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Power Electronics Expert, Packaging Consultant
Expertise in Integrated Electrical / Physical Power Electronics Design, Power Electronic Systems and Packaging, Component and Systems Development, High Temperature High Voltage Power Module Development, High Density Shunt Regulator Development, Automotive Power Electronics, Microelectronics, Packaging and Smart Power Systems, Power Packaging Techniques for Low and High Voltage Systems, Professional Educator to engineers of industry, power packaging, power integration, high density power electronics systems, university R&D laboratory establishment, corporate engineering consulting, funding proposal creation, advanced lighting, power electronic circuits, power electronic packaging, design of Advanced SiC Converter for Embedded Applications, high-voltage, high-temperature power module development, high temperature component test development, self-resonant capacitor tester design, advanced development of ultra high density shunt regulator for avionics application, power MOSFETs, drivers and control circuit, prototype design, electronic lighting ballast technology development, integrated digital controller IC, next generation IGBT/MCT devices, design of laboratory test system for a pulsed power thyristor, simplified high-performance, constant current gate driver development, high density Zero-Current-Switched Quasi-Resonant Converter development, finite difference thermal analysis, technical investigation of field-prototype failures, final design verification, boat ignition and battery charging system failure analysis, electrical and physical circuit design recommendations, converters for energy storage and re-circulation, energy-pump circuits, power factor correction, current drive circuits, battery equalization, inductive-based active battery equalization techniques

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Electronics Circuits & Systems, Energy Storage, Lighting, Microelectronics

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (and VPEC)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing project management, electrical engineering, power electronic systems and packaging consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a variety of clients.

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State University of New York at Buffalo, NY

Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Institute Fellow, Energy Systems Institute

Assistant Director, UB Electronics Packaging Laboratory, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY

Faculty, Binghamton University, New York; Auburn University, Alabama; Virginia Tech (VPI&SU), Virginia

Staff Engineer, Corporate Research and Development Center, Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY

Senior Engineer, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Visionary - Participation and leadership on international road-mapping studies by the PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers Association), developed the road-mapping framework for power packaging and assisted in power integration, founded and chaired four technical-society subcommittees to focus on high density power electronics systems, served as consultant to corporate marketing groups.

Program Development - Defined and proposed over $7M in government support for private companies, established three university R&D laboratories and served as consultant to corporate engineering. Accomplished in articulating technical requirements, determining program structure and creating funding proposals for industrial clients.

Project Management - Recently, project director for a $1.3M program in advanced lighting, defining project goals, coordinating outsourcing. Managed large projects (up to $1.4M) having industrial team involvement. Experienced with acquiring and supervising professional personnel in an ethnically diverse environment. Served as consultant to upper management.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Development of firsts in power electronic circuits: inductive battery-charge equalizer and family of re-circulating energy circuits. Development of firsts in power electronic packaging: off-line converter >60W/in2, 350°C-60kW module >1kW/in3. Ongoing involvement in R&D: accumulating over $7M in programs and over 50 publications. Providing professional development through consulting and seminars.

SELECTED PROJECTS
Design of a 60kW Advanced SiC Converter for Embedded Applications. Phase-I SBIR through the US Design for 150°C ambient with 250°C working temperature. Showed >97% efficiency and 1kW/in3. Compatible with existing 100kW Moog actuator system.

Proposed and co-developed high-voltage-3kV, high-temperature-240°C power module. Developed high temperature component tests. Designed a kV-kA self-resonant capacitor tester. (A new technique.) Integrated thermal models into SPICE. Teamed with an industrial partner to propose and win a $488K New York State (NYS) contract.

Advanced development of an ultra high density shunt regulator for avionics application. Developed a 3-D "GlidCop" package for power MOSFETs, drivers and control circuit. Worked directly with manufacturing to develop design prototypes. Client was Martin Marietta, now BAE

Technology development in electronic lighting ballasts. Program director for lighting ballast development using an integrated digital controller IC. Teamed with associate and director of manufacturing to develop the next generation of lighting ballasts. Wrote the proposal with an industrial partner to win a $1.3M DOE/NYS contract.

Lead for a device manufacturer to characterize and apply next generation IGBT/MCT devices. Designed a laboratory test system for a pulsed power thyristor (world’s fastest); with capability to 110kA/_s. Included LabView control, data capture and analysis, and TDR measurement of package inductance. Operation at 2.5kV and 3.3kA. Developed a simplified high-performance, constant current gate driver (constant 30 A in 200 ns with 0.4kV/µs miller voltage rejection to 150 V).

Advanced development of a high density Zero-Current-Switched Quasi-Resonant Converter. Developed first-ever 2 MHz, 100W, offline 465V:5V converter (power section) at >60W/in2. Developed a >2mil cermet conductor fabrication process for converter. Performed finite difference thermal analysis.

