Kristian Andreini
Engineering Materials Integration Manager at Plug Power
- Role
- Manager, Engineering Materials Integration at Plug Power
- Location
- Albany, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristian Andreini
Innovative Materials Scientist / Lead Scientist / Materials Chemist • More than 20 years experience in developing advanced materials technology including, PEM fuel cells, thin film CdTe photovoltaic devices, cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) nuclear radiation detectors, electro-optic modulators, carbon nanotubes, thermoelectrics, diamond-like carbon and CVD diamond (hot filament and microwave plasma assisted).• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.• Proficient in thermodynamics, vacuum, air-free chemistry, metrology, statistical process control and continuous improvement process.• Established patent and publication record.
Experience
Manager, Engineering Materials Integration
Aug 2021 — Present · Latham, NY, US
Delivered greater than $4M annual cost avoidance by driving GenDrive cathode isolation valve implementation, extending stack life and reducing service costs.Led autopsy and failure analysis of air-cooled and liquid-cooled fuel cell stacks and relation to balance-of-plant components and operation, directing reliability initiatives and focus.Worked with a team to develop test methods and analytical analysis techniques for analysis of PEM fuel cell stack failures.Authored technical sections in the Plug Power Material Selection Handbook used across engineering and design teams.
Education
University at Albany
Bachelors of Science, Chemistry
1999 — 2002
University at Albany
Master of Science, Chemistry
2002 — 2005
SUNY Orange
Arts and Sciences Degree 1998, A.S. with focus in Science
1996 — 1998
Warwick Valley High School
New York State Regents Diploma
1992 — 1995
Skills
- Thin Films
- Powder X-Ray Diffraction
- Chemistry
- Afm
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Electrochemistry
- Thermodynamics
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials
- Nmr
- Mass Spectrometry
- Science
- Materials Science
- Characterization
- Spectroscopy
- Photovoltaics
- Physics
- R&D
- Experimentation
- Design of Experiments
- Polymers
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Surface Chemistry
- Nanomaterials
- Nanotechnology
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