Business Development Achievements / Contributions
Developed and executed technical proposals for winning bids of over $ 70 million worth encompassing naval, airborne and army applications and a wide range of customers and programs.
Developed and executed research and product development proposals for government funding (grants and loans from Defence Industries Productivity Plan, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Industrial Research Assistance Plan) of worth over $ 4 million, with 50% funded by the company.
Developed and executed technical proposals for Scientific Research and Development Tax Credit of worth over $ 25 million.
Provided and marketing presentations at the Annual Users' conferences, bidders' conferences, professional seminars and workshops, trade shows, and new marketing initiatives.
Program Management Experience
Managed and executed over twenty product development projects encompassing concept, system design, subsystem design, detailed design, prototyping, design proving, first-article build, test and verification, qualification and transition to manufacturing.
Developed and managed program plans, project schedules, cost models and resource allocation for several product development projects.
Developed a number of company operating procedures and design guidelines to meet the requirements of ISO 9001and AQAP quality certification.
Initiated and managed the development of integrated product data management software that included the seamless interface of master parts data-base, electrical simulation and design, mechanical design, configuration control, engineering change process, part procurement, manufacturing resource planning, test engineering and integrated logistic support.
Technical Achievements / Contributions
Developed RF-pulsing methodology for high efficiency switch-mode RF power amplifiers for use in plasma assisted semiconductor and solar-cell manufacturing.
Developed flexible power circuit topologies and DSP-based control systems for highly versatile configurable inverter systems for tactical mobile power generation.
Developed and implemented new techniques for the control of series resonant DC-DC converters based on state-plane techniques.
Developed and implemented a new Kalman-filter based control scheme for applications in uninterruptible power supplies, single and three phase power factor controllers and DC-AC inverters.
Developed and implemented new algorithms based on artificial neural networks for the automatic identification of battery chemistries and battery health monitoring for universal battery charging applications.
Developed and implemented DSP based grid-connection and anti-islanding protection algorithms for fuel cell inverters.
Developed new control methods for the interleaved parallel operation of power converters and techniques for the compensation of non-identical circuit parameters.
Developed inverter power circuit topology and control methods for the mobile power generation systems using diesel engine powered permanent magnet generators.
Hands-on experience in software tools including MATLAB, MathCAD, PSIM, PSpice, and Solid Works for the design, simulation and synthesis of power, analog and digital electronic circuits, electronic packaging, thermal design, failure-mode-effects-analysis, and firmware development.
External examiner for Master's thesis in Electrical Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, on the application of artificial neural networks for voltage stability evaluation of power systems and fuzzy control techniques for power system stability.
Collaborated with Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Ontario, Canada on resonant power converters and "smart" control systems.
Appointed Adjunct Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Key words and phrases related to this expert's capabilities include :
Power Electronics Circuit Topology, Power Electronics Control Systems, Military Power Converters, Shipboard Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), No-Break Power Supplies (NBPS), Power Electronic Systems, Embedded Power Supplies, High-density Power Packaging, Aerospace Power Supplies, Mobile Power Generators, Ground-Mobile Power Converters, DC-DC Converters, DC-AC Inverters, Quasi-Resonant Converters, Zero-Voltage-Switching (ZVS), Rectifier Power Supplies, Transformer Rectifier Units, Single-Phase Power Factor Correction, Three-Phase Power Factor Correction, Industrial Battery Chargers, Lead-acid, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH & Li-ion Battery Charging, Helicopter Starting Power Supplies, Power and RF MOSFETs IGBTs, Integrated Power Modules, Power Electronic Building Blocks, Grid-Connect Inverters, Anti-Islanding Protection, Vector control algorithms, RF and VHF Power Amplifiers, Plasma RF Generators, RF Metrology, Matching Networks, Military Standards for Power Conversion Products, IEEE and UL Standards for Grid Connection, Photovoltaic Converters and Inverters, Fuel-Cell Interface, Solar Micro-Inverters, High-Reliability Power Converters, Component Stress Analysis, Reliability Prediction, Flexible Power Circuit Topologies, Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) Interface, Asynchronous Boost Converters, Electronic Neutral Compensation Schemes, Alternative Energy Systems, Distributed Generation Systems, Engineering Consulting, Technical Proposal Preparation, Funding Proposal Preparation, Design and Peer Reviews, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design Review, Printed Wiring Board (PWB) Design Review, Technical Due-Diligence, Training Seminars in Power Electronics
