Jarod Delhotal (contact through Linkedin)

Objective: Electrical Engineer seeking doctoral research opportunities in applied electromagnetics

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011, 3.86 GPA
Research Area: Power Electronics and Motor Drives
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 2009, 3.94 GPA
Concentration: Power and Energy Systems
Awards & Activities: University Honors, James Scholar, Tau Beta Pi, Grainger Power Engineering
Award, Henry O. Koehler Memorial Scholarship, Senior Design Award for Power, IEEE
PES/PELS Student Chapter, Volunteer Tutoring
Key Skills: Extensive experience with circuit design, SPICE Simulations, MATLAB/Simulink
simulation of dynamic systems

University of Washington
Completed several additional graduate-level Physics courses with a 4.0 GPA:
PHYS 543: Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 441: Quantum Physics
PHYS 541: Quantum Mechanics Applications in Solid State Physics

Experience
2018-Present Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) Cedar Rapids, IA
Senior Electrical Engineer
Design engineer responsible for cradle-to-grave design and support of power supplies for aerospace
applications
Planning, design, development, and integration of aerospace power architectures
Requirements capture, design, testing, engineering checkout, and production support of power
electronics hardware
Modeling and analysis of stability and margins for power electronics systems, including extreme
operational and environmental conditions
Analysis of power electronics components, including solid-state switching devices, magnetics,
passives, protective devices, and others
Electromagnetic compatibility: filter design, PCB layout to meet aerospace specifications
Preparation of bids and proposals, including cost analysis
Directing and mentoring interns, junior engineers, and technicians in hardware design and testing
2012-2018 Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
R&D, Electrical Engineering
Modeling and stability analysis of advanced power electronics systems
Supporting development of standardized power bus for space applications
Design of advanced power electronics and pulsed-power circuits, including modeling/simulation,
PCB design, layout, prototyping, and testing
Numerical simulation of power systems with high penetration of stochastic generation sources
Design, definition of electrical requirements, testing and qualification of high-reliability electrical
components
Experience with wide bandgap switching devices (GaN, SiC) as well as ultra-wide bandgap devices
(AlGaN, AlN) in power switching application
Writing specifications, documentation of designs, testing and qualification
Writing proposals and presenting results to customers and to management
Leading high-consequence experiments and creating safety themes in high-voltage and radiation
environments
Directing engineers and technologists in the construction and execution of experiments
Mentoring graduate interns on technical skills, communication, career path, etc.

Fall 2016 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

Adjunct Faculty
Instructor for ECE495/ECE595, a course in Power Electronics for Seniors and Graduate Students
Responsible for developing course curriculum, planning and presenting all lectures, assigning
homework and course projects, selecting textbook, creating and administering exams, and
assessing final grades for undergraduate and graduate students

2010-2011 US Army ERDC-CERL Champaign, IL

R&D Electrical Engineer
Planning and conceptual design of electrical power and energy simulation test bed to be used for
power and energy planning at the military installation level
Managing projects involving energy security, efficiency and conservation
Performing evaluations for various renewable energy technologies for military applications

2009-2011 University of Illinois Urbana, IL

Student Researcher
Conducted simulations and experiments for the Advanced Power Applications Laboratory, involving
power electronics and motor drives
Worked with various control schemes for motor drives, using both simulations and an experimental
motor-drive system

Summer 2009 GE Energy, Controls Center of Excellence Salem, VA

Quality Engineer Intern supporting PCB assembly lines
Summer 2007 Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL
Undergraduate Intern supporting materials research at the Advanced Photon Source

1999-2005 United States Army

Tactical Psychological Operations Team Leader (Active Duty, Sergeant)
Led a small specialized team responsible for influencing the local population in a combat
environment
Operations included face-to-face communication with local leaders, intelligence gathering, and
harassment of enemy forces
Rated 'Among the Best' for overall performance on non-commissioned officer evaluation report
(NCOER), while receiving multiple awards and medals

Publications
Journal Papers

D. Mauch, F. Zutavern, J. Delhotal, M. King, J. Neely, I. Kizilyalli, R. Kaplar, “Ultra-Fast Reverse

Recovery Time Measurement for Wide-Bandgap Diodes,” accepted, IEEE Transactions on Power
Electronics, 2017
J. Johnson, J. Neely, J. Delhotal and M. Lave, "Photovoltaic Frequency-Watt Curve Design for
Frequency Regulation and Fast Contingency Reserves," IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 6, no.
6, pp. 1611-1618, Nov. 2016

Conference Papers

J. Delhotal, J. Richards, J. Stewart, J. Neely, J. Flicker, R. Brocato, L. Rashkin, J. Lehr, “Design and
control methodology for improved operation of a HV bipolar hybrid switched capacitor converter,”
2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA),
Albuquerque, NM, 2017
J. Stewart, J. Richards, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, J. Flicker, R. Brocato, L. Rashkin, “Design and evaluation
of hybrid switched capacitor converters for high voltage, high power density applications,” 2018
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, 2018
J. Stewart, J. Delhotal, J. Richards, J. Neely, L. Rashkin, J. Flicker, R. Kaplar, S. Gonzales, J. Lehr,
“Design and Evaluation of a Hybrid Switched Capacitor Circuit with Wide-Bandgap Devices for
Compact MVDC PV Power Conversion,” 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference
(PVSC), Washington, DC, 2017
J. Neely, J. Delhotal, L. Rashkin, S. Glover, “Stability of high-bandwidth power electronic systems with
transmission lines,” 2017 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), Arlington, VA,
2017
B. Zhang, S. Sudhoff, S. Pekarek, R. Swanson, J. Flicker, J. Neely, J. Delhotal, R. Kaplar, “Prediction of
Pareto-optimal performance improvements in a power conversion system using GaN devices,”
2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA),
Albuquerque, NM, 2017

J. Stewart, J. Neely, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, “DC link bus design for high frequency, high temperature
 converters,” 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Tampa,
FL, 2017
J. Flicker, R. Brocato, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, B. Sumner, J. Dickerson, R. Kaplar, “Module-Level
Paralleling of Vertical GaN PiN Diodes,” Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and
Applications (WiPDA), Fayetteville, AR, 2016
L. Rashkin, R. Brocato, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, J. Flicker, L. Fang, R. Kaplar, “Miniature High Voltage,
High Temperature Component Package Development,” IEEE International Power Modulator and
High Voltage Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2016
J. Neely, J. Johnson, J. Delhotal, S. Gonzalez and M. Lave, "Evaluation of PV frequency-watt function
for fast frequency reserves," 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
(APEC), Long Beach, CA, 2016, pp. 1926-1933

Patents

J. Neely, J. Stewart, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, G. Brennecka, Low-inductance direct current power bus,
filed 02/07/2017, issued 09/25/2018, USPTO # 10,084,310
R. Brocato, J. Neely, L. Rashkin, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, R. Kaplar, J. Stewart, J. Richards, Passive high-
power-density grid interface device, filed 4/15/2019, pending, USPTO # 16/384,102
J. Dewald, J. Lucas, J. Delhotal, J. Weiss, Coupled output inductor and system, filed 08/2019, pending,
USPTO # 16/521,182

MS Thesis

J. Delhotal, “Observer-based fault detection and isolation for motor drive inverters,” Univ. Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, 2011