IEEE IAS Atlanta In-Person Meeting (Battery Panel Discussion)
You are invited to join us for lunch and learning at the IEEE Industry Applications Society-Atlanta Chapter meeting, where we will have an open forum on current and emerging battery technologies and regulations.
In-person Meeting Cost: Free (Limited to 20 people with valid IEEE membership)
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
- Date: 18 Dec 2023
- Time: 05:00 PM UTC to 06:30 PM UTC
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- Critical Components, Inc.
- 120 Interstate North Pkwy SE, Suite 305
- Atlanta, Georgia
- United States 30339
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For general information contact Carlos Atkins (catkins@manganinc.com), Tyler Knight (tyler@cci.tech), or Jason Page (jpage@kbd.group).
- Co-sponsored by Critical Components, Inc.
- Starts 14 December 2023 11:00 AM UTC
- Ends 18 December 2023 04:00 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Exponential Power
KRISTI LONGSHORE
Biography:
Kristi Longshore is VP of Sales at Exponential Power. She has 18 years of experience in the emergency backup power industry and is also a co-founder and board member of the 7X24 Atlanta - Women in Mission Critical Operation’s (WiMCO) community. Prior to Exponential Power, Kristi served as a Senior Sales engineer at Quality Standby Services (QSS) in Marietta Georgia where she served as a Sr. Sales Engineer. She uses her electrical engineering background as well as skills in design, hardware, installation, and maintenance to help customers find the best solutions for their standby power needs.
Address:Georgia, United States
AC & DC Power Technologies
MARLENE MCCARTHA
Biography:
Education:
BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1980-1985
MBA Dartmouth University, Tuck School of Business 2009
Certifications:
BellSouth Certified Bulk Power Engineer, (1997)
BellSouth Certified DC Power Engineer Level 4 (1996)
Mitsubishi and Toshiba Factory trained Field Service Engineer for 3-Phase Uninterruptible Power Supplies (2004-2012)
Marlene McCartha has been in the critical power business for 40 years. Her career in battery technologies began while performing design and development of lithium and specialty batteries with General Electric (Alachua, FL). During her career, she worked on the design team for the batteries for NASA for various shuttle life support systems, the manned space station and the Mars Rover expeditions. Over the years, she enjoyed various roles as Technical Marketing Manager and Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Johnson Controls Industrial Battery Division, Saft (Industrial and Stationary Battery Division), Kollsman Aerospace, and Gates Energy Products (Lead Acid Battery Division).
She is presently the founder and CEO for AC & DC Power Technologies (Atlanta, GA) providing engineered solutions, maintenance, repair, installation and testing of all types of AC and DC emergency power systems.
GS Yuasa Energy Solutions, Inc. (GYES)
BILL CUNNINGHAM
Education:
Georgia Perimeter College
Emory University
Bill Cunningham is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at GS Yuasa Energy Solutions, Inc. (GYES) in Roswell, GA. He has been with GYES in various technical and marketing positions for 20 years. Prior to that Bill was with Northern Telecom’s Outside Plant Electronics Division for 20 years. At Nortel he held a number of technical and commercial positions with increasing responsibility, working with products where batteries have a critical role in demanding high heat applications. Bill is a USMC veteran where he was an electronics technician.
Agenda
Registration: 11:30 AM
Meeting Starts: 12:00 Noon
Attendance will be taken at the door.