C. Michael Hoff

C. Michael Hoff received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and power from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1987, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering and power from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, in 1993. He is Vice President, Research and Technology at A123 Energy Solutions, Westborough, MA, USA, and has over 28 years experience in electric utilities, uninterruptible power supplies, advanced energy storage, battery systems, communications, manufacturing, and construction. As the first member of the A123 Energy Solutions group, he helped to build the core systems engineering capability for the company. He is currently Chief Technologist and directs the Applications and Systems Engineering groups of A123 Energy Solutions. Prior to joining A123 Energy Solutions, he served 18 years in various roles developing Uninterruptible Power Supply products for American Power Conversion.