Alessandro Cervone
GDCS Power Engineer at Apple
Analytical Engineering Technical Leader
Power Electronics Reliability Subject Matter Expert specializing in AC/DC and DC/DC power converters and uninterruptible power supplies. I most enjoy working in an organization where I can partner with a cross functional team and use my expertise to find innovative and cost effective ways to reduce cost while improve product long term reliability.  As a collaborative problem solver I use my broad background in design, manufacturing, test and applications of power electronics to improve field performance and reduce total cost to the Business.  Expert in identifying root cause of issues and driving cost effective solutions using component physics of failure and Design for Reliability concepts.  Customer focused and detail-oriented team leader who consistently meets commitments with integrity.  Expertise in:

•	Reliability and Physics of Failure
•	Power Electronics (Si, GaN and SiC)
•	AC/DC Rectifiers, DC/DC Converters and UPS
•	EMI/EMC and Safety Standards
•	REACH, RoHS, WEEE, Conflict Minerals
•	PSpice, Mathcad and MATLAB
•	Design and Test Engineering 
•	New Product Introduction (NPI)
•	SPC and Six Sigma
•	Process Continuous Improvement
•	Supplier Quality and Cost Effectiveness 
•	Customer Applications and Issue Resolution
•	Product Cost Effectiveness
•	Sustaining Engineering
•	Project Management
•	Coaching, Mentoring and Teaching 


 Available to discuss new opportunities.  Please contact me at aacervone@gmail.com
Apple
https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple
Dallas, Texas
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GDCS Power Engineer
VoltaCo Consulting LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltaco-consulting
VoltaCo Consulting LLC provides electronic power conversion consulting services.  We specialize in the design, qualification and application of DC/DC converters, AC/DC Rectifiers and Uninterruptible Power Supplies in power ranges from Point-of-Load modules to large scale power architectures.  We are power electronics reliability  experts and can assist in solving the most illusive application and reliability issues through the use of  component physics of failure.

www.voltaco.net
Rockwall, Texas
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President
GE Critical Power
https://www.linkedin.com/company/abb-critical-power
Product Reliability and Failure Analysis supporting development in Texas and China, manufacturing in Mexico and China and customers globally.  Interfaced with customers in reviewing applications where power products have failed and recommended cost effective field action to mitigate future failures.

•	Performed RCA on 35W AC/DC Power Supply and concluded that the combination PFC/LLC controller contained an intrinsic flaw which caused switching MOSFET failures in THB.  Identified film input filter capacitor susceptibility to moisture and worked with manufacturer to design a moisture resistant capacitor.  Made recommendations to improve product robustness to successfully complete customer qualification.
•	Worked with router customer to resolve a POL module application issue, which resulted in intermittent operation upon start-up.  Provided consultation to enhance customer’s analog measurement techniques.
•	Mentored team reviewing GaN MOSFET applications in DC/DC brick modules.
Plano, Texas
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Technical Manager
GE Energy Power Electronics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lineage-power
Component and Product Reliability supporting Development in Texas, California, Switzerland and China and manufacturing in Mexico, China and Poland.

•	Resolved repeated failures of 66W BMP DC/DC Converter in customer router deployed in Japan. Identified customer application susceptibility to atmospheric phenomena and recommended grounding and protection improvement to mitigate future occurrence.
•	Resolved catastrophic failure of 1MW UPS caused by 1200V IGBT shorting due to cosmic radiation susceptibility.  Recommended replacement of IGBTs with radiation hardened devices affecting over 50MW at various datacenters through the US.  Worked with IGBT manufacturer to mitigate cost increase for new device.
•	Deployed Design for Reliability (DFR) process globally thereby standardizing across all divisions.  This resulted in product teams identifying reliability risks earlier in the development cycle and developing action plans to ensure products meeting reliability goals first time out.
•	Collaborated with Sourcing to achieve an immediate $250K cost reduction for high current DC circuit breakers by negotiating with Canadian supplier and recommending cost reduction through standardization of contact hardware.  To date, realized over $600K in cost savings.
601 Shiloh Road Plano TX
Technical Manager
GE Energy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ge
Component Engineering, Reliability and Supplier Quality supporting product Development and Sourcing in Texas and China and manufacturing in Mexico and China.  Led a group of Component Engineers responsible for commercial components in Plano, Tustin and Shanghai as well as a Reliability Engineer and Global Environmental Compliance Leader in Plano.

