Meet Our Team

At Smartville, our culture is rooted in collaboration, curiosity, and impact. We believe everyone is a core contributor — empowered to learn, share, and shape the future of energy together.

Energy Storage

Our Leadership

Dr. Antoni Tong

Co-founder and CEO

Leading expert in battery energy storage and EV battery repurposing.

Randy Palombi

CRO

Leader with 30+ years experience building and leading sales, business development and professional services organizations for both early stage and Fortune 500 companies.

Laurance Quach

VP, Engineering

Experienced in hardware and software product design and development in the consumer and B2B technology sector.

Bill Von Novak

Engineering Director

Leading expert in renewable energy power electronics and systems, technology, product and IP strategy

Our Advisory Board

Mike Ferry

Co-founder and Strategic Advisor

Seasoned program director with 30+ years’ experience in renewable energy project execution and operation.

Amir Moftahkar

Financial Advisor

Seasoned advisor in finance, fundraising, strategy, and operations. Ex-CFO at ESS Inc. brought company from Series A to SPAC IPO.

Mike Ferry

Co-founder and Strategic Advisor

Seasoned program director with 30+ years’ experience in renewable energy project execution and operation.

Jeff Wolfe

Strategic Advisor

Ex-CEO Veloce. C-suite in energy. 1st nationwide residential PV company. groSolar, Tritium, Just Energy, Shell.

Mark Yates

Financial & Operations Advisor

C-suite global F500, serial entrepreneur & COO: EV charging, energy storage, software. Jeld-Wyn, Tritium, Veloce, Sumo

Stephanie Aretz

Operations Advisor

Seasoned executive with 20+ years experience leading operations, budget management, manufacturing, quality control and supply chain.