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Dr. Josef Daniel-Ivad is an authority in the field of battery technologies. His battery development experience reaches from primary alkaline, single use batteries, with manganese dioxide cathodes and zinc anodes to rechargeable batteries including zinc-manganese, zinc-nickel, zinc-bromine, zinc-air, lead-acid and asymmetric carbon-lead super capacitors. He has authored over 30 technical papers and contributed book chapters to Linden’s Handbook of Batteries, Besenhard’s Handbook of Battery Materials and Elsevier’s Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources. Dr. Daniel-Ivad’s work in field of batteries and charging technologies has awarded him with over 20 patents.

Dr. Daniel-Ivad holds a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry from the Technical University of Graz, Austria, where he studied under legendary Prof. DDr. Karl V. Kordesch and was on the team of inventors that brought the rechargeable alkaline battery technology to life.  He also holds a M.Sc. in Technical Chemistry from the Technical University of Graz, Austria.

In 1991 Dr. Daniel-Ivad joined Battery Technologies Inc. (BTI), the company whose mission was to commercialize the rechargeable alkaline cell technology.  Initially, Dr. Daniel-Ivad was responsible for the establishment of the research and development laboratory for Rechargeable Alkaline cells in Richmond Hill, Canada. During his 12 year tenure at BTI, Dr. Daniel-Ivad was promoted to VP, Technology Development and was responsible for all aspects of the RAM™ product and manufacturing process engineering and development, protections of the RAM™ Technology, and technology transfer to BTI licensees. Most notably, licenses included Rayovac Corporation in the United States (1993 product launch), Pure Energy Battery Corporation in Canada (1994 product launch), Young Poong Corporation of South Korea (1996 product launch) and Grand Battery Technologies of Malaysia (1998 product launch).

From 2003 to 2007, Dr. Daniel-Ivad has provided his services as a senior consultant mainly to Hibar Systems Ltd., an equipment developer and manufacturer of, amongst other things, battery processing equipment and fully automated assembly lines for alkaline batteries and to Pure Energy Visions Inc., the Canadian manufacturer and marketer of batteries and electronic products.

In 2008, Dr. Daniel-Ivad joined Pure Energy Visions Corporation in the full time capacity of Vice President, Research and Development. As Head of Research and Development, he was responsible for all technical aspects of the rechargeable alkaline technology including cell chemistry, manufacturing processes, charger technology, new application development and intellectual property protection. From 2010 - 2013, Dr. Daniel-Ivad was the Chief Technology Officer – Energy Storage Solutions for Pure Energy Solutions Inc., a Boulder, CO-based company that was revolutionizing power delivery to portable electronic devices through its branded WildCharge™ wire-free power technology, and was a leading supplier of sustainable and environmentally responsible rechargeable battery products with its RAMcell™ rechargeable alkaline batteries.

Since 2014, Dr. Daniel-Ivad is the President of jdi energy consulting and provides independent professional services to the battery and energy storage industry. His client are typically start-up companies that require assistance to get of the ground until self sufficient with a team in place that can take the baton forward.