Nathan Guan

The world-leader of the widest variety of flexible surface heaters and temperature controllers, designed for freeze protection, viscosity control, condensation prevention, process temperature control, and composite curing applications. • Manage projects, design, lab testing, quoting, and sales related to all new designs for semiconductor and other industrial application customers from China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia, liaising between the customer, engineering, and manufacturing departments • Deeply understand the customers’ requirements and needs, providing precise and high performing solutions. Significant trust has been gained from the customers, and subsequently Asian end user/semiconductor sales have increased substantially • Teach newer team members about in-depth product functionality, heating solution optimization, thermal simulations, and more • Interpreting blueprints and wire schematics alongside Design Engineers to discuss design, and lab testing optimization to solve and overcome a variety of design hurdles for semiconductor applications • Assume responsibility for the vast majority of written and spoken English to Chinese or Chinese to English translations at BriskHeat

• Successfully managed multimillion-dollar projects, regularly exceeding customer expectations through on- time, with-in budget project delivery of high-quality products and services • Generate and facilitate long-term contracts with Fortune 500 clients • Utilize Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce costs and improve on-time delivery by 20% • Provide technical support, laboratory analysis & interpretation, and quality control services to major manufacturing organizations located throughout the Midwest including: Honda, Nucor Steel Gallatin, and Crown Equipment etc. • Recommend and confirm product application fitness for use, act as liaison with the sales team to ensure specifications and customer requirements are fully understood • Maintain a high level of technical expertise on existing products, identify and evaluate new products, products improvements and new business opportunities. Assist product management, business development, and sales with developing and implementing tactics to capture additional sales, market share, and profits • Provide applications sales support, on-site trouble-shooting assistance to customers, effectively reaches an optimized application recommendations or root cause conclusion, interact with customers to resolve significant technical issues and develop related action plans

Our research emphasizes on: developing nano-materials with superior ionic, electronic and catalytic properties; Understanding distinguished characteristics in electrochemical systems; prototyping high-performance electrochemical energy devices by utilizing nano-structured materials. • Led the research projects related to Li-ion batteries • Proficient in using synthetic methods to prepare electrode materials for Li-ion batteries • Improved the performance of Li-ion batteries by using low cost raw methods • Fundamental study of the complexing mechanism and impacts on the sol-gel precursor on performance of Li-ion batteries • Specialized in electrode preparation and cell assembly • Carbon coated on cathode material to improvement electrochemical performance • Performed extensive thermal analysis using TG-DTA • Full cell performance testing: charge-discharge test, battery cycling test, current-voltage analyses, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) analyses, ionic conductivity measurement test • Studied materials’ crystal structure using XRD • Characterized and testing batteries properties using SEM, TEM, DSC and EDS • Authored research papers and presented at conferences

• Administered and graded assignments and tests for lower and upper level undergraduate and graduate courses • Assisted students with lab equipment, software and briefing of the theory behind each laboratory assignment • Provided students with individual instruction upon request • Conduct regular internal safety auditing in material science laboratories • Document general fire safety instructions in material science laboratories • Document mechanical testing safety guidelines and help maintain mechanical testing safety order • Strengthening safety traditions through proper guidance of effective communications

Our mission is to "promote informed opinion and decision-making concerning international issues. We engage people on diverse world issues, points of view, and cultures to link individuals and organizations with common interests." • Represented DCOWA on the phone and at events • Met, greeted, and directed guests • Set-up tables and decorations • Designed, created, and distributed event signage • Supported the program director by scheduling meetings, providing agendas, developing reports relevant to the program, implementation of policies • Provided support and information to members and program faculty on a variety of issuers related to the program • Prepared reading materials and handouts for members

• Conducted engineering investigation and quality assurance testing of consumer and commercial materials for safety compliance with ISO, CSA, IEC and governmental standards • Extensive experience using laboratory equipment to test and measure material and electrical properties • Audits local staff, test procedures, and datasheets for technical competency and data reporting accuracy (ISO 17025, ISO 9001) • Experienced use analytical equipment, microscopes, PH meters, analytical scales, voltage electrical devices • Developed and specified materials to improve and support manufacturing processes and products in coordination with product designs • Initiated sample builds, track building progress, define testing regime and track testing progress • Direct interaction with suppliers regarding problems, quality issues, and product initiatives • Responsible for solving problems to the root cause, seeks and identifies opportunities for improvements and implements innovative solutions required to improve materials performances • Coordinated with the universities, research laboratory for investigation of new materials, technologies to further advance technical capability and new product development • Generated ideas leading to cost reduction and product or process improvement • Responsible for developing and completing R&D projects and other special projects as a collaboration with supervisors and other team members • Work with other groups within the program and across CTEM to achieve project goals • Communicate progress and results through written technical reports, data letters, and presentations