Christopher Wendel

Christopher Wendel has a strong background in energy storage and engineering. Christopher currently holds the position of Storage and Rotational Engineering Director at RES, a role they started in September 2022. Prior to this, they worked at RES as an Energy Storage Engineering Manager from July 2018 to October 2022, and as a System Engineer - Energy Storage from January 2016 to July 2018.

Before joining RES, Christopher worked at Abengoa Solar as an Energy System Performance Analyst from May 2015 to December 2015. In this role, they managed renewable energy project bids, developed design criteria for energy systems, and modeled the performance of solar and battery energy storage systems.

Christopher's earlier experience includes working as a Ph.D. Research Assistant at Colorado School of Mines from January 2011 to May 2015. During this time, they conceptualized and analyzed novel energy systems for bulk electricity storage, developed technical and economic models, and presented their work at conferences and journals.

Christopher also served as a Research Assistant at NIOSH Spokane Research Lab from May 2009 to May 2010, where they designed a testbed device for collecting nano-scale particles and optimized its performance.

Additionally, Christopher gained engineering experience as an Engineering Intern at SCAFCO Corporation from February 2008 to May 2009.

Overall, Christopher Wendel has a diverse range of work experience in the energy storage and engineering field, ranging from research and modeling to management positions.

Christopher Wendel received their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Christopher then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines from 2011 to 2015. Additionally, they hold the EIT certification, although specific details regarding the institution and year of obtaining are not provided.