Dan Friel has been in the battery industry since the commercialization of Li-Ion in the mid-1990s. He holds several patents related to smart battery technology and has worked for startups and multi-nationals ranging from Duracell to Texas Instruments. Friel is a graduate of Purdue University (BSEE) and Boston College (MBA) and lives in the Boston area. He is a Battery Systems Specialist and National Business Development Manager for VARTA in the US.