Battery Specialist
Exponent, Inc.
Sergio Mendoza, PhD, is a battery specialist at Exponent, Inc. (Email: smendoza@exponent.com), where he uses his background in controls to perform multilevel analysis of electrified systems. He applies his extensive knowledge of lithium-ion cells and a background in systems to conduct design failure mode and effects analyses (DFMEA) and safety analyses, including process hazard analyses (PHA). Prior to joining Exponent, he was a battery controls software lead engineer at General Motors (GM), where he developed control software for propulsion batteries and battery management systems (BMS). Mendoza earned a BS from the Univ. of Memphis and MS from the Pennsylvania State Univ., both in mechanical engineering.