Energy storage
Operations professionals in Energy storage
These ten professionals hold or have held operations roles at energy storage companies, from battery system makers to storage project owners. A reader can learn how storage companies deploy, operate and service battery systems as their fleets grow.
Professionals to explore
01—10Don Lee
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Wartsila Energy Storage
Vice President Operations at Wartsila Energy Storage since 2025. Former Director of Global Operations at Wärtsilä Energy (2023–2025), and former President (2020–2023) and GM SEA & East Asia I VP APAC for Services (2022–2023) at Fluence. The summary describes leading operational and organizational transformations and driving improvements in commercial performance.
Erika Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations & Maintenance · Key Capture Energy
Former Director of Operations & Maintenance at Key Capture Energy (2022–2025) and Document Control Manager there (2021–2022). Former Senior Operations Manager (2018–2021) and Operations Manager (2008–2021) at EDP Renewables. The headline lists operations and maintenance leadership across renewable energy, BESS, wind and substations, and the summary describes over 17 years in the renewable energy sector.
Louis Burford
LinkedInExperience: Operations Director · Constantine Energy Storage
Operations Director at Constantine Energy Storage since 2021, where the highlights describe building, owning and operating almost 2GWh of energy storage systems in the UK. Former Head of Optimisation, Key Accounts and Developers Investors at Centrica (2018–2021) and Vice President Restore UK at Restore NV - acquired by Centrica in 2017 (2015–2018).
Mike Pavo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Storage Operations · Ormat Technologies, Inc.
Vice President, Storage Operations at Ormat Technologies, Inc. since 2022. Former Head Of Operations at ORMAT Energy Storage (2021–2026) and at Viridity Energy Solutions, Inc. (2019–2021). The summary describes work in the battery storage, commodities, renewables and utility industry, with skills in demand response, smart grid and market risk.
Paul Li
LinkedInExperience: New Energy Storage and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Operations Manager · Tesla Energy
Former New Energy Storage and Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Operations Manager at Tesla Energy (2020–2025). Former Director, Grid Services Operations (2017–2020), Senior Manager, Grid Services & VPP Operations (2013–2017) and Program Manager, Energy Storage Operations (2011–2013) at Sunrun. The summary describes a focus on operating energy storage and virtual power plants.
Peter Biede
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · IHI Terrasun Solutions
Former Director Of Operations at IHI Terrasun Solutions (2019–2024) and Director, Asset Performance & Service Operations there (2024–2025). Director of Services (since 2025) and Director of Projects and Services (since 2026) at Renewance, Inc., which the highlights describe as an industrial battery life cycle management company. The summary describes 15+ years of utility-scale BESS experience.
Rick Cwiakala
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations & Services · American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc.
Former Vice President, Operations & Services at American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc. (2022–2025) and Chief Operating Officer at NEC Energy Solutions (2021). Vice President, Operations at Acumentrics, Inc. since 2025. The summary describes 25 years in operations and technical services across energy storage systems and data centers, including service organizations that delivered 100+ utility-scale projects.
Sanjeev Panicker
LinkedInExperience: Asst. Vice President operations · Relicell Energy Storage
Asst. Vice President operations at Relicell Energy Storage since 2024, under a headline covering VRLA and lithium batteries, and DGM Projects & Engineering services at Relicell Energy Storage since 2011. Also General Manager Operations at Eastman Auto & Power Limited since 2022. Former Agm manufacturing at Luminous Power Technologies (P) Ltd (2018–2022).
Stantly Liu
LinkedInExperience: COO of ESS · ZOE Energy Storage
COO of ESS at ZOE Energy Storage since 2025. Former ESS Operation Director at Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (2023–2025) and GM China JV at Rimac Automobili (2019–2022). The summary describes an experienced plant manager in the auto and new energy industry, skilled in operations management, lean and NPI management.
Stephen Coggin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Deployment and Field Operations · Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.
Vice President of Deployment and Field Operations at Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. since 2025, under a headline citing over 10 years in the BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) industry. Former Vice President of Field Services at Clean Energy Services (2023–2025), Director of Construction at FlexGen (2020–2023) and BESS Service Department Manager at FlexGen (2014–2020).
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Match the person's operating area, such as deployment and commissioning, fleet operations and performance, or service and asset management, to the decision you face. Check whether their relevant role is current or past and whether it covered utility-scale or smaller systems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What caused the most downtime or performance loss in the storage systems you operated, and how did you address it?
- 02How did you plan field service staffing and spare parts as the installed fleet grew?
- 03Which commissioning or handover steps did you change after early projects, and why?
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