our members of the Board of Directors are elected at the PSMA Annual Meeting held every year, usually 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 Dhaval Dalal and Renee Yawger.

Dhaval Dalal
Principal, ACP Technologies

Dhaval Dalal is a power electronics consultant, specializing in power architecture definition, design guidance, competitive benchmarking and evaluation/refinement of strategic direction all geared towards renewable energy proliferation and high efficiency power solutions. 

From 2014-2020, Dhaval was at ON Semiconductor, where as a Business Unit Director, he was responsible for defining and providing components for high power solutions to customers. His prior experience includes stints at TI/Unitrode, Digital Equipment Corporation and Philips Laboratories.

Dhaval's educational background includes a B.Tech. (EE) from IIT-Bombay, an MSEE from Virginia Tech and a Master's in Management of Technology from NTU. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering at ASU in the field of renewable energy integration. He has published and presented more than 25 technical articles, papers and invited talks. He serves as the co-chair of the PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers' Association) Power Technology Roadmap Committee and on the Board of Directors of PSMA and is also a participant in the iNEMI roadmap activity. Dhaval has served as a co-chair of Industry Sessions Program Committee for APEC since 2021.  Dhaval holds five U.S. patents.

Provided by Dhaval Dalal, Principal, ACP Technologies

Renee Yawger
Director of Marketing at Efficient Power Conversion (EPC),
Director Corporate Marketing at EPC Space

Renee Yawger has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience within the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining EPC, she was at Vishay Siliconix for nearly 15 years in various positions in sales support, customer service, and regional marketing. At EPC, Renee is responsible for the product marketing and marketing communications functions globally.

Renee serves as Vice President of the Power Sources Manufactures Association (PSMA) as well as a member of the Semiconductor Committee, involved with organizing session(s) on semiconductor devices and applications for the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC). She also contributed to the 2022 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap, authoring the chapter on GaN Discrete Devices Under 200 V, and as a co-author on the chapter on GaN ICs.  Renee is a contributing author to the textbook GaN Power Devices and Applications.

Provided by Renee Yawger, Director of Marketing, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC)

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