Andrew Dickson

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About Andrew Dickson

I have a passion for sustainability and innovative design, with creative energy to burn. My goal is to build upon my experience, and to help develop cutting-edge, sustainable technologies for a step towards a brighter future. I enjoy working with passionate, like-minded professionals towards a common mission while continuing to expand my knowledge. • Extensive experience with power electronics which include DC/DC, AC/DC, DC/AC inverters, power factor correction and flyback converters. • Proven experience with multi-layer PCB design especially for high frequency high current power supplies using different CAD programs such as Altium and Allegro. • Hands-on experience designing high performance magnetic devices with a speciality in high frequency and high efficiency both in planar and traditional wire-wound magnetics. A good knowledge of thermal and enclosure design. • Excellent knowledge of digital control using digital signal processors such as the TI family and Microchip PIC family. Fluent in both C and assembly languages. • Extensive training and practical use of computer software for engineering design in Matlab, PSpice, Altium, PSIM, Mathcad, Excel and others. • Strong problem solver with keen analytical and perceptual skills. Readily proceed with all phases of product design, development, and reliability from initial concept or technical specifications. • 8+ years of work experience with more than 7 years in research and development of power electronics including hands-on experience in design, prototype and manufacturing of power electronic systems.