Liam OConnor is the Co-Founder and COO of Peak Energy, a company developing sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale energy storage. His career features two decades of operational leadership, scaling global supply chains and operations at iconic technology companies like Zipline, Tesla, Lyft, and Apple. He attended the University of Pennsylvania.
As COO of Zipline, he scaled the worlds largest autonomous drone delivery network across eight different countries.
Liam O'Connor
Co-Founder & COO at Peak Energy
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Overview
Topics They Care About
Energy Storage
Co-founded Peak Energy to commercialize and scale sodium-ion battery technology, aiming to decarbonize the U. S. electrical grid and reduce storage costs.
Scaling Supply Chains
Has deep expertise in leading global supply chain and manufacturing operations for complex hardware at companies like Tesla, Apple, and Zipline.
Autonomous Logistics
As the former COO of Zipline, he was responsible for scaling the world's largest autonomous drone delivery service for medical supplies and other goods.
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Work History
5-2024
Co-Founder & COO at Peak Energy
5-2019 - 5-2024
COO at Zipline International
10-2018 - 5-2019
Chief Procurement Officer + Head of Lyft Bikes & Scooters at Lyft
4-2016 - 10-2018
VP, Global Supply Management & Supplier Industrialization Engineering at Tesla Motors
3-2015 - 3-2016
Sr. Director, Global Supply Management at Tesla Motors
12-2012 - 2-2015
Sr Group Manager, Global Supply Management at Apple
1-2011 - 11-2012
Global Supply Manager, Strategic Silicon at Apple
Education
2009 - 2011
Master's Degree from University of Pennsylvania
2000 - 2004
Bachelor's Degree from Haverford College
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Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Job Level : Leadership
Designation : Co-Founder & COO at Peak Energy
