From competing to overseeing: Brian Castillo unpacks new Stellantis battery validation engineer role

By Em Jankauski Seven BattChallenge alums have been hired by Stellantis. We’re featuring Brian Castillo — Stellantis’ new battery validation engineer — who was involved in year one and two […]
From BattChallenge to industry: Stellantis hires project manager Isabel Builes

By Em Jankauski Seven year two BattChallengers have been hired at Stellantis. Give it up for Isabel Builes — a new project manager hire for Stellantis’ propulsion systems department and […]
Returning to his roots: Jon Darrow joins BattChallenge leadership

By Em Jankauski The final year of the Battery Workforce Challenge is nearly underway. A new year means new introductions. Meet Jon Darrow — the newest BattChallenge Executive Steering Committee […]
McMaster & Mohawk making strides in year two

By Dahlia Taylor, Mahir Nasar and Zuhair Sajjad While awaiting the arrival of the RAM ProMaster EV, the McMaster University & Mohawk College’s Battery Workforce Challenge team made major progress […]
JSU & Hinds’ year two in a nutshell

By Peter Goshomi, Jackson State University Year two for the Jackson State University & Hinds Community College BattChallenge team has been both exciting and challenging. But one thing is for […]
Stellantis’ BattChallenge project manager Ashley Balaberda’s building an impressive talent pipeline

By Em Jankauski Behind every successful team there’s always one highly invested player who is locked in on the coach’s mission. Meet Ashley Balaberda, Stellantis’ project manager for the Battery […]