RENO, NEV. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 19, 2022

American Battery Technology Company, (ABTC) (OTCQB: ABML), an American critical battery materials company that is commercializing both its primary minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, has hired former manager of Tesla’s Factory Infrastructure Design team, Mitchell Dreier, as its Director of Engineering, reporting to ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert.

“Building a highly competent team of in-house expertise not only accelerates our path to commercialization, but it ensures that our processes and facilities can evolve and continue to integrate our next generation technologies into our baseline operations,” said ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert. “Having worked closely together during the founding phases of the engineering design, construction, and commissioning of the first Tesla Gigafactory, I have first-hand confidence in the abilities and skillsets that Mitch brings to the table and his level of expertise overseeing our projects will directly drive continuous innovation of our lithium-ion battery recycling and primary resource development facilities.”

Dreier brings nearly 15 years of experience in engineering and technical programs leadership to the company. Most recently, he led a team of multi-disciplinary engineers, designers, and project managers that delivered all infrastructure design for Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada advancing key company programs such as Cell Manufacturing, Semi, Megapack, and Powertrain. Of note, Dreier recently managed the design of Tesla’s first advanced water treatment facility, allowing factory processes to consume reclaimed water and recycle process water to achieve a near zero liquid discharge facility. Additionally, in a previous role as Tesla’s Systems Engineer Manager for global infrastructure design, he managed a diverse team of engineers to optimize the development of five major Tesla gigafactories throughout the US, Europe, and Asia producing battery cells, vehicles, and stationary storage systems.

Prior to his work at Tesla, Dreier led a team of field engineers that designed and commissioned hydrogen technology systems for chemical plants around the globe for Honeywell. He also served as a pilot plant operator at Virent Inc. where he supported plant operations including experiment design and plant modifications to develop drop-in, low carbon biofuels.

Dreier earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a certificate in Engineering in Energy Sustainability from the University of Wisconsin Energy Institute.

As ABTC’s Director of Engineering, Dreier will lead the fast-growing team of engineers translating the company’s innovative design concepts into commercial scale systems through all stages of design and construction. As in previous roles, his focus will be on solving challenging problems using creative and balanced first-principles solutions to design, construct, and commission commercial scale first-of-kind facilities.

“I am very excited to join American Battery Technology Company, as the company’s innovative mindset, positive culture, and sustainable business model create a unique position for success in the industry,” said Mitchell Dreier, American Battery Technology Company’s Director of Engineering.

About American Battery Technology Company

American Battery Technology Company is uniquely positioned to supply low-cost, low-environmental impact, and domestically sourced battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, primary battery metal extraction technologies, and primary resources development.

American Battery Technology Company has built a clean technology platform that is used to provide a key source of domestically manufactured critical and strategic battery metals to help meet the near insatiable demand from the electric vehicle, electrical grid storage, and consumer electronics industries. This ESG-principled platform works to create a closed-loop circular economy for battery metals that champions ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing of critical and strategic materials.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements.” Although the American Battery Technology Company’s (the “Company) management believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from those anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, interpretations or reinterpretations of geologic information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain permits required for future exploration, development or production, general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory requirements and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022. The Company assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or referenced in this press release.