•	Integrated Lineage Power Sourcing Quality Management System and Technical Regulations Standards as well as Design for Reliability and NPI processes into GE Energy’s processes ensuring best-in-class processes.  
•	Defined a FRACAS system to integrate multiple development, customer quality and Design Archive of Mistakes databases into a single tool driven from the PLM system.
•	Improved DFM process by incorporating strain gage analysis of critical MLCC placement on PCB’s.
•	Led subcommittee responsible for updating IPC-9592B Derating Guidance and presented at APEC-2012
•	Conducted a study and documented the DC Bias Aging phenomenon of MLCC’s which causes the capacitance of MLCC’s to reduce, over time, beyond the datasheet specifications.  This resulted in resolving a customer issue during HASS testing and improving the reliability of BMP’s, which use exclusively ceramic capacitors in energy storage applications.
601 Shiloh Road Plano TX
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Technical Manager
Lineage Power Private Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lineage-power-private-limited
Component Engineering, Reliability and Supplier Quality supporting product Development and Sourcing in Texas, California, India, Mexico and China and manufacturing in Mexico and China.

•	Resolved an issue caused by electrolyte diffusion through the rubber seal of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor used in the output of a 2KW Rectifier affecting over $2M revenue.  This comprised of performing device accelerated life testing and weight loss measurements of suspect capacitors and securing manufacturer’s concurrence of the electrolyte to rubber seal mismatch. 
•	Integrated component libraries, component selection and qualification processes from two acquisitions (Cherokee International and Peco II) into Lineage Power systems and processes ensuring best-in-class processes. 
•	Deployed a global environmental compliance database and management system used to collect and analyze component material declarations and prepare product level material declarations for REACH, RoHS, WEEE, Conflict Minerals and other global environmental compliance regulations
•	Collaborated with Sourcing to regionalize custom parts supply base, notably sheet metal suppliers thereby increasing quality of piece parts.  Qualified plating, cleaning and packaging processes for sub-tier suppliers thereby mitigating preponderance of white corrosion and cosmetic defect due to handling.
•	Collaborated on IPC subcommittee to develop the Derating Guidelines outlined in IPC-9592 Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for the Computer and Telecommunications Industries.
3000 Skyline Drive, Mesquite, Texas
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Technical Manager
Tyco Electronics
https://www.linkedin.com/company/te-connectivity
Component Engineering Team Leader supporting product development and manufacturing in Texas, Mexico and China.

•	Developed and globally deployed the Electronic Component Counterfeit countermeasures, Independent Distributor Qualification process and Broker Do Not Use process ensuring component authenticity through all modes of sourcing. GE Energy later adopted this as best-in-class practices.
•	Developed Electronic Component Leadless Package 2nd Level Solder Joint Reliability Qualification process used to qualify all new leadless packages prior to adoption into new designs.
•	Developed Switching Power Supply Training Course and Electronic Component Technology Training Course for Sr. Technicians and Jr. Engineers. 

