Ron Mosso
Mr. Mosso has over 40 years experience in product development, process development, operations management, technology management, and business development.
Most recently, Mr Mosso has been leading the scale-up of sodium ion battery active materials from bench scale through piloting to full industrial production at 1000 T/yr. In filling this role for a young company, he has identified and engaged industrial partners, negotiated joint development and supply contracts, and built the bridge between R&D teams and industrial plant operations.
Previously, Mr Mosso, was the CTO of EnerVault corporation, a grid-scale electrochemical energy storage company. There, he led the technology development and scale-up from bench-scale systems to a full-scale field demonstration plant. As COO of NanoGram, Mr Mosso led the spinout from NeoPhotonics, established its nano-technology licensing business, and led the creation of its products and emerging business in phosphors and thick-film silicon solar panels. In each of these roles, Mr. Mosso was responsible for developing international partnerships for join product development and critical links in the supply chains.
Previously, Mr. Mosso was a Vice President at NeoPhotonics, responsible for operations and managing partner relationships with key customers. Earlier, he was responsible for the development and scale up of a polymer synthesis process from bench scale to commercial demonstration and transfer of the technology to BASF for full scale production.
Mr. Mosso has also scaled-up, designed, built, and managed the manufacturing operations for metal-oxide varistors and lightning arresters for electric power systems, with plants in the US, Canada, and Germany.
Mr. Mosso was later responsible for worldwide product development in overhead electrical power system products for Raychem. Mr. Mosso holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and is a registered professional engineer in the State of California.