Mikel Parry
Energy Thoughtless “Supreme” Leader
About
Accomplished product owner with over 13 years of senior leadership experience and P&L responsibility.
Expertise in product development, roadmaps, evolution, and strategy. A proven record in successful product
launches, growth, innovation, execution, and spearheading the productization from concept to end of life of
cutting-edge technologies. Proven ability to build and lead high-performing global teams, create strategic
partnerships, intellectual property discovery, offer technology management, and strong product ownership in
highly competitive environments—expertise in dealing with product compliance at a global scale.
Areas of Expertise
Product Management |Executive Leadership | Product Development | Competitive Analysis | Business Process |
Cross-functional Team Leadership | Intellectual Property| Team Management | Team Building | Product
Lifecycle Management | Planning Budgeting and Forecasting | Product Launch | Requirements Analysis | Project
Management | Technical Management | Leadership | Negotiation | Energy Storage Systems | Industrial Energy
Storage Systems | Worldwide Compliance | Compliance Management | Electronics Manufacturing | Electrical
Engineering | Data Analytics | Configuration Management | ECRs | Product Development Phases
Professional Experience
BlackTeal Energy, Sacramento, CA
Chief Product Officer 2024 – 2026
Led end-to-end lifecycle of the Universal Battery Management System (UBMS™), scaling from concept to global commercialization across industrial and energy storage markets.
Owned full P&L for the product organization, driving 35% YoY revenue growth while improving gross margins.
Launched AI-driven predictive analytics, improving performance forecasting by 20%+ and reducing unplanned downtime.
Integrated cybersecurity (AegisLock™), achieving IEC 62443 and ISO 21434 compliance and differentiating BTE in secure energy storage.
Directed Gen 1.5 and Gen 2 roadmaps, unifying AI, edge computing, and cybersecurity into a cohesive platform strategy.
Built data-driven GTM strategies, increasing qualified pipeline by 50% within 12 months.
Negotiated manufacturing and vendor partnerships, cutting BOM costs by 20% and strengthening supply chain resilience.
Implemented PLM and standardized PDP workflows, accelerating change management and time-to-production.
Drove innovation culture, resulting in three provisional patents in AI-enabled energy storage.
Championed a culture of innovation, launching initiatives that produced three provisional patents in AI-driven
energy storage technologies.
Head of Product and Compliance
Drove the first successful global launch of a US-manufactured Universal Battery Management System with embedded Artificial Intelligence and Cyber-Security. Including strategic partnerships and intellectual property.
Defined the entire Product Development Phase roadmap for the company, including product road maps, evolution, features, pricing, generations, positions, strategies, and execution from concept to end-of-life.
Oversaw the entire product team, releasing six highly technical products and future generations within a year.
Goal Zero NRG, Salt Lake City, UT
Senior Product and Regulatory Engineer 2023 – 2024
Served as product owner and execution lead across solar, modular power, and smart energy hardware platforms, translating market needs into manufacturable, certifiable, and scalable products.
Led global certification, regulatory strategy, and market-entry readiness across IEC (CB Scheme), UL, FCC (Parts 15/20/90), CE, RED, ISED, LVD, RoHS, REACH, PFAS, CMRT, Title 20, and related frameworks—enabling commercial deployment in 45 countries.
Drove end-to-end NPI and product management, launching 12+ hardware products in a single year from concept through pilot builds and volume production.
Built and governed company-wide compliance and release processes, achieving zero recalls, zero corrective actions, and predictable certification timelines
Wilson Electronics, St. George, UT
Senior Engineering Design Services Manager 2017– 2023
Led international regulatory readiness and market expansion for hardware products, enabling new market entry with zero recalls or corrective actions.
Built and scaled cross-functional product delivery teams across design, manufacturing, quality, and operations to support rapid NPI and production ramp.
Integrated ERP, CRM, and PLM to create a single source of truth for product, manufacturing, and customer data—eliminating manual data entry and reducing cycle times.
Owned PLM operations and change control, driving ECR/ECO workflows across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Program Management to accelerate release to production and improve traceability
Jacobs ASG (Department of Defense), Hill Air Force Base, UT
Senior Senior Systems Engineer, 2015 – 2017
Served as a systems engineer for three programs: UMTE, MTE, and CEAR.
Worked closely with fighter jets and ranges worldwide to ensure proper training systems were operational.
Led technical oversight and direction of assigned products across all ranges worldwide.
Won the Engineer of the Year award for the division.
Received numerous accolades for performance.
Education
Product Management and Strategy
Wharton University, Executive Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Emphasis: Data Analytics/Finance
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
Honors: Summa Cum Laude | 4.0 GPA, | Member of Beta Gamma Sigma
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Honors: Deans List
Affiliations
Betta Gamma Sigma – International Business Honor Society
UL 9540/9540A Battery Energy Storage Test Standard Technical Committee
Patents / Inventions
Patent Pending: HW Enabled Artificial Intelligence Battery Energy Storage Intelligent Controls
Patent Pending: HW Enabled Cybersecurity Battery Energy Storage Intelligent Controls
Patent: Passive Shielded RF Pass Through Enclosure and