•	Led “Tiger Team” responsible for determining the root cause of power semiconductor failures in AC/DC rectifiers.  For example, MOSFET failures in a 2N redundant power system causing multiple power module failures.  The investigation uncovered a negative Vgs pulse in the high side FET of the asymmetrical half bridge due to the leakage inductance in the PWB layout.  Developed an intricate snubber and clamp circuit on a daughter card which when installed under the MOSFET heat sink mitigated the spike without a major PWB layout change. 
•	Studied Single Event Burn-out of power MOSFETs operating from a high voltage bus and deployed Recommendations for Derating High Voltage MOSFET’s; authored Power Systems’ Component Derating Guidelines; Design for Reliability Notebook and Lessons Learned; Guidelines for Paralleling Power MOSFET’s.
•	Qualified first commercialization of SiC 600V Schottky Rectifier for use in 760W Telecom grade Rectifier.
3000 Skyline Drive, Mequite, TX
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Distinguished Member Of Technical Staff
Lucent Technologies Bell Labs
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Electrical design team leader responsible for "internal Lucent customers" Off Line Switcher (OLS) power products.  Focus on cost reduction effort and redesign to meet customer specifications on EMI and European EC standards.  
* Involved in reengineering a 4000-watt power system for a Lucent PBX in order to achieve a 25% cost reduction and recapture lost revenue from a competing power manufacturer.  The system consisted of five 850W rectifiers, used in N+1 redundant mode, a battery interface unit and ten 810W DC/DC converters.  
* Designed a 290W UL, CSA and VDE certified, 3 output, power factor corrected Off Line Switcher.  This included using a boost converter front end (to meet the PFC requirement) a two transistor forward converter for the main dc/dc converter and two magnetic amplifiers to control the auxiliary outputs. 
*  Designed 810W UL, CSA and CISPR certified, triple output 48V DC/DC converter using a push-pull converter for the 5V, 60A main output and a 36W single transistor forward converter for the -5.2V auxiliary output.  
* Designed a 470W, 48V input, triple output DC/DC converter for a 2N redundant power system used in a disk array system in central office applications.  Received US patent for innovative energy transfer circuit used for holdover of minor post-regulated outputs.
3000 Skyline Drive Mesquite Texas
Member Of Technical Staff
MEEE
CATECS/CATES Alumn
Electrical Engineering
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University of Colorado at Boulder
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BSEE
Electrical Engineering
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
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AAS
President of Italian Club
Loyal Order Sons of Italy in America
Electrical Technology
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City University of New York-College of Staten Island
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Highly influential in developing the Derating Guidelines for the Standard.
IPC-9592
Sub-Committee
IPC-9592B Derating Guidelines - APEC 2012
APEC 2012 Proceedings
Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Development of IPC-9592B Requirements for Power Conversion Devices for Computer and Telecommunications Industries.
IPC
Distinguished Committee Service Award
Award for Public Service - Organized and Led the BSA Explorer Post - Exploring Technology
Lucent Technologies
Technical Professional Award of Excellence
Advances in Power Conversion
Teslaco (Dr Slodoban Cuk)
Design Oriented Analysis
Dr. Middlebrook
EMI/EMC Control
Henry Ott
Thermal Design of Electronic Equipment for Reliability and Performance
Dr. Charles E. Johnson
Environmental Stress Screening
Greg Hobbs
Failure Mode analysis and Effects
Norbert Jagodzinski
Six Sigma Green Belt
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New Manager Development Course
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Mesquite Soccer Association
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Coached 2 soccer teams and served as vice president and sergeant-at-arms as well as vice president of MSA Referee Associations
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Coach
AAC General Contracting
Designed and built Cervone Manor and contract with individual and businesses to renovate old buildings and bring them up to code and current standards.

Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity to build affordable housing for families thereby "freeing them from such physical and mental hardships and placing them on a path of new opportunity and increased confidence and self-reliance."
Proprietor
Qiming Li
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I have been working together with Alex since 2011. In the past 6 years, we worked on the quality incidents and Alex's in depth knowledge in electronics, material science, reliability, power electronics and the relative system application impressed me quite a bit. I do believe that he should be an asset to any organization and can bring immediate value to that organization. I would highly recommend him. Robert Ibe
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I have had the pleasure of working with Alex for many years.  He is a highly regarded and respected technical leader.  Alex is driven to be best in class in all he does.  As the global PLM and engineering tools leader I worked very closely with Alex to integrate supply chain strategy and quality management into our Windchill PLM system.  As part of this effort, Alex was instrumental in establishing a common part schema to improve part selection, drive part standardization across the business and manage environmental material compliance.  With his expertise and involvement we were able to implement what is still considered by most to be world class.
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Udine
Alessandro Cervone
Responsabile Marketing e Comunicazione presso RECYCLA S.P.A.
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Brusciano
Alessandro Cervone
Amministratore e Responsabile Tecnico presso G.A. Costruzione Generale srls
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Santiago Metropolitan Area
Alessandro Cervone
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ERAI: Counterfeit Part Avoidance, Detection, Disposition and Reporting
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Electrical Power Engineers
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Tech Titans Connection
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POWER ELECTRONICS INSTITUTE
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POWER SUPPLY DESIGN CENTER
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RELIABILITY Power Systems
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IPC Association
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Switching Power Supply Users Group
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IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
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The Green Grid
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AT&T Bell Labs Alumni
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EEP - Electrical Engineering Portal
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IEEE Power & Energy Society GROUP
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Power Electronics and Motor Drives Simulation
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