Ryan Hopkins is one of the nation’s leading automation engineers and will be responsible for developing and enhancing the Company’s manufacturing and assembly processes. During his career, Mr. Hopkins has developed over 20 patents and worked with almost every major company developing electronic encapsulation systems and solutions. Prior to joining Dragonfly Energy, Mr. Hopkins served as Principal Engineer at Hamilton Company, a medical robotics company, where he automated multiple quality inspection systems and was responsible for designing, building, and programming the automation used to manufacture the majority of pipette tips used for completing millions of COVID-19 tests around the globe.