Paul F. Carosa
President

Mr. Carosa has served as President & COO since February 2011. He joined ACP in 1992 and previously was Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining AC Propulsion, he was Power Electronics Section Head at Hughes Aircraft Company, where he developed avionic power supplies and the first prototypes of the GM inductive charging system for the EV1. He has received 5 patents in the power electronics and motor fields. He holds a B.M.E. degree from General Motors Institute, and an M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Wally E. Rippel
CTO

Mr. Rippel has a distinguished career as a pioneer in electric vehicle technology which started as a senior at Caltech where he organized the “Great Electric Car Race” in 1968. He was instrumental in the proposal and development of the GM Impact Electric concept car which was the predecessor of the EV1. Wally was a co-founder of AC Propulsion in 1992 and is presently Senior Scientist working on the next-generation development of induction motors and power electronics for electric vehicles. Prior to returning to AC Propulsion in 2008, he worked on advanced EV propulsion components with Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, AeroVironment and Tesla Motors. He received a BS in Physics from Caltech and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. Wally holds twenty four U.S. patents with four more on the way. His number one passion remains environmental protection.

Crystal He
Vice President, International Business Development

Ms. He joined ACP in 2009 and is responsible for world market development and promoting the company and its technology to the fast growing EV market in China. Prior joining ACP, Ms. He has worked in the US financial industry with ten years investment banking and private banking experience. She is an experienced adviser to numerous world-wide corporate clients in various capacities including business strategic planning, overseas markets development, and capital formation. As a successful investment banker, she and her team closed private placements in China and US. Her achievements have been recognized by the Chinese CEO Association in Los Angeles. She holds an MBA in international business (University of La Verne, California) and a BA in Economics.