COOLCAD - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• CEO of Heller Industries Inc

Job Titles:

• Co - Founder
• Vice - President

Dr.DilliisdirectorofengineeringatCoolCAD.ShedirectstheSiCelectronicsprocessandlayoutdesign,high-power,high-temperaturesemiconductordevicetestingandmodeling,aswellastherefinementofproprietarycircuitsimulationsoftwareefforts.Dr.DillihastaughtsemiconductordevicephysicsattheUniversityofMaryland.Sheistheco-recipientoftheIEEEBenjaminDasherAwardandwasawardedanARLFellowshipduringhergraduatestudies.Sheistheco-recipientoftheOutstandingInventionAwardfor2008oftheU.ofMarylandOfficeofTechnologyCommercialization.Dr.Dillihaspublishedmorethan30peer-reviewedtechnicalpapersandhasmultiplepatents.SheholdsaPh.D.andanM.S.fromtheDepartmentofElectricalandComputerEngineeringattheUniversityofMaryland.

Job Titles:

• Electrical Engineer
• Scientist

AsaleadelectricalengineeratCoolCAD,UsamaKhaliddesignsSiCdevicesandcircuits.Healsolaysoutthecomponentstodesignlithographymasksforfabrication.Mr.KhaliddesignsSiCpowerMOSFETsaswellaslowerpower,hightemperatureN-channelandP-channelSiCMOSFETsbycombininghisexpertiseindevicephysicswiththeuseofCADtoolsandSPICEdevicemodeldevelopment.UsamaisalsoamajorcontributortoCoolCAD'stechnologydevelopmentinSiChigh-temperaturemixedsignalcircuitdesignanddevelopment,aswellasprototypeelectricalperformanceverification.UsamaKhalidholdsB.S.andM.S.degreesinElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMaryland,CollegePark. Dr.ChristopherDarmodyearnedhisPh.D.andM.S.inElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMaryland,CollegeParkin2020and2018respectively.Dr.Darmodyisanexpertinelectronicdevicesandmaterials,especiallymodelingandsimulationsofwidebandgapsemiconductors.Heisalsoexperiencedwiththedesignandfabricationofhigh-temperatureSiCelectronics.Dr.Darmodyperformsdetailedatomic-levelDensityFunctionalTheorysimulationsoftheSiO2/SiCinterface,aswellasMonte-Carlotransportsimulations.Hehasalsodevelopedamodelforincompleteionizationinp-typeSiC;andhaspublishedseveralpapersonthesesubjects.HeiscurrentlydevelopingmethodsformodelingSiCoxidationandpassivation.Dr.Darmodyalsohasexperienceinthelabmeasuringandtestingdevicesunderelectricalandradiationstresses,aswellasexperienceinthecleanroomfabricatingcustomSiCdevices.

Job Titles:

• Scientist

DavidGrossisaserialentrepreneurandanengineer.HefoundedvariouscompaniesincludingDRSTechnologies,Cryptek,RaySat,WeldObotandAlgometrex,.AsPresidentofDRSInc.theCompanyachievedearlysuccessbyemployingCOTSdigitalsignalprocessingequipmenttopenetratetheASWmarket.Mr.GrosswasselectedbytheNavytochairamajorGovernment/Industrystudytodevelop"NewDirectionsinASWSignalProcessingandDisplay".AsDRS'revenuesandprofitsincreased,GrossledtheCompanytoanIPO.Ultimately,DRSachievedannualrevenuesof$3BandwassoldtoFinmeccanica.Inaddition,GrossservesontheboardsofseveraltechnologycompaniesandinveststhroughDEGVentures.DavidGrossholdsanM.S.inElectricalEngineeringfromBrooklynPolytechnicInstitute,andaB.E.E.fromRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute.

Job Titles:

• Co - Founder
• President

BoardMemberofCoolCAD.Dr.AkturkisCo-founderandVice-PresidentofCoolCAD.HeistherecipientoftheNASATechBriefAwardforworkindeepUVphotodetection.Heisinternationallyrecognizedforhisworkinsemiconductorphysicsandradiationeffectsonelectronics,especiallyforsiliconcarbide.HeregularlyworkswithNASA,ONR,PowerAmericaandindustry,includingOn-SemiconductorandSkyWaterTechnology.Hehasalsodevelopednewmodelingandtestingmethodsforbothhightemperatureandcryogenicapplicationsinelectronics.Dr.Akturkhaspublishedmorethanahundredtechnicalpapers,beenawardedfourpatentsandservedontechnicalcommitteesfornumerousconferences.Dr.AkturkearnedhisPh.D.andM.S.inElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMarylandandhisB.S.fromBilkentUniversity.

Job Titles:

• Co - Founder
• Electrical Engineer
• Member of the Board

Priortohiscurrentposition,Dr.McGarritywasSeniorResearchScientist(ST)fortheSensorsandElectronDevicesDirectorateoftheArmyResearchLaboratory,Adelphi,Maryland.Priortothatassignment,heservedastheChiefoftheRadiationEffectsPhysicsBranchoftheformerHarryDiamondLaboratories.Dr.McGarrityisaFellowoftheIEEEforhisradiationeffectsresearchonmetaloxidesemiconductor(MOS)devicesandhasovereightyjournalpublications,andhasmorethantwentyyearsexperienceworkinginSiCsemiconductordevices.McGarrityhasaPh.D.inNuclearEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMaryland.

Job Titles:

• Director of Engineering
• Senior Research and Development Engineer

LisaSacharisaCPAwithovertwentyyearsofaccountingexperience.Since2012,LisahasbeentheControlleratCoolCADElectronicswheresheisresponsibleforallaspectsofaccountingandrecord-keepingfunctions,aswellasmaintainingcompliancewithgovernmentcontractingrequirements.Earlierinhercareer,LisaheldpositionsattheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommission,DivisionofCorporationFinance,andPricewaterhouseCoopers.OriginallyfromNewJersey,LisagraduatedwithHonorsfromTheAmericanUniversityKogodCollegeofBusinessinWashington,DCwithaB.S.degreeinAccounting.

Job Titles:

• Controller
• Controller - CFO

LisaSacharisaCPAwithovertwentyyearsofaccountingexperience.Since2012,LisahasbeentheControlleratCoolCADElectronicswheresheisresponsibleforallaspectsofaccountingandrecord-keepingfunctions,aswellasmaintainingcompliancewithgovernmentcontractingrequirements.Earlierinhercareer,LisaheldpositionsattheU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommission,DivisionofCorporationFinance,andPricewaterhouseCoopers.OriginallyfromNewJersey,LisagraduatedwithHonorsfromTheAmericanUniversityKogodCollegeofBusinessinWashington,DCwithaB.S.degreeinAccounting. Dr.ChristopherDarmodyearnedhisPh.D.andM.S.inElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMaryland,CollegeParkin2020and2018respectively.Dr.Darmodyisanexpertinelectronicdevicesandmaterials,especiallymodelingandsimulationsofwidebandgapsemiconductors.Heisalsoexperiencedwiththedesignandfabricationofhigh-temperatureSiCelectronics.Dr.Darmodyperformsdetailedatomic-levelDensityFunctionalTheorysimulationsoftheSiO2/SiCinterface,aswellasMonte-Carlotransportsimulations.Hehasalsodevelopedamodelforincompleteionizationinp-typeSiC;andhaspublishedseveralpapersonthesesubjects.HeiscurrentlydevelopingmethodsformodelingSiCoxidationandpassivation.Dr.Darmodyalsohasexperienceinthelabmeasuringandtestingdevicesunderelectricalandradiationstresses,aswellasexperienceinthecleanroomfabricatingcustomSiCdevices.

Job Titles:

• Process Engineer

SiddharthPotbhareisanElectricalEngineerwithovertenyearsofexperienceworkingwithSiC.HehasdevelopedadvancedphysicalmodelsandcharacterizedtheoperationofSiliconCarbideMOSFETsandDMOSFETsathightemperatures.Dr.PotbharehaspublishedmanypapersonSiCdevicemodeling,algorithmdevelopment,anddevicecharacterizationinpeer-reviewedjournalsandvariousconferences.Dr.PotbharehasbeenthePrincipalInvestigatoronNASAPhaseIISBIRsoncryogenicandradiationmodelingofsemiconductortechnology.HeearnedtheB.E.degreeinelectronicsengineeringfromtheM.S.University,Vadodara,IndiaandanM.S.andaPh.D.inElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofMaryland,CollegePark.

Job Titles:

• Lead Electrical Engineer

MitchellGrosshasbeentheleadprocessengineeratCoolCADElectronicsforthreeyearsandakeymemberofthefabricationteamatCoolCADforoverfiveyears.HeworksprimarilyinthedevelopmentandfabricationofSiliconCarbidedevicesandcircuits.WhileMitchellworkswithallareasofSiCprocessing,hefocuseslargelyonoxidation,lowpressurechemicalvapordepositionandatomiclayerdepositionofthinfiles.MitchellholdspatentsinSiCopto-electronicbasedelectronics.MitchellmajoredinPhysicsattheUniversityofMaryland.