Sophia Chou
Senior Staff Power Electronics Engineer at Enphase Energy
Petaluma, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSophia Chou is a Senior Staff Power Electronics Engineer with 13 years of multidisciplinary experience building high-efficiency power systems, currently leading power electronics efforts at Enphase Energy in Petaluma. She holds a Ph.D. in EECS focused on power electronics from UC Berkeley and an MS from UIUC, blending deep research rigor with hands-on industry productization. Sophia’s career spans academic research, solar vehicle design leadership, and industry roles including a Tesla power electronics internship, reflecting a sustained focus on renewable energy and vehicle electrification. Known for combining electrical, mechanical, and systems thinking, she often bridges circuit-level design with thermal and mechanical considerations to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions. Her long-term involvement with CalSol and mentorship roles hint at a commitment to developing the next generation of engineers alongside driving commercial innovation.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Power Electronics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Power Electronics at University of California, BerkeleyArcadia High SchoolMaster of Science (MS) Electrical and Computer Engineering Power Electronics, Master of Science (MS) Electrical and Computer Engineering Power Electronics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Chinese
Github Skills (15)
mbed10
internet10
music10
composer10
operating-system9
linux9
kernel9
arm8
rep4
internet-of-things3
user-interface2
simulator2
mahjong2
simulation2
hardware1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DC37/Super-Mario-Paint
Aug 2012 - Nov 2022
Super Mario Paint - A remake of the music composer in Mario Paint (1992)
Contributions:23 releases, 8 reviews, 460 commits in 10 years 5 months
mario-paintremakecomposersuper-mariomusic
CalSol/mbed
Apr 2015 - Nov 2018
mbed libraries and tools
Contributions:30 commits, 25 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 7 months
mbed
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