Client's representative in technical investigation of field-prototype failures. Client’s customer was in final design verification and having fatal field prototype failures in a boat ignition and battery charging system. Simulated a multi-output asynchronously switched thyristor regulator system and demonstrated a fundamental design flaw. Recommended design changes in the electrical and physical circuit. Client was Zecal Corp and their customer was largest USA-based marine engine producer

Invented a class of converters for energy storage and re-circulation. Provided a unifying approach to energy-pump circuits and predicted several new topologies. Applicable to power factor correction, current drive circuits, battery equalization, etc. Invented the inductive-based active battery equalization techniques On-site continuing education courses in Power Electronic Systems and Packaging

OTHER PROJECT EXAMPLES
Component and Systems Development for Power-Line Carrier Controlled Fluorescent Lighting, JRS Technology, Inc.; High Temperature High Voltage Power Module Development, Custom Electronics Inc.; Mitigation of Biofouling Using Hydrospark, Driscoll Brothers & Comp., NYS Electric and Gas Corp.; Systems Engineering of Shared Resources, NASA Lewis Research Center; High Density Shunt Regulator Development, Martin Marietta Corporation; Self-Resonance Characterization for High Voltage Capacitors, Custom Electronics Inc.; Photovoltaic Electric Vehicle Charging Station, ETM Solar Works; Logarithmic Amplifier and Dector Mixer Development, US Dynamics Corporation; Cost Estimate for the ARM Electronic Circuit Cards, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Non-Contact Power Supply,, Alabama Power Company; Materials Support for the Investigation of Charge Equalization in Serial Batteries, NASA-Marshal Space Flight Center; Equalizing Converters for Serial Battery Charging,, Auburn University Solar-electric vehicle program; High Density Power Transformer, Unisys Corporation

CONSULTING
Yazaki North America, Canton, Michigan, Precision Magnetics Bearing Systems, Albany, New York, Emerson Motor Company, St. Louis, Missouri, Systel Development and Industries, Ltd., Israel, Verizon Incorporated, New York, Grundfos A/S, Bjerringbro, Denmark, JRS Technology Incorporated, Endicott, New York, ENI Power Systems, Rochester, New York, Custom Electronics Incorporated, Oneonta, New York, Varity Zecal Incorporated, Churchville, New York, BrushWellman Incorporated, Cleveland, Ohio, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Power Technology Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, Marconi Circuits Technology, Farmingdale, New York, BrushWellman Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, Micon Engineering, College Station, Texas, Power Tech, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Digital Equipment Corp., Burlington, Vermont

VISITING APPOINTMENTS
Scientist, Power Conversion Thrust Area
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Livermore, California
US Army Visiting Faculty, TECOM
MITRE Corporation, Ft. Huachuca, AZ
NASA Faculty Fellow, Power Technologies Directorate (thrice)
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland Ohio
NASA Faculty Fellow, Electrical Power Branch
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Faculty Researcher, Pulse Power Technology Branch
US Army LABCOM-ETDL, Ft. Mammouth, New Jersey

HONORS AND AWARDS
"Outstanding Contribution to Education, Research and Professionalism¨ IEEE ˇV Region I
IEEE Third Millennium Medal recipient
Senior Member ˇV International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS)
NYS/UUP PDQWL Term Faculty Development Award
Recognition of Accomplishment for Sustaining Base Information Services Limited Technical Tests: from the Prog. Exec. Officer, Dept. of the Army and the Pres. & CEO of MITRE Corp.
Best Paper of Session, ISHM Int'l Symp. on Microelectronics (4 years)
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Senior Member ˇV Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Invited Paper, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference
Sigma Xi
First Place Technical Paper Competition ˇV Alabama Section IEEE
Distinguished Service to ISHM Student Branch, VPI&SU
Eta Kappa Nu

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Technical Chairman, General Chairman
International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (www.IEEE.Org/conferences/IWIPP)
National Technical Sub-Committee Chairman
IEEE-PELS Power Packaging
IEEE-CPMT Power Packaging
PSMA Power Packaging
IMAPS Power Packaging
Board of Dir. - Power Sources Manufacturers Assoc.
Organizing / Technical Committee member - yearly reappointment
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference
IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference
IEEE Workshop on Automotive Power Electronics
IMAPS Int'l Symposium on Microelectronics
North American Power Symposium

PUBLICATIONS
Over 50 referred technical publications in conferences and journals, and various awards. Numerous publications related to Electrical / Physical Power Electronics Design, Power Electronic Systems and Packaging, Component and Systems Development, High Temperature High Voltage Power Module Development, High Density Shunt Regulator Development, Automotive Power Electronics, Microelectronics, Packaging and Smart Power Systems, Power Packaging Techniques for Low and High Voltage Systems, and more.

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