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A premier provider of technical, business, and industry consulting on a range of energy storage and electrified powertrain development
  • Expert consulting and support in the fields of battery chemistry, cell engineering, module/pack design & integration
  • Provide expert technical consulting using a structured approach to solving energy storage engineering challenges in secondary batteries including engineering development, manufacturing, and integration at the materials, cell, module, pack, and powertrain system levels
  • Work with top companies in the electrification sector for automotive, aviation, aerospace, and stationary applications
  • Support customers in battery technical development, R&D and manufacturing optimization, venture capital technology assessments, and industry trends/roadmap planning

Bio

Dr. Kevin Rhodes

CEO / Founder

Dr. Kevin Rhodes is CEO and Founder of Kevin Rhodes Consulting, LLC which provides expert consulting and support related to advanced batteries and their application to electrified powertrain systems. In this role he draws from over fifteen years of industry experience advanced materials, battery cell fabrication, high voltage module and pack development, and electrified powertrain systems integration for commercial applications.

Before this, Kevin served as Vice President of Battery Development at Lyten. In this role he was responsible for planning and managing all lithium sulfur chemistry development, cell process and design optimization, and performance validation efforts as needed to deliver next generation batteries for aviation, aerospace, and automotive applications. Prior to joining Lyten, Kevin was Chief Engineer and Electrification Segment Leader at AV. Before this, he spent nearly a decade working in R&D, electrification strategy, and supervising the Advanced Electrified Powertrain Systems group at Ford Motor Company.

Kevin received his doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee where he performed research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory related to advanced energy storage material synthesis and novel in situ battery characterization techniques. He holds an extensive list of publications and patents related to battery active materials, vehicle electrification, and energy storage which have received over a thousand citations and implementation on major electrified vehicle programs. Additionally, he has served as a committee chairman for the Electrochemical Society and earned graduate certificates in electric powertrain architecture design and advanced refinement techniques for X-ray and neutron diffraction data analysis.

All together he holds more than 35 patents and pending application in the fields of battery & fuel cell materials science, electric powertrain design, battery charging, control systems, and vehicle autonomy. His technical publications have received over 1500 citations and have been published in such prestigious journals as Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Power Sources Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and SAE Technical Papers.

Specialties

Advanced Energy Storage Materials
Next Generation Battery Chemistries
Module & Pack Specification & Design
HV Systems Engineering & Safety
Battery Testing & Destructive Physical Analysis
Electrified Powertrain Sizing & Architectures
R&D and Product Development Program Management
Energy Storage Supply Chain & Sourcing
Technology Forecasting & Business Planning

What’s in A Logo?

The Kevin Rhodes Consulting LLC logo is based on the design of an electrical bus seen in high voltage batteries using cylindrical cells. The busbar is basically the connection between all of the cells that make up a battery and allow each of the separate cells to work together to deliver the target performance.
In a similar way to the busbar, what I specialize in is bridging the various aspects of battery development from fundamental chemistry and materials development, to the cell engineering and control, to the pack design and integration to a full electrified powertrain. All with an eye to the current and future trends of academia, industry, and government.

Company Values

Innovation

Passion

Integrity

Quality

Humility

23169 Michigan Ave. #2294,
Dearborn, MI 48124-0001

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