Investor Relations

Balwinder Samra

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Director

Mr. Samra has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Balqon California from May 2005 to the present. Prior to that, Mr. Samra was president and chief executive officer of EVI, a leading manufacturer of electric buses, trucks and trailers. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Samra was Corporate Vice President of Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of electric industrial vehicles and tow tractors. At Taylor-Dunn, Mr. Samra was responsible for worldwide marketing, dealer sales and operations. Prior to Taylor-Dunn manufacturing Mr. Samra worked for Flextronics, Micropolis and Wangtek in Operations and Quality management positions. Mr. Samra holds a B. S. degree in Chemistry from Punjab University, India.

Robert Miranda

Chief Financial Officer

From October 2008 to the present, Mr. Miranda has served as Chief Financial Officer of Balqon California. From October 2007 to the present, Mr. Miranda has been the managing director of Miranda & Associates, a professional accountancy corporation. From March 2003 through October 2007, Mr. Miranda was a Global Operations Director at Jefferson Wells, where he specialized in providing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reviews for public companies. Mr. Miranda was a national director at Deloitte & Touche where he participated in numerous audits, corporate finance transactions, mergers, and acquisitions. Mr. Miranda is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has over 35 years of experience in accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, auditing, business consulting, strategic planning and advisory services. Mr. Miranda holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program from the Harvard Business School and membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Robert Gruenwald

Vice President Research and Development

Mr. Gruenwald has over 20 years of experience in R&D and development of technologies related to Automated guided vehicles, electric and hybrid vehicles. Prior to joining Balqon Corporation Mr. Gruenwald founded EMS Company, manufacturer of high capacity flux vector drive systems used in electric trucks, buses and mining equipment. Mr. Gruenwald who began his career developing technologies for automated stacker cranes has since worked over 20 years in developing electrical systems for hybrid and electric vehicles currently used in over 200 electric buses, delivery trucks and monorail systems. Mr. Robert has been awarded four patents for his inventions in development of electric energy storage systems using Ultra capacitors, in addition over 25% of electric formula racing cars use technologies exclusively developed by Mr. Robert. Mr. Robert is a graduate of Ohio State University and has a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Henry Velasquez

Vice President Engineering, Director

From October 2008 to the present, Mr. Velasquez has been Vice President, Engineering and a member of the board of directors of Balqon California. From January 2007 to August 2008 Mr. Velasquez was a Senior Engineer at Honda Access America. From October 2000 to January 2007, Mr. Velasquez was an Engineer at Snugtop. Mr. Velasquez has over 10 years of experience in designing mechanical components, chassis and suspension systems for trucks, buses, trailers and utility vehicles. Mr. Velasquez has been awarded one United States patent related to composite body designs for pickup trucks. Mr. Velasquez holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.