Sealed
M. Anderman and J.T. Lundquist M. Anderman and S.L. Johnson Rechargeable Battery
US Patent No. 4,731,310 - 1988 US Patent No. 4,853,305 – 1989 M. Anderman and Boris Tsenter
US Patent No. 5,290,640 - 1994
* First laminate/polymer structure patent, pre-Bellcore
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