About
Eric J. is co-founder, CEO, and Board Chair of BANIQL, a company developing an atmospheric-pressure leaching process (BEST) that converts laterite into battery-grade mixed hydroxide precipitate without an autoclave, protected by US Patent 12,601,077 B2. The company operates a pre-pilot plant in Gresik, East Java, and is backed by investors including Genesia Ventures, BEENEXT, Seedstars, A2D Ventures, and Sopoong. Before founding BANIQL, he worked for over a decade in Silicon Valley on thin-film process engineering, solid-state batteries, and semiconductor R&D, most recently at EMD Electronics, and studied chemical engineering and materials science at Berkeley.
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Experience
- BANIQLCo-Founder, CEO and Board Chaircurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
- BANIQLCo-Founder and COO2022 — 2026San Jose, California, United States
- Creative Destruction LabCDL-Vancouver, Minerals, 2024/25 Cohort2024 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Career BreakProfessional development2021 — 2022Jakarta, Indonesia
- EMD ElectronicsSenior Scientist2020 — 2021San Jose, California, United States
- EMD Performance MaterialsSenior Process Engineer2019 — 2020San Jose, California
- IntermolecularProcess Engineer III2017 — 2019San Jose, California
- IntermolecularProcess Engineer II2015 — 2017San Jose, California
- IntermolecularProcess Engineer I2013 — 2015San Jose, California, United States
- Seeo Inc.Electro/Mechanical Technician2012 — 2013Hayward, CA
- Cool Earth SolarEngineering Intern2011 — 2012Livermore, CA
- Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUndergraduate Researcher2010
- Green River Community CollegeOutdoor Programs Coordinator2007 — 2009
- Green River Community CollegeTRIO Peer Tutor2009
Skills & more
Manufacturing Scale-upCritical Minerals ProcessingCross-Border NegotiationsVenture FundraisingCross-Border Business DevelopmentCritical MineralsCorporate GovernanceCapital FormationHydrometallurgyCross-functional Team LeadershipCritical ThinkingCreative Problem Solving
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Operations ManagementLove Of LearningActive ListeningCommunicationTeamworkResearch and Development (R&D)Data AnalysisEngineeringMaterials ScienceResearchStatisticsSemiconductorsLanguages Chinese · English · Indonesian · Japanese
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- Who is Eric J.?
- Eric J. is co-founder, CEO, and Board Chair of BANIQL, a company developing an atmospheric-pressure leaching process (BEST) that converts laterite into battery-grade mixed hydroxide precipitate without an autoclave, protected by US Patent 12,601,077 B2. The company operates a pre-pilot plant in Gresik, East Java, and is backed by investors including Genesia Ventures, BEENEXT, Seedstars, A2D Ventures, and Sopoong. Before founding BANIQL, he worked for over a decade in Silicon Valley on thin-film process engineering, solid-state batteries, and semiconductor R&D, most recently at EMD Electronics, and studied chemical engineering and materials science at Berkeley.
- Where does Eric J. work?
- Eric J. is Founder of Baniql.
- What companies did Eric J. found?
- Eric J. founded Baniql.
- Where did Eric J. go to school?
- Eric J. studied at University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering); Green River College (Associates Degree, Pre-Chemical Engineering).
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