Expert Details
battery management system, power semiconductor device new product development, electronic component failure analysis
ID: 735104
California, USA
Linear Labs, Ft Worth, TX, 9/2013-10/2013, design, build, test, and patenting of power electronics controls for a novel homopolar motor.
Supreme Gridtech, Bangalore, India, 10/2012-12/2012, U.S. market entry analysis for PV solar O&M solutions.
UniStrategic, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb 2012, Phoebe Wang, Conference Producer 3-day workshop trainer “Power Fault Analysis”.
Milestone Partners, Radnor, PA, Sep 2011, Jamie Greene, Investment Professional Consultation on film capacitors, specifically for the renewable energy industry, Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman, San Jose, CA, 2001, Tarek Fahmi, Attorney.
Expert witness testimony and deposition regarding an asserted patent infringement regarding battery management.
Hearing Innovations, Tucson, AZ, 1995, privately-held hearing aid design and manufacturing company.
Design of a low-power, high-voltage DC/DC power supply for miniature hearing aids.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2001 | Degree: MBA | Subject: International Business | Institution: Thunderbird |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: BSEE | Subject: Control Systems Engineering | Institution: Berufsakademie Lörrach (Univ of Coop Ed) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: CEO | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:Start-up operations of product development, marketing, fund raising, resourcing, and legal administration. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: austriamicrosystems | Title: Senior Product Marketing Manager | Department: Industry & Health |
Responsibilities:Monetization of a high-voltage semiconductor foundry by defining standard power management devices for industrial applications. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: Cirrus Logic | Title: Marketing Manager | Department: Digital Audio |
Responsibilities:Market (re-) positioning and launch of CRUS' first digital audio power stage. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2005 | Employer: Texas Instruments | Title: Systems Engineer | Department: High Performance Analog |
Responsibilities:Project acquisition and architecture planning for DSP-based reference designs, marketing and licensing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1998 | Employer: Dallas Semiconductors | Title: Product Manager | Department: System Extensions |
Responsibilities:Definition and launch of battery management chips, including chargers, authentication, fuel gauge and the world's first Lithium-Ion safety chip. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1996 | Employer: Apex Microtechnology | Title: Applications Engineer | Department: Customer Support |
Responsibilities:Global technical support and application notes for power amplifiers and MIL/883 DC-DC converters, failure analysis. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1992 | Employer: Contelec S.A. | Title: Test Engineer | Department: Quality Assurance |
Responsibilities:Development of a real-time data acquisition system for life-testing potentiometers. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2016 to 2017 | Country / Region: India | Summary: Business turn-around of embedded aerospace test system developer |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Country / Region: Malaysia | Summary: Work Shop presenter |
| Years: 2001 to 2004 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Semiconductor product development |
| Years: 1989 to 1992 | Country / Region: Switzerland | Summary: Co-op and test engineer |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| LES, Licensing Executive Society, 2001-2008 AES, Audio Engineering Society, 1993-2005 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Pancon Corporation, 2013, external non-voting member of the Board of Directors |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Cleantech Open, "Cleantech Hero" Cleantech Open, national finalist |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Analysis of a mobile device charger in view of an asserted patent infringement, written opinion, and deposition without trial. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Market segmentation, customer analysis and product definition of 14 power and battery management product lines, product launch, salesforce and applications support training. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German | native |
| English | near-native proficiency |
| Mandarin | introductory/elementary level |
| French | basic |