About Us
Specialized Lithium-Ion Response
VRT provides specialized mitigation services for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries of all shapes and sizes. Our team supports incidents involving damaged, compromised, or end-of-life battery systems through assessment, stabilization, removal, handling, and packaging.
We bring together practical experience in electric vehicles, high-voltage systems, emergency response, collision damage, and lithium-ion battery safety to help organizations safely navigate situations that require specialized battery knowledge.
Experience Beyond the Battery
Lithium-ion incidents rarely involve just a battery. Understanding the vehicle, equipment, surrounding environment, and events that led to the damage can be critical to determining the appropriate response.
Our experience spans EV technology and repair, emergency response, high-voltage systems, battery hazards, and damaged vehicle assessment. That multidisciplinary background allows us to look beyond the immediate problem and evaluate the entire situation. Whether we're working with a complete EV battery pack, a BESS installation, or individual lithium-ion batteries and modules.
From Hazard to Resolution
Every battery incident is different. VRT takes a deliberate, safety-focused approach beginning with understanding the condition of the battery and identifying the hazards present.
From there, we develop a path forward that may include stabilization, isolation, removal, handling, and appropriate packaging. Our goal is not simply to remove a battery from a site, but to help manage the risk throughout the process and leave our customers with a clear path toward safe resolution.
Certifications & Experience
- Firefighter I & II
- Fire Instructor I & II
- Hazmat Operations
- HAZWOPER 40 Hour
- HAZWOPER Supervisor
- FAA Private Pilot & Part 107 Remote Pilot
- Transport Canada RPAS Pilot
- eRailSafe
- PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Human Factors and Accident Analysis
- Previous I-CAR Gold Certified and EV Certified Collision Center