our members of the Board of Directors are elected at the PSMA Annual Meeting held every year during the APEC conference. Each Director serves a three year term and is eligible to be reelected for one additional term.

In this issue we would like to introduce you to Brian Zahnstecher who is currently serving his first term.


Brian Zahnstecher is a Sr. Member of the IEEE and Chair of the IEEE SFBAC Power Electronics Society (PELS) which was awarded 2017 Best Chapter awards at the local/national/worldwide levels concurrently (an unprecedented achievement).  He is the Principal of PowerRox, where he focuses on power design, integration, system applications, OEM market penetration, market research/analysis, and private seminars for power electronics.  .  He has successfully handled assignments in system design/architecting, AC/DC front-end power, EMC/EMI design/debug, embedded solutions, processor power, and digital power solutions for a variety of clients.

Brian leads the Power for the IEEE 5G Roadmap Applications & Services Working Group, authored the Group's position paper, and has lectured on this topic at major industry conferences  He previously held positions in power electronics with industry leaders Emerson Network Power (now Artesyn), Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard, where he advised on best practices, oversaw product development, managed international teams, created/enhanced optimal workflows and test procedures, and designed and optimized voltage regulators.  He has been a regular contributor to the industry as an invited keynote speaker, author, workshop participant, session host, roundtable moderator, and volunteer.  He has over 15 years of industry experience and holds Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Brian is Co-founder and Co-chair of the PSMA Reliability Committee and Co-Chair of the PSMA Energy Harvesting Committee. He has served on the PSMA Board of Directors since 2017.

Provided by Brian Zahnstecher, PowerRox

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