1. MARK DAUGHERTY
8595 N Deerwood Dr., Brown Deer, WI 53209
DaughertyM@asme.org 608.213.0594 (Mobile)
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MADISON UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law
MS Mech. Engr.; BS Mech. Engr. Member, State Bar of California
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2015
VERSATRAN GLOBAL, LTD.
Setting up new a Wisconsin Corporation to design, market and sell a transfer chair, which is device designed to assist
caregivers in moving and transferring non ambulatory patients. We have patented technology and are currently in the fund
raising stage.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 2011-2013
H2SCAN, INC., VALENCIA, CA
Managed R&D for H2scan, a high technology company developing solid state hydrogen sensors for the energy,
petrochemical, and electric utility markets.
• Directed research to improve hydrogen sensor performance and reduce costs and processing times.
• Coordinated Intellectual Property activities.
• Managed manufacturing on an interim basis.
PRESIDENT/CEO 2008-2011
SOLRAYO, INC., MADISON, WI
Directed overall operations at SolRayo, a startup company using nanotechnology to develop advanced energy storage
materials for batteries and ultracapacitors.
• Helped attract equity investment and secured State and Federal grants for development.
• Licensed technology from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 2006-2010
TORMACH LLC, WAUNAKEE, WI
Provided product development services at Tormach, a startup company developing computer controlled machine tools for
the R&D, prototype, and small scale manufacturing markets.
• Managed development projects, developed business relationships.
• Coordinated Intellectual Property efforts and evaluated new technology.
RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2005-2007
WISCONSIN FOCUS ON ENERGY/MSB ENERGY ASSOCIATES, MIDDLETON, WI
Provided business development services to Wisconsin renewable energy businesses.

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PRESIDENT/CEO 2002-2003
VIRENT ENERGY SYSTEMS, MADISON, WI
Lead Virent during its formation. Negotiated licensing of Virent’s core liquid phase reforming technology from the
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). Raised over $2.25 million in federal and state funding, set up
operations, and put a development team in place.
DCH TECHNOLOGY/ENABLE FUEL CELL, MIDDLETON, WI 1998-2002
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER. (2001-2002); CHIEF SCIENTIST. (1998-2001) Managed the technical and
business activities of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell development company. Built and managed strategic
product development alliances with Eveready, UOP, and EPRI. Negotiated licensing and technology transfer agreements
with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER 1993-1997
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, LOS ALAMOS, NM
Principal Investigator on numerous research projects including Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with
industry to develop high temperature superconductivity applications.
MANAGER, R&D COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS 1988-1993
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, INC. (NOW AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR), MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN
Managed research and development programs. Coordinated Superconductivitiy, Inc.'s (SI's) research programs with
Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Analyzed, designed and tested superconducting and cryogenic
components for SI's superconducting energy storage devices. Principal Investigator on a contract to examine the use of
superconducting magnetic energy storage for critical Air Force power quality applications.
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA • US Department of Energy, Washington, DC Applied
Superconductivity Center, Madison, WI • Astronautics Corporation of America, Milwaukee & Madison, WI • The
Whale Center, Oakland, CA • US Department of Commerce, Arlington, VA
Solar Energy Laboratory, Madison, WI
ACTIVITIES
Volunteer Director of Business Development, Bridge to Cures. Board Member: New Education World Institute. Past
Board Member: Solrayo, Inc., Virent Energy Systems, Community Car, Enable Fuel Cell, Enable IPC, and RENEW
Wisconsin. • Los Alamos National Laboratory award for Excellence in Industrial Partnerships. • Chair of Session on
Applications of Superconductivity, Cryogenic Engineering Conference. • R & D 100 Award with Superconductivity, Inc.
• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. • Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly. • Attended
M.Div. program at Chicago Theological Seminary. • Volunteer Renewable Energy Coordinator, Faith in Place,
Chicago, IL. • Partner, Great Lakes Biofuels.
• Over 20 technical publications.

