The appointment of five new senior team members was announced by ThinkLabs AI. The company’s trajectory, alignment with ThinkLabs goals, and long-term growth strategy in the AI and grid management sectors will all be greatly aided by this executive team stated its official release.
Mr. Neal Vali is in charge of Thinklabs AI, Inc.’s overall technological strategy and vision in his capacity as Chief technological Officer:
As a founding member and officer, Vali oversees a diverse team that applies cutting-edge technology to product engineering, technology operations, data engineering, MLOps, AI/ML development, and information security throughout the entire ecosystem.
Neal was the Head of Data and ML Engineering at GE Vernova before joining Thinklabs AI. In that capacity, he was instrumental in reinventing Grid Orchestration through the use of cloud-native technologies.
Throughout his career, he has held executive positions at both Fortune 100 and fast-growing startups, continuously promoting innovation and digital transformation.
Formerly employed by GE as Senior Manager of WAMS and Director of Autonomous Grid Orchestration, Mr. Gang Zheng is the Director of Research and Development at ThinkLabs:
There, he oversaw a team that developed and delivered software throughout the US and Canada with an emphasis on user support, project delivery, and product development. Important projects like distribution model validation, oscillation source location systems for power grids, and real-time distribution system state estimation were successfully completed by his team. For more than five years, he also served as Powertech Labs’ project manager and senior power systems engineer. He brings with him more than ten years of EMS, WAMS, and DSATools application experience.
ThinkLabs’ Head of Product, Mr. Chaitanya Baone:
He has over 12 years of experience in power and energy management technologies, including microgrids, EV smart charging, T&D grid planning and operations, and energy storage optimization.
Baone has a track record of successfully promoting growth via innovation and has held executive positions in GE, Eaton, Rivian, and Itron’s R&D, engineering, and product management departments.
He is a co-inventor of more than 35 patents and has an electrical engineering doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is in charge of ThinkLabs’ product management initiatives, which include creating a roadmap, strategy, and vision for the product that are in line with the demands of the market and the company’s overarching goals.
ThinkLabs’ Head of Machine Learning & Data Engineering is Mr. Surendranath (Suren) Vallabhajosyula.
In this capacity, he is in charge of designing and developing the business’s machine learning platform as well as managing the infrastructure, security procedures, application design, and architecture for multi-cloud data and machine learning applications. Vallabhajosyula has over 27 years of in-depth technical experience.
Throughout big enterprises, he has led the design, development, deployment, and administration of complex programs.
Before becoming the Head of Finance at ThinkLabs AI, Ms. Vimali Pathmanathan, CPA, CA:
She worked for GE Vernova and Opus One Solutions (acquired by GE Vernova in 2022) for seven years. She held key roles as Controller and Director of Finance, playing a pivotal role in financing and acquisition activities.
At ThinkLabs, Pathmanathan is leading financial strategy and operations to drive growth and innovation.
She is an experienced financial and operational professional with expertise in controllership, tax, audit, financial analysis, reporting, cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting.
Key Comments
“I am very excited that our ThinkLabs senior team is now fully assembled and ready to drive our mission forward. With more than 100 years of combined experience in technology, product development, R&D, finance, engineering and leadership in the private and public sectors, they bring a wealth of knowledge that will benefit our organization and support its growth,” said Josh Wong, Founder and CEO of ThinkLabs. “This specialized team will leverage their diverse backgrounds to help build our AI digital twin, and grid copilot for critical grid planning and operations.”
“AI is revolutionizing the management of electrical grids by enabling smarter, more efficient, and more resilient energy systems, and ThinkLabs is leading the way,” said Wong. “Utilizing the expertise of our experienced leadership team, as well ThinkLabs’ Copilot, we can help enable utility grid planners and operators to more effectively manage complex modern grids in increasingly challenging contexts. I feel confident that together with this new management power team, we can unlock a sustainable and reliable future for our electrical grids.”
The depth of experience of the new leadership team will help the tech firm create a digital assistant that uses a patented AI digital twin with physics information to improve control room operators’ situational awareness for grid management, affirmed its official release.
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