Acknowledgments I would like to begin by thanking my wife Amy and my children Erika and Lukas for their support and encouragement while I have undertaken this project. Without your patience and support over the many weekends and evenings, this book would not have been possible. I also wish to thank the following people for their contributions to my inspiration and knowledge and other help in creating this book:
Bob Purcell, whose background in the automotive electrification field proved very helpful in offering direction and insights as the project was being outlined; Bob Galyen, who has spent his career as a leader in the battery- energy storage industry who provided constant encouragement and support as well as providing direction when needed; Dr Per Onnerud and Dr Christina Lampe-Onnerud, who both became early mentors to me in the lithium-ion battery world; Dr JR Lina, who took me under his wing early in my battery career and taught me many of the basic and key concepts around which this book is based; Subhash Dhar, who has led more energy storage companies over the past 20+ years than anyone else I know; Jon Bereisa, who has been involved in electrification throughout many aspects of his career and is perhaps one of the best resources I have known who can speak on just about any topic.
And I need to include a special thanks to some of the people who were initial reviewers of the idea for this book, which helped me to guide the direction and scope of it including Bob Kruse, Dell Crouch, Lori Hutton, Oliver Gross, and many others. I apologize if I missed anyone, but everyone I have worked with and had interactions with over the past 7 years or more have all been the inspiration for this book and I thank you! xv