Andrew Kovacs

Andrew Kovacs has over 15 years of experience in the engineering field. Andrew began their career in 2004 as an intern at AeroVironment, where they tested and troubleshot Li-Ion battery chargers for military RQ-11 Raven UAVs. In 2005, they joined Purdue University as a Graduate Research Assistant, where they were involved in the design and manufacture of MEMS switches, fully electronic sensing of post-release gap and the gradient and residual stresses of microelectronic devices, dynamic measurement of pull-in/release of MEMS cantilevers, and in-situ high-temperature bearing telemeter to directly measure thermal conditions inside of the raceway during operation. In 2012, they co-founded Bearing Analytics (now DATTUS) and also became the Founder/President of CommSense LLC, where they developed and marketed an antenna environment-sensing solution for smartphones that allows a 20-70% increase in battery life, with the added benefits of faster data rates and better signal strength. The technology has also been proven to work for wireless charging applications to improve wireless coupling, power transfer, and efficiency. Prototypes for smartphones and EV wireless charging have been developed. In 2013, they were an intern at Technicolor, where they designed and simulated antennas for production cable boxes and Wi-Fi access points using HFSS and other design tools. Andrew also wrote extensive documentation and tutorials, and performed help sessions for creating and simulating projects in HFSS for staff who have never used it before. Since 2017, they have been a Hardware Engineer at NuCurrent Inc.

Andrew Kovacs obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2005, a Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2008, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2015. Andrew also holds a US Citizenship certification from the US Government.