ThinkLabs AI expands leadership team with five key leadership appointments
New leadership team’s wealth of experience will assist tech startup in developing a digital assistant that leverages a proprietary physics-informed AI digital twin, providing enhanced situational awareness capabilities to maintain grid reliability by control room operators.
New York,N.Y. (Aug 21, 2024) – ThinkLabs AI, Inc. (ThinkLabs), a startup focused on developing technology to help enhance electric grid planning and operations through a combination of intelligent automation and AI, today announced the appointment of five new senior team members. This management team will be instrumental in shaping the company’s trajectory, ensuring alignment with ThinkLabs’ objectives, and propelling the company’s long-term growth strategy in the AI and grid management sectors.
“I am very excited that our ThinkLabs senior team is now fully assembled and ready to drive our mission forward. With more than 100 years of combined experience in technology, product development, R&D, finance, engineering and leadership in the private and public sectors, they bring a wealth of knowledge that will benefit our organization and support its growth,” said Josh Wong, Founder and CEO of ThinkLabs. “This specialized team will leverage their diverse backgrounds to help build our AI digital twin, and grid copilot for critical grid planning and operations.”
As the Chief Technology Officer at Thinklabs AI, Inc., Mr. Neal Vali drives the company’s overall technology strategy and vision. A founding member and officer, Vali leads a multidisciplinary team implementing advanced technology across the entire ecosystem, including AI/ML development, data engineering, MLOps, product engineering, technology operations, and information security. Prior to Thinklabs AI, Neal was the Head of Data and ML Engineering at GE Vernova, where he played a pivotal role in redefining Grid Orchestration using cloud-native solutions. His career spans leadership roles at high-growth startups and Fortune 100 companies, consistently driving digital transformation and innovation. With over two decades of technology leadership experience, Neal continues to be at the forefront of innovation in the energy, aviation, transportation, and technology sectors. He has spearheaded complex products and projects, collaborating with global customers on cutting-edge technologies.
Mr. Gang Zheng, Director of Research and Development at ThinkLabs, worked as the Director of Autonomous Grid Orchestration and Senior Manager of WAMS at GE. There, he led a software development and delivery team across the US and Canada, focusing on product development, project delivery, and user support. His team successfully delivered key projects such as real-time distribution system state estimation, distribution model validation, and an oscillation source location system for power grids. He also held the roles of Project Manager and Senior Power Systems Engineer at Powertech Labs for over five years. With over a decade of experience for EMS, WAMS, and DSATools applications, his innovative algorithm for oscillation source location won the global IEEE OSL Contest in 2021.
New leadership team’s wealth of experience will assist tech startup in developing a digital assistant that leverages a proprietary physics-informed AI digital twin, providing enhanced situational awareness capabilities to maintain grid reliability by control room operators.
New York,N.Y. (Aug 21, 2024) – ThinkLabs AI, Inc. (ThinkLabs), a startup focused on developing technology to help enhance electric grid planning and operations through a combination of intelligent automation and AI, today announced the appointment of five new senior team members. This management team will be instrumental in shaping the company’s trajectory, ensuring alignment with ThinkLabs’ objectives, and propelling the company’s long-term growth strategy in the AI and grid management sectors.
“I am very excited that our ThinkLabs senior team is now fully assembled and ready to drive our mission forward. With more than 100 years of combined experience in technology, product development, R&D, finance, engineering and leadership in the private and public sectors, they bring a wealth of knowledge that will benefit our organization and support its growth,” said Josh Wong, Founder and CEO of ThinkLabs. “This specialized team will leverage their diverse backgrounds to help build our AI digital twin, and grid copilot for critical grid planning and operations.”
As the Chief Technology Officer at Thinklabs AI, Inc., Mr. Neal Vali drives the company’s overall technology strategy and vision. A founding member and officer, Vali leads a multidisciplinary team implementing advanced technology across the entire ecosystem, including AI/ML development, data engineering, MLOps, product engineering, technology operations, and information security. Prior to Thinklabs AI, Neal was the Head of Data and ML Engineering at GE Vernova, where he played a pivotal role in redefining Grid Orchestration using cloud-native solutions. His career spans leadership roles at high-growth startups and Fortune 100 companies, consistently driving digital transformation and innovation. With over two decades of technology leadership experience, Neal continues to be at the forefront of innovation in the energy, aviation, transportation, and technology sectors. He has spearheaded complex products and projects, collaborating with global customers on cutting-edge technologies.
Mr. Gang Zheng, Director of Research and Development at ThinkLabs, worked as the Director of Autonomous Grid Orchestration and Senior Manager of WAMS at GE. There, he led a software development and delivery team across the US and Canada, focusing on product development, project delivery, and user support. His team successfully delivered key projects such as real-time distribution system state estimation, distribution model validation, and an oscillation source location system for power grids. He also held the roles of Project Manager and Senior Power Systems Engineer at Powertech Labs for over five years. With over a decade of experience for EMS, WAMS, and DSATools applications, his innovative algorithm for oscillation source location won the global IEEE OSL Contest in 2021.