1. Weizhen (Abigail) Sun
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060 United States
Research Assistance; GPA: 3.7; M.S.
(540)-449-9780 sunwz@vt.edu
Objective
To obtain a full-time job as an electrical engineer, application engineer, and system
engineer related to power electronics.
Highlights
 Two-year experience in magnetic components design and optimization
 Knowledge of embedded power management (DC/DC converter, control in power
electronics area)
 Reliability estimation of power module analysis by ANSYS
 General knowledge of software LABVIEW controlling digital circuit
AREA
Embedded power management, power converter, analog circuit control, reliability
engineer, integrated inductor, magnetic material characterization, electro-magnetic field
analysis, and thermal management
EDUCATION
MSEE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 2014 - Dec. 2016
GPA 3.7/4.0
CPES (Center of Power Electronic Systems)
B.S. Optoelectronics
Nankai University & Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 2010 - 2014
GPA 3.9/4.0
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Additive Printed Inductor Embedded in Power Circuit,
2015-present
 Built models of magnetic composites material in ANSYS MAXWELL by code
description from MATLAB to demonstrate the relationship between the performance
and property of the material.

2.  Characterized polymer matrix-metal magnetic material (relative permeability, BH
curve and core loss density) by impedance analyzer and core loss measurement set
up in CPES.
 Described the structure of inductor in AutoCAD and ANSYS MAXWELL for 3D printer.
Thermo-mechanical Reliability of Power Module (cooperation with DOWA)
2015-2016
 Modified analog part of the active power cycling PCB board.
 Predicted lifetime of a power module by thermo-mechanical simulation in ANSYS.
 Researched on the relationship between the fillet of bonding and the reliability of the
package.
Optimizing DC/DC Converter in Different Control
2014-2016
 Designed converters in current mold control, voltage mode control, constant on
control, and so on in SIMPLIS and LTspice.
 Modified the feedback loop parameters (crossover frequency, phase margin, gain
margin) by MATLAB coding.
Magnetic Relative Permeability Tester
2014-2015
 Designed a system to measure the material permeability including a spiral PCB
winding layout to generate a predicable magnetic field.
 Built relationship between the FE model in ANSYS MAXWELL and measurement
system to predict the relative permeability of magnetic material.
SKILLS
Software: ANSYS MAXWELL, SIMPLIS, LTspice, Eagle, ANSYS, MATLAB, AutoCAD,
LabVIEW, Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
PCB board design
RELATED COURSE WORK
Embedded power management, Power Electronics, Advanced Power Conversion
Technique, Power Converter Modeling and Control, Electronics circuit design, Basic
Semiconductor Devices, Power Semiconductor Devices, Applied linear system,
Thermodynamics.