Majid Pahlevaninezhad

Dr. Pahlevani is the VP of Technology at Sparq Systems. He invented multiple innovative power circuitry and digital control techniques for Sparq’s main product, called QUAD microinverter. He worked as a technical designer in the Information and Communication Technology Institute (ICTI) from 2003 to 2007, where he was involved in design and implementation of high quality resonant converters. He also collaborated with Freescale Semiconductor Inc. where he was the leader of a research team working on the design and implementation of the power converters for a pure electric vehicle from 2008 to 2012. He is the author of more than 120 journal and conference proceeding papers and the holder of 30 US patents. Dr. Pahlevani is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the IEEE Power Electronics Society and Industrial Electronics Society. He is also the recipient of many awards such as the “Engineering and Applied Sciences Outstanding Thesis” award from Queen’s University, “Research Excellence Award” from the IEEE Canada, and “Distinguished Graduate Student Award” from Isfahan University of Technology. Dr. Pahlevani received his Ph.D. degree from Queens University.