I looked at the domain and he has used all Neah contact info, so I don't think he is trying to be covert. It may be a name change for the company, which I believe he mentioned many years ago, existing name inspired by Neah Bay. With what your due diligence has brought forth recently, I think Dr. D'Couto would have a serious lawsuit(s) filed if he tried to abandon current shareholders. I would like to believe that he is genuine, and not a nefarious human being, but difficult judge at this point with so little information.
I think battery production is being done at the Beaverton, OR facility. But without a doubt, there appears to be some very news worth events happening behind the scenes.