{"id":959,"date":"2025-03-30T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T21:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?page_id=959"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:18:02","slug":"our-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Our People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>About Us Our People<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Section Menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tSection Menu\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\">\n\t\t<ul id=\"menu-about-us\"><li id=\"menu-item-972\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/inside-powertech\/\">Inside Powertech<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-974\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/our-people\/\" aria-current=\"page\">Our People<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-1808\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/labs-technical-facilities\/\">Our Labs<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-975\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/innovation\/\">Innovation<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/our-clients\/\">Our Clients<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-2032\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/news\/\">News &amp; Updates<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-973\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/quality-standards-compliance\/\">Quality, Standards, &amp; Compliance<\/a><\/li><li id=\"menu-item-977\"><a href=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/about-us\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t<\/nav>\n\t<h2>Our Team Powering Progress Through People<\/h2>\n\t<p>From renowned subject-matter experts to dedicated support staff, the Powertech Labs team embodies a diverse blend of technical knowledge and forward-thinking creativity. Our engineers, scientists, and specialists collaborate daily to solve complex energy challenges, ensuring that each client engagement is informed by deep expertise and industry insight.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Experienced Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>Decades of hands-on experience in energy systems, testing, and engineering guide our strategic direction.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Multidisciplinary Expertise<\/h3>\n<p>Electrical, mechanical, chemical, and software professionals work side by side, creating holistic solutions.<\/p>\n\t<h3>Culture of Excellence<\/h3>\n<p>We foster a supportive environment where professional development thrives, and innovative ideas are celebrated.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"team-members\"><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"929\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Poulain - President & CEO\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Pierre Poulain<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">President & CEO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:pierre.poulain@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604-598-5036<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"929\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" class=\"icon-carrot-left disabled-icon\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"937\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Pierre Poulain<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">President & CEO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"937\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Madhvi Ramnial - Senior Director of Corporate Services & Business Operations\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Madhvi Ramnial<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">Senior Director of Corporate Services & Business Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:madhvi.ramnial@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604.590.6671   <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"937\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" data-modal=\"929\" class=\"icon-carrot-left\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"806\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Madhvi-Ramnial-scaled.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Madhvi Ramnial<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">Senior Director of Corporate Services & Business Operations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ken-Bognar-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Ken Bognar - Senior Director of Technical Services \" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Ken Bognar<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">Senior Director of Technical Services <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:ken.bognar@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604.590.6641<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"806\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" data-modal=\"937\" class=\"icon-carrot-left\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"2711\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ken-Bognar-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ken-Bognar-scaled.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ken-Bognar-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ken-Bognar-scaled.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Ken Bognar<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">Senior Director of Technical Services <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"2711\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mari-Nurminen.jpg\" alt=\"Mari Nurminen - Strategy and Business Planning\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Mari Nurminen<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">Strategy and Business Planning<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:mari.nurminen@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604-590-7500<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"2711\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" data-modal=\"806\" class=\"icon-carrot-left\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"940\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mari-Nurminen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mari-Nurminen.jpg 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mari-Nurminen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mari-Nurminen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Mari Nurminen<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">Strategy and Business Planning<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"940\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mona-Goswami-Powell.png\" alt=\"Mona Goswami-Powell - Human Resources Manager, Human Resources\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Mona Goswami-Powell<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">Human Resources Manager, Human Resources<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:mona.goswami@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604.590.7484 <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"940\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" data-modal=\"2711\" class=\"icon-carrot-left\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"919\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mona-Goswami-Powell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mona-Goswami-Powell.png 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mona-Goswami-Powell.png 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mona-Goswami-Powell.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Mona Goswami-Powell<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">Human Resources Manager, Human Resources<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xi-Lin-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Xi Lin - Director of Engineering Services\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h5 heading-title\">Xi Lin<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\">Director of Engineering Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"> <a href=\"mailto:xi.lin@powertechlabs.com\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/email-icon.png\" style=\"width:33px;height:auto;margin-bottom:-3px\"><\/a> <span class=\"\"> | t: 604.590.6652   <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal\" id=\"919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-bar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-navigation\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\" data-modal=\"940\" class=\"icon-carrot-left\"><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\" data-modal=\"947\" class=\"icon-carrot-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-member-modal-close\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-close\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xi-Lin-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xi-Lin-scaled.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xi-Lin-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Xi-Lin-scaled.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h3\">Xi Lin<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title h5\">Director of Engineering Services<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"team-member\" data-modal=\"947\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headshot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/powertechlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sophia-Yao.png\" alt=\"Sophia Yao - 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