Troy C.

About Troy C.

A proven innovator and leader in the advanced energy marketplace (particularly in the industrial motive and stationary energy storage application space), I bring teams together to deliver solutions for our customers solving their most complex problems. During pivotal moments and in high pressure environments, I influence our matrix teams to produce key business solutions by communicating a shared vision, clearly defining our objectives and managing their delivery. This approach motivates teams, manages expectations and produces solutions.As an experienced safety and compliance leader in the energy management and power conversion space, I play a key role in developing industry standards and completing product certifications against them. I advise AHJs and regulators including key regulators such as NYC, Department of Transportation (DOT), NFPA, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as well as provided input to national policy making decisions.Specialties: Program Management (PMP), New Product Development (NPD), Systems Engineering, Regulatory and Standards Development and Product Compliance

Experience

1. Emerging Technologies Leader

   Ge Transportation, A Wabtec Company

   Feb 2017 — Present · Erie, PA, US

   Technical leadership of development activities producing innovative and new-to-industry energy storage and energy management systems applied to industrial vehicles and locomotives. Providing the strategic development vision and daily tactical design guidance for all phases of product development, including:Multi-Generation Product Planning (MGPP)Budget planning and cost trackingNew Product IntroductionProject planning, execution, trackingDesign ReviewsProcess improvementTeam buildingTechnical energy storage and power conversion leadership rolesAugust 2010 – Present Principal on NFPA 855 - Energy Storage SystemsExpert on several U.S. National Committees to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), including:• TC120 WG5 – Safety Considerations for Electrical Energy Storage Systems• TC120 AHG1 – System Aspects and Gap Analysis for Electrical Energy Storage Systems• TC21/JWG82 – Secondary Cells and Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage• SC22H – Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS)Member of the UL Standards Technical Panels for:UL 1973 – Batteries for Use in Light Electric Rail (LER) Applications and Stationary ApplicationsUL 9540 – Outline of Investigation for Energy Storage Systems and EquipmentChair of Stationary Battery Committee WG 1679.2 - Recommended Practice for the Characterization and Evaluation of Emerging Energy Storage Technologies in Stationary Applications, Sodium BatteriesEnergy Star program for UPS equipmentAdvisory Board for City University of New York (CUNY) Distributed Generation (DG) HubAdvisory Board for University of Texas at Austin Fire Research Group

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Operations Management
• Business Development
• Change Management
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering Management
• Microsoft Project
• Manufacturing
• Security Clearance
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Electronics
• Team Leadership
• Ms Project
• Systems Engineering
• Product Management
• Integration
• Energy Storage
• Six Sigma
• Global Regulatory Compliance
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Energy
• Testing
• Electrical Engineering
• Product Safety
• Vendor Management
• Military
• Competitive Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Outsourcing