University of Washington
Completed several additional graduate-level Physics courses with a 4.0 GPA:
PHYS 543: Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 441: Quantum Physics
PHYS 541: Quantum Mechanics Applications in Solid State Physics
Experience
2018-Present Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) Cedar Rapids, IA
Senior Electrical Engineer
Design engineer responsible for cradle-to-grave design and support of power supplies for aerospace
applications
Planning, design, development, and integration of aerospace power architectures
Requirements capture, design, testing, engineering checkout, and production support of power
electronics hardware
Modeling and analysis of stability and margins for power electronics systems, including extreme
operational and environmental conditions
Analysis of power electronics components, including solid-state switching devices, magnetics,
passives, protective devices, and others
Electromagnetic compatibility: filter design, PCB layout to meet aerospace specifications
Preparation of bids and proposals, including cost analysis
Directing and mentoring interns, junior engineers, and technicians in hardware design and testing
2012-2018 Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
R&D, Electrical Engineering
Modeling and stability analysis of advanced power electronics systems
Supporting development of standardized power bus for space applications
Design of advanced power electronics and pulsed-power circuits, including modeling/simulation,
PCB design, layout, prototyping, and testing
Numerical simulation of power systems with high penetration of stochastic generation sources
Design, definition of electrical requirements, testing and qualification of high-reliability electrical
components
Experience with wide bandgap switching devices (GaN, SiC) as well as ultra-wide bandgap devices
(AlGaN, AlN) in power switching application
Writing specifications, documentation of designs, testing and qualification
Writing proposals and presenting results to customers and to management
Leading high-consequence experiments and creating safety themes in high-voltage and radiation
environments
Directing engineers and technologists in the construction and execution of experiments
Mentoring graduate interns on technical skills, communication, career path, etc.
Publications
Journal Papers
Conference Papers
J. Delhotal, J. Richards, J. Stewart, J. Neely, J. Flicker, R. Brocato, L. Rashkin, J. Lehr, “Design and
control methodology for improved operation of a HV bipolar hybrid switched capacitor converter,”
2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA),
Albuquerque, NM, 2017
J. Stewart, J. Richards, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, J. Flicker, R. Brocato, L. Rashkin, “Design and evaluation
of hybrid switched capacitor converters for high voltage, high power density applications,” 2018
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, 2018
J. Stewart, J. Delhotal, J. Richards, J. Neely, L. Rashkin, J. Flicker, R. Kaplar, S. Gonzales, J. Lehr,
“Design and Evaluation of a Hybrid Switched Capacitor Circuit with Wide-Bandgap Devices for
Compact MVDC PV Power Conversion,” 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference
(PVSC), Washington, DC, 2017
J. Neely, J. Delhotal, L. Rashkin, S. Glover, “Stability of high-bandwidth power electronic systems with
transmission lines,” 2017 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS), Arlington, VA,
2017
B. Zhang, S. Sudhoff, S. Pekarek, R. Swanson, J. Flicker, J. Neely, J. Delhotal, R. Kaplar, “Prediction of
Pareto-optimal performance improvements in a power conversion system using GaN devices,”
2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA),
Albuquerque, NM, 2017
J. Stewart, J. Neely, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, “DC link bus design for high frequency, high temperature
converters,” 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Tampa,
FL, 2017
J. Flicker, R. Brocato, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, B. Sumner, J. Dickerson, R. Kaplar, “Module-Level
Paralleling of Vertical GaN PiN Diodes,” Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and
Applications (WiPDA), Fayetteville, AR, 2016
L. Rashkin, R. Brocato, J. Delhotal, J. Neely, J. Flicker, L. Fang, R. Kaplar, “Miniature High Voltage,
High Temperature Component Package Development,” IEEE International Power Modulator and
High Voltage Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2016
J. Neely, J. Johnson, J. Delhotal, S. Gonzalez and M. Lave, "Evaluation of PV frequency-watt function
for fast frequency reserves," 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
(APEC), Long Beach, CA, 2016, pp. 1926-1933
Patents
J. Neely, J. Stewart, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, G. Brennecka, Low-inductance direct current power bus,
filed 02/07/2017, issued 09/25/2018, USPTO # 10,084,310
R. Brocato, J. Neely, L. Rashkin, J. Delhotal, J. Flicker, R. Kaplar, J. Stewart, J. Richards, Passive high-
power-density grid interface device, filed 4/15/2019, pending, USPTO # 16/384,102
J. Dewald, J. Lucas, J. Delhotal, J. Weiss, Coupled output inductor and system, filed 08/2019, pending,
USPTO # 16/521,182
MS Thesis
J. Delhotal, “Observer-based fault detection and isolation for motor drive inverters,” Univ. Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, 2011