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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
1. “Adiabatic Stacks and Systems,” Mahlon Wilson, Christine Zawodzinski and Mark Daugherty, AIChE Spring
National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10-14, 2002, Paper 86c.
2. “High Gradient Magnetic Separation Using a High Temperature Superconducting Magnet,” J.A. Selvaggi, D.L.
Cottrell, T.H. Falconer, M.A. Daugherty, D.E. Daney, D.D. Hill and F.C. Prenger, Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 6,
No. 1., pp. 31-36, 1998.
3. "Ramp Rate Testing of an HTS High Gradient Magnetic Separation Magnet," M. Daugherty, E. Roth, D.Daney, D.
Hill and C. Prenger. Presented at the 1997 Cryogenic Engineering Conference, Portland, Oregon; July, 1997.
4. "HTS High Gradient Magnetic Separation System," M.A. Daugherty et. al., IEEE Transactions on Applied
Superconductivity, Vol. 7, No. 2, Part I, 1997, pp. 650-653.
5. "A Comparison of Hydrogen Vehicle Storage Options Using the EPA Urban Driving Schedule," M.A. Daugherty,
F.C. Prenger, D.E. Daney, D.D. Hill and F.J. Edeskuty. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 41B, 1996, pp.
1049-1056.
6. "Assembly and Testing of a Composite Heat Pipe Thermal Intercept for HTS Current Leads," M.A. Daugherty, D.E.
Daney, F.C. Prenger, D.D. Hill, P.M. Williams and H.J. Boenig. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 41A,
1996, pp. 579-585.
7. "Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Station," D.E. Daney, F.J. Edeskuty, M.A. Daugherty, F.C. Prenger and D.D. Hill.
Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 41B, 1996, pp. 1041-1048.
8. "Nitrogen Heat Pipe for Cryocooler Thermal Shunt," F.C. Prenger, D.D. Hill, D.E. Daney, M.A. Daugherty, G.F.
Green and E.W. Roth. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 41A, 1996, pp. 147-154.
9. "Bi-2212/AG Tape Conductor and Coil Development," G.W. Albert, R. Zhou, E.M. Leung, K.V. Salazar, T.G.
Holesinger, M. Daugherty and J.O. Willis. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 41A, 1996, pp. 419-425.
10. "HTS Current Lead Using a Composite Heat Pipe," M.A. Daugherty, F.C. Prenger, D.D. Hill, D.E. Daney and K.A.
Woloshun. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1995, pp. 773-776.
11. "Anisotropic High Temperature Superconductors as Variable Resistors and Switches," H.J. Boenig,
M.A. Daugherty, S. Fleshler, M.P. Maley, F.M. Mueller, F.C. Prenger and J.Y. Coulter. IEEE Transactions on
Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1995, pp. 1040-1043.
12. "HTS Microwave Cavity with Temperature-Independent Frequencies," F.M. Mueller, D. Reagor, C.J. Maggiore, D.
McMurry, D.W. Cooke, T.C. Pluym, R.E. Muenchausen, P.N. Arndt, M.A. Daugherty, B.F. Roberts, R.B. Cass and
R. Loh. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1995, pp. 1983-1986.

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13. "High Temperature Superconducting Current Leads for Micro-SMES Application," R.C. Niemann, Y.S. Cha, J.R.
Hull, W.E. Buckles, M.A. Daugherty and B.R. Weber. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 30, No. 4, 1994, pp.
2589-2592.
14. "Design and Operation of a Robust Cryostat for Commercial Superconducting Energy Storage Systems," M.A.
Daugherty, W.E. Buckles and R.C. Niemann. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 39A, 1994, pp. 855-862.
15. "Performance Evaluations of Demountable Electrical Connections," R.C. Niemann, Y.S. Cha, J.R. Hull, W.E. Buckles
and M.A. Daugherty. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 39B, 1994, pp. 1153-1160.
16. "SSD Operating Experience," M.A. Daugherty, W.E. Buckles, G.A. Knudtson, D.L. Mann and P.W. Stephenson.
