Management and Technical Team
Solid UltraBattery's management and technical team is comprised of seasoned professionals with a wealth of experience and expertise in engineering, finance, and research.
The team is led by V-Bond, a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of experience in product development and engineering management. He has successfully commercialized new technologies for companies such as General Electric and Magna International. The team also includes Mr. Marrelli, a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 20 years of financial reporting experience, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Zhongwei Chen, PhD, a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo, brings his expertise in battery and fuel cell technology to the team. With their combined experience and knowledge, the Solid UltraBattery team is well-equipped to develop and commercialize groundbreaking solid electrolyte battery technology.
V-Bond Lee
Chief Executive Officer
V-Bond is a Professional Engineer with 30+ years of leading edge product development and engineering management. He has successfully developed and commercialized new ground breaking methods and technologies for various companies; including BionX International (VP of Engineering & CTO), Sumitomo Precision Products (Director of Engineering), United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Project Head of Business Aircraft), General Electric (Director of Engineering), and Magna International (Engineering Manager). V-Bond is currently AMP President and Founder.
V-Bond’s portfolio of product launches include processes and components in Aerospace structures and actuation, automotive electrical systems, Infrastructure components including power plants, drinking/waste water systems and light electric vehicle traction drives. Over the years, V-Bond has patented several applications in both the automotive and aerospace fields.
He is currently an active Board Member at the Ryerson Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation, as well as a producing member of the SAE A5 Landing Gear Committee.
Carmela Marrelli
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Marrelli brings more than 20 years of financial reporting experience and brings significant experience and support to the Company. Mr. Marrelli is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA, CGA), and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a professional body that certifies corporate secretaries. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Mr. Marrelli is the principal of the Marrelli Group, an organization which has provided accounting, corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance services to listed companies on various exchanges for over twenty years. Mr. Marrelli acts as the Chief Financial Officer to several other issuers listed on the TSX, TSX-V and CSE, as well as non-listed companies, and serves as a director of certain issuers.
Zhongwei (Wei) Chen
Technology Leader
Zhongwei Chen, PhD, has been a professor in the department of Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo for over 13 years. His Applied Nanomaterials & Clean Energy lab has pioneered solid electrolyte battery technology for Volt Carbon Technologies Inc.. He is recognized as the world leader in battery and fuel cell technology. He is author of over 380 scientific papers and holder of 30+ U.S./international patents/provisional patents.
