Management

Dr. Mangino is Chief Executive Officer of Sion Power. Prior to joining Sion Power, Mangino served as President and CEO of NSF International, a global leader in testing, product certification, ISO-9000 registration and standards development. Under his leadership, NSF experienced a fivefold growth in revenue while broadening services provided to companies operating in 85 countries.Earlier, Mangino held executive positions with BP America, Inc., Weirton Steel Corp., PPG industries and EniChem America, Inc. where his responsibilities included strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, quality systems management and general management of both commodity and high technology based businesses. He has extensive international experience in the areas of technology licensing and business partner development. Mangino received his B.S and Ph.D. degrees in ceramic engineering and ceramic science, respectively, from Rutgers University. He also completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Affinito has been developing vacuum deposition processes and thin film based product applications for 25 years. He is presently leading Sion Powerâs development of a fully vacuum deposited Li anode with integral multi-layer stabilization coatings. As Vice President of Spectrum Polytronics John successfully led both the process R&D and prototype manufacturing for a fully vacuum deposited multi-layer capacitor product. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory John won both an R&D 100 Award for a new manufacturing process for polymer electrolytes and the Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Technology Transfer for development of Li battery technology under contract to Sionâs predecessor Moltech Corporation. For other companies Dr. Affinito has developed vacuum deposition based products and patented processes ranging from stealth technology (radar, microwave, IR and optical signature control), energy conserving window films, color-shift pigments for security coatings, a variety of optical coatings and ultra-barrier technology for flat panel displays. John has 48 journal publications, 26 issued U.S. patents, 14 pending U.S. patents, many Foreign patents pending and issued and he has given numerous invited presentations at technical conferences and corporations. John has B.Sc. degrees in both Chemistry and Physics from Lawrence Technological University, an M.Sc. in Solid State/Nuclear Physics from Wayne State University and a Ph.D. in Solid State/Thin Film Physics from the University of British Columbia.

John Kopera is Director of Commercial Operations where he is responsible for the sales, marketing and battery product development activities. He has over 15 years of experience in developing systems and technology for high performance batteries. John previously served as Director - Stationary Solutions for Cobasys, developing nickel metal hydride battery systems for stationary power applications. Prior to Cobasys, he was with Exide Corporation as Director of Product Development for Emerging Technologies, where he was responsible for developing new technologies for energy storage. Previous to Exide he was with DaimlerChrysler where he held increasingly responsible roles for engineering of alternative fuel vehicle systems and electric vehicles. He was a key contributor to the battery and propulsion systems for the DaimlerChrysler TEVan and EPIC electric vehicles. John is the inventor or co-inventor on over nine alternative fuel, battery management and electronics patents. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University, and his Master of Science in electrical engineering from Oakland University. John is also a graduate of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering.

Tracy Kelley is Director of Prototype Operations. He has over 13 years of battery experience in lithium based battery systems. Tracy previous served as a research scientist at Valence Technology, a developer of lithium polymer batteries for portable applications, heading their failure analysis department. Tracy holds several patents in the area of active cathode materials and battery processing. He attended the University of Alabama majoring in Chemistry and Philosophy.

Andrew McWhirter has been with Sion Power as Manager÷Human Resources since 2007. In that capacity, Andrew brings more than 12 years of Human Resources experience towards building and maintaining a high performance, research and development work environment. Andrew has a Bachelors degree from the University of Arizona, and has worked for Tucson based Ventana Medical Systems and Alcoa Fastening Systems.