1. Resume - Syed Bari
Syed Bari
PhD Student, Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), Dept. of ECE, Virginia Tech
1185 Perry St, 655 Whittemore Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Tel: +13474766905, E-mail: syedbari@vt.edu
Key Strengths:
 4 years of research experience on voltage regulator (VR) design for microprocessor in CPES, Virginia Tech
 6 years of industrial experience as an Power Management system and IC design Engineer
 4 Patents (applied & awarded), 17 Publications (field- Power Electronics & Micro Electronics)
 Delta-Huawey ‘Best Technical Presentation Award’ winner in 2016 Annual CPES Conference
Education:
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
 PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering [GPA: 4.0/4.0 (7 Courses)] August 2012 - Present
Research Concentration: Control and Modeling of Power Converters
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Master of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering July 2008
Thesis: Internally compensated linear regulator (LDO) design in low cost pseudo BiCMOS process
 Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering [GPA: 3.70/4.0] February 2004
Work Experience:
Internship in Texas Instruments, June 2015 – August 2015
 System Design Engineer, High Power Solutions Group, Warwick, RI, USA
Graduate Research Assistant, August 2012 – Present
Center for Power Electronics Systems (www.cpes.vt.edu), Dept. of ECE, Virginia Tech
 Voltage Regulator Module design for microprocessor
 Control and Modeling of Converters for different applications (Voltage Regulator and Point Of Load)
Senior Design Engineer, March 2004 – July 2010
Power Management Department, Solar IC Ltd, (www.solar-ic.com) Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Founding member of the first ever IC Design firm in Bangladesh and lead the linear regulator design group
 Responsible for design, layout, characterization, testing, and process coordination
 Manage projects from both technical and managerial aspects including budgeting and personnel management
Power Management System & IC Design Highlights:
 Voltage Regulator (VR) design for microprocessor complying latest Intel VR12.x/VR13 spec
 Linear dropout (LDO) regulators design
 Asynchronous 20mA LED driver design
 Low current PFM mode boost regulator design
 Low power microprocessor supervisors design
Patents (applied & awarded):
 Transient response improvement for constant on time control (US20150280556A1)
 New current mode control based on charge control concept (US20160301303A1)
 A Novel Variable Ramp Scheme to Improve the Transient Performance in DCAP+ Control (recently filled)
 An ultra-low quiescent current 100W inverter design for solar home system (patented in Bangladesh)
Software Skills:
SIMPLIS, HSPICE, CADENCE, LTSPICE, Cohesion designer, L-Edit 10, Calibre
Important Graduate Courses:
• Power Converter Modeling and Control • Advanced Power Conversion Technique • Power Semiconductor Devices
• Embedded Power management Solutions • Power Management Solution for Energy harvesting • Analog IC Design
Consulting Experience:
Design Trainer, HIP Semiconductor Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia 2008 October –2008 December
Design Consultant, System General, (www.sg.com.tw), Taiwan 2004 November –2004 December