Leadership & Governance
Directors & Leaders
Bill Watkins
Non-Executive, Non-Fiduciary Director
Global board and scale leader: Chairman of the Board at Flex Critical Power (SpinCo), former Chairman of Flex Global, and Chairman at Avaya — critical digital and electrical infrastructure for AI data centers and utilities. Former CEO, President and COO of Seagate Technology. Former CEO and Chairman of Imergy Power Systems (utility-scale energy storage) and CEO of Bridgelux. B.S. in Political Science, University of Texas.
Michael Goldstein
Founder & CEO
4x founder, Wharton Fellow, and deep-tech leader scaling companies across photonics, energy, and materials science. Built and led Photon Control (fluoroptics, acquired by MKS Instruments), iFire Technology, Ballard Power Systems, and Actuality Medical. At GE he managed principal spacecraft elements for NASA's Mars Observer Mission. B.S. in Engineering; MBA and Fellow, The Wharton School.
Ondrej Mecl
Co-Founder, Chief Solutions Officer
2x founder and full-stack technical master, with deep expertise across software, hardware, firmware, electronics, and photonics. Created the most installed fluoroptic thermal sensors in semiconductor and power. Founded ThermaBrite Technologies (acquired by Powell Industries), scaling the BriteSpot brand into the global standard for thermal health monitoring with over 1 million units installed. B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics — optoelectronics and lasers — Czech Technical University.
Dr. Noah Johnson
Chief Scientist
Premier R&D background in material science, with affiliations at Google, UC San Diego, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UVic, and UBC. Architected the breakthrough behind Kristonium® alongside new fluoroptic and thermographic materials, enabling stable sensing from -200°C to +700°C. Profound IP track record: 300+ inventions, 25+ publications, and 4,000+ citations. Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Victoria.
Fred Liu
Director of Quality & Supply Chain
20+ years scaling global supply chains, manufacturing, and quality systems. Held key operational, quality, and NPI leadership roles at Intel, SanDisk, and Philips. Led Industry 4.0 operations transformations spanning IoT, machine learning, and connected systems. B.S. in Polymeric Materials, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Karthik Ram
Director of Manufacturing Operations
20+ year fluoroptics manufacturing executive with deep expertise in high-tech scaling, continuous improvement, and supply chain. Former Operations Director at MKS/Photon Control, where he scaled production 3X with 100% on-time delivery. Former VP of Operations at Novarc Technologies, with facility operations experience at Motorola. P.Eng. and MBA/M.Eng., UBC; LEAN Black Belt.