About: Management Team

Management

Ron Edgerton President and CEO

Ron Edgerton was appointed President and CEO of iWatt in March 2008.  Ron brings a strong finance and operational management background to the company.  He has a large amount of experience in managing start-ups and was previously CEO of SigmaTel.  While under his direction, SigmaTel became a market leader in MP3 and high-end PC audio codecs, went public, and then developed into a diversified mixed signal company. 

Prior to SigmaTel, he participated in several start-ups as an officer and/or consultant.  Previously, he held the positions of General Manager at Kodak Digital Medical, CFO at Cyrix and Telinq Systems, and various marketing and financial roles at Northern Telecom and other companies. 

Ron holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and an MBA in Finance from Western Michigan University. 

Gyan Tiwary Senior VP and GM Integrated Silicon Solutions

Gyan has over 18 years of experience in the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry. Prior to joining iWatt, Gyan was the Founder, President and CEO of Simple Silicon, a leading analog technology licensing firm based in silicon valley. He was responsible for guiding Simple Silicon to become a premier provider of advanced Analog Front End Solutions for the consumer electronics marketplace.

Prior to that, Gyan was a Director of Sales & Marketing at Deutsch Technology, a Silicon Valley startup firm. Previously he has held senior Marketing and Management positions at Synopsys & EPIC; he was one of the earliest employees at EPIC Design, a firm where he contributed to its growth from a small startup, through its IPO and eventual buyout by Synopsys. He was also a Unit Design Manager on the Pentium II (P6) design team at Intel Corporation & a key microprocessor designer of Intel's i960 family of RISC processors.

Gyan has authored many industry publications and holds two US patents in the field of semiconductor IC design. He holds a MSEE degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

Ron Elswick VP and GM, Advanced Power Systems

Ron brings over 30 years of business management and operational experience to iWatt. Ron’s background spans from internal systems creation to cost reduction and call center and sales program management. Prior to joining iWatt in 2008, Ron served as Vice President of Operations for Clarnet Corporation, a producer of VOIP products. In his capacity as VP, he streamlined and developed new worldwide manufacturing and operational processes.

Ron has also worked as Senior VP of Operations for Microdyne Outsourcing Corporation, where he also managed the proposal process for the acquisition of two companies. He has previously worked as VP of Operations for Spectralink Corporation and Systech Corporation, where he was responsible for implementing ISO 9001 procedures as well as a variety of operational and support functions.

Dr. Xuecheng Jin Ph.D VP IC Engineering

Before joining iWatt in 2006, Dr. Xuecheng Jin served as the Chief Technology Officer at Simple Silicon Inc., where his leadership and technical contribution was instrumental in establishing the company as a premier world-class provider of advanced analog and mixed signal integrated circuit technology for Video Analog Front Ends and RF Transceivers. Prior to starting at Simple Silicon Inc, he served as an Analog Design Manager at BitBlitz Communications Inc (acquired by Intersil in 2004) leading Gigahertz SerDes designs using CMOS technology. Earlier he served in various analog design, consulting, and management positions at Integrated Telecom Express Inc (NASDAQ IPO in 2000), Sensant Corporation (acquired by Siemens in 2005), Texas Instruments Inc, and Beijing Taixing Data Engineering Corporation.

Dr. Jin received BS degree from Tsinghua University, China, and MSc & Ph.D degrees from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering. He is widely recognized as a technology expert with more than 40 publications in the international journals and conferences. He is also the author or co-author of 4 international conference best student paper awards and 7 commercially licensed inventions.

James McCanna CFO and VP

James McCanna joined iWatt in June of 2008, bringing with him a unique blend of financial expertise and business knowledge acquired from over 23 years in technology markets. His extensive global financial and operational experience is garnered from a well-rounded background in all levels of business operations. James joined iWatt from Tranax Technologies Inc., where he was a Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer overseeing their worldwide finance, accounting, legal, IT, and facility operations.

Prior to that, James held the position of Vice President of Finance and Worldwide Operations, as well as Chief Financial Officer for 3Dconnexion, a Logitech company. James’ previous positions also included Chief Financial Officer with Silicon Motion and Innergy Power Corporation, as well as Director, Finance and Corporate Controller for Quantum Corporation.

James holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Finance from Santa Clara University and a Master of Business Administration with honors from Santa Clara University. He is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society in Business and Commerce.

Gary Pinelli VP Sales

Gary Pinelli brings over 30 years sales and marketing experience to iWatt. During the past five years he served as VP sales & marketing, and VP sales for Volterra. Prior he was a founder, & VP Sales and Marketing for TelCom Semiconductor. He also worked in sales, marketing, and management capacities for Harris Semiconductor, Mostek, Intel, and RCA. Gary has developed expertise in bringing new technology to market with emerging companies and establishing strong relationships with strategic customers. He is a BSEE graduate of Bradley University.

Alex Sinar VP Operations

Alex Sinar has over 25 years experience in the field of Semiconductor Technology, Integrated Circuit Manufacturing, Product and Test Engineering, Quality and Reliability. Most recently Alex held a position of Vice President of the World-Wide Customer Service at Zoran Corporation. Previously he held positions of VP of Operations at Zoran, Oak Technology and TeraLogic Inc. He has been an early member of the FSA, and first chairman of the FSA Modeling Subcommittee. Alex is a MSEE graduate from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.