The image above is an ellipse and its evolute. There are four vertices in this formation, implying four focal points. At Vertex Compliance Consulting these points translate into four areas of expertise. ► Product Safety Engineering ► Electromagnetic Compatibility ► Risk Analysis and Mitigation ► Failure Mode and Effects Analysis ☆ Professional with expertise in electrical R&D, high voltage design, quality, reliability, V&V, product safety and electromagnetic compatibility certifications. ☆ Ready to assist with the entire approvals process for electrical product safety and EMC which in turn will open doors to your target markets. ☆ Whether you are a startup company or an experienced design and manufacturing center, if your product is a small appliance, megawatt power converter, or anything in between, I am available able to assist you. ☆ I work equally well with electrical engineers, PCB designers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, reliability engineers and quality engineers. ☆ I will walk with you through any or all the necessary steps to get your product certified at Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL), prepare your products for EMC testing, work with you on trouble mitigation, or take you through the European CE marking process. ☆ I know regulatory language in standards and can work smoothly with all of the major certifying agencies such as UL, CSA, ITS and TUV. Specialties are in electrical safety and EMC standards for CSA, UL, CE marking as well as a number of other international standards. ☆ Some of the sectors where I have experience are household, commercial, information technology, data storage, audio/video, laboratory, measurement, instrumentation, control, industrial, high voltage, UPS, semiconductor manufacturing (SEMI), and renewables such as wind power, photovoltaic, grid-scale energy storage and flow batteries.