Enpirion Leadership

Ashraf is a world renowned leader and expert in power electronics, power management and power technologies. Having been continuously involved in research, design and commercial development in the power field for over 20 years, he brings many technical, managerial and leadership qualities to his role. Prior to founding Enpirion, he led the power management R&D effort at Bell Laboratories as Director of Power Management Research (Lucent/Agere). During this period he laid the vision for a research effort with the ambitious goal of creating the technology pieces needed to create, for the first time, true power management on a single chip. These efforts combined multiple disciplines from power semiconductors, RF circuits, high-speed power topologies, magnetic design to package technology in a highly coordinated development to achieve a commercially viable yet breakthrough technology enabling high performance in a single chip in an economical manner. Prior to that as Department Head, Power Systems Research, his development efforts in power systems applications ranged from high-density dc/dc power modules to planar high density magnetics to custom dc/dc converters to high power rectifiers and battery plants for telecommunications energy supplies. These technologies and others formed the cornerstone for many product lines delivered by Lucent's (previously AT&T's) Power Systems Division driving highly differentiated products in the market place commanding leadership market share and revenues. He also held various engineering and instructor positions at Virginia Tech and Cairo University. Dr. Lotfi has authored a very large number of publications in the field of power in leading journals and specialized meetings and is inventor on 39 U.S. patents with 25 pending directly related to power technologies and products. He received the BS degree with honors from Cairo Univ. in 1984, the PhD degree from Virginia Tech in 1993 and an executive MBA from Northeastern Univ. in 2001.

Ken joined Enpirion, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer in August 2004. A seasoned executive, he brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and corporate development in the semiconductor and electronics industries to the company. His expertise is in creating financial and administrative structures for growing and evolving companies, establishing and maintaining banking relationships, and providing strategic advice for complex financial and business transactions. Before joining Enpirion, Ken was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at NxtWave Communications, Inc., a venture-capital financed semiconductor company with proprietary technology for cable modems, interactive set-top boxes, digital TVs and PC video products. During Ken’s tenure NxtWave raised more than $40 million in three equity sales prior to the sale of the business to ATI Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop, workstation and notebook PCs, digital televisions, cell phones and game consoles. Prior to NxtWave, Ken was a founder and principal at Falcon International, a consulting firm specializing in business strategy formulation, planning systems and merger and acquisition services to the electronics industry. During this time as a consultant he managed the successful strategic acquisition or sale of four businesses for public companies. Ken also was Corporate Director of Planning and Acquisitions at General Instrument Corporation, where he developed and implemented a corporate-wide strategic planning and competitive analysis system, as well as managed the company’s acquisition and divestiture activities. Early in his career, Ken held several accounting and financial management positions at SCM Corporation. Ken earned a BBA in finance and a MBA from Kent State University.

Ashraf is a world renowned leader and expert in power electronics, power management and power technologies. Having been continuously involved in research, design and commercial development in the power field for over 20 years, he brings many technical, managerial and leadership qualities to his role. Prior to founding Enpirion, he led the power management R&D effort at Bell Laboratories as Director of Power Management Research (Lucent/Agere). During this period he laid the vision for a research effort with the ambitious goal of creating the technology pieces needed to create, for the first time, true power management on a single chip. These efforts combined multiple disciplines from power semiconductors, RF circuits, high-speed power topologies, magnetic design to package technology in a highly coordinated development to achieve a commercially viable yet breakthrough technology enabling high performance in a single chip in an economical manner. Prior to that as Department Head, Power Systems Research, his development efforts in power systems applications ranged from high-density dc/dc power modules to planar high density magnetics to custom dc/dc converters to high power rectifiers and battery plants for telecommunications energy supplies. These technologies and others formed the cornerstone for many product lines delivered by Lucent's (previously AT&T's) Power Systems Division driving highly differentiated products in the market place commanding leadership market share and revenues. He also held various engineering and instructor positions at Virginia Tech and Cairo University. Dr. Lotfi has authored a very large number of publications in the field of power in leading journals and specialized meetings and is inventor on 39 U.S. patents with 25 pending directly related to power technologies and products. He received the BS degree with honors from Cairo Univ. in 1984, the PhD degree from Virginia Tech in 1993 and an executive MBA from Northeastern Univ. in 2001.

Ashraf is a world renowned leader and expert in power electronics, power management and power technologies. Having been continuously involved in research, design and commercial development in the power field for over 20 years, he brings many technical, managerial and leadership qualities to his role. Prior to founding Enpirion, he led the power management R&D effort at Bell Laboratories as Director of Power Management Research (Lucent/Agere). During this period he laid the vision for a research effort with the ambitious goal of creating the technology pieces needed to create, for the first time, true power management on a single chip. These efforts combined multiple disciplines from power semiconductors, RF circuits, high-speed power topologies, magnetic design to package technology in a highly coordinated development to achieve a commercially viable yet breakthrough technology enabling high performance in a single chip in an economical manner. Prior to that as Department Head, Power Systems Research, his development efforts in power systems applications ranged from high-density dc/dc power modules to planar high density magnetics to custom dc/dc converters to high power rectifiers and battery plants for telecommunications energy supplies. These technologies and others formed the cornerstone for many product lines delivered by Lucent's (previously AT&T's) Power Systems Division driving highly differentiated products in the market place commanding leadership market share and revenues. He also held various engineering and instructor positions at Virginia Tech and Cairo University. Dr. Lotfi has authored a very large number of publications in the field of power in leading journals and specialized meetings and is inventor on 39 U.S. patents with 25 pending directly related to power technologies and products. He received the BS degree with honors from Cairo Univ. in 1984, the PhD degree from Virginia Tech in 1993 and an executive MBA from Northeastern Univ. in 2001.