Steve Battista

Senior Vice President and Principal, Operational Excellence

2021 - Current

Portfolio company roles: Chief Operating Officer, Nirrin Technologies Chief Operating Officer, Gelsight Vice President of Automotive Strategy, Azumo Chief Restructuring Officer, SolChroma Chief Restructuring Officer, Weavr Health Owners Rep / OPM, Niron Magnetics Business Development Supply Chain Manufacturing Operations Capital Projects Product Development and Launch DeepTech Industrial Tech Climate Tech Life Sciences

Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

2019 - 2021

Chief Operating Officer

2022

Board Member and Restructuring Officer

2021

Board Observer

2020

Chief Operating Officer

2021 - 2022

Product Development and Program Management

2020 - 2021

Senior Leader, Business Development and Strategy, Global Strategy Office

2014 - 2019

Partner development, new business opportunities, internal / external innovation lead.

Senior Manager, Product Engineering and Program Management

2012 - 2014

Led development and execution of new product platforms, working cross functionally with diverse team of engineering professionals. Responsible for delivering projects on time through key business processes that meet market requirements. Responsible for team of Product Engineers and Program Managers that define and deliver capable products to market. Launched the first commercially available, award winning quantum dot display in market.

Senior Product Manager

2010 - 2012

Responsible for defining Market Requirement Statements (MRS) for new product platforms and setting performance objectives for product development team. Worked directly with customers to collect Voice of Customer as basis for MRS. Established joint development efforts to develop Eco-system partners to support new products. Managed design firm to create E Ink color concept showcase to high-light novel applications for E Ink products.

Sr Product Engineer

2010 - 2010

Lead display engineer developing E Ink color capable platform, winning SID Gold award and WSJ Innovation award. Display innovations led to higher contrast black and white display enabling customer product refresh. Derived Product Requirement Specification from Market Requirement Statement. Led key gap assessment efforts to assist in scoping full development cycle. Created product specifications and test methods to ensure product met customer needs. Led product through stage gate and design review process to commercialization. Led root cause efforts to systematically solve product defects and issues. Developed new product integration process to attach a Color Filter Array to an E Ink display and led scale up of process to customer manufacturing line in Asia. Managed equipment, materials, and Color Filter Array vendors to tight development schedule to ensure on time launch of product. Worked directly with customers to develop product specifications from concept to launch.

Advanced Product Engineer

2005 - 2010

Lead Product Engineer for E Ink Active Matrix products. Lead Systems Engineer for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Amazon Kindle products as well as displays used in Sony and Barnes and Noble eReaders. - Developed specifications for products in response to Market Requirement Statement. - Developed and executed qualification plans for products. - In cooperation with partners, directed qualification testing of E Ink products against the specification. - Through test reports and analysis of data, recommended state of product readiness to management. - Managed the creation of technically correct and complete product documentation including specifications, SOPs, and test methods. - Controlled product configuration through documentation. - Utilized business processes (Stage Gate, Design Review) to advance the project toward commercialization. - Evaluated new technologies, tools, and test methods relevant to program goals. - Workd with manufacturing to assure smooth integration of new capabilities and cost reductions into the supply chain. - Consulted with Application Engineer on match between new customer requirements and product capabilities. - Worked with Product Manager on development of specifications for product roadmap. - Collaborated with the Product Designer to verify product design covers full range of product specifications.

Quality Manager

2004 - 2005

Managed and maintained ISO system. Led team of quality engineers to resolve quality issues and customer complaints through root cause efforts and eliminating DPO's. Implemented preventative actions to reduce non-conforming product in the field and reduce yield loss.

Application Engineer Supervisor

2003 - 2004

Led team of 4 application engineers focusing on Medical, Electronic, and Photonics markets. Managed top accounts in Medical and Electronics fields, working directly with customers on new product development, troubleshooting, and support with new product launches.