PROVO, UT -- Raser Technologies, a technology licensing company established to develop and license advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, has hired James Spellman as director, business development, transportation. In this new role, Spellman will direct Raser’s efforts to commercialize the company’s Symetron technologies in transportation markets.

Spellman joins Raser after a 27-year career with Remy International, formerly the Delco Remy, division of General Motors. As director of hybrid technology, Spellman organized a group to lead Remy’s entry to the hybrid motor and energy storage market. Spellman was a leader of teams in the U.S. and Europe that developed and commercialized both belt-driven and shaft-driven motor systems for hybrid vehicles ranging from automobiles to Class 8 trucks. Prior to his work with hybrid technologies, he served in key quality, engineering and design posts within Remy. Spellman holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s of business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.

For more information about Raser Technologies, go to: http://www.rasertech.com.