Tim Phillips
CEO & President, Founder at Empower Semiconductor
Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Phillips is a seasoned technology CEO and founder with 25+ years building high-growth semiconductor businesses and founding Empower Semiconductor to commercialize a patented IVR power-delivery IC addressing a multi-billion dollar AI and data center market. He combines technical depth—23 US patents and early IC design experience—with broad commercial leadership from VP-level roles at International Rectifier to hands-on startup operating and M&A execution. Known for creating global teams and ecosystems across North America, Asia and Europe, he has repeatedly translated complex power-management challenges into market-winning products and strategic accounts. Tim also consults and advises investors and startups, bringing a rare blend of product roadmapping, technical marketing and due-diligence expertise. A hobbyist programmer who contributes QA and time-zone hardened tests to open-source tooling, he pairs practical engineering instincts with boardroom strategy. Based in Greater Boston, he brings both entrepreneurial grit and corporate-scale operational experience to deep-tech ventures.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at University of Rhode IslandMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at University of Rhode Island - College of Business
Github Skills (11)
unit-testing10
zone10
timezone10
python10
unit-test10
test-automation10
testing10
test-framework9
macos4
linux4
virtual-assistant3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sukeesh/Jarvis
May 2017 - Jun 2017
Personal Assistant for Linux and macOS
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 10 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the testing framework within the repository. Their commits focused on creating and adjusting unit tests for the `timeIn` module, specifically testing against time.ctime and time zones. They addressed bugs, improved test accuracy by accounting for time zone differences and API latency, and refined the test code to improve reliability. The user demonstrated a strong understanding of testing methodologies and the intricacies of time-related operations.
assistantmacoslinuxpersonal-assistant
HomeMadePy/messages
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
A python package designed to make sending messages easy and efficient!
Contributions:370 commits, 14 PRs, 244 pushes in 3 years 9 months
pythonsendingpython3sending-messagespython-package
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