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Meet Your Directors
Four 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.

At the PSMA Annual Meeting in March 2017, Alain Chapuis was elected to his second term and new board members Dhaval Dalal, Fred Weber and Brian Zahnstecher were elected. In the last issue we introduced you to Dhaval and Brian. In this issue, we will introduce you to Alain and Fred.

 

Alain Chapuis – CTO Power Solutions, Bel Power Solutions Inc.

Alain joined Melcher/Power-One, now part of Bel Power Solutions (based in Uster, Switzerland), as a Design Engineer in 1991 where he designed highly efficient single stage power factor corrected isolated rectifiers and fully hybridized DC/DC converters for the avionics market. He moved quickly into engineering management functions with a strong focus on the development of technology intense AC/DC and DC/DC products.  In 2002 he was instrumental in conceiving and implementing the first board level digital power converters providing a system level power solution allowing configuring, controlling and monitoring of an array of POL converters through a serial bus and a graphical user interface. More recently he pushed the deployment of full digital controls in AC/DC front-ends along with leading edge efficiency and power density improvements for the server and storage market by using enhanced power conversion topologies in conjunction with GaN and SiC power components. Alain has held the positions of VP Engineering, VP Digital Controls & Software and now CTO.  Alain holds an MS Electronics with honors from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and is inventor of more than 50 US patents in the domain of power conversion and control.
 

Provided by Alain Chapuis, CTO Power Solutions, Bel Power Solutions Inc.
 



 
Fred Weber is the President and owner of Future Technology Worldwide, LLC  (FTW) which is a Manufacturers' Representative organization. Fred has more than 30 years of technical sales, account management, and business development experience. FTW has created a well-balanced portfolio of cutting edge power products and services suppliers for its customers. FTW maintains for its principals the highest level of sales representation for business, market development, and growth in the Great Lakes Territory. Fred offers a high level of practical experience, technical know-how, and a solid reputation for opening doors, and building relationships with engineering, purchasing, and management.

Fred Weber has an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Evansville, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He continues to actively improve his technical knowledge and place himself in positions to be aware of technology trends and advancements. Fred is very active in PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers Association) and also AEC (Automotive Electronics Council). He is co-chair of the Capacitor Committee and the Transportation Power Electronics Committee at PSMA, and is an active participant of the Magnetics committee. Fred is also working on the AEC team that is updating the AEC-Q200 specification (passive components) for Automotive products.

Fred enjoys many outdoor activities including, scuba diving, sport clay shooting, and running. His wife, Tina, is a Purchasing Manager for GM, and they have two daughters, Jessica is working towards her PhD in Organic Chemistry at MIT, and Samantha is working as a Pediatric Nurse for Detroit Children's Hospital.
 

Provided by Fred Weber, President and owner of Future Technology Worldwide, LLC
 
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