Board of Directors

Dale L. Rasmussen
Chairman of the Board

Dale L. Rasmussen has served as a member of Quantum's Board of Directors since October 2000, and was appointed as Chairman of the Board in February 2002. On May 1, 2006, Mr. Rasmussen became a full-time employee of the Company. His areas of responsibility include acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and investor and stockholder relations. Mr. Rasmussen was the Senior Vice President and Secretary of IMPCO Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, from 1989 through 2005. Prior to joining IMPCO, Mr. Rasmussen was a commercial banker for twelve years and was responsible for managing the bank's investment portfolio and branch and corporate development. Mr. Rasmussen is a graduate of Western Washington University and Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington. Mr. Rasmussen also served as Chairman of the Board for Fisker Automotive from November 2007 until January 2010, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Quantum Solar and Schneider Power.


Alan P. Niedzwieki
President & Chief Executive Officer

Alan P. Niedzwiecki  has served as Quantum's President and has been on its Board of Directors since February 2002, and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in August 2002. Mr. Niedzwiecki served as our Chief Operating Officer from November 2001 until he was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer in August 2002. From October 1999 to November 2001, Mr. Niedzwiecki served as our Executive Director of Sales and Marketing. From February 1990 to October 1999, Mr. Niedzwiecki was President of NGV Corporation, an engineering and marketing/commercialization consulting company. Mr. Niedzwiecki has more than 25 years of experience in the alternative fuels industry in product and technology development and commercialization relating to mobile, stationary power generation and refueling infrastructure solutions. Mr. Niedzwiecki is a graduate of Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Mr. Niedzwiecki also serves on the Board of Directors of Quantum Solar Energy, Inc. ("Quantum Solar"), Schneider Power Inc. ("Schneider Power") and CALSTART.


Paul E. Grutzner

Mr. Grutzner has served as one of our directors since July 2005. Mr. Grutzner founded ClearPoint Financial, an independent pension consulting firm in 2002, and currently serves as the Managing Partner thereof. Prior to founding ClearPoint Financial, Mr. Grutzner held positions consulting on retirement plans with RBC Dain Rauscher and CIBC Oppenheimer. He received a B.S. in Agricultural Economics and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.


Brian A. Runkel

Mr. Runkel has served as one of our directors since July 2002. Since 1993, Mr. Runkel has served as President of Runkel Enterprises, an environmental consulting firm. Mr. Runkel also serves as Executive Director of the California Environmental Business Council, a non-profit trade and business association representing the California environmental technology and services industries. He received a B.A. in International Relations from George Washington University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.


G. Scott Samuelsen

Dr. Samuelsen has served as one of our directors since July 2002. Since 1970, Dr. Samuelsen has been a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, where he serves as the director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center and as the director of the Advanced Power and Energy Program. He also leads the Pacific Rim Consortium on Energy, Combustion, and the Environment and serves as co-Chair of the California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative. Dr. Samuelsen holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.


Carl E. Sheffer

Mr. Sheffer has has served as one of our directors since March 2005. Mr. Sheffer is President of Sheffer Enterprises, LLC, a consulting organization focused on the automotive industry, and has over 35 years of experience in the automotive industry. Prior to forming Sheffer Enterprises, Mr. Sheffer was Vice President, OEM Relations, for the Specialty Equipment Market Association ("SEMA"). During his 8 1/2 years with SEMA, Mr. Sheffer was responsible for all of the association's interactions with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including trade show participation, technology transfer programs, new vehicle measuring sessions and various dealer relations initiatives. Between 1972 and 1999, Mr. Sheffer held a variety of roles in human resources management, manufacturing, public relations and public policy for General Motors Corporation. Mr. Sheffer received a B.S. in business administration from Central Michigan University and a Master's degree from Oakland University.

Jonathan Lundy

Mr. Lundy was appointed to our Board of Directors on April 16, 2010. Prior to joining Atomic Energy, Mr. Lundy was the Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Power where he also served on the board of directors and the audit and compensation committees. Mr. Lundy's prior experience includes seven years as an executive officer of Hydrogenics Corporation where he served as President-Power and Generation from 2004 through 2007 and as Vice President-Corporate Development and General Counsel from 2000 through 2004. Mr. Lundy also previously worked as a corporate and securities lawyer at each of Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP and Heenan Blaikie LLP in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Lundy received a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario.