About
Verimod LLC was founded by Bryce L. Hesterman, a Senior Electrical Engineer with 32 years of experience in power electronics and analog design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Utah State University Power Electronics Laboratory, Logan, UT 2019-Present
Principal Research Engineer
• Assists students with their research projects
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Redmond, WA 2013-2019
Principal Engineer - Avionics
• Designed multi-kilowatt power supplies for In-Space Electric Propulsion
• Assisted PCB layout efforts using Altium Designer and GC-CAM Edit
• Performed worst-case analysis including radiation effects using LTspice, Mathcad and Excel
• Developed SPICE models
• Guided and reviewed mechanical design efforts
• Assisted with thermal design and analysis
• Performed and supervises bench testing and thermal vacuum testing
• Analysed power distribution interactions
• Designed magnetics and helped write specification control documents
• Interacted with customers to present analysis results and test data
• Mentored other engineers
Colorado Power Electronics, Fort Collins, Colorado 2009-2013
Senior Staff Engineer
• Designed multi-kilowatt power supplies for aerospace applications
• Principal Investigator for NASA SBIR projects for electric propulsion power processing units
• Designed magnetic components using Mathcad and Ansoft FEA software
• Performed circuit simulations and developed optimization routines in Mathcad
• Supervised PCB layout using Altium Designer
• Account Manager for L-3 Communications ETI
• Managed projects and external consultant activities
• Wrote technical papers and proposals
Advanced Energy Industries, Fort Collins, Colorado 2000-2008
Member of Technical Staff I
• Developed power conversion technologies for plasma and solar inverter applications
• Provided customer support for DC and pulsed DC plasma applications
• Product Engineer for Pinnacle Plus and Pulsar product lines
• Solved technical problems related to product design and AC power system issues
MagneTek, Inc. Madison, Alabama 1993-2000
Senior Technology Development Engineer
• Designed electronic ballasts and specialized test equipment
• Applied DFSS to ensure manufacturability and reliability of high-volume products
• Represented company while serving on ANSI, IEEE and IEC committees
• Chairman of patent committeeLearn more about Bryce L. Hesterman.