Ed is a Melbourne-based FNGN Contributor. For over 15 years, Ed has taken innovations from laboratory to large-scale manufacturing (Aquion Energy's sodium-ion batteries), launched products that defined markets (AGL Energy's home battery program), established safety standards that became national regulations (Australia's lithium-ion battery protocols), and built infrastructure networks at commercial scale (Evie Networks' DC fast-charging rollout — Australia's largest). Engineering Educated at Carnegie Mellon USA, Politecnico di Torino Italy, and University of Sheffield UK, Ed now runs Second Mouse, a boutique consultancy that helps corporates and startups navigate the gap between "promising technology" and "bankable business". Ed is also co-founder of EV Meetup Australia - events for all EV professionals in Australian major cities.