C. Michael Hoff has over thirty-five years of experience in the power and energy storage industries, working for a utility, private sector companies and his own consultancy. At these companies he worked various roles as CTO, VP Research, Directors of Applications Engineering, Safety and Compliance, Engineering as well as independent consultant.

His expertise in batteries, power conversion, safety and controls comes from a many years of applied product research and his active participation in engineering and product development. Michael has written and cowritten over a dozen patents and many technical articles including a book on energy storage. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a BSEE from Drexel University.