Powerrox

PowerRox

Dedicated to Solving Power Problems

We specialize in improving the efficiency, reliability, cost reduction through hands-on support and training/seminars/workshops. We can solve problems in power supply design, power system development, system debug and test, cost/performance analysis, marketing, and re-design.

We are committed to meeting all deadlines, performing on-budget, debugging/testing solutions to required levels, and doing the highest quality work possible.

Why Choose PowerRox

We can help you achieve success with all your power supply design-related challenges.  Whether it is reducing cost, performing failure analysis to facilitate a tough debug effort, passing emissions testing, or simplifying a design for supply chain, we can add value to your power solutions.

Approaching major OEMs can be one of the most challenging aspects of enhancing your market position.  PowerRox brings extensive, direct experience from all aspects of OEM utilization of power electronics solutions with histories working inside major OEMs (i.e. – HPE, Cisco) and as a Tier 1 vendor to major OEMs (i.e. – Emerson Network Power, Artesyn Embedded Technologies, Advanced Energy).

While we love to directly assist our customers in getting the best designs to market, we also truly enjoy being able to help our customers help themselves in the long-term.  We are eager to share our extensive knowledge with your team and make your organization as strong as possible.

Our extensive, global network of key stakeholders from every market vertical and niche focus area is unprecedented in the power electronics industry.

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SERVICES

What We Do

Markets Served

Data Center, Enterprise, Networking, Telco, Consumer

SPECIALIZATION IN:

  • Processor / AI ASIC Power
  • Energy Harvesting, IoT/IIoT
  • System / Energy Efficiency Optimization
  • Battery Management Systems (BMS)
  • Carbon Footprint / Embodied Energy Analysis
  • Capital Investment Payback Periods
  • Sustainability

Design & Development

We can help you achieve success with all your power supply design-related challenges.  Whether it is reducing cost, performing failure analysis to facilitate a tough debug effort, passing emissions testing, or simplifying a design for supply chain, we can add value to your power solutions.

Training / Speaking

While we love to directly assist our customers in getting the best designs to market, we also truly enjoy being able to help our customers help themselves in the long-term.  We are eager to share our extensive knowledge with your team and make your organization as strong as possible.

Market Research / Due Diligence

Custom Market Research (Technical and/or Business Focus)

Business Development

Extensive experience in both technical and business domains make for a one-stop-shop in terms of product planning, marketing strategies, business development brainstorming/executing, and a network to facilitate turnkey execution.

Documentation Support

We can help facilitate any gaps in documentation, whether it be a power supply test plan, functional specification, or customer-facing collaterals.  This can include presentation support and even ghost writing for application notes, white papers, blogs, training modules, and other copyedit services, etc.

Our Approach

Knowing your industry means understanding the stakeholders and constituents that contribute at all levels.  At PowerRox, we embrace this philosophy by utilizing unique and extensive experiences with customers, vendors, and industry contributors the like.  More importantly, knowing what drives and motivates individuals to work in a conducive approach to a team environment are the keys to our successes.

Vision, patience, and empathy are critical traits that have enabled us to build collaborative, meaningful relationships that maximize customer value.

 

 

Power is a Small World

Anyone involved with the power electronics industry will tell you it is a small world in which it is critical to have a network of constituents that encompass everything from engineering development to marketing analysis to customer deployments.  Having this network is a core strength of PowerRox.

Our Approach

Knowing your industry means understanding the stakeholders and constituents that contribute at all levels.  At PowerRox, we embrace this philosophy by utilizing unique and extensive experiences with customers, vendors, and industry contributors the like.  More importantly, knowing what drives and motivates individuals to work in a conducive approach to a team environment are the keys to our successes.

Vision, patience, and empathy are critical traits that have enabled us to build collaborative, meaningful relationships that maximize customer value.

Power is a Small World

Anyone involved with the power electronics industry will tell you it is a small world in which it is critical to have a network of constituents that encompass everything from engineering development to marketing analysis to customer deployments.  Having this network is a core strength of PowerRox.

ABOUT

Founder & Principal

Brian Zahnstecher

Brian Zahnstecher is a Sr. Member of the IEEE, Chair (Emeritus) of the IEEE SFBAC Power Electronics Society (PELS) awarded 2017 Best Chapter awards at the local/national/worldwide levels concurrently (an unprecedented achievement in all of IEEE), IEEE PELS North America Regional (R1-3) Chair, Chair PELS Sustainability Ad-hoc Committee, Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Board of Directors and now Advisory Council, is Co-founder & Chair (Emeritus) of the PSMA Reliability Committee, Co-chair of the PSMA Energy Harvesting Committee, Co-founder & Co-chair of the EnerHarv workshop, and is the Principal of PowerRox, where he focuses on power design, integration, system applications, OEM market penetration, market research/analysis, and private seminars for power electronics.
 
He Co-chairs the IEEE Future Networks (formerly 5G) Technical Community webinar series and is a founding Co-chair of the IEEE International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR) Energy Efficiency Working Group, authored the Group’s position paper, and has lectured on related power and sustainability topics at major industry conferences.
 
He sits on Advisory Boards of major conferences like Sensors Converge & DesignCon as well as supports many IEEE-sponsored events like APEC & INTELEC.
 
He has successfully handled assignments in system design/architecting, ac-dc front-end power, EMC/EMI design/debug, embedded dc-dc solutions, processor power, and digital power solutions for a variety of clients.
 
He previously held positions in power electronics with industry leaders Emerson Network Power (now Advanced Energy), Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard, where he advised on best practices, oversaw product development, managed international teams, created/enhanced optimal workflows and test procedures, and designed and optimized voltage regulators.
 
He has been a regular contributor to the industry as an invited keynote speaker, author, workshop participant, session host, roundtable moderator, and volunteer.  He has over 20 years of industry experience and holds Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Brian Zahnstecher

Brian Zahnstecher is a Sr. Member of the IEEE, Chair (Emeritus) of the IEEE SFBAC Power Electronics Society (PELS) awarded 2017 Best Chapter awards at the local/national/worldwide levels concurrently (an unprecedented achievement), IEEE PELS North America Regional (R1-3) Chair, sits on the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Board of Directors, is Co-founder & Chair (Emeritus) of the PSMA Reliability Committee, Co-chair of the PSMA Energy Harvesting Committee, Co-founder & Co-chair of the EnerHarv workshop, and is the Principal of PowerRox, where he focuses on power design, integration, system applications, OEM market penetration, market research/analysis, and private seminars for power electronics.
 
He Co-chairs the IEEE Future Directions (formerly 5G) Initiative webinar series and is the founding Co-chair of the IEEE 5G Roadmap Energy Efficiency Working Group, authored the Group’s position paper, and has lectured on this topic at major industry conferences.
 
He has successfully handled assignments in system design/architecting, ac-dc front-end power, EMC/EMI design/debug, embedded dc-dc solutions, processor power, and digital power solutions for a variety of clients.
 
He previously held positions in power electronics with industry leaders Emerson Network Power (now Advanced Energy), Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard, where he advised on best practices, oversaw product development, managed international teams, created/enhanced optimal workflows and test procedures, and designed and optimized voltage regulators.
 
He has been a regular contributor to the industry as an invited keynote speaker, author, workshop participant, session host, roundtable moderator, and volunteer.  He has nearly 20 years of industry experience and holds Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Articles, Lectures and Appearances

Published 2/22 in How2Power Today
EnerHarv 2022: Building The Ecosystem For Powering The Internet Of Things Contributed - Read More
Panel Discussion 2/17/21
New advances in energy harvesting, solar, and energy-efficient technologies panel session - Read More
Panel Discussion 6/12/20
The 5G Power Challenge Panel discussion published by Viodi on 6/12/20 - Read More
Lecture 2/11/20
Ultra-Low-Power IoT: Optimizing Energy Utilization lecture given to IEEE CNSV on 2/11/20 - Read More
Article in Sensor Technology Magazine 10/21
Energy Harvesting Can Enable 1 Trillion Battery-Free Sensors in the IoT” Contributed article published by Sensor Technology Magazine, Supplement to Tech Briefs in 10/21 - Read More
Article in Fierce Electronics 9/21
Energy harvesting is not an all-or-nothing proposition” Contributed content published by Fierce Electronics in 9/21 - Read More
Article in IEEE Power Electronics Magazine 9/21
The Virtuous Circle of 5G, IoT and Energy Harvesting [Cover Story]” Contributed article published by IEEE Power Electronics Magazine in 9/21 - Read More