Donald E. Wallace
Chief Operating Officer
Don has been in the battery business for over 30 years and has experience in business management, business development, marketing, distribution, manufacturing and sales. His current duties include company wide leadership in sales and marketing as well as strategic planning. Don has been with the company since 1994 and works out of the companies’ corporate office located in Corona, CA. Prior to coming to U.S. Battery he held various key positions with both Alco Battery Manufacturing and New Castle Battery Manufacturing.
He holds an MBA degree with an emphasis on international business and is an active member of the American Marketing Association.
Dwayne Porter
Western Regional Sales Manager & Canada
Territory: Western U.S. & Canada
Dwayne Porter has been in sales and marketing for more than 20 years. Prior to joining U.S. Battery in 2007 he was a marketing consultant for the company, before being hired to head up the global marketing program.
Dwayne was appointed to Regional Sales Manager in 2015 with responsibilities to handle new and existing customers in the Western U.S. territories, and Canada. Many U.S. Battery customers know Dwayne from his marketing efforts with the company, and he uses that knowledge to help improve sales for his customers.
George Stratis
Eastern States Regional Sales Manager, Caribbean, & Central and South America
Territory: Eastern U.S. / Caribbean / Central and South America
George brings with him many years in the battery industry. In previous positions he has served as Branch Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Director of Sales and Director of Export Sales. While focusing on the Eastern States, he is also the primary contact for Export Sales in the Caribbean Islands and Latin America.
He will be celebrating his 12th year with the USB family. George was born and raised in NYC and after attending VA tech in Blacksburg VA he continued heading south, and has been living in Gator Nation for the last 20 years. George speaks 4 languages and maintains a home office in Heathrow Florida.
Bradford Dwan
Director of Sales – U.S. Battery
Asia / Pacific / Middle East
Brad brings to U.S. Battery Company over 25 years of battery industry knowledge including comprehensive leadership experience in all aspects of new business development, major account management, sales management, distribution and business operations in global markets.
Formerly Director of International Sales for Trojan Battery Company, he was responsible for many aspects of new business development with large OEM and aftermarket accounts, along with target marketing and deal negotiations for a large global business unit. He has also held senior sales positions in other companies including Grubb & Ellis, Inc., Crown Controls Corporation and Union Oil Company of California (UNOCAL).
Brad holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of the Pacific. He is located in California and is responsible for managing existing and developing new business for U.S. Battery Company in the Asia/Pacific/Middle East/Africa markets.
Tina Hua Yulian
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Director of Sales- U.S. Battery Asia
Tina Hua Yulian is based in Zhuhai, China and is responsible for developing US Battery business throughout Asia. She has worked for our China distributor, Shenzhen Beixing Trading Inc. (SBT) for several years, and has focused on developing aftermarket and OEM sales for U.S. Battery and SBT.
Michael Wallace
V.P. – Marketing
Michael Wallace joined the U.S. Battery team in 2015. He is based in Chicago and handles all aspects of the company’s website, marketing materials, distributor support programs, and management of all trade show exhibitions.
Mike graduated from the California College of the Arts with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Before joining U.S. Battery he spent 5 years teaching advanced digital imaging, editing, and printing courses at the Cleveland Institute of Art.