Scaling High-Power EV Charging Infrastructure Across North America

Led the end-to-end development and commercialization of a modular DC fast charging platform, integrating hardware, software, and deployment strategy
to enable scalable EV infrastructure across retail and fleet environments.

  • Launched high-power DC fast charging platform (160kW–640kW architecture)

  • Integrated hardware, CPMS, and site deployment into a unified solution

  • Enabled scalable deployments across retail and commercial environments

Overview

Wayne PWR is a modular DC fast charging platform designed to enable scalable EV infrastructure across retail, fleet, and commercial environments. The platform integrates high-power charging hardware, embedded software, and site-level deployment strategy to deliver reliable, efficient charging experiences.

Key Achievements

  • Delivered a fully deployable DC fast charging platform in 24 months, achieving 98.6% uptime across field deployments

  • Architected a modular high-power platform (160kW–640kW) enabling scalable deployment across retail and fleet environments

  • Integrated hardware, CPMS, and site deployment into a unified platform architecture enabling scalable EV infrastructure

  • Led cross-functional execution across hardware, software, sourcing, manufacturing, and commercial teams to bring product from concept to market

  • Designed the platform to support scalable retail and fleet deployment models, addressing real-world site constraints

  • Aligned product strategy with customer requirements, deployment economics, and evolving EV infrastructure standards

My Role

Led product strategy and end-to-end development of the Wayne PWR platform, working across engineering, software, sourcing, manufacturing, and commercial teams.

Owned the product lifecycle from concept through commercialization, aligning technical development with market needs, customer requirements, and deployment realities.

Operated at the intersection of product, engineering, and commercial strategy to ensure successful market adoption.

Key Challenges

EV charging infrastructure requires coordination across multiple complex systems, including power availability, hardware reliability, software integration, and site deployment constraints.

Key challenges included balancing performance, cost, and scalability while ensuring compatibility with evolving industry standards and customer expectations.

Required balancing technical performance, deployment economics, and evolving industry standards to ensure long-term platform viability.

Execution

  • Defined and executed the product roadmap for a modular DC fast charging platform supporting multiple power configurations

  • Led cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, embedded software, and user experience into a unified platform

  • Partnered with commercial and deployment teams to align product capabilities with real-world site constraints and grid limitations

  • Drove key decisions across product design, supplier strategy, and system architecture to ensure scalability and long-term viability

Imapct & Results

  • Enabled scalable deployment of DC fast charging infrastructure across retail and fleet environments in North America

  • Reduced site deployment complexity through modular architecture and integrated hardware/software strategy

  • Improved alignment between product development, customer requirements, and real-world deployment constraints

  • Delivered a platform capable of supporting high-power charging use cases (160kW–640kW) across diverse applications

Platform in Action

Electric car charging at a charging station in a parking lot with a green electric vehicle symbol painted on the ground.
Wayne PWR electric vehicle charging station with digital display screen, plant decor, and informational signage at an exhibition.
Two Wayne fueling systems with digital screens and fuel nozzles, positioned on wooden pallets in an industrial setting with shelves and boxes in the background.