Chris Hewitt
Stroudsburg,PA
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Strong leader and problem-solver. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. 20+ years of real-world switch mode design experience across multiple markets and disciplines.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Research and Development
AstrodyneTDI
01.2020 - Current
- Define and evaluate advancements in emerging technology
- Develop new product platforms
- Evaluate new business opportunities
Principal Electrical Engineer
AstrodyneTDI
01.2015 - 01.2020
· Switch Mode Power Supply Design
· Technical Lead on new programs
· Consultant on emerging opportunities
· Develop technical specifications
· Develop new design costing
· Project scheduling
· Customer communications
· Evaluate emerging technologies about SMPS
Electronics Enigneer
TDI Power
01.2005 - 01.2015
· Switch Mode Power Supply Design
· Power product design including battery technologies
· EMC compliance practices and standards, both Military and commercial
· Develop and maintain electrical schematics
· PCB Artwork design
· Develop test plans/procedures
· Lead technical design through the design process
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJDiploma - Electronics And Computer Technology
DeVry College of Technology
North BrunswickSkills
- High-Frequency Magnetic Design
- Closed loop control, S-Domain
- Wide Band-Gap Power Semiconductor
- Thermal Analysis of Power Semiconductor
Accomplishments
- Developed one of the industry's first SiC MOSFET-based converters in 2012. First commercial adopter of wide band-gap MOSFETs
- Developed a high slew rate 4-quadrant switch mode converter to replace traditional linear regulators
- Developed a high-density, GaN-based tapped inductor buck for pulsed radar application
- Developed a 3-phase PFC, utilizing a hybridized analog and digital control approach based on around average current mode control
Patents
US Patent No. 2023/0327553
POWER MODULE FORMED WITH A SWITCH-MODE POST-REGULATOR TO PROVIDE A HIGH SLEW RATE PULSED OUTPUT CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE
Timeline
Director of Research and Development
AstrodyneTDI
01.2020 - Current
Principal Electrical Engineer
AstrodyneTDI
01.2015 - 01.2020
Electronics Enigneer
TDI Power
01.2005 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Diploma - Electronics And Computer Technology
DeVry College of Technology
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