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 3, No. 1, Part II, 1993, pp. 204-206.
17. "The SSD: A Commercial Application of Magnetic Energy Storage," W.E. Buckles, M.A. Daugherty, B.R. Weber
and E.L. Kostecki. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 3, No. 1, Part II, 1993, pp. 328-331.
18. "Characterization of Flow in Sub-Scale Cable-in-Conduit Conductors," M.A. Daugherty, R. Maekawa and S.W. Van
Sciver. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 3, No. 1, Part II, 1993, pp. 500-502.
19. "Distribution of Diameters Analysis of Pressure Drop in Internally Cooled Cabled Superconductors,"
M.A. Daugherty and S.W. Van Sciver. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 37A, 1991, pp. 163-169. (Paper
won a student award at the 1991 CEC/ICMC in Huntsville, Alabama.)
20. "Pressure Drop Measurements on Cable-in-Conduit Conductors of Various Geometries," M.A. Daugherty and S.W.
Van Sciver. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 27, No. 2, 1991, pp. 2108-2111.
21. "Design and Performance of Forced-Flow He II Heat Exchangers," A. Shajii, Y. Huang, M. Daugherty, R.J. Witt and
S.W. Van Sciver. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 35A, 1990, pp. 165-172.
22. "Pressure Drop Measurements on Supercritical Helium Cooled Cable-in-Conduit Conductors," M.A. Daugherty, Y.
Huang and S.W. Van Sciver. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1989, pp. 1512-1515.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. “Portable Fuel Cell Power Sources for Various Applications,” Mark Daugherty et. Al., The Fuel Cell Home
Proceedings, Edited by Marcus Nurdin, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2-6 July, 2001, pp. 283-292.
2. “Portable Fuel Cells for Consumer Products,” M. Daugherty, S. Ibrahim, T. Learn, K. Kenyon, D. Haberman, S.
Hoffman and C. Salter, Fuel Cell 2000 Proceedings, Edited by Leo Blomen, Lucerne, Switzerland, 10-14 July, 2000,
pp. 45-51.

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3. “Modular PEM Fuel Cell System for Outdoor Applications,” M. Daugherty, D. Haberman, N. Stetson, S. Ibrahim, O.
Lokken, D. Dunn, M. Cherniack, and C. Salter, Portable Fuel Cells Proceedings, Edited by Felix Buchi, Lucerne,
Switzerland, 21-24 June, 1999, pp. 69-78.
4. Handbook of Cyrogenic Engineering, Chapter 10 - Safety, F.J. Edeskuty and M.A. Daugherty, Edited by J.G.
Weisend, Taylor and Francis, Washington, D.C., 1998.
5. “Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen Utilizing Photovoltaic Cells,” Mark A. Daugherty, 11th Annual National
Educators Workshop, Los Alamos, NM, 1996.
6. "Application of High-Temperature Superconductors to High-Gradient Magnetic Separation,” M. Daugherty, C.
Prenger, D. Hill, D. Daney, L. Worl, A. Schake, and D. Padilla. 29th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering
Conference, Monterey, CA, August 7-11, 1994, pp. 1502-1507.
7. "Engineering Design of a High-Temperature Superconducting Current Lead," R.C. Niemann, Y.S Cha, J.R. Hull,
M.A. Daugherty and W.E. Buckles. Presented at the Fifth Annual International Industrial Symposium on the Super
Collider (IISSC), San Francisco, CA, May 6-8, 1993, paper VII-24.
8. "Use of Sperconducting Magnetic Energy Storage to Improve Power Quality for Critical Air Force Applications," M.
Daugherty, C. DeWinkel, W. Buckles, J. Emerick and R. Lundy. Final Report, Air Force SBIR Contract FO8635-92-
C-0070, February 1993.
9. "Comparison of Actual and Simulated Performance of the Arlington House System," M.A. Daugherty, J.W. Mitchell
and J.A. Duffie. 1980 Systems Simulation and Economic Analysis Conference, San Diego, CA, January 23-25, 1980,
p